The 2022 ACC Women's T20 Championship was a
women's Twenty20 International
Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) is the shortest form of women's international cricket. A women's Twenty20 International is a 20 overs-per-side cricket match between two of the International Cricket Council (ICC) members. The first Twent ...
(WT20I)
cricket
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tournament that was held in
Malaysia
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from 17 to 25 June 2022. The tournament was organised by the
Asian Cricket Council
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(ACC) and the top two sides qualified for the
2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. The series was the last to be played at the
Kinrara Academy Oval before the ground closed on 30 June 2022.
The tournament was contested by 10 teams, including the hosts
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
, as well as
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
,
Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...
,
Hong Kong
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,
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
,
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
,
Oman
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,
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...
,
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
and
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...
. The ACC Women's Championship was last contested in 2013.
The tournament began with comfortable victories for Nepal and Malaysia, before both afternoon matches were both abandoned after rain stopped play. Following the conclusion of the group stage, the UAE, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Nepal had all reached the semi-finals of the tournament. The first semi-final finished in a
no result
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due to rain, with the UAE progressing to the tournament's final because of their superior
net run rate
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in the group stage.
The second semi-final was also impacted by the weather, with Malaysia winning their reduced match against Hong Kong by 12 runs. In the final, the UAE beat Malaysia by five wickets to win the tournament, with both teams qualifying for the
2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. The final was the last game to be played at the Kinrara Oval.
Squads
Group stage
Group A
Advanced to
the semi-finals
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Group B
Advanced to
the semi-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
{{Women's Asia Cup
2022 in women's cricket
Associate international cricket competitions in 2022
Sports competitions in Malaysia
ACC