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made its debut at the 16th

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BBC 13 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010. where it was one of 42 sports competed in. The matches were played in

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format. Both Men's and Women's tournaments were conducted. In the men's event host nation

, were joined by three of the four ICC Full Members in Asia:

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and

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as well as

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

who played in the

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. Due to other international commitments,

and

fielded understrength teams whilst

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did not participate. Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan in the final event to win the gold medal while the latter won the silver. The bronze went to Pakistan after they beat Sri Lanka in the third-place match. In the women's event

played with ICC Women's Cricket Full Member

and

did not participate. Pakistan won its first cricket gold in women's event while Bangladesh gained a silver. Japan defeated China in the bronze medal match, in what could be a boost for

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Schedule

Medalists

Medal table

Draw

Men

The three Test-playing countries and Afghanistan (who played in the

) were seeded and went directly to the knock-out stage. ;Pool C * ** * ;Pool D * * * * Withdrew ;Quarterfinals * vs. 2nd Pool D * vs. 2nd Pool C * vs. 1st Pool C * vs. 1st Pool D

Women

;Pool A * * * * ;Pool B * * * *

Final standing

Men

Women

References

Cricket Officially added for Asia 2010

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cricket At The 2010 Asian Games International cricket competitions in China A 2010 Asian Games events

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