The 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the sixth edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup, organized by the

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. It took place from 26 November to 4 December 2016, in

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

, and was the second edition played as a 20-over tournament. Matches were played at the

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and the

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(both located in

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were undefeated during the tournament, and defeated

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by 17 runs in the final. Along with India and Pakistan, four other teams took part –

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, hosts

, and

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

(the latter two teams qualifying through the Women's World Cup Asia Qualifier).Nepal qualify for Women's Asia Cup
International Cricket Council Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka had

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(T20I) status, with matches featuring two of these sides being played as such. Matches featuring either Nepal or Thailand did not have T20I status.

Squads

Points table

Matches

1st match

2nd match

3rd match

4th match

5th match

6th match

7th match

8th match

9th match

10th match

11th match

12th match

13th match

14th match

15th match

Final

Statistics

Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by

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Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by

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References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Asia Cup 2016 2016 in Thai sport 2016 in Asian sport International cricket competitions in 2016–17 International women's cricket competitions in Thailand 2016 in women's cricket November 2016 sports events in Asia December 2016 sports events in Asia