The 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the eighth edition of the

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tournament which took place from 1 to 15 October 2022 in

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. The tournament was contested between

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and

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. On 20 September 2022, the

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(ACC) announced the schedule of the tournament. Bangladesh were the defending champions, having defeated India by three wickets in the final of the 2018 tournament to win the title for the first time. The tournament was played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The seven teams played in a round-robin stage, with the top four progressing to the semi-finals. The UAE and Malaysia qualified for the tournament by reaching the final of the

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, which was played in June 2022 in Malaysia. In the round-robin stage, Thailand beat Pakistan by 4 wickets to register their first ever WT20I victory against their opponents. Combined with a rain-out for the match between Bangladesh and the UAE, this led to Thailand qualifying for the semifinals, their best ever Asia Cup result.

Teams and qualifications

Squads

The following squads were announced for the tournament. On 18 September 2022, Pakistan's Fatima Sana was ruled out of the tournament due to a twisted ankle, and was later replaced in the squad by

Nashra Sandhu Nashra Sandhu (born 19 November 1997) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a Left-arm orthodox spin, slow left-arm orthodox Bowling (cricket), bowler. International career She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against ...

. India also named Simran Bahadur and Taniya Bhatia as standby players. Bangladesh named Sharmin Akhter, Marufa Akter,

Rabeya Khan Rabeya Khan (; born 11 March 2005) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays as a right-arm leg spin, leg break Bowling (cricket), bowler. Career In November 2019, Khan earned her maiden call-up to the Bangladesh women's national cricket team, Bangl ...

and Nuzhat Tasnia as standby players.

Round-robin

Points table

Advanced to the semi-finals

Fixtures

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Play-offs

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Most runs

Most wickets

References

External links

Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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