The 2021 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier will be played from November 22 to November 28 in the United Arab Emirates. Six teams, namely, Bhutan, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, and the United Arab Emirates will participate in the tournament. A total of 15 matches will be played during the competition. Each team will play five matches in a round-robin format. The top team will advance to the global qualifier which will be played next year.
In the 2019 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, Nepal ended up as the runner-up with Thailand winning the tournament and qualifying for the global qualifier and ultimately for the ICC World T20 that was played in Australia last year.
2021 ICC Women’s T20 Asia Qualifier
Squads
Bhutan Women’s Cricket Team
Yeshey Choden (c), Tashi Cheki, Ngawang Choden, Sonam Choden, Karma Dema, Anju Gurung, Sonam Paldon (wk), Karma Samten, Pema Seldon (wk), Dechen Wangmo, Yeshey Wangmo, Tshering Yangchen, Eva Somsel Yangzom, Tshering Zangmo
Hong Kong Women’s Cricket Team
Kary Chan (c), Maryam Bibi, Betty Chan, Lemon Cheung, Tammy Chu, Yasmin Daswani, Mariko Hill, Emma Lai, Heiley Lui, Natasha Miles, Iqra Sahar, Shanzeen Shahzad, Alison Siu, Ruchitha Venkatesh
Kuwait Women’s Cricket Team:
Amna Tariq (c), Shanti Balasubramani, Aakriti Bose (wk), Siobhan Gomez, Aaliya Hussain, Mariamma Hyder, Maria Jasvi, Zeefa Jilani, Khadija Khalil (wk), Glenda Menes, Priyada Murali, Maryam Omar, Venora Shaina, Rida Zainab
Malaysia Women’s Cricket Team
Winifred Duraisingam (c), Nik Nur Atiela, Aisya Eleesa, Mas Elysa, Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Elsa Hunter, Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Wan Julia (wk), Nur Arianna Natsya, Nur Natasya Nazira, Amalin Sorfina, Yusrina Yaakop, Noor Hayati Zakaria, Wan Nor Zulaika
Nepal Women’s Cricket Team
Rubina Chhetry (c), Indu Barma (vc), Apsari Begam, Karuna Bhandari, Dolly Bhatta, Kabita Joshi, Saraswati Kumari, Kabita Kunwar, Sarita Magar, Sita Magar, Jyoti Pandey, Sangita Rai, Shabnam Rai, Kajal Shrestha (wk)
UAE Women’s Cricket Team
Chaya Mughal (c), Natasha Cherriath, Samaira Dharnidharka, Kavisha Egodage, Mahika Gaur, Priyanjali Jain, Suraksha Kotte, Vaishnave Mahesh, Judit Peter, Esha Rohit, Theertha Satish, Chamani Seneviratne, Khushi Sharma, Subha Venkataraman
Schedule – 2021 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier
Date | Time (IST) | Match | Venue |
22 November 2021 | 11:00 | United Arab Emirates v Malaysia | ICC Academy Ground, Dubai |
22 November 2021 | 11:00 | Hong Kong v Nepal | ICC Academy Ground 2, Dubai |
22 November 2021 | 15:10 | Bhutan v Kuwait | ICC Academy Ground, Dubai |
23 November 2021 | 11:00 | United Arab Emirates v Hong Kong | ICC Academy Ground, Dubai |
23 November 2021 | 11:00 | Kuwait v Malaysia | ICC Academy Ground, Dubai |
23 November 2021 | 15:10 | Bhutan v Nepal | ICC Academy Ground 2, Dubai |
25 November 2021 | 11:00 | Hong Kong v Malaysia | ICC Academy Ground 2, Dubai |
25 November 2021 | 11:00 | Kuwait v Nepal | ICC Academy Ground, Dubai |
25 November 2021 | 15:10 | United Arab Emirates v Bhutan | ICC Academy Ground 2, Dubai |
26 November 2021 | 11:00 | Malaysia v Nepal | ICC Academy Ground, Dubai |
26 November 2021 | 15:10 | Bhutan v Hong Kong | ICC Academy Ground, Dubai |
26 November 2021 | 15:10 | United Arab Emirates v Kuwait | ICC Academy Ground 2, Dubai |
28 November 2021 | 11:00 | United Arab Emirates v Nepal | ICC Academy Ground 2, Dubai |
28 November 2021 | 11:00 | Bhutan v Malaysia | ICC Academy Ground, Dubai |
28 November 2021 | 15:10 | Hong Kong v Kuwait | ICC Academy Ground, Dubai |
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