This year will see the return of the ACC Women’s T20 Championship after a hiatus of over nine years. And, Malaysian Cricket Association will play host to the Championship that commences on 17 June 2022, with the finals scheduled to be held on 25 June 2022.
Ten nations will be vying to win the qualifying round of this tournament that will take them to the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup. The matches will be played at Kinrara Oval and YSD UKM Oval.
The participating countries are UAE, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Nepal, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Bahrain, Singapore and Bhutan.
Teams will be divided into two groups and shall play a single round-robin lending the top two teams from each group to qualify for the semi-finals followed by the finals.
Mr. Jay Shah President of the Asian Cricket Council is elated to see the return of the ACC Women’s T20. He said that “The last time the ACC Women’s T20 Championship was in 2013. The revival is long overdue, and this, I believe, will set the tone for us to move faster towards the development of women’s pathway programmes in Asia. The development of women’s cricket programmes is an integral component that must be pushed forward” He added that “with this tournament, in addition to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Thailand, two more countries will be awarded the opportunity to make it to the Asia Cup.” This, he said, is a, first in the history of ACC Women’s T20 Championship, where, the top two qualifying teams will make it to the Women’s T20 Asia Cup.
The ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup is set to be held in Bangladesh at a date that is to be confirmed.
Asian Cricket Council looks forward to welcoming the ten playing nations and wish them all the best for the tournament.
Please see attached the fixtures for your kind perusal.
Schedule – 2022 ACC Women’s T20 Championship
| Date | Time (IST) | Match | Venue |
| June 17, 2022 | 12.30pm | Bhutan v Nepal | UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi |
| June 17, 2022 | 4.30pm | Bahrain v Kuwait | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
| June 18, 2022 | 12.30pm | Bhutan v Hong Kong | UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi |
| June 18, 2022 | 4.30pm | Kuwait v Nepal | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
| June 19, 2022 | 12.30pm | Bahrain v Hong Kong | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
| June 20, 2022 | 12.30pm | Bahrain v Nepal | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
| June 21, 2022 | 12.30pm | Bhutan v Kuwait | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
| June 21, 2022 | 4.30pm | Hong Kong v Nepal | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
| June 22, 2022 | 12.30pm | Hong Kong v Kuwait | UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi |
| June 22, 2022 | 4.30pm | Bahrain v Bhutan | UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi |
| June 24, 2022 | 12.30pm | TBC v TBC | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
| June 24, 2022 | 4.30pm | TBC v TBC | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
| June 25, 2022 | 12.30pm | TBC v TBC | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
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