Following a bilateral series between Japan and Hong Kong at the 4th edition of the East Asia Cup, the upcoming 5th edition is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China, in May 2023. This time around, hosts China will join Hong Kong and Japan for a Tri-Series at the East Asia Cup.
While Korea misses out on the event for the second consecutive time, China, the hosts and winners of the 2019 edition, Hong Kong, the defending champions from the 2017 and 2022 editions, and Japan will compete in a double round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the Final showdown.
Squads: Women’s T20 East Asia Cup 2023
China Women’s Cricket Team – Yuanyuan Cai, Xinyu Chen, Xiuli Jin, Jiaping Li, Han Lili, Zheng Lili, Mengting Liu, Zi Mei, Xu Qian, Zhang Xiangxue, Jing Yang, Rongyu Zhao, Mingyue Zhu, Huang Zhuo
Hong Kong Women’s Cricket Team – Kary Chan (C), Maryam Bibi, Betty Chan, Charlotte Chan, ShingChan, Amanda Cheung, Hiu Ying Cheung (WK), Tammy Chu, Cindy Ho, Emma Lai, Heiley Liu, Shanzeen Shahzad (WK), Alison Siu, Yee Shan To
Japan Women’s Cricket Team – Mai Yanagida (C), Ahilya Chandel, Ayumi Fujikawa, Kiyo Fujikawa, Hinase Goto, Haruna Iwasaki, Elena Kusuda-Nairn, Yukino Nakayama, Akari Nishimura, Erika Oda, Kurumi Ota, Seika Sumi, Nonoha Yasumoto, Minami Yoshioka
Schedule: Women’s T20 East Asia Cup 2023
| DATE | MATCH | TIME (IST) |
25-May-2023 |
China vs Hong Kong | 6:00 AM |
| Hong Kong vs Japan | 1:00 PM | |
26-May-2023 |
China vs Hong Kong | 6:00 AM |
| Japan vs China | 1:00 PM | |
27-May-2023 |
Hong Kong vs Japan | 6:00 AM |
| China vs Japan | 1:00 PM | |
| 28-May-2023 | TBD vs TBD (Final) | 7:00 AM |
The renovated Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field will make its international debut as it plays host to this tournament. Notably, this event also serves as a test event for the highly anticipated 2023 Asian Games, for which the venue was purposefully developed.
Broadcast: Women’s T20 East Asia Cup 2023
TBC (During the previous edition, all games of the tournament were live-streamed on Japan Cricket’s YouTube channel).