In the ACC Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023, a total of 8 teams participated, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, UAE Women, and Malaysia Women. The inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted by Hong Kong. The final was played between India A and Bangladesh A, and India A Women won the title by 31 runs to lay their hands on the inaugural trophy.
As we welcome the next season of Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup, now renamed to Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars, let’s take a look at every team’s individual performances from the previous season.
Hong Kong Women
The Hong Kong Women had a terrible campaign in the inaugural edition of the tournament. They scored 2 points from the 3 games, with one loss and two games being abandoned. Their net run rate was at -5.425 at the end of the group stage. M Hill had finished as the highest run scorer for her side in the tournament with 14 runs from the one game they played. Chan Ka Man had finished as the leading wicket-taker for her side with a wicket in the tournament.
Malaysia Women
The Malaysia Women had finished at the bottom of the table of Group B. They scored 1 point from the 3 games, with one loss and two games being abandoned. Their net run rate was -3.969 at the end of the group stage. Mas Elysa had finished as the highest run scorer for her side with 19 runs from the two games they had played. Mahirah Ismail had finished as the leading wicket-taker for her side with 5 wickets from 2 innings.
Nepal Women
The Nepal Women had finished at the 3rd place in Group A. They scored 2 points from the 3 games, with one loss and two games being abandoned. Their net run rate was at -0.450 at the end of the group stage.K Kunwar had finished as the highest run scorer for the side with 20 runs from an innings. I Barma had finished as the leading wicket-taker of the side with 3 wickets from an innings.
UAE Women
The UAE Women finished at the 3rd place in Group B. They scored 3 points from the 3 games, with a win, a loss and a game being abandoned. Their net run rate was at 0.000 at the end of the group stage. ER Oza had finished as the highest run scorer for the side with 43 runs from 2 innings. ER Oza had finished as the leading wicket-taker of the side with 3 wickets from 2 innings.
Sri Lanka A Women
The Sri Lanka A Women finished at the 2nd place in Group B. They scored 4 points from the 3 games, with a win and two games being abandoned. Their net run rate was at 0.090 at the end of the group stage. Gunaratne had finished as the highest run scorer for the side with 21 runs from an innings. Methtananda had finished as the leading wicket-taker of the side with 4 wickets from an innings.
Pakistan A Women
The Pakistan A Women finished in 2nd place in Group A. They scored 4 points from the 3 games, with a win and two games being abandoned. Their net run rate was at 0.450 at the end of the group stage. Shawaal Zulfiqar had finished as the highest run scorer for the side with 39 runs from 2 innings. Anosha Nasir had finished as the leading wicket-taker of the side with 3 wickets from 2 innings.
Bangladesh A Women
The Bangladesh A Women finished at the 1st place in Group B. They scored 4 points from the 3 games, with a win and two games being abandoned. Their net run rate was at 4.850 at the end of the group stage. They finished as the runners-up in the first edition of the tournament. Murshida Khatun had finished as the highest run scorer in the tournament with 59 runs from 3 innings. Rabeya Khan had finished as the leading wicket-taker of the side with 5 wickets from 3 innings.
India A Women
The India A Women finished at the 1st place in Group A. They scored 4 points from the 3 games, with a win and two games being abandoned. Their net run rate was at 5.425 at the end of the group stage. They finished as the winners in the first edition of the tournament. Chetry finished as the highest run scorer for her side with 38 runs from 2 innings. Shreyanka Patil had finished as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 9 wickets from 2 innings.
Top 5 – Most Runs: ACC Women’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup
|
Sr No |
Player |
Team |
Runs |
Innings |
SR |
Average |
|
1 |
Murshida Khatun |
Bangladesh |
59 |
3 |
109.25 |
29.50 |
|
2 |
ER Oza |
UAE |
43 |
2 |
126.47 |
21.50 |
|
3 |
Nahida Akter |
Bangladesh |
41 |
3 |
93.18 |
20.50 |
|
4 |
Shawaal Zulfiqar |
Pakistan A |
39 |
2 |
76.47 |
19.50 |
|
5 |
U Chetry |
India A |
38 |
2 |
108.57 |
38.00 |
Top 5 – Most wickets: ACC Women’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup
|
Sr No |
Player |
Team |
Wickets |
Innings |
Average |
Economy |
|
1 |
Shreyanka Patil |
India |
9 |
2 |
1.66 |
2.14 |
|
2 |
MS Kashyap |
India |
5 |
2 |
4.40 |
3.66 |
|
3 |
Mahirah Ismail |
Malaysia |
5 |
2 |
6.40 |
5.33 |
|
4 |
Rabeya Khan |
Bangladesh |
5 |
3 |
6.80 |
3.77 |
|
5 |
Methtananda |
Sri Lanka |
4 |
1 |
4.00 |
4.57 |
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