2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup
Cricket tournament in Malaysia
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The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the seventh edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup, organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). It took place between 3 and 10 June 2018 in Malaysia,[1] and was the third edition played as a 20-over tournament.[2] The tournament was contested among Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.[3] India were the defending champions.[4]
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| Dates | 3 – 10 June 2018 |
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| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | WT20I |
| Tournament format | Group stage with finals |
| Host | Malaysia |
| Champions |  Bangladesh (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  India |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 16 |
| Player of the series | Harmanpreet Kaur |
| Most runs | Harmanpreet Kaur (215) |
| Most wickets |  Nida Dar (11) |
On 6 June 2018, during the group stage, Bangladesh beat India by seven wickets.[5] This was Bangladesh's first win against India in a women's international cricket match, and India's first ever loss in the Asia Cup.[6] On 9 June 2018, Thailand beat Sri Lanka by four wickets to register their first ever win against a team from an ICC Full Member.[7]
India were the first team to advance to the final, after they beat Pakistan by seven wickets in their final group game.[8] They were joined by Bangladesh, who beat Malaysia by 70 runs in their final match.[9] It was India's seventh consecutive Asia Cup final and the first for Bangladesh.[10][11] Bangladesh beat India by three wickets in the final to win their first Asia Cup title, and became the only other team to win the title besides India.[12]
A month after the conclusion of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) retrospectively gave all the fixtures full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status.[13]
Squads
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Points table
Matches
The fixtures were confirmed by the ACC:[21]
1st match
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- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sasha Azmi, Zumika Azmi, Christina Baret, Winifred Duraisingam, Mas Elysa, Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Jamahidaya Intan, Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Nur Nadihirah, Yusrina Yaakop and Noor Hayati Zakaria (Mas) all made their WT20I debuts.
2nd match
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
3rd match
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- Thailand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nattaya Boochatham, Naruemol Chaiwai, Natthakan Chantam, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Suleeporn Laomi, Wongpaka Liengprasert, Ratanaporn Padunglerd, Sirintra Saengsakaorat, Sainammin Saenya, Chanida Sutthiruang and Sornnarin Tippoch (Tha) all made their WT20I debuts.
4th match
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
5th match
6th match
7th match
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Nida Dar (Pak) took her first five-wicket haul and the best bowling figures by a Pakistan woman in WT20Is.[22][23]
8th match
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- Malaysia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
9th match
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- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Bangladesh's first win against India in T20Is.[24]
10th match
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
11th match
12th match
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Malsha Shehani (SL) made her WT20I debut.
- Mithali Raj (Ind) became the first cricketer to score 2,000 runs in WT20Is.[25][26]
13th match
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- Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat.
14th match
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- Thailand Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Wongpaka Liengprasert became the first cricketer from Thailand to take a WT20I five-wicket haul.[27]
15th match
Final
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
Broadcasters
Bangladesh - GTV India- STAR NETWORK