Cricket at the 2010 South Asian Games
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| Dates | 31 January – 7 February 2010 |
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| Administrator | South Asia Olympic Council |
| Cricket format | T20 (Under-21s) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin & playoffs |
| Host |  Bangladesh |
| Champions | Bangladesh (1st title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs |  Ashan Priyanjan (211) |
| Most wickets | Subashis Roy Kamran Hussain (10) |
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| Note: Defunct competitions are listed in italics. |
Cricket was included for the first time at the 2010 South Asian Games, hosted by Dhaka, Bangladesh. A men's 20-over tournament was played from 31 January to 7 February 2010.
The tournament was contested by five of the eight members of the South Asian Sports Council, with squads restricted to players aged 21 or under. Two venues were used – the Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi and the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.[1] Bangladesh, captained by Mithun Ali, defeated Sri Lanka in the final to claim the gold medal,[2] while Pakistan defeated Nepal in a play-off for the bronze medal.[3] The leading run-scorer at the tournament was Sri Lanka's Ashan Priyanjan (211 runs),[4] while Bangladesh's Subashis Roy and Pakistan's Kamran Hussain were the joint leading wicket-takers, with 10 wickets each.[5]
The teams for the South Asian Games had to consist of players who were under the age of 21 as of January 28, 2010.[6]
Venues
| Rajshahi | Dhaka |
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| Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 26,000 |
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Squads
Five countries sent teams to the tournament – Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Of those, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), while Nepal was an associate member and the Maldives were an affiliate. In March 2009, it was reported that Afghanistan, Bhutan, and India would also send teams,[7] but this did not eventuate.[8]
| Bangladesh[9] |
 Maldives[10] |
 Nepal[11] |
Pakistan[12] |
Sri Lanka[13] |
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Group stage
Points table
| Qualified for the final. | |
| Qualified for the bronze medal play-off. |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | Pts | NRR |
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| Bangladesh | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +3.338 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +2.772 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +1.490 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | –2.057 |
| Maldives | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | –7.154 |
Fixtures
Finals
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashan Priyanjan | Sri Lanka | 211 | 5 | 52.75 | 92* | 0 | 1 |
| Mithun Ali | Bangladesh | 127 | 5 | 25.40 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Umar Amin | Pakistan | 116 | 5 | 29.00 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| Dilshan Munaweera | Sri Lanka | 110 | 5 | 22.00 | 63 | 0 | 1 |
| Ali Asad | Pakistan | 105 | 4 | 35.00 | 45* | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subashis Roy | Bangladesh | 19.0 | 10 | 10.10 | 11.4 | 5.31 | 4/6 |
| Kamran Hussain | Pakistan | 19.0 | 10 | 11.30 | 11.4 | 5.94 | 3/25 |
| Sabbir Rahman | Bangladesh | 6.4 | 7 | 5.42 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 4/31 |
| Sunzamul Islam | Bangladesh | 18.0 | 7 | 14.57 | 15.4 | 5.66 | 3/22 |
| Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | 18.0 | 7 | 16.28 | 15.4 | 6.33 | 2/26 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
