Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament

A men's cricket event was held as part of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from 27 September to 7 October 2023.[1] Fourteen team competed in the event, and the participating teams were seeded according to their T20I rankings as of 1 June 2023.[2] India won the Gold Medal, while Afghanistan finished as runners-up.

Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament
Administrator(s)Olympic Council of Asia
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Knockout
Host(s) China
Champions India (1st title)
Runners-up Afghanistan
Participants14
Matches17
Most runsNepal Kushal Malla (213)
Most wicketsNepal Abinash Bohara (8)
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
← 2014

Squads

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Squads
  Afghanistan[3]   Bangladesh[4]   Cambodia   Hong Kong[5]   India[6]   Japan[7]   Malaysia
  • Luqman Butt (c)
  • Etienne Beukes
  • Phon Bunthean
  • Sharwan Godara
  • Lakshit Gupta
  • Uday Hathinjar (wk)
  • Utkarsh Jain
  • Mahaj Midda (wk)
  • Gulam Murtaza
  • Anish Prasad
  • Chanthoeun Rathanak
  • Te Senglong
  • Ram Sharan
  • Salvin Stanly
  • Pel Vannak
  • Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c)
  • Ryan Drake
  • Kazuma Kato-Stafford
  • Shogo Kimura
  • Kouhei Kubota
  • Wataru Miyauchi (wk)
  • Reo Sakurano-Thomas
  • Alexander Shirai-Patmore (wk)
  • Mian Siddique
  • Declan Suzuki
  • Tsuyoshi Takada
  • Ibrahim Takahashi
  • Makoto Taniyama
  • Ashley Thurgate
  • Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake
  Maldives[8]   Mongolia     Nepal[9]   Pakistan[10]   Singapore[11]   Sri Lanka[12]   Thailand[13]
  • Hassan Rasheed (c)
  • Ismail Ali (vc)
  • Shunan Ali
  • Nazwan Ismail
  • Ameel Mauroof
  • Mohamed Miuvaan
  • Muaviath Ganee
  • Naseer Naail Ismail
  • Ibrahim Nashath
  • Azin Rafeeg
  • Rasheed Rassam
  • Tholal Mohamed Raya
  • Hussain Saadhin
  • Fareed Shius (wk)
  • Mohamed Sulaiman
  • Luvsanzundui Erdenebulgan (c)
  • Mungun Altankhuyag
  • Batmunkh Batkhuyag
  • Rentsendorj Batmunkh
  • Baljinnyam Batsukh
  • Namsrai Bat-yalalt
  • Enkhbayar Buyantuguldur
  • Amarsanaa Gan-erdene
  • Davaasuren Jamyansuren
  • Od Lutbayar
  • Enkhtuvshin Munkhbat
  • Nyambaatar Naranbaatar
  • Enkh-erdene Otgonbayar (wk)
  • Tur-erdene Sumiya
  • Buyantushig Terbish
  • Tumursukh Turmunkh
  • Nopphon Senamontree (c)
  • Chaloemwong Chatphaisan (wk)
  • Panuwat Desungnoen
  • Sorawat Desungnoen
  • Anucha Kalasi
  • Chiraphong Liangwichian
  • Sarawut Maliwan
  • Khanitson Namchaikul
  • Narawit Nuntarach
  • Chanchai Pengkumta
  • Satarut Rungrueang
  • Yodsak Saranonnakkun
  • Phiriyapong Suanchuai (wk)
  • Phanuphong Thongsa
  • Thanaphon Yotharat

Shivam Mavi was ruled out of India's squad due to an injury, and he was replaced by Akash Deep.[14] Mohammad Hasnain was ruled out of Pakistan's squad due to an injury, and he was replaced by Mubasir Khan.[15]

Group stage

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Group A

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1     Nepal 2 2 0 0 0 4 10.275 Advanced to the knockout stage
2   Maldives 2 1 1 0 0 2 −1.700
3   Mongolia 2 0 2 0 0 0 −11.575
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]

Fixtures

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27 September 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal    
314/3 (20 overs)
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  Mongolia
41 (13.1 overs)
Kushal Malla 137* (50)
Luvsanzundui Erdenebulgan 1/47 (4 overs)
Davaasuren Jamyansuren 10 (23)
Karan KC 2/1 (2 overs)
Nepal won by 273 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Arif Ansari (THA) and Chris Thurgate (JPN)
  • Mongolia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mungun Altankhuyag, Namsrai Bat-yalalt, Luvsanzundui Erdenebulgan, Davaasuren Jamyansuren, Od Lutbayar, Enkhtuvshin Munkhbat, Nyambaatar Naranbaatar, Enkh-erdene Otgonbayar, Tur-erdene Sumiya, Buyantushig Terbish and Tumursukh Turmunkh (MGL) all made their T20I debuts.
  • Nepal's total was the highest team total in men's T20Is.[17]
  • Kushal Malla (NEP) scored his first century in T20Is.[18]
  • Kushal Malla also scored the quickest century in men's T20Is, in terms of deliveries faced (34).[19]
  • Dipendra Singh Airee (NEP) scored the quickest half-century in men's T20Is, in terms of deliveries faced (9).[20]
  • Nepal's margin of victory (273 runs) was the biggest in men's T20Is.[21]
  • Nepal scored a record number of sixes (26) in a men's T20I innings.[22]

28 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Mongolia  
60/9 (20 overs)
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  Maldives
62/1 (6.4 overs)
Davaasuren Jamyansuren 15 (39)
Azin Rafeeg 3/10 (4 overs)
Azin Rafeeg 24* (16)
Tumursukh Turmunkh 1/15 (2 overs)
Maldives won by 9 wickets
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Liu Jingmin (CHN) and Narayanan Sivan (MAS)
  • Maldives won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ismail Ali, Mohamed Miuvaan, Naseer Naail Ismail, Azin Rafeeg, Rasheed Rassam, Tholal Mohamed Raya, Hussain Saadhin and Fareed Shius (MDV) all made their T20I debuts.

1 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal    
212/7 (20 overs)
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  Maldives
74 (19.4 overs)
Rohit Paudel 52 (27)
Nazwan Ismail 3/17 (4 overs)
Muawiyath Ghanee 36 (34)
Abinash Bohara 6/11 (3.4 overs)
Nepal won by 138 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HKG)

Group B

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 0 4 3.507 Advanced to the knockout stage
2   Japan 2 1 1 0 0 2 −0.015
3   Cambodia 2 0 2 0 0 0 −3.500
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]

Fixtures

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27 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Cambodia  
125/7 (20 overs)
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  Japan
126/7 (18.1 overs)
Sharwan Godara 36* (23)
Ryan Drake 3/15 (4 overs)
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming 35 (23)
Sharwan Godara 3/25 (4 overs)
Japan won by 3 wickets
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Anand Natarajan (SGP) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HKG)
  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Phon Bunthean and Te Senglong (CAM) both made their T20I debuts.

29 September 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Cambodia  
70 (18.2 overs)
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  Hong Kong
75/1 (5.5 overs)
Ram Sharan 27 (34)
Nasrulla Rana 4/7 (4 overs)
Babar Hayat 40* (12)
Gulam Murtaza 1/14 (2 overs)
Hong Kong won by 9 wickets
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

1 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Japan  
127 (19 overs)
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  Hong Kong
133/5 (18.5 overs)
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake 60 (36)
Anas Khan 2/23 (4 overs)
Ayush Shukla 2/23 (4 overs)
Nasrulla Rana 36* (18)
Kohei Kubota 1/14 (3 overs)
Hong Kong won by 5 wickets
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (BAN) and Sarika Prasad (SGP)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

Group C

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Malaysia 2 2 0 0 0 4 6.675 Advanced to the knockout stage
2   Singapore 2 1 1 0 0 2 0.650
3   Thailand 2 0 2 0 0 0 −7.325
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]

Fixtures

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28 September 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Malaysia  
160/8 (20 overs)
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  Singapore
87 (17.5 overs)
Virandeep Singh 44* (34)
Anish Paraam 3/16 (4 overs)
Janak Prakash 26* (21)
Muhammad Amir 2/7 (2.5 overs)
Malaysia won by 73 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HKG)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to field.

29 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Singapore  
152/8 (20 overs)
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  Thailand
53 (15.3 overs)
Chetan Suryawanshi 53 (36)
Chanchai Pengkumta 4/22 (4 overs)
Phanuwat Desungnoen 14 (16)
Aahan Gopinath Achar 4/8 (4 overs)
Singapore won by 99 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Narayanan Sivan (MAS) and Chris Thurgate (JPN)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.

2 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Malaysia  
268/4 (20 overs)
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  Thailand
74/9 (20 overs)
Syed Aziz 126 (56)
Sorawat Desungnoen 2/43 (4 overs)
Nopphon Senamontree 15 (21)
Virandeep Singh 2/6 (4 overs)
Malaysia won by 194 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Anand Natarajan (SGP) and Chris Thurgate (JPN)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Anucha Kalasi (THA) made his T20I debut.
  • Syed Aziz (MAS) scored his first century in T20Is.

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold Medal Match
         
KO1   India 202/4 (20 overs)
A1     Nepal 179/9 (20 overs)
KO1   India 97/1 (9.2 overs)
K04   Bangladesh 96/9 (20 overs)
KO4   Bangladesh 116/5 (20 overs)
C1   Malaysia 114/8 (20 overs)
KO1   India Rainout (NR)
KO5   Afghanistan 112/5 (18.2 overs)
KO2   Sri Lanka 108 (19.1 overs)
KO5   Afghanistan 116 (18.3 overs)
KO5   Afghanistan 116/6 (17.5 overs) Bronze Medal Match
K03   Pakistan 115 (18 overs)
KO3   Pakistan 160 (20 overs) KO4   Bangladesh 65/4 (5 overs)
B1   Hong Kong 92 (18.5 overs) KO3   Pakistan 48/1 (5 overs)

Quarter-finals

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3 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
India  
202/4 (20 overs)
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    Nepal
179/9 (20 overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 100 (49)
Dipendra Singh Airee 2/31 (4 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 32 (15)
Ravi Bishnoi 3/24 (4 overs)
India won by 23 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK)

3 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Pakistan  
160 (20 overs)
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  Hong Kong
92 (18.5 overs)
Aamer Jamal 41 (16)
Ayush Shukla 4/49 (4 overs)
Babar Hayat 29 (27)
Khushdil Shah 3/13 (4 overs)

4 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
116 (18.3 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
108 (19.1 overs)
Noor Ali Zadran 51 (52)
Nuwan Thushara 4/17 (3 overs)
Sahan Arachchige 22 (29)
Qais Ahmad 3/16 (4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 8 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (BAN) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK)

4 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
116/5 (20 overs)
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  Malaysia
114/8 (20 overs)
Saif Hassan 50* (52)
Pavandeep Singh 2/12 (4 overs)
Virandeep Singh 52 (39)
Afif Hossain 3/11 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 2 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)

Semi-finals

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6 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
96/9 (20 overs)
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  India
97/1 (9.2 overs)
Jaker Ali 24* (29)
Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore 3/12 (4 overs)
Tilak Varma 55* (26)
Ripon Mondol 1/26 (2 overs)
India won by 9 wickets
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK)

6 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Pakistan  
115 (18 overs)
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  Afghanistan
116/6 (17.5 overs)
Omair Yousuf 24 (19)
Fareed Ahmad 3/15 (3 overs)
Noor Ali Zadran 39 (33)
Arafat Minhas 2/11 (3 overs)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.

Bronze Medal Match

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7 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Pakistan  
48/1 (5 overs)
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  Bangladesh
65/4 (5 overs)
Mirza Tahir Baig 32* (18)
Rakibul Hasan 1/12 (2 overs)
Yasir Ali 34 (16)
Arshad Iqbal 3/14 (2 overs)
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets (DLS method)
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Sarika Prasad (SGP)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
  • Bangladesh were set a revised target of 65 runs.
  • Mubasir Khan (PAK) made his T20I debut.

Gold Medal Match

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7 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
112/5 (18.2 overs)
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  India
Shahidullah 49* (43)
Shivam Dube 1/4 (1 over)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Zubaid Akbari (AFG) made his T20I debut.
  • India was awarded the gold medal on seeding.

Final standings

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Position Team Pld W L NR NRR
    India 3 2 0 1 3.364
    Afghanistan 3 2 0 1 0.612
    Bangladesh 3 2 1 0 1.176
4   Pakistan 3 1 2 0 0.284
5     Nepal 3 2 1 0 6.467
6   Malaysia 3 2 1 0 4.417
7   Hong Kong 3 2 1 0 0.868
8   Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 -0.400
9   Singapore 2 1 1 0 0.650
10   Japan 2 1 1 0 0.015
11   Maldives 2 1 1 0 -1.700
12   Cambodia 2 0 2 0 -3.500
13   Thailand 2 0 2 0 -7.325
14   Mongolia 2 0 2 0 -11.575

See also

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References

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