The 2012 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the fifth edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup and the first edition played in the Women's Twenty20 cricket format as all four previous editions were contested in the Women's One Day International cricket format. It was organized by the Asian Cricket Council and the tournament took place at Guangzhou, China. All the matches were played at the Guanggong International Cricket Stadium, the venue for the cricket tournament in 2010 Asian Games. Eight teams competed in the tournament which was played from 24 to 31 October 2012.
| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
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| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International and Women's Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group Stage with Finals |
| Host(s) |  China |
| Champions |  India (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Pakistan |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Bismah Maroof |
| Most runs | Bismah Maroof (113) |
| Official website | Tournament Site |
Format
editThe teams were divided into two groups where matches were played in a round-robin format. The two best placed teams from each group progressed to the two-round knock-out stage.
| Group A | Group B |
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| Pakistan
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 Bangladesh
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| India
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 Sri Lanka
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 Thailand
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 Nepal
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 Hong Kong
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China
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Squads
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China[2]
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Hong Kong[3]
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India[4]
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Nepal[5]
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Pakistan[6]
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Sri Lanka[7]
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Thailand[8]
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Results
edit- All times shown are in China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | India
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.824 |
| 2 | Pakistan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.906 |
| 3 | Thailand
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2.767 |
| 4 | Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −4.867 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
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- Thailand Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Hong Kong Women won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Bangladesh
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.713 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.287 |
| 3 | China
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.244 |
| 4 | Nepal
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.777 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
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- China Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- Nepal Women won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage
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| A1 | India
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| B2 | Sri Lanka
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| SF1 | India
| 81 (20 overs) | |||||||
| SF2 | Pakistan
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| A2 | Pakistan
| 83/4 (17.4 overs) | |||||||
| B1 | Bangladesh
| 82/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
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- No toss.
- Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain. For having more points at the group stage, India Women advanced to Final.[9]
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- Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ Bangladesh Women Squad / Players, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ China Women Squad / Players, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ Hong Kong Women Squad / Players, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "India Women Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ Nepal Women Squad / Players, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Pakistan Women Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Women's squad". Sri Lanka Cricket. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Thailand Women Squad / Players, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "India Women v Sri Lanka Women (Semi-Final) Scorecard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2016.