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.
| Administrator(s) | Olympic Council of Asia |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Host(s) |  China |
| Champions |  India (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Afghanistan |
| Participants | 14 |
| Matches | 17 |
| Most runs |  Kushal Malla (213) |
| Most wickets | Abinash Bohara (8) |
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Squads
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| Afghanistan[3]
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 Bangladesh[4]
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 Cambodia
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 Hong Kong[5]
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India[6]
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 Japan[7]
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 Malaysia
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 Maldives[8]
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 Mongolia
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Nepal[9]
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 Pakistan[10]
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 Singapore[11]
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 Sri Lanka[12]
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 Thailand[13]
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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
editGroup A
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nepal
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10.275 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Maldives
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.700 | |
| 3 | Mongolia
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11.575 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]
Fixtures
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Davaasuren Jamyansuren 10 (23)
Karan KC 2/1 (2 overs) |
- 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]
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Davaasuren Jamyansuren 15 (39)
Azin Rafeeg 3/10 (4 overs) |
Azin Rafeeg 24* (16)
Tumursukh Turmunkh 1/15 (2 overs) |
- 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.
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Rohit Paudel 52 (27)
Nazwan Ismail 3/17 (4 overs) |
Muawiyath Ghanee 36 (34)
Abinash Bohara 6/11 (3.4 overs) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abinash Bohara (Nep) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[23]
Group B
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edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hong Kong
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.507 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.015 | |
| 3 | Cambodia
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.500 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]
Fixtures
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Sharwan Godara 36* (23)
Ryan Drake 3/15 (4 overs) |
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming 35 (23)
Sharwan Godara 3/25 (4 overs) |
- Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Phon Bunthean and Te Senglong (CAM) both made their T20I debuts.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
Group C
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edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Malaysia
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.675 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Singapore
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.650 | |
| 3 | Thailand
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7.325 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
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Chetan Suryawanshi 53 (36)
Chanchai Pengkumta 4/22 (4 overs) |
Phanuwat Desungnoen 14 (16)
Aahan Gopinath Achar 4/8 (4 overs) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
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Syed Aziz 126 (56)
Sorawat Desungnoen 2/43 (4 overs) |
Nopphon Senamontree 15 (21)
Virandeep Singh 2/6 (4 overs) |
- 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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| 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
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| 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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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore and Jitesh Sharma (IND) both made their T20I debuts.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (IND) scored his first century in T20Is.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Qasim Akram, Mirza Tahir Baig, Arafat Minhas, Sufiyan Muqeem, Rohail Nazir and Omair Yousuf (PAK) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahidullah (AFG), Sahan Arachchige, Lasith Croospulle, Shevon Daniel, Nuwanidu Fernando, Ravindu Fernando, Lahiru Samarakoon, Lahiru Udara, Nimesh Vimukthi and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (SL) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jaker Ali, Rakibul Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Sumon Khan and Ripon Mondol (BAN) all made their T20I debuts.
Semi-finals
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Hasan Murad, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury (BAN) and Shahbaz Ahmed (IND) all made their T20I debut.
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
Bronze Medal Match
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- 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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- 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
edit| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.364 |
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Afghanistan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.612 |
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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
editReferences
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