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 between Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.[3] India were the defending champions.[4]
Dates | 3 – 10 June 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
Cricket format | WT20I |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage with finals |
Host(s) | 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 Full Member side.[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]
Bangladesh[14] | India[15] | Malaysia[16] | Pakistan[17] | Sri Lanka[18] | Thailand[19] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | India | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.446 |
2 | Bangladesh | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.116 |
3 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.850 |
4 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.891 |
5 | Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.026 |
6 | Malaysia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.302 |
The fixtures were confirmed by the ACC:[21]
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