2021 Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier
| Dates | 22 – 28 November 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Host(s) |  United Arab Emirates |
| Champions | United Arab Emirates |
| Runners-up |  Hong Kong |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series |  Sita Rana Magar |
| Most runs | Theertha Satish (165) |
| Most wickets | Khushi Sharma (10) |
The 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place in the United Arab Emirates in November 2021.[1][2] The matches were played with Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status, with the top team progressing to the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[3][4] Bhutan and Myanmar were originally scheduled to make their debuts at an ICC women's event.[5] Originally scheduled to take place in September 2021, the tournament was postponed in May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][6]
Nepal's preparations included a three-match WT20I series against Qatar in Doha the week before the qualifier.[7] Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates scheduled two warm-up matches against each other in Ajman.[8] The second match of the tournament, between Hong Kong and Nepal, was the 1,000th WT20I to be played.[9] The United Arab Emirates won the tournament, winning all five of their matches, progressing to the World Cup Qualifier.[10] Nepal's Sita Rana Magar was named as the player of the tournament.[11]
Squads
[edit]The following teams competed in the tournament:[12]
 Bhutan[13]
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Hong Kong[14]
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 Kuwait
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 Malaysia[15]
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Nepal[16]
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United Arab Emirates[17]
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Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.366 |
| 2 | Hong Kong
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.726 |
| 3 | Nepal
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.028 |
| 4 | Malaysia
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.399 |
| 5 | Bhutan
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.038 |
| 6 | Kuwait
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −3.928 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[18]
advanced to the global qualifier
Fixtures
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
- Natasha Cherriath, Priyanjali Jain, Theertha Satish and Khushi Sharma (UAE) all made their WT20I debuts.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Natasha Miles and Iqra Sahar (HK) both made their WT20I debuts.
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Tshering Zangmo 34* (36)
Khadija Khalil 1/6 (1 over) |
Maryam Omar 29 (34)
Karma Samten 2/9 (3.3 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- Karma Samten (Bhu), Glenda Menezes, Balasubramani Shanti and Rida Zainab (Kuw) all made their WT20I debuts.
- Rida Zainab (Kuw) was replaced by Glenda Menezes at the start of the Kuwait innings.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
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Winifred Duraisingam 44 (40)
Mariamma Hyder 1/23 (4 overs) |
Priyada Murali 34 (40)
Mas Elysa 2/12 (3 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Venora D'Souza (Kuw) made her WT20I debut.
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Ngawang Choden 13 (31)
Sita Rana Magar 3/10 (4 overs) |
- Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tashi Cheki (Bhu) made her WT20I debut.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
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Priyada Murali 10 (20)
Sangita Rai 3/2 (2.4 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to bat.
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Sonam Paldon 26 (41)
Khushi Sharma 5/22 (4 overs) |
- Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.
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Esha Oza 38 (13)
Priyada Murali 1/21 (1 over) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
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Dechen Wangmo 35 (49)
Mahirah Izzati Ismail 3/8 (4 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mariko Hill 55 (50)
Maria Jasvi 1/30 (4 overs) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tammy Chu and Heiley Lui (HK) both made their WT20I debuts.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Three ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 European Qualifiers cancelled due to COVID-19". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Kary Chan to lead Hong Kong in T20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "UAE set to host ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Three men's T20 World Cup 2022 qualifying events called off because of Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Nepal women's team to visit Qatar for 3 T20Is". The Peninsula Qatar. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ @BhutanCricket (12 November 2021). "The stage is set and so are our national women's team who will be participating in the upcoming ICC world cup qualifiers to be staged in Dubai, UAE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Favourites Nepal eye for Global Qualifier spot". Cricket Addictors Association. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "UAE women's cricket team advance to ICC T20 World Cup global qualifiers". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Unbeaten UAE qualify for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "ICC T20 World Cup 2023 qualifiers set to begin in August 2021". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ @BhutanCricket (14 November 2021). "Here's the 14-member squad for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier 2021 to be held in Dubai, UAE from 22-28 November" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "The Hong Kong Squad announced for ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers – Asia Region". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Malaysia Women team to tour Sri Lanka to prepare for T20 World Cup Asia qualifiers". Czarsportz. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Nepal squad announced for Women's T20 World Cup Asia qualifiers in UAE". Czarsportz. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "EMIRATES CRICKET BOARD ANNOUNCES TEAM TO REPRESENT UAE AT ICC WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP ASIA QUALIFIER 2021". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier 2021 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2021.