International women's cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup was the inaugural edition of the ACC Women's Premier Cup , hosted by Malaysia in February 2024.[ 1] The tournament was a part of the qualification pathway for 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup .[ 2] The Asian Cricket Council announced the complete fixtures for the tournament on 16 January 2024.[ 3]
Four semi-finalists Malaysia , Nepal , Thailand and United Arab Emirates qualified for the 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup ,[ 4] after it had been originally announced that only the finalists (UAE and Malaysia) would qualify. [ 5] UAE defeated Malaysia in the final by 37 runs.[ 6]
Squads
Malaysia v Kuwait series
Ahead of the tournament, Malaysia and Kuwait contested a three-match T20I series.[ 18]
1st T20I
Malaysia won by 26 runs Johor Cricket Academy Oval, Johor Bahru Umpires: Izmir Azraf (Mas) and Denish Sevakumaran (Mas)
Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
2nd T20I
Malaysia won by 5 wickets Johor Cricket Academy Oval, Johor Bahru Umpires: Izmir Azraf (Mas) and Denish Sevakumaran (Mas)
Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
3rd T20I
Malaysia won by 10 wickets Johor Cricket Academy Oval, Johor Bahru Umpires: Izmir Azraf (Mas) and Denish Sevakumaran (Mas)
Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
Group stage
Group A
Points table
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo
[ 19]
Fixtures
Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
Kuwait won the toss and elected field.
v
Ada Bhasin 24 (42) Zin Kyaw 3/17 (4 overs)
Myanmar won by 5 wickets UKM-YSD Cricket Oval , Bangi Umpires: Loganathan Poobalan (Mas) and Ram Yadav (Nep) Player of the match: Zin Kyaw (Mya)
Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
v
Zeefa Jilani 27 (27) Shwe Yee Win 4/18 (4 overs)
Theint Soe 29 (42) Zeefa Jilani 2/14 (4 overs)
Myanmar won the toss and elected to field.
v
Vinu Kumar 21 (42) Chayanisa Phengpaen 3/14 (3.5 overs)
Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.
Chayanisa Phengpaen (Tha) made her T20I debut.
Group B
Points table
Fixtures
United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
Zhi Xin Yu (Chn) and Mehak Thakur (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.
v
Oman 116/5 (20 overs)
Nitya Joshi 43 (53) Shimako Kato 2/12 (4 overs)
Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
Akshadha Gunasekar, Nitya Joshi, Trupti Pawde, Shreya Prabhu and Cynthia Saldanha (Oma) all made their T20I debuts.
v
Esha Oza 114* (69) Amanda Dcosta 1/36 (4 overs)
Sakshi Shetty 8 (4) Suraksha Kotte 3/9 (3 overs)
Oman won the toss and elected to field.
v
Han Lili 29 (41) Ahilya Chandel 4/8 (2.5 overs)
Erika Oda 31 (26) Mengting Liu 3/15 (4 overs)
China won the toss and elected to bat.
Yang Yu Xuan (Chn) made her T20I debut.
Ahilya Chandel became the first player for Japan to take a hat-trick in women's T20Is .[ 20]
Oman 56 (19.4 overs)
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Sakshi Shetty 13 (17) Xu Qian 3/5 (4 overs)
Sun Meng Yao 32 (43) Sushma Shetty 1/3 (1 over)
China won the toss and elected to field.
Sahana Jeelany and Sushama Shetty (Oma) both made their T20I debuts.
v
Erika Oda 17 (30) Vaishnave Mahesh 3/16 (4 overs)
Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
Group C
Points table
Fixtures
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Mas Elysa 35* (53) Ni Made Putri Suwandewi 2/23 (3.5 overs)
Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
Desi Wulandari (Idn) made her T20I debut.
Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
Sana Butt (Bhr), Krishna Bhuva and Taful Elkhair (Qat) all made their T20I debuts.
v
Ni Putu Ayu Nanda Sakarini 71* (63) Tharanga Gajanayake 2/21 (4 overs)
Indonesia won the toss and elected to bat.
Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
Bahrain won toss and elected to field.
Durriya Malik and Nishma Pereira (Bhr) both made their T20I debuts.
v
Khadija Imitaz 15 (26) Ni Wayan Sariani 3/7 (4 overs)
Ni Luh Dewi 34* (38) Saachi Dhadwal 1/6 (3 overs)
Indonesia won the toss and elected to field.
Group D
Points table
Fixtures
Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
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Dechen Wangmo 36 (35) Nabba Naseem 3/23 (4 overs)
Sumayya Abdul 15 (56) Ngwang Choden 3/5 (4 overs)
Maldives won the toss and elected to field.
Eva Yangzom (Bhu), Fathimath Anaal, Fathimath Malha, Nabaa Naseem, Aishath Meesa Rameez and Hawwa Shaaiqa (Mdv) all made their T20I debuts.
Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
v
Latsha Haleemath 17 (15) Kary Chan 4/5 (2.4 overs)
v
Karma Dena 33* (41) Alison Siu 2/14 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
Semi-finals
United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
Final standings
References
^ "Malaysia Cricket to host ACC Women's Premier Cup 2024 tournament in February" . Czarsportz . 28 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024 .
^ "ACC releases calender for next two years, India, Pakistan in same group for Asia Cup 2023" . ANI News . Retrieved 2 January 2024 .
^ @ACCMedia1 (16 January 2024). "Cricket enthusiasts, gear up, as the Asian Cricket Council unveils the calendar for the ACC Women's Premier Cup, 2024 Malaysia Starting on February 10th, 16 teams kick off the competition in style. Mark the dates and dive into an exciting adventure of intense competition" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Asian Cricket Council announces women's Asia cup 2024 in Sri Lanka" . Asian Cricket Council . Retrieved 26 March 2024 .
^ "Asian Cricket Council announces new pathway structure and calendar for 2023 & 2024" . Asian Cricket Council . Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023 .
^ "UAE celebrate qualification for Women's Asia Cup by thrashing Malaysia" . National . Retrieved 18 February 2024 . .
^ "Get ready to cheer for the BAHRAIN STORM at the ACC Women's Premier Cup!" . Cricket Bahrain . Retrieved 28 January 2024 – via Instagram.
^ "The following players have been chosen to represent the Bhutan National Women's Team in the upcoming ACC Women's Premier League 2024, scheduled to take place in Malaysia from 8th February 2024" . Bhutan Cricket Council Board . Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via Instagram.
^ "Hong Kong, China Women Squads Announced for ACC Women's Premier Cup" . Cricket Hong Kong, China . Retrieved 2 February 2024 .
^ "Women's Japan National Team to Play ACC Premier Cup" . Japan Cricket Association . Retrieved 25 January 2024 .
^ "Kuwait National Women's team powered by Al Muzaini Exchange and led by Captain Amna Sharif is all set to depart for Kuala Lumpur and will be participating in the 2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup T20I to be held in Malaysia from 9th – 18th February 2024" . Kuwait Cricket . Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Instagram.
^ "Meet Team Malaysia" . Malaysia Cricket . Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Instagram.
^ "2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup – Malaysia" . Cricket Board of Maldives . Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
^ @CricketNep (6 February 2024). "Our fierce 14-woman squad is geared up for the ACC Women's Premier Cup in Malaysia" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ @TheOmanCricket (6 February 2024). "Announcement — Here's our Squad for the ACC Women's Premier Cup 2024!!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "THE SUNBIRDS Singapore Women's Squad for ACC WOMEN'S PREMIER CUP 2024 held in Malaysia from 8th - 19th February 2024!" . Singapore Cricket Association . Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via Facebook.
^ "Esha Oza to lead UAE in ACC Women's Premier Cup 2024" . Emirates Cricket Board . Retrieved 8 February 2024 .
^ "Kuwait women's cricket team gears up for ACC Women's Premier Cup T20I" . Arab Times Kuwait . Retrieved 4 February 2024 .
^ a b c d "Asian Cricket Council Women's Premier Cup 2024" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 February 2024 .
^ "Chandel stars as Japan defeat China to reach quarter-finals" . Japan Cricket Association . Retrieved 11 February 2024 .
^ "ACC Women's Premier Cup 2024 Day 2: Japan's victory, Malaysia's tactics, Hong Kong's blitz, Myanmar's comeback" . Asian Cricket Council . Retrieved 11 February 2024 .
^ "Rubina shines in Nepal's record drubbing of Maldives" . The Kathmandu Post . Retrieved 13 February 2024 .
^ "Nepal's record-breaking victory over Maldives" . Asian Cricket Council . Retrieved 13 February 2024 .
^ "Nepal sail into ACC Women's Premier Cup semi-finals" . The Kathmandu Post . Retrieved 14 February 2024 .
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