Cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games – Men's tournament
| Men's cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | ||||||
| Date | 3 December 2019 – 9 December 2019 | ||||||
| Nations | 5 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Men's cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games was held in Kirtipur, Nepal from 3 to 9 December 2019.[1] The men's tournament featured under-23 squads from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and senior squads from Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal.[2] India and Pakistan did not participate.
The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.[3] In the third-place playoff, Nepal beat the Maldives by five wickets to win bronze.[4]
Format
[edit]The five participating nations played matches on a round-robin basis. The top two teams progressed to the final, while the third and fourth sides advanced to the bronze medal match.
Squads
[edit]Bangladesh and Sri Lanka sent under-23 squads, although they were each permitted to select up to three older players.
 Bangladesh U23[5] |  Bhutan |  Maldives |  Nepal[6] |  Sri Lanka U23[7] |
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Round-robin stage
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka U23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.031 |
| 2 | Bangladesh U23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.075 |
| 3 | Nepal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.159 |
| 4 | Maldives | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −3.339 |
| 5 | Bhutan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6.453 |
Source: [8]
- advanced to the gold medal match
- advanced to the bronze medal match
Fixtures
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- Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to field.
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Najmul Hossain Shanto 49 (38) Ibrahim Hassan 1/31 (4 overs) | Ali Ivan 12 (27) Tanvir Islam 5/19 (4 overs) |
- Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
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Pathum Nissanka 76 (48) Tenzin Wangchuk Jr. 1/16 (1 over) | Ranjung Mikyo Dorji 22 (15) Sachindu Colombage 2/6 (2 overs) |
- Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.
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Gyanendra Malla 107 (55) Karma Dorji 2/45 (4 overs) | Ranjung Mikyo Dorji 27 (23) Paras Khadka 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.
- Rashid Khan (Nep), Namgang Chejay, Sonam Chophel, Karma Dorji, Ranjung Mikyo Dorji, Ugyen Dorji, Thinley Jamtsho, Jigme Singye, Tobden Singye, Jigme Thinley, Sonam Tobgay and Tenzin Wangchuk Jr. (Bhu) all made their T20I debuts.
- Gyanendra Malla (Nep) scored his first century in T20Is.[9]
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Mohamed Rishwan 29 (23) Nishan Peiris 2/9 (4 overs) |
- Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Tenzin Wangchuk Jr. 15 (29) Manik Khan 2/9 (4 overs) | Soumya Sarkar 50* (28) |
- Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nazwan Ismail, Ali Ivan and Leem Shafeeg (Mdv) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
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Jigme Singye 40 (51) Ibrahim Hassan 3/15 (4 overs) | Umar Adam 37* (29) Kezang Nima 1/22 (3 overs) |
- Maldives won the toss and elected to field.
- Jigme Dorji, Kinga Loday, Kezang Nima (Bhu) and Azyan Farhath (Mdv) all made their T20I debuts.
- Sonam Tobgay (Bhu) became the first player to retire out in a T20I.[10]
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- Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to field.
Medal round
[edit]Bronze medal match
[edit]Gold medal match
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- Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to field.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ South Asian Games 2019: Official dates and full schedule of competition released Vijay Sain sportskeeda.com 16 November 2019 Retrieved 19 November 2019
- ^ Men’s Cricket schedule announced for 2019 South Asian Games (SAG) 15 November 2019 Retrieved 19 November 2019
- ^ "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Lamichhane to miss SAG". My Republica. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "SLC Men's and Women's squads for SAG 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "South Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition Table - 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Nepal make biggest score in their T20 history in SAG match against Bhutan". Online Khabar. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "R Ashwin becomes first batter to be tactically retired out in the IPL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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