Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Asian Games 2026 Women’s Qualifier from May 25th – 31st, 2026 at the Bayuemas Oval ground in Kuala Lumpur and YSD-UKM Cricket Oval ground in Bangi. MCA will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Nepal, Thailand, Hong Kong-China, Indonesia, Thailand and Qatar. Group A of the competition will comprise of teams of Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong-China, while Group B will consist of teams from Nepal, China, Qatar and Indonesia.
Top two (2) teams from both the groups at the end of the round-robin group stage will advance to the semifinals. The finalists and the 3rd place winner will qualify for the main draw of Women’s Cricket at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi–Nagoya from September 19th – October 04th, 2026 (Japan Women qualify directly for the quarterfinal stage, on the account of being the host nation for the event). Women’s teams of Malaysia and Indonesia will be playing a two (2)-match T20I series on May 15th and 17th, before the start of the qualifier.
The previous edition of Asian Games in Hangzhou, which featured cricket as a medal discipline, did not see any participation from any Gulf region cricket boards, due to player eligibility rules of Regional Games, which are different to ICC eligibility rules. This time around, Qatar Women will be playing in the qualifiers, and will be the only representation from the Western Asia region in the qualifiers.
Asian Games Women’s Cricket Qualifier Schedule
25th May 2026: Indonesia vs Qatar (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong-China vs Thailand (Scorecard) ; China vs Nepal (Scorecard)
26th May 2026: Malaysia vs Hong Kong-China (Scorecard) ; Nepal vs Qatar (Scorecard) ; Indonesia vs China (Scorecard)
28th May 2026: Thailand vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Qatar vs China (Scorecard) ; Nepal vs Indonesia (Scorecard)
30th May 2026: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)
31st May 2026: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)
Indonesia Women’s Tour of Malaysia Schedule
15th – 17th May 2026: Malaysia vs Indonesia – 1st WT20I (Scorecard) and 2nd WT20I (Scorecard)