Schedule announced for Men’s/Women’s cricket in Asian Games 2023

The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Organizing Committee have announced the rescheduled dates for the Games in 2023, and Cricket will be as part of it with the 4-pitch and 1347-capacity venue at Zhejiang University of Technology (Pingfeng Campus) Cricket Field set to host both Men’s and Women’s medal categories from September 23rd – October 08th, 2023. Both Men’s and Women’s national squads of China have already begun their training camps at the venue for their upcoming International commitments in 2023, including the Asian Games, and China Women have already played T20 Internationals (with ranking points) on the ground during the 2023 Women’s East Asia Cup tournament held in May 2023.

Both the events will be played in T20 format with ranking points on offer towards ICC Team rankings table, with Men’s event to take place from 28th September – 08th October, while the Women’s event will take place from September 19th – 28th. 9 Countries to take part in Women’s Medal category (seedings based on T20I ranking, as of 01st June 2023). 15 Countries to take part in Men’s Medal category (seedings based on T20I ranking, as of 01st June 2023). The draw for the Quarterfinals for both the Men’s and Women’s competitions will be decided once the other quarterfinalists are known after the end of the group stages.

The construction of the venue began on November 17, 2020 and passed the main structure inspection on June 30, 2021, before the completion of the project was done in October 2021. The indoor gymnasium will be renovated into activity center, conference center, and other supporting facilities for teachers and students based on the original structure after the completion of 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. The organizers have strictly stuck to making the whole pavilion structure with prefabricated steel to reduce carbon footprint, and a rainwater recycling and treatment system set up beneath the field, collecting rainwater to water the plants after filtering during rain interruptions. The oval has specifications of long axis of 150m and a short axis of 120m based on current terrain of the campus, and covers an area of about 13,500sq.m as a whole.

Asian Games Cricket 2023 Schedule (Men)

27th September 2023: Nepal vs Mongolia (Scorecard) ; Japan vs Cambodia (Scorecard)

28th September 2023: Malaysia vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Mongolia vs Maldives (Scorecard)

29th September 2023: Cambodia vs Hong Kong (Scorecard) ; Singapore vs Thailand (Scorecard)

01st October 2023: Hong Kong vs Japan (Scorecard) ; Maldives vs Nepal (Scorecard)

02nd October 2023: Thailand vs Malaysia (Scorecard)

03rd/04th October 2023: India vs Nepal (Scorecard) ; Pakistan vs Hong Kong (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan (Scorecard) ; Bangladesh vs Malaysia (Scorecard)

06th October 2023: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)

07th October 2023: Bronze Play-off (Scorecard) ; GOLD/SILVER (Scorecard)

Squads (Men)

Singapore: Rezza Gaznavi (Captain), Aman Desai, Rohan Rangrajan, Navin Param, Abdul Rahman Bhadelia, Aahan Achar, Avi Dixit, Chetan Suryawanshi, Anish Param, Aryaman Uchil, Anantha Krishna, Arjun Mutreja, Janak Prakash, Raoul Sharma and Ishaan Sawney

Nepal: Rohit Paudel (Captain), Aasif Sheikh, Bibek Yadav, Binod Bhandari, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Karan KC, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC< Abinash Bohara, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami and Sundeep Jora

Pakistan: Qasim Akram (Captain), Omair Bin Yousuf, Aamir Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Arshad Iqbal, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Rohail Nazir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Muqeem and Usman Qadir

Hong Kong: Nizakat Khan (Captain), Adil Mehmood, Akbar Khan, Anas Khan, Ayush Shukla, Babar Hayat, Eshan Khan, Hamed Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Mohammad Hassan Khan, Muhammad Khan, Nasrullah Rana, Niaz Ali, Shahid Wasif and Shiv Mathur

Cambodia: Anish Rambabu Prasad, Chanthoeun Rathanak, Etienne Beukes, Ghulam Murtaza Chughtai, Lakshit Gupta, Lugman Butt, Pel Vannak, Phon Bunthean, Ram Raushan Smaran, Sahaj Chadha, Salvin Staly, Sharwan Godara, TE Senglong, Uday Sing Hathinjar and Utkarsh Jain

Afghanistan: Gulbadin Naib (Captain), Mohammad Shahzad, Sediqullah Atal, Zubdaid Akbari, Noor Ali Zadran, Shahidullah Kamal, Afsar Zazai, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Karim Jannat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Nijat Masoud, Sayed Ahmad Shirzad, Qais Ahmad and Zahir Khan

Japan: Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Captain), Ryan Drake, Kazuma Kato-Stafford, Shogo Kimura, Kouhei Kubota, Wataru Miyauchi, Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Alexander Shirai-Patmore, Declan Suzuki-McComb, Muneeb Siddique Mian, Tsuyoshi Takada, Ibrahim Takahashi, Makoto Taniyama, Ashley Thurgate and Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake

India: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shivan Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar and Shivan Mavi

Mongolia: Altankhuyag Mungun, Batkhuyag Batmunkh, Batmunkh Rentsendorj, Batsukh Baljinnyam, Buyantuguldur Enkhbayar, Gan-Erdene Amarsanaa, Lutbayar Od, Namsrai Bat-Yalalt, Naranbaatar Nyanbaatar, Otgonbayar Enkh-Erdene, Sumiya Tur-Erdene, Terbish Buyantushig and Tumursukh Turmunkh

Sri Lanka: Sahan Arachchige (Captain), Lasith Croospulle, Shevon Daniel, Ashen Bandara, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Lahiru Udara, Ravindu Fernando, Ranitha Liyanarachchi, Nuwanidu Fernando, Sachitha Jayatilake, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Nimesh Vimukthi, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nuwan Thushara and Isitha Wijesundera

Thailand: Nopphon Senamontree (Captain), Phiriyaphong Suanchai, Sarawut Maliwan, Sorawat Desungnoen, Chaloemwong Chatphaisan, Narawit Nuntarach, Chanchai Pengkumta, Phanuphong Thongsa, Yodsak Saranonnakkun, Chiraphong Liangwichian, Satarut Rungrueang, Thanaphon Yotharat, Khanitson Namchaikul, Phanuwat Desungnoen and Anucha Kalasi

Asian Games Cricket 2023 Schedule (Women)

19th September 2023: Indonesia Women vs Mongolia Women (Scorecard) ; Malaysia Women vs Hong Kong Women (Scorecard)

20th September 2023: Hong Kong Women vs Mongolia Women (Scorecard)

21st/22nd September 2023: India Women vs Malaysia Women (Scorecard) ; Pakistan Women vs Indonesia Women (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka Women vs Thailand Women (Scorecard) ; Bangladesh Women vs Hong Kong Women (Scorecard)

24th September 2023: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)

25th September 2023: Bronze Play-off (Scorecard) ; GOLD/SILVER (Scorecard)

Squads (Women)

Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), Harshitha Madhavi, Vishmi Dewmini, Nilakshika Damayanthi, Imesha Dulani, Anushka Sanjeewani, Nuthyanga Seram, Hasini Madusika, Achini Kalhari, Oshadhi Udeshika, Inoshi Priyadarshini, Kaveesha Dilhari, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Manel and Udeshika Prabodani

Mongolia: Bat-Amgalan Bulganchimeg, Batjargal Ichinkhorloo, Battsetseg Namuunzul, Battsogt Narangerel, Enkhbold Khaliunaa, Erdenebulgan Luvsanzundui, Ganbat Namuunsuren, Ganbold Urjindulam, Gansukh Anujin, Jargalsaikhan Erdenesuvd, Mendbayar Enkhzul, Munkhbat Enkhtuvshin, Tsendsuren Ariuntsetseg and Uuganbayar Anujin

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Amanjot Kaur, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarvani, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Minnu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry and Anush Bareddy

Pakistan: Nida Dar (Captain), Aliya Riaz, Anoosha Nasir, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi, Nashra Sandhu, Nataliya Parvaiz, Omaina Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Shawaal Zulfiqur, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah and Umm-E-Hani

Hong Kong: Chan Ka Ying (Captain), Natasha Miles, Akasha Yousaf, Chan Ka Man, Chan Sau Ha, Chan Shing Yan, Cheung Hiu Ying, Cheung Kwai Hin, Ho Sin Yee, Lai Wing Ki, Lui Hei In, Maryam Bibi, Poon Bo Yee, Siu Mei Wai and To Yee Shan

Indonesia: Ni Wayan Sariani (Captain), Ni Made Putri Suwandewi, Andriani Andriani, Desi Wulandari, Kadek Winda Prastini, Kisi Salisa Kasse, Lie Qiao, Maria Corazon Wombaki, Mia Arda Leta, Ni Kadek Ariani, Ni Kadek Rada Rani, Ni Luh Ketut Ratna Dewi, Ni Put Nanda Sakarini, Rahmawati Dwi Pangestuti and Sang Ayu Nyoman Maypriani

Malaysia: Winnifred Duraisingam (Captain), Mas Elysa, Wan Julia, Ainna Hamizah, Mahirah Izzati, Aisya Eleesa Erni Firdauz, Nik Nur Atiela, Nur Dania Syuhada, Aina Najwa, Musfirah Nur Ainaa, Wan Nor Zulaika, Ainur Amelina, Dhanusri, Intan Jamahidayu and Arianna Natasya

Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana Joty (Captain), Nahida Akter, Shathi Rani, Fargana Hoque Pinky, Shamima Sultana, Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Lata Mondol, Sultana Khatun, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Shanjida Akther Maghla, Marufa Akter and Disha Biswas

Thailand: Naruemol Chaiwai (Captain), Sornnarin Tippoch, Nattaya Boochatham, Chanida Sutthiruang, Nannapat Khoncharoenkai, Natthakan Chantham, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Rosenanee Kanoh, Phannita Maya, Thipatcha Putthawong, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Suwanan Khiaoto, Nanthita Boonsukham and Kanyakorn Bunthansen