Women's Asia Cup
| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Format | One Day International and Twenty20 International |
| First edition | 2004 (  Sri Lanka ) |
| Latest edition | 2018
(  Malaysia ) |
| Next edition | 2020 ( Bangladesh) |
| Tournament format | Round-robin tournament |
| Number of teams | ACC member nations |
| Current champion | Bangladesh (1st title) |
| Most successful |  India (6 Titles) |
 2020 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup | |
| Tournaments | |
|---|---|
The ACC Women's Asia Cup is an international One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament contested by women's cricket teams from Asia.[1] It has been played seven times to date.
List of ACC Women's Asia Cup
One-Day Internationals
The first Women's Asia Cup was played in Sri Lanka in April 2004. Only two teams took part, India and Sri Lanka and they played a five match One-Day International series against each other. India won all five matches and won the first Women's Asia Cup.[2]
Karachi, Pakistan hosted the second Women's Asia Cup in December 2005 and January 2006.[3] Pakistan made their first appearance in the tournament.[4] India again won the tournament, beating Sri Lanka by 97 runs in the final.[5]
The third Women's Asia Cup tournament was played in Jaipur, India in December 2006.[6] The tournament went very much the way of the previous event. India beat Sri Lanka in the final, this time by eight wickets.[7]
The fourth Women's Asia Cup tournament was played in Sri Lanka in May 2008. India again won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 177 runs in the final.[8]
Twenty20 cricket
The fifth Women's Asia Cup Tournament was played in Guanggong Cricket Stadium, Guangzhou, China from 24–31 October 2012. India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the final [9][10]
The sixth Women's Asia Cup tournament was played in Thailand, from 27 November to 4 December 2016. India beat Pakistan by 17 runs in the final, becoming champion for the 6th time consecutively.
The seventh Women's Asia Cup tournament was played in Malaysia, from 3 June to 10 June 2018.[11] Bangladesh beat six-time winner India by 3 wickets in the final to clinch their first Asia Cup title.[12]
Results summary
Results
| Year | Format | Host Nation | Final Venue | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | ||||
| 2004 Details |
ODI | Sri Lanka |
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
India
|
India won the tournament 5–0 | Sri Lanka [13] |
| 2005-06 Details |
ODI |  Pakistan |
National Stadium, Karachi |
India 269/4 (50 overs) |
India won by 97 runs |
Sri Lanka 172/9 (50 overs) |
| 2006 Details |
ODI | India |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | India 95/2 (27.5 overs) |
India won by 8 wickets |
Sri Lanka 93 (44.1 overs) |
| 2008 Details |
ODI | Sri Lanka |
Welagedara Stadium , Kurunegala | India 260/7 (50 overs) |
India won by 177 runs |
Sri Lanka 83 (35.2 overs) |
| 2012 Details |
T20I |  China |
Guanggong International Cricket Stadium, Guangzhou | India 81 (20 overs) |
India won by 18 runs |
Pakistan 63 (19.1 overs) |
| 2016 Details |
T20I |  Thailand |
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok | India 121/5 (20 overs) |
India won by 17 runs |
Pakistan 104/6 (20 overs) |
| 2018 Details |
T20I | Malaysia |
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | Bangladesh 113/7 (20 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 3 wickets |
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See also
- Asia Cup - the equivalent men's event
- Asian Test Championship
- ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
- ACC Under-19 Cup
References
- ^ "Why is the cricket Women's Asia Cup such an important tournament for India?".
- ^ [ 2004 Women's Asia Cup] at CricketArchive
- ^ [ 2005/06 Women's Asia Cup] at Cricket Archive
- ^ [ Points table] for 2005/06 Women's Asia Cup at Cricket Archive
- ^ [ Scorecard] of India Women v Sri Lanka Women, 4 January 2006 at Cricket Archive
- ^ [ 2006 Women's Asia Cup] at Cricket Archive]
- ^ [ Scorecard] of India Women v Sri Lanka Women match, 21 December 2006 at Cricket Archive
- ^ [ Scorecard] of India Women v Sri Lanka Women match, 11 May 2008 at ESPN cricinfo
- ^ Scorecard of Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 2012/13 Final
- ^ Final, Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup at Guangzhou, Oct 13 2012, ESPN Cricinfo, retrieved 10 June 2018
- ^ "Womens Asia Cup T20, 2018". CricBuzz. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "India vs Bangladesh T20 Highlights: Bangladesh beat India by 3 wickets to clinch Women's Asia Cup". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Cricket Records – Records – 1984 – Sri Lanka – One-Day Internationals – Match results – ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.