Women's Asia Cup
| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Format | One Day International and Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format | Round-robin tournament |
| Number of teams | ACC member nations |
| Current champion |  India (6th Title) |
| Most successful | India (6 Titles) |
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 six times to date.
List of ACC Women's Asia Cup
One-Day Internationals
2004
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]
2005-2006
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]
2006-2007
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]
2008
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
2012
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]
2016
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.
See also
- Asia Cup - the equivalent men's event
- Asian Test Championship
References
- ^ "Why is the cricket Women's Asia Cup such an important tournament for India?".
- ^ [ 2004 Women's Asia Cup] at Cricket Archive
- ^ [ 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
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/584929.html
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