Cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games – Men's tournament

Men's cricket
at the 2019 South Asian Games
VenueTribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
Date3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) – 9 December 2019 (2019-12-09)
Nations5
Medalists
gold medal  Bangladesh (2nd title)
silver medal  Sri Lanka
bronze medal    Nepal
← 2010
Main article: Cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games

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

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

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]
  • Jigme Singye (c)
  • Namgang Chejay
  • Sonam Chophel
  • Jigme Dorji
  • Karma Dorji
  • Ugyen Dorji
  • Ranjung Mikyo Dorji
  • Thinley Jamtsho
  • Kinga Loday
  • Kezang Nima
  • Tobden Singye
  • Jigme Thinley
  • Sonam Tobgay
  • Tenzin Wangchuk, Jr.
  • Mohamed Mahfooz (c)
  • Umar Adam
  • Mohamed Azzam
  • Azyan Farhath
  • Ahmed Hassan
  • Ibrahim Hassan
  • Nazwan Ismail
  • Ali Ivan
  • Ameel Mauroof
  • Ahmed Raid
  • Rasheed Rassam
  • Mohamed Rishwan
  • Ibrahim Rizan
  • Leem Shafeeg

Round-robin stage

Points table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
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

3 December 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Nepal   
172/5 (20 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka U23
175/4 (19.1 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 72* (44)
Kamindu Mendis 2/34 (4 overs)
Shammu Ashan 72* (44)
Pawan Sarraf 2/20 (2 overs)
Sri Lanka U23 won by 6 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Shammu Ashan (Sri Lanka U23)
  • Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to field.
4 December 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh U23 
174/4 (20 overs)
v
 Maldives
65 (19.2 overs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 49 (38)
Ibrahim Hassan 1/31 (4 overs)
Ali Ivan 12 (27)
Tanvir Islam 5/19 (4 overs)
Bangladesh U23 won by 109 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene (SL) and Ram Yadav (Nep)
Player of the match: Tanvir Islam (Bangladesh U23)
  • Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
4 December 2019
13:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka U23 
248/4 (20 overs)
v
 Bhutan
75 (18.4 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 76 (48)
Tenzin Wangchuk Jr. 1/16 (1 over)
Ranjung Mikyo Dorji 22 (15)
Sachindu Colombage 2/6 (2 overs)
Sri Lanka U23 won by 173 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Sanjay Gurung (Nep)
Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka U23)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.

5 December 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal   
236/3 (20 overs)
v
 Bhutan
95/6 (20 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 107 (55)
Karma Dorji 2/45 (4 overs)
Ranjung Mikyo Dorji 27 (23)
Paras Khadka 2/11 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 141 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene (SL) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Gyanendra Malla (Nep)
  • 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]
5 December 2019
13:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka U23 
192/4 (20 overs)
v
 Maldives
94/9 (20 overs)
Kamindu Mendis 102* (54)
Ibrahim Rizan 1/17 (2 overs)
Mohamed Rishwan 29 (23)
Nishan Peiris 2/9 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka U23 won by 98 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Ram Yadav (Nep)
Player of the match: Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka U23)
  • Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
6 December 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Bhutan 
69/7 (20 overs)
v
 Bangladesh U23
74/0 (6.5 overs)
Tenzin Wangchuk Jr. 15 (29)
Manik Khan 2/9 (4 overs)
Bangladesh U23 won by 10 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Sanjay Gurung (Nep)
Player of the match: Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh U23)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.
6 December 2019
13:00
Scorecard
Nepal   
163/7 (20 overs)
v
 Maldives
79/6 (20 overs)
Karan KC 40* (16)
Leem Shafeeg 3/33 (4 overs)
Mohamed Azzam 17* (17)
Lalit Rajbanshi 2/18 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 84 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene (SL) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Karan KC (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nazwan Ismail, Ali Ivan and Leem Shafeeg (Mdv) all made their T20I debuts.
7 December 2019
09:45
Scorecard
Bangladesh U23 
155/6 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
111/9 (20 overs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 75* (60)
Paras Khadka 3/15 (4 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 43 (43)
Tanvir Islam 2/20 (4 overs)
Soumya Sarkar 2/20 (4 overs)
Bangladesh U23 won by 44 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Ram Yadav (Nep)
Player of the match: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh U23)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

7 December 2019
13:00
Scorecard
Bhutan 
117/7 (20 overs)
v
 Maldives
118/2 (15.1 overs)
Jigme Singye 40 (51)
Ibrahim Hassan 3/15 (4 overs)
Umar Adam 37* (29)
Kezang Nima 1/22 (3 overs)
Maldives won by 8 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene (SL) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Ibrahim Hassan (Mdv)
  • 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]
8 December 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh U23 
150/6 (20 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka U23
151/1 (16.1 overs)
Yasir Ali 51 (45)
Asitha Fernando 2/29 (4 overs)
Lasith Croospulle 73* (41)
Mehedi Hasan Rana 1/44 (3 overs)
Sri Lanka U23 won by 9 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Ram Yadav (Nep)
Player of the match: Lasith Croospulle (Sri Lanka U23)
  • Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to field.

Medal round

Bronze medal match

9 December 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Maldives 
94/9 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
98/5 (16.1 overs)
Leem Shafeeg 19* (11)
Lalit Rajbanshi 3/6 (4 overs)
Aarif Sheikh 32 (28)
Umar Adam 3/20 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 5 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene (SL) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Lalit Rajbanshi (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

Gold medal match

9 December 2019
13:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka U23 
122 (20 overs)
v
 Bangladesh U23
125/3 (18.1 overs)
Shammu Ashan 25 (20)
Hasan Mahmud 3/20 (4 overs)
Bangladesh U23 won by 7 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Ram Yadav (Nep)
Player of the match: Hasan Mahmud (Bangladesh U23)
  • Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to field.

See also

References

  1. ^ South Asian Games 2019: Official dates and full schedule of competition released Vijay Sain sportskeeda.com 16 November 2019 Retrieved 19 November 2019
  2. ^ Men’s Cricket schedule announced for 2019 South Asian Games (SAG) 15 November 2019 Retrieved 19 November 2019
  3. ^ "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ "South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Lamichhane to miss SAG". My Republica. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  7. ^ "SLC Men's and Women's squads for SAG 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  8. ^ "South Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition Table - 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Nepal make biggest score in their T20 history in SAG match against Bhutan". Online Khabar. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  10. ^ "R Ashwin becomes first batter to be tactically retired out in the IPL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2022.