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| Administrator(s) | Olympic Council of Asia |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Host(s) |  China |
| Champions |  India (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Afghanistan |
| Participants | 14 |
| Matches | 17 |
| Most runs |  Kushal Malla (213) |
| Most wickets | Abinash Bohara (8) |
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A men's cricket event was held as part of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from 27 September to 7 October 2023. Fourteen team competed in the event, and the participating teams were seeded according to their T20I rankings as of 1 June 2023. India won the Gold Medal, while Afghanistan finished as runners-up.
Squads
Squads
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 Bangladesh
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 Cambodia
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 Hong Kong
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India
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 Japan
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 Malaysia
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 Maldives
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 Mongolia
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Nepal
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 Pakistan
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 Singapore
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 Sri Lanka
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 Thailand
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Shivam Mavi was ruled out of India's squad due to an injury, and he was replaced by Akash Deep. Mohammad Hasnain was ruled out of Pakistan's squad due to an injury, and he was replaced by Mubasir Khan.
Group stage
Group A
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nepal
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10.275 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Maldives
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.700 | |
| 3 | Mongolia
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11.575 |
Fixtures
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Davaasuren Jamyansuren 10 (23)
Karan KC 2/1 (2 overs) |
- Mongolia won the toss and elected to field.
- Mungun Altankhuyag, Namsrai Bat-yalalt, Luvsanzundui Erdenebulgan, Davaasuren Jamyansuren, Od Lutbayar, Enkhtuvshin Munkhbat, Nyambaatar Naranbaatar, Enkh-erdene Otgonbayar, Tur-erdene Sumiya, Buyantushig Terbish and Tumursukh Turmunkh (MGL) all made their T20I debuts.
- Nepal's total was the highest team total in men's T20Is.
- Kushal Malla (NEP) scored his first century in T20Is.
- Kushal Malla also scored the quickest century in men's T20Is, in terms of deliveries faced (34).
- Dipendra Singh Airee (NEP) scored the quickest half-century in men's T20Is, in terms of deliveries faced (9).
- Nepal's margin of victory (273 runs) was the biggest in men's T20Is.
- Nepal scored a record number of sixes (26) in a men's T20I innings.
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Davaasuren Jamyansuren 15 (39)
Azin Rafeeg 3/10 (4 overs) |
Azin Rafeeg 24* (16)
Tumursukh Turmunkh 1/15 (2 overs) |
- Maldives won the toss and elected to field.
- Ismail Ali, Mohamed Miuvaan, Naseer Naail Ismail, Azin Rafeeg, Rasheed Rassam, Tholal Mohamed Raya, Hussain Saadhin and Fareed Shius (MDV) all made their T20I debuts.
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Rohit Paudel 52 (27)
Nazwan Ismail 3/17 (4 overs) |
Muawiyath Ghanee 36 (34)
Abinash Bohara 6/11 (3.4 overs) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abinash Bohara (Nep) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.
Group B
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hong Kong
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.507 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.015 | |
| 3 | Cambodia
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.500 |
Fixtures
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Sharwan Godara 36* (23)
Ryan Drake 3/15 (4 overs) |
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming 35 (23)
Sharwan Godara 3/25 (4 overs) |
- Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Phon Bunthean and Te Senglong (CAM) both made their T20I debuts.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
Group C
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Malaysia
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.675 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Singapore
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.650 | |
| 3 | Thailand
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7.325 |
Fixtures
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
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Chetan Suryawanshi 53 (36)
Chanchai Pengkumta 4/22 (4 overs) |
Phanuwat Desungnoen 14 (16)
Aahan Gopinath Achar 4/8 (4 overs) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
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Syed Aziz 126 (56)
Sorawat Desungnoen 2/43 (4 overs) |
Nopphon Senamontree 15 (21)
Virandeep Singh 2/6 (4 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anucha Kalasi (THA) made his T20I debut.
- Syed Aziz (MAS) scored hist first century in T20Is.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold Medal Match | ||||||||||||
| KO1 | India
| 202/4 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Nepal
| 179/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| KO1 | India
| 97/1 (9.2 overs) | ||||||||||||
| K04 | Bangladesh
| 96/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| KO4 | Bangladesh
| 116/5 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Malaysia
| 114/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| KO1 | India
| Rainout (NR) | ||||||||||||
| KO5 | Afghanistan
| 112/5 (18.2 overs) | ||||||||||||
| KO2 | Sri Lanka
| 108 (19.1 overs) | ||||||||||||
| KO5 | Afghanistan
| 116 (18.3 overs) | ||||||||||||
| KO5 | Afghanistan
| 116/6 (17.5 overs) | Bronze Medal Match | |||||||||||
| K03 | Pakistan
| 115 (18 overs) | ||||||||||||
| KO3 | Pakistan
| 160 (20 overs) | KO4 | Bangladesh
| 65/4 (5 overs) | |||||||||
| B1 | Hong Kong
| 92 (18.5 overs) | KO3 | Pakistan
| 48/1 (5 overs) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore and Jitesh Sharma (IND) both made their T20I debuts.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (IND) scored his first century in T20Is.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Qasim Akram, Mirza Tahir Baig, Arafat Minhas, Sufiyan Muqeem, Rohail Nazir and Omair Yousuf (PAK) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahidullah (AFG), Sahan Arachchige, Lasith Croospulle, Shevon Daniel, Nuwanidu Fernando, Ravindu Fernando, Lahiru Samarakoon, Lahiru Udara, Nimesh Vimukthi and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (SL) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jaker Ali, Rakibul Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Sumon Khan and Ripon Mondol (BAN) all made their T20I debuts.
Semi-finals
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Hasan Murad, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury (BAN) and Shahbaz Ahmed (IND) all made their T20I debut.
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
Bronze Medal Match
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
- Bangladesh were set a revised target of 65 runs.
- Mubasir Khan (PAK) made his T20I debut.
Gold Medal Match
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Zubaid Akbari (AFG) made his T20I debut.
- India awarded the gold medal on seeding.
Final standings
| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR |
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India |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.364 |
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Afghanistan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.612 |
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Bangladesh |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.176 |
| 4 | Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.284 |
| 5 | Nepal |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.467 |
| 6 | Malaysia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.417 |
| 7 | Hong Kong |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.868 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.400 |
| 9 | Singapore |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.650 |
| 10 | Japan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.015 |
| 11 | Maldives |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1.700 |
| 12 | Cambodia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.500 |
| 13 | Thailand |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -7.325 |
| 14 | Mongolia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -11.575 |
See also
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