Nepal in Group A for Women’s T20

Nepal and Thailand have been pitted in Group A along with Singapore, Qatar, Bhutan and Iran for the ACC Women’s Twenty20 Championship 2009. The event which serves as qualifying event for the Guangzhou Asian Games 2010 is scheduled for July 3 to 11 in Malaysia.

Other participants Malaysia, Hong Kong, UAE, China, Kuwait and Oman are placed in Group B.

Nepal will play their inaugural match on July 3 against Iran. They will take on Singapore, Qatar, Bhutan and Thailand on July 4, July 5, July 7 and July 8, respectively. Two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals.

The top three teams will join Asian giants India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh along with hosts China which has been awarded automatic qualification in the Asian Games.

Nepal has yet to qualify in team event of the Asian Games. Nepal’s last two participation in women’s cricket have been fruitful as it finished runners-up behind Bangladesh in 2007 ACC Women’s Cup and won the U-19 defeating Thailand in 2008.

According to Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), players will be selected based on their performance in the recently concluded T20 of the Fifth National Games and that the training will begin on first week of June.

The schedule

Schedule:
July 3 Malaysia v Oman at Kinrara Oval
Bhutan v Qatar at Kinrara Oval
Singapore v Thailand at Selangor Turf Club
China v Kuwait at Selangor Turf Club
Iran v Nepal at Bayuemas Oval
Hong Kong v UAE at Bayuemas Oval
July 4 Malaysia v UAE at Kinrara Oval
China v Hong Kong at Kinrara Oval
Nepal v Singapore at Selangor Turf Club
Bhutan v Iran at Selangor Turf Club
Qatar v Thailand at Bayuemas Oval
Kuwait v Oman at Bayuemas Oval
July 5 Nepal v Qatar at Kinrara Oval
Iran v Singapore at Kinrara Oval
China v Malaysia at Selangor Turf Club
Oman v UAE at Selangor Turf Club
Bhutan v Thailand at Bayuemas Oval
Hong Kong v Kuwait at Bayuemas Oval
July 7 Iran v Thailand at Kinrara Oval
Hong Kong v Oman at Kinrara Oval
Kuwait v Malaysia at Selangor Turf Club
China v UAE at Selangor Turf Club
Bhutan v Nepal at Bayuemas Oval
Qatar v Singapore at Bayuemas Oval
July 8 Nepal v Thailand at Kinrara Oval

Kuwait v UAE at Kinrara Oval
Hong Kong v Malaysia at Selangor Turf Club
Iran v Qatar at Selangor Turf Club
Bhutan v Singapore at Bayuemas Oval
China v Oman at Bayuemas Oval
July 10 11th/12th Place Playoff (A6 v B6) at Kinrara Oval
7th/8th Place Playoff (A4 v B4) at Kinrara Oval
Semi-Final 1 (A1 v B2) at Selangor Turf Club
5th/6th Place Playoff (A3 v B3) at Selangor Turf Club
Semi-Final 2 (A2 v B1) at Bayuemas Oval
9th/10th Place Playoff (A5 v B5) at Bayuemas Oval
July 11 3rd/4th Place Playoff (Loser SF1& 2) at Kinrara Oval
FINAL at Kinrara Oval
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