2023 Hong Kong Women's Quadrangular Series
| Dates | 15 – 19 November 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Hong Kong Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host(s) |  Hong Kong |
| Champions | Hong Kong |
| Runners-up |  Tanzania |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 8 |
| Most runs | Natasha Miles (112) |
| Most wickets | Kary Chan (10) |
The 2023 Hong Kong Women's Quadrangular Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament which took place in Hong Kong in November 2023.[1] The participating teams were the hosts Hong Kong along with Japan, Nepal and Tanzania.[2] The matches were played at the Hong Kong Cricket Club in Wong Nai Chung Gap.[3]
Hong Kong finished top of the round-robin stage after winning all of their matches, including a 10-wicket win over Tanzania.[4] Hong Kong defeated Tanzania by 5 wickets in the final.[5]
Squads
| Hong Kong[6]
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 Japan[7]
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 Nepal[8]
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Tanzania[9]
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Round-robin
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hong Kong
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.147 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Tanzania
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.896 | |
| 3 | Nepal
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.166 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
| 4 | Japan
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −4.000 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[10]
Fixtures
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Hudaa Omary 25 (26) Sangita Rai 2/16 (3 overs) |
Sita Rana Magar 43 (31) Sophia Jerome 3/3 (2.5 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Suman Bist (Nep) made her T20I debut.
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Mariko Hill 40 (32) Shrunali Ranade 1/5 (1 over) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Shrunali Ranade (Jpn) made her T20I debut.
- Kary Chan (HK) became the first player to take two hat-tricks in women's T20Is.[11]
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Saum Mtae 36 (32) Erika Toguchi-Quinn 3/13 (4 overs) |
Ruan Kanai 7 (26) Mwajabu Salum 2/6 (3 overs) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to field.
- Palak Gundecha (Jpn), Saumu Hussein and Mwajabu Salum (Tan) all made their T20I debuts.
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Rubina Chhetry 25 (30) Iqra Sahar 3/6 (4 overs) |
Natasha Miles 30* (23) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kanchan Shrestha (Nep) made her T20I debut.
- Iqra Sahar (HK) took her first hat-trick in T20Is.[12]
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Rubina Chhetry 38 (32) Elena Kusuda-Nairn 2/24 (4 overs) |
Meg Ogawa 17 (29) Sangita Rai 5/6 (4 overs) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to field.
- Sony Pakhrin (Nep) made her T20I debut.
- Sangita Rai (Nep) took her first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[13]
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Mariko Hill 66* (49) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Saum Borakambi (Tan) made her T20I debut.
3rd place play-off
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Puja Mahato 43 (51) Erika Toguchi-Quinn 1/17 (4 overs) |
Akari Nishimura 29 (51) Sony Pakhrin 1/2 (1 over) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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Monica Pascal 42 (49) Mariko Hill 5/2 (1.4 overs) |
Natasha Miles 27 (41) Aisha Mohamed 2/9 (3 overs) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Mariko Hill (HK) took her first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[5]
References
- ^ "Cricket Hong Kong to host women's quaddrangular series". Czarsportz. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "The four-nation T20 series is being organized by Cricket Hong Kong China". myRepublica. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Hong Kong Women's T20I Series at The Hong Kong Cricket Club!". Cricket Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Hong Kong Women's T20 Series: Hill and Miles guide home side to crushing victory over Tanzania". South China Morning Post. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Mariko Hill takes five wickets as Hong Kong clinch Women's T20I cricket trophy in last-over thriller". South China Morning Post. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Team Hong Kong, China Squads Announced for Hong Kong Women's T20I Series". Cricket Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Japan Women to Compete in Hong Kong". Japan Cricket Association. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Barma is new captain of national women's cricket team". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "National women team Hong Kong Women's T20 Series 2023". Tanzania Cricket Association. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Hong Kong Women's Quadrangular Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Kary Chan first woman to take multiple T20I hat-tricks as Hong Kong crush Japan in series opener". South China Morning Post. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Iqra Sahar is Hong Kong's latest cricket hat trick hero as hosts make Women's T20I series final". South China Morning Post. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Nepal beat Japan by 67 runs". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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