Question: Women cricket team of which of the following countries won the title of recently concluded Women’s Asia Cup (T-20 Cricket Tournament), 2018?
(a) India
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Pakistan
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- Women Asia Cup (T-20 Cricket Tournament), 2018 concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (3-10 June, 2018)
- Organizer – Asia Cricket Council
- This was the seventh edition of the women’s Asia Cup (Cricket Tournament) and the third edition of the T-20 tournament.
- Participants Teams were Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
- In the final match of the tournament, the Bangladesh team (Captain-Salma Khatun) won the title by defeating the Indian team by 3 wickets (Captain-Harmanpreet Kaur).
- Bangladesh won the title of Women’s Asia Cup Cricket Tournament for the first time.
- Player of the Match in the Final: Rumana Ahmed Bangladesh.
- Player of the tournament: Harmanpreet Kaur India.
- Indian women cricket team has reached in the final for the seventh time.
- Most wickets (11 wickets) scored by Nida Dar Pakistan and Most run (215 runs) scored by Harmanpreet Kaur India.
Reference:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/_/id/8659/season/2018/women’s-twenty20-asia-cup/
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8659/scorecard/1148063/bangladesh-women-vs-india-women-final-women’s-twenty20-asia-cup-2018
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/2702/womens-asia-cup-t20-2018/stats#/?statsType=mostRuns&seriesId=2702