| Administrator(s) | Olympic Council of Asia |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  China |
| Champions |  India (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Afghanistan |
| Third place |  Bangladesh |
| 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
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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
All times are in China Standard Time (CST) (UTC+8).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
| 27 September 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
| Nepal 314/3 (20 overs) |
v | Mongolia 41 (13.1 overs) |
| Kushal Malla 137* (50) Luvsanzundui Erdenebulgan 1/47 (4 overs) |
Davaasuren Jamyansuren 10 (23) Karan KC 2/1 (2 overs) |
| Nepal won by 273 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Arif Ansari (THA) and Chris Thurgate (JPN) |
- 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.
| 28 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard |
| Mongolia 60/9 (20 overs) |
v | Maldives 62/1 (6.4 overs) |
| Davaasuren Jamyansuren 15 (39) Azin Rafeeg 3/10 (4 overs) |
Azin Rafeeg 24* (16) Tumursukh Turmunkh 1/15 (2 overs) |
| Maldives won by 9 wickets Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Liu Jingmin (CHN) and Narayanan Sivan (MAS) |
- 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.
| 1 October 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
| Nepal 212/7 (20 overs) |
v | Maldives 74 (19.4 overs) |
| Rohit Paudel 52 (27) Nazwan Ismail 3/17 (4 overs) |
Muawiyath Ghanee 36 (34) Abinash Bohara 6/11 (3.4 overs) |
| Nepal won by 138 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HKG) |
- 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
| 27 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard |
| Cambodia 125/7 (20 overs) |
v | Japan 126/7 (18.1 overs) |
| Sharwan Godara 36* (23) Ryan Drake 3/15 (4 overs) |
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming 35 (23) Sharwan Godara 3/25 (4 overs) |
| Japan won by 3 wickets Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Anand Natarajan (SGP) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HKG) |
- Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Phon Bunthean and Te Senglong (CAM) both made their T20I debuts.
| 29 September 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
| Cambodia 70 (18.2 overs) |
v | Hong Kong 75/1 (5.5 overs) |
| Ram Sharan 27 (34) Nasrulla Rana 4/7 (4 overs) |
Babar Hayat 40* (12) Gulam Murtaza 1/14 (2 overs) |
| Hong Kong won by 9 wickets Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Masudur Rahman (BAN) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
| 1 October 2023 14:00 Scorecard |
| Japan 127 (19 overs) |
v | Hong Kong 133/5 (18.5 overs) |
| Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake 60 (36) Anas Khan 2/23 (4 overs) Ayush Shukla 2/23 (4 overs) |
Nasrulla Rana 36* (18) Kohei Kubota 1/14 (3 overs) |
| Hong Kong won by 5 wickets Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Masudur Rahman (BAN) and Sarika Prasad (SGP) |
- 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
| 28 September 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
| Malaysia 160/8 (20 overs) |
v | Singapore 87 (17.5 overs) |
| Virandeep Singh 44* (34) Anish Paraam 3/16 (4 overs) |
Janak Prakash 26* (21) Muhammad Amir 2/7 (2.5 overs) |
| Malaysia won by 73 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HKG) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
| 29 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard |
| Singapore 152/8 (20 overs) |
v | Thailand 53 (15.3 overs) |
| Chetan Suryawanshi 53 (36) Chanchai Pengkumta 4/22 (4 overs) |
Phanuwat Desungnoen 14 (16) Aahan Gopinath Achar 4/8 (4 overs) |
| Singapore won by 99 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Narayanan Sivan (MAS) and Chris Thurgate (JPN) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
| 2 October 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
| Malaysia 268/4 (20 overs) |
v | Thailand 74/9 (20 overs) |
| Syed Aziz 126 (56) Sorawat Desungnoen 2/43 (4 overs) |
Nopphon Senamontree 15 (21) Virandeep Singh 2/6 (4 overs) |
| Malaysia won by 194 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Anand Natarajan (SGP) and Chris Thurgate (JPN) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anucha Kalasi (THA) made his T20I debut.
- Syed Aziz (MAS) scored his 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
| 3 October 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
| India 202/4 (20 overs) |
v | Nepal 179/9 (20 overs) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal 100 (49) Dipendra Singh Airee 2/31 (4 overs) |
Dipendra Singh Airee 32 (15) Ravi Bishnoi 3/24 (4 overs) |
| India won by 23 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK) |
- 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.
| 3 October 2023 14:00 Scorecard |
| Pakistan 160 (20 overs) |
v | Hong Kong 92 (18.5 overs) |
| Aamer Jamal 41 (16) Ayush Shukla 4/49 (4 overs) |
Babar Hayat 29 (27) Khushdil Shah 3/13 (4 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 68 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Masudur Rahman (BAN) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) |
- 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.
| 4 October 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
| Afghanistan 116 (18.3 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 108 (19.1 overs) |
| Noor Ali Zadran 51 (52) Nuwan Thushara 4/17 (3 overs) |
Sahan Arachchige 22 (29) Qais Ahmad 3/16 (4 overs) |
| Afghanistan won by 8 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Masudur Rahman (BAN) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK) |
- 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.
| 4 October 2023 14:00 Scorecard |
| Bangladesh 116/5 (20 overs) |
v | Malaysia 114/8 (20 overs) |
| Saif Hassan 50* (52) Pavandeep Singh 2/12 (4 overs) |
Virandeep Singh 52 (39) Afif Hossain 3/11 (4 overs) |
| Bangladesh won by 2 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) |
- 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
| 6 October 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
| Bangladesh 96/9 (20 overs) |
v | India 97/1 (9.2 overs) |
| Jaker Ali 24* (29) Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore 3/12 (4 overs) |
Tilak Varma 55* (26) Ripon Mondol 1/26 (2 overs) |
| India won by 9 wickets Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Hasan Murad, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury (BAN) and Shahbaz Ahmed (IND) all made their T20I debut.
| 6 October 2023 14:00 Scorecard |
| Pakistan 115 (18 overs) |
v | Afghanistan 116/6 (17.5 overs) |
| Omair Yousuf 24 (19) Fareed Ahmad 3/15 (3 overs) |
Noor Ali Zadran 39 (33) Arafat Minhas 2/11 (3 overs) |
| Afghanistan won by 4 wickets Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Masudur Rahman (BAN) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
Bronze Medal Match
| 7 October 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
| Pakistan 48/1 (5 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 65/4 (5 overs) |
| Mirza Tahir Baig 32* (18) Rakibul Hasan 1/12 (2 overs) |
Yasir Ali 34 (16) Arshad Iqbal 3/14 (2 overs) |
| Bangladesh won by 6 wickets (DLS method) Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Sarika Prasad (SGP) |
- 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
| 7 October 2023 14:00 Scorecard |
| Afghanistan 112/5 (18.2 overs) |
v | India |
| Shahidullah 49* (43) Shivam Dube 1/4 (1 over) |
| No result Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Masudur Rahman (BAN) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Zubaid Akbari (AFG) made his T20I debut.
- India was 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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