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Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games

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Cricket format
  
Participants
  
10 (men)10 (women)

Official website
  
ACC Website

Host(s)
  
Matches played
  
28

Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games

Administrator(s)
  
Asian Cricket Council, Olympic Council of Asia

Cricket was one of the 36 sports at 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea from 20 September – 3 October 2014. Both Men's and Women's tournaments were held in the event. Top Asian associate members and full members took part at the 2014 Asian Games. The matches were played under Twenty20 format.

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In the men's event, Sri Lanka won the Gold medal by defeating Afghanistan by 68 runs while Afghanistan won the Silver medal. Bangladesh won the Bronze medal by defeating Hong Kong in the play-off for third place.

In the women's event, Pakistan won the Gold medal by defeating Bangladesh by 4 runs in a rain-reduced match while Bangladesh won the Silver medal. Sri Lanka won the Bronze medal by defeating China in the play-off for third place.

Men

The two Test teams (Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) and two ODI teams (Afghanistan and Hong Kong) were seeded and went directly to the knock-out stage.

Quarterfinals
  •  Bangladesh vs. 2nd Group B
  •  Sri Lanka vs. 2nd Group A
  •  Afghanistan vs. 1st Group B
  •  Hong Kong vs. 1st Group A
  • Women

    The two Test teams (Pakistan and Sri Lanka), a ODI team Bangladesh, and Japan (who won the Bronze medal in the 2010 Asian Games) were seeded and went directly to the knock-out stage.

    * China replaced Thailand in Group C.

    Quarterfinals
  •  Bangladesh vs. 2nd Group D
  •  Sri Lanka vs. 2nd Group C
  •  Pakistan vs. 1st Group D
  •  Japan vs. 1st Group C
  • References

    Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games Wikipedia


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