Cricket at the Asian Games
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Cricket became a medal sport at the 2010 Asian Games. India are defending champions in both men's and women's tournaments, having won during the 2022 edition.
History
The last time cricket featured in a major multi-sport event was at the 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The gold medal was won on that occasion by South Africa, who defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the final with New Zealand winning the bronze medal. At a general meeting of the Olympic Council of Asia, held in Kuwait on 17 April 2007, it was announced that cricket would be included as a medal sport in the 2010 Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou. Matches would be played on a Twenty20, 20-overs per side format.
Following the announcement, Asian Cricket Council Chief Executive Syed Ashraful Huq said "Cricket will receive a major boost across Asia and in particular China, as a result of this enlightened decision. The Asian Cricket Council pledges its support to the Guangzhou games organizers in order to make the event a success."
Asian cricketing powerhouses India and Pakistan have been the drivers behind the inclusion of cricket in the Asian Games. The Test status nations in the Asian Cricket Council, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka would compete with the initial plan that the Associate teams such as Nepal would also be invited to play in the inaugural competition. China will compete as the host nation[1] which serves as a boost for the Chinese Cricket Association which has boldly stated its ambition of China becoming a force in one-day cricket by the 2019 World Cup.
The plans for including Associate nations in the Asian Games was later changed, along with the format that the competition would take place in, changing from 50 over matches to Twenty20 matches. It was decided that the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup would serve as the pre-tournament qualifying competition. Afghanistan qualified as winners of the tournament along with the national teams of Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
Cricket was not held in 2018 Asian Games but in 2019, during Olympic Council of Asia's General Assembly it was decided the return of the sport in the 2022 Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou, China.[2][3]
The inclusion of cricket in 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya was announced in April 2025.[4] The Asian Cricket Council pushed for the bid and OCA President Randhir Singh was hopeful about it prior to decision.[5][6]
Editions
Men
| Year | Host | Venue | Final | Third place match | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2010 Template:DetailsLink |
Template:Flagicon Guangzhou |
City Forex Stadium | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 5 wickets | File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 6 wickets | Template:Country data SL | 9 |
| 2014 Template:DetailsLink |
Template:Flagicon Incheon |
Yeonhui Cricket Ground | Template:Country data SL | 68 runs | File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 27 runs | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 10 |
| 2022 Template:DetailsLink |
Template:Flagicon Hangzhou |
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field | File:Flag of India.svg India | Win by higher seeding | File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 6 Wickets (DLS Method) | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 14 |
| 2026 Template:DetailsLink |
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Women
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2010 Template:DetailsLink |
Template:Flagicon Guangzhou |
Template:Crw | 10 wickets | Template:Crw | Template:Crw | 7 wickets | Template:Crw | 8 | |
| 2014 Template:DetailsLink |
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Template:Crw | 4 runs | Template:Crw | Template:Crw | 5 wickets | Template:Crw | 10 | |
| 2022 Template:DetailsLink |
Template:Flagicon Hangzhou |
Template:Crw | 19 runs | Template:Crw | Template:Crw | 5 wickets | Template:Crw | 9 | |
| 2026 Template:DetailsLink |
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Medal table
Total
Men
Women
Performance by nations
- Legend
- QF: Quarterfinals
- R1: First Round
Men
| Team | Template:Flagicon 2010 |
Template:Flagicon 2014 |
Template:Flagicon 2022 |
Template:Flagicon 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | |
| File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | — | — | R1 | |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | QF | R1 | — | |
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | QF | 4th | QF | |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | — | — | 1st | |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | — | — | R1 | |
| File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | — | QF | — | |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | QF | QF | QF | |
| File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives | R1 | R1 | R1 | |
| File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | — | — | R1 | |
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | QF | QF | QF | |
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 3rd | — | 4th | |
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | — | — | R1 | |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | — | QF | — | |
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 4th | 1st | QF | |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | — | — | R1 | |
| Total | 9 | 10 | 14 |
Women
| Team | Template:Flagicon 2010 |
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Template:Flagicon 2022 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Crw | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Template:Crw | 4th | 4th | — | |
| Template:Crw | R1 | QF | QF | |
| Template:Crw | — | — | 1st | |
| Template:Crw | — | — | QF | |
| Template:Crw | 3rd | QF | — | |
| Template:Crw | R1 | R1 | QF | |
| Template:Crw | — | — | R1 | |
| Template:Crw | R1 | QF | — | |
| Template:Crw | 1st | 1st | 4th | |
| Template:Crw | — | R1 | — | |
| Template:Crw | — | 3rd | 2nd | |
| Template:Crw | R1 | QF | QF | |
| Total | 8 | 10 | 9 |
List of medalists
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See also
References
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- ↑ China catches cricket bug ahead of Asian Games debut BBC 13 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
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External links
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