The 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship was an international women's cricket tournament held in Malaysia from 3 to 9 July 2009. It was the first women's tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to feature the Twenty20 format of the sport.
Twelve teams participated in the tournament, including five that were making their international debuts (Bhutan, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar).Bhutan , Iran , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2016. The teams were divided into two groups, one of which was topped by Thailand and the other by Hong Kong. Both of those teams eventually progressed to the final at Kinrara Academy Oval, where Hong Kong defeated Thailand by four runs in a cliffhanger to record their first ACC women's title.Hong Kong Women v Thailand Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2016.(11 July 2009). "Hong Kong are the ACC Women's Twenty20 Champions after beating Thailand by 4 runs in thrilling final" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2016. The losing semi-finalists, Nepal and China, played off for third place, with Nepal winning by 73 runs.China Women v Nepal Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 (3rd Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
Group stages
Group A Team 5 5 0 0 10 +2.350 5 4 1 0 8 +1.324 5 3 2 0 6 +0.700 5 1 4 0 2 –1.466 5 1 4 0 2 –1.555 5 1 4 0 2 –1.665 Source: CricketArchive
Group B Team 5 5 0 0 10 +5.170 5 4 1 0 8 +2.178 5 3 2 0 6 +0.364 5 2 3 0 4 –0.161 5 1 4 0 2 –4.074 5 0 5 0 0 –2.571 Source: CricketArchive
Finals
Semi-finals
Final
Placement matches 3rd-place play-off
5th-place play-off
7th-place play-off
9th-place play-off
11th-place play-off
Statistics
Most runs The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Neisha Pratt 230 7 57.50 60* 0 2 Keenu Gill 203 7 40.60 44 0 0 Sun Meng Yao 169 7 33.80 57* 0 1 Ishaani Mittal 144 6 28.80 54* 0 1 Somnarin Tippoch 143 7 23.83 37 0 0 Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI Nary Thapa 16.0 14 2.42 6.85 2.12 5/5 Rekha Rewal 22.1 14 4.78 9.50 3.02 3/5 Nantanit Konchan 20.0 12 4.91 10.00 2.95 3/0 Thanapan Saisud 21.5 12 6.16 10.91 3.38 4/8 G. K. Diviya 23.0 11 6.63 12.54 3.17 4/10
Source: CricketArchive
Final standing RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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