2022 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A (Malaysia)
{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2022 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A
| image =
| caption =
| fromdate = 3
| todate = 13 December 2022
| administrator = International Cricket Council
| cricket format = List A
| tournament format = Round-robin
| host = Malaysia Cricket Association
| champions =
| count =
| participants = 6
| matches = 15
| player of the series =
| most runs = {{cricon|QAT}} Akash Babu (162)
| most wickets = {{cricon|CAN}} Kaleem Sana (16)
| website =
| previous_year = 2022
| previous_tournament = 2022 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A (Canada)
| next_year = 2024
| next_tournament = 2024 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A (Kenya)
}}
The 2022 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A was the third round of matches in Group A of the 2019–2022 Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a cricket tournament which formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/881375 |title=New qualification pathway for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup approved |access-date=20 October 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25033717/associates-pathway-2023-world-cup-undergoes-major-revamp |title=Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 October 2018}} In October 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the Malaysia Cricket Association would host the tournament,{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/110376/good-news-and-dark-omens-for-associates-at-icc-meeting |title=Good news and dark omens for Associates at ICC meeting |work=CricBuzz |date=15 October 2019 |access-date=16 October 2019}} with the series scheduled to take place between 16 and 26 March 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1504362 |title=Men's CWC Challenge League B set to begin next week |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 November 2019}} All of the matches had List A status.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1310135 |title=ICC launches the road to India 2023 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=12 August 2019}}
In March 2020, the ICC confirmed that the tournament had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of playing it later in the year.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1636508 |title=Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League A postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=5 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/news/coronavirus-forces-challenge-league-postponement/ |title=Coronavirus forces Challenge League Postponement |work=Emerging Cricket |date=5 March 2020 |access-date=5 March 2020}} Prior to the March postponement, Canada, Denmark and Vanuatu had named their squads for the tournament.{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=97 |title=Team for ICC Challenge League in Malaysia |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=19 February 2020 |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815013436/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=97 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://cricket.dk/landsholdet-til-australien-og-malaysia/ |title=Landsholdet til Australien og Malaysia |work=Dansk Cricket Forbund |date=24 January 2020 |access-date=28 January 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://dailypost.vu/vanuatu_sports/vca-announce-national-men-s-team-for-the-cwc-challenge/article_bdc1df9c-51cb-11ea-8cbd-2b6dbd19a09f.html |title=VCA announce national men's team for the CWC Challenge league |work=Daily Post |date=18 February 2020 |access-date=18 February 2020}} On 24 March 2020, an ICC media release stated that the tournament would be scheduled to take place from 30 September to 10 October 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1648353 |title=COVID-19 update – ICC qualifying events |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 March 2020}} However, on 25 August 2020, the ICC confirmed that the tournament had been postponed due to the pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1775687 |title=ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A postponed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/icc-announces-postponement-of-mens-cwc-challenge-league-a20200825180816/ |title=ICC announces postponement of Men's CWC Challenge League A |work=ANI News |access-date=25 August 2020}} In April 2021, the ICC announced that the tournament would be played during November and December 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2096443 |title=Two Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League series rescheduled |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=8 April 2021}} Eventually the series began in December 2022, with Canada in a strong position to progress.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/124704/canada-in-pole-position-for-final-challenge-league-in-malaysia-cricbuzzcom |title=Canada in pole position for Final Challenge League in Malaysia |work=Cricbuzz |date=3 December 2022 |access-date=3 December 2022}}
On 6 December 2022, Canada defeated Singapore by 187 runs to secure first place in Challenge League A and a place in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000015/001554.shtml |title=Canada secure Challenge League A title |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=6 December 2022 |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206214139/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000015/001554.shtml |url-status=dead }}
Squads
Fixtures
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|VAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|SIN}}
| score1 = 144 (41 overs)
| runs1 = Ronald Tari 30 (57)
| wickets1 = Amjad Mahboob 4/20 (9 overs)
| score2 = 123 (38 overs)
| runs2 = Aryaman Sunil 23 (16)
| wickets2 = Nalin Nipiko 5/38 (10 overs)
| result = Vanuatu won by 21 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343830.html Scorecard]
| venue = Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
| umpires = Rahul Asher (Oma) and Tabarak Dar (HK)
| motm = Nalin Nipiko (Van)
| toss = Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Abdul Rahman Bhadelia, Avi Dixit, Aritra Dutta and Sidhanth Srikanth (Sin) all made their List A debuts.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|DEN}}
| team2 = {{cr|MAS}}
| score1 = 159 (34.4 overs)
| runs1 = Taranjit Bharaj 45 (63)
| wickets1 = Rizwan Haider 3/26 (5.4 overs)
| score2 = 160/8 (35.3 overs)
| runs2 = Syed Aziz 47 (70)
| wickets2 = Nicolaj Laegsgaard 2/33 (8 overs)
| result = Malaysia won by 2 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343831.html Scorecard]
| venue = Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
| umpires = Rahul Asher (Oma) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
| motm = Sharvin Muniandy (Mas)
| toss = Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = The match was reduced to 36 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = Rizwan Haider, Syazrul Idrus, Syed Rehmatullah, Zubaidi Zulkifle (Mas), Saran Aslam and Taranjit Bharaj (Den) all made their List A debuts.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|QAT}}
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 146 (49.2 overs)
| runs1 = Ikramullah Khan 53 (86)
| wickets1 = Kaleem Sana 5/27 (9.2 overs)
| score2 = 147/6 (30.1 overs)
| runs2 = Nicholas Kirton 65* (81)
| wickets2 = Gayan Munaweera 2/30 (6 overs)
| result = Canada won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343832.html Scorecard]
| venue = UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
| umpires = Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
| motm =
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Aaron Johnson (Can) and Yousuf Ali (Qat) both made their List A debuts.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 6 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|SIN}}
| score1 = 294/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Pargat Singh 83 (86)
| wickets1 = Akshay Puri 5/32 (10 overs)
| score2 = 107 (28.2 overs)
| runs2 = Aritra Dutta 22 (29)
| wickets2 = Saad Bin Zafar 5/18 (6.2 overs)
| result = Canada won by 187 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343833.html Scorecard]
| venue = Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
| umpires = Rahul Asher (Oma) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
| motm = Pargat Singh (Can)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 6 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|VAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|MAS}}
| score1 = 188/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Junior Kaltapau 64 (112)
| wickets1 = Sharvin Muniandy 4/8 (8 overs)
| score2 = 192/5 (38.2 overs)
| runs2 = Ahmad Faiz 75* (104)
| wickets2 = Patrick Matautaava 2/11 (4 overs)
| result = Malaysia won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343834.html Scorecard]
| venue = UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
| umpires = Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
| motm = Ahmad Faiz (Mas)
| toss = Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 7 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|VAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|QAT}}
| score1 = 172 (43.2 overs)
| runs1 = Joshua Rasu 47 (66)
| wickets1 = Muhammad Tanveer 2/4 (3 overs)
| score2 = 173/6 (43.5 overs)
| runs2 = Muhammad Tanveer 66* (110)
| wickets2 = Simpson Obed 2/20 (10 overs)
| result = Qatar won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343835.html Scorecard]
| venue = Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
| umpires = Tabarak Dar (HK) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
| motm = Muhammad Tanveer (Qat)
| toss = Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Godfrey Mangau (Van) made his List A debut.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 7 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
| score1 = 217/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Aritra Dutta 99 (113)
| wickets1 = Surya Anand 4/33 (10 overs)
| score2 = 218/8 (46.2 overs)
| runs2 = Nicolaj Laegsgaard 61 (58)
| wickets2 = Amjad Mahboob 3/36 (10 overs)
| result = Denmark won by 2 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343836.html Scorecard]
| venue = UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
| umpires = Rahul Asher (Oma) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
| motm = Nicolaj Laegsgaard (Den)
| toss = Denmark won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Ishaan Swaney (Sin) made his List A debut.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|DEN}}
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 163 (43 overs)
| runs1 = Nicolaj Laegsgaard 60 (61)
| wickets1 = Kaleem Sana 4/13 (7 overs)
| score2 = 127/3 (25.5 overs)
| runs2 = Srimantha Wijeratne 72 (73)
| wickets2 = Oliver Hald 2/19 (4 overs)
| result = Canada won by 7 wickets (DLS method)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343837.html Scorecard]
| venue = Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
| umpires = Tabarak Dar (HK) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
| motm = Kaleem Sana (Can)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Canada were set a revised target of 127 runs in 30 overs due to rain.
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|QAT}}
| team2 = {{cr|MAS}}
| score1 = 235/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Akash Babu 71 (75)
| wickets1 = Sharvin Muniandy 4/60 (10 overs)
| score2 = 114 (33.5 overs)
| runs2 = Muhammad Amir 57 (80)
| wickets2 = Mohammed Nadeem 5/18 (7 overs)
| result = Qatar won by 121 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343838.html Scorecard]
| venue = UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
| umpires = Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
| motm = Mohammed Nadeem (Qat)
| toss = Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|MAS}}
| score1 = 198/8 (49 overs)
| runs1 = Manpreet Singh 83 (132)
| wickets1 = Rizwan Haider 5/50 (10 overs)
| score2 = 142/2 (33.3 overs)
| wickets2 = Vinoth Baskaran 1/19 (4 overs)
| result = Malaysia won by 34 runs (DLS method)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343839.html Scorecard]
| venue = Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
| umpires = Tabarak Dar (HK) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
| motm = Rizwan Haider (Mas)
| toss = Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain. No further play was possible due to rain.
| notes = Sidharth Karthik (Mas) made his List A debut.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|DEN}}
| team2 = {{cr|VAN}}
| score1 = 292/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Shangeev Thanikaithasan 59 (68)
| wickets1 = Williamsing Nalisa 2/41 (7 overs)
| score2 = 95/3 (27 overs)
| runs2 = Jarryd Allan 31 (69)
| wickets2 = Saif Ahmad 1/12 (6 overs)
| result = Denmark won by 49 runs (DLS method)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343840.html Scorecard]
| venue = UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
| umpires = Rahul Asher (Oma) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
| motm = Shangeev Thanikaithasan (Den)
| toss = Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = No further play was possible due to rain
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|VAN}}
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343841.html Scorecard]
| venue = Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
| umpires = Tabarak Dar (HK) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain = No play was possible due to rain.
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|QAT}}
| team2 = {{cr|SIN}}
| score1 = 228 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Akash Babu 73 (94)
| wickets1 = Aryaman Sunil 4/52 (10 overs)
| score2 = 128/9 (22 overs)
| runs2 = Manpreet Singh 35 (38)
| wickets2 = Mohammed Nadeem 2/27 (5 overs)
| result = Qatar won by 17 runs (DLS method)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343842.html Scorecard]
| venue = UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
| umpires = Rahul Asher (Oma) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
| motm =
| toss = Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Singapore were set a revised target of 146 runs in 22 overs.
| notes = Syed Tameem, Valeed Veetil (Qat) and Jeevan Santhanam (Sin) all made their List A debuts.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 13 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|QAT}}
| team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343843.html Scorecard]
| venue = Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
| umpires = Tabarak Dar (HK) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain = No play was possible due to rain.
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 13 December 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|MAS}}
| score1 = 240/8 (47 overs)
| runs1 = Srimantha Wijeratne 74 (91)
| wickets1 = Rizwan Haider 2/32 (9 overs)
| score2 = 51 (21.3 overs)
| runs2 = Ahmad Faiz 18 (26)
| wickets2 = Kaleem Sana 5/22 (6 overs)
| result = Canada won by 189 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1343844.html Scorecard]
| venue = UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
| umpires = Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
| motm = Kaleem Sana (Can)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
| notes =
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/cwc-challenge-league-a-2019-2022-23-1200432 Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]
{{2023 Cricket World Cup}}
{{International cricket in 2022–23}}
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