Cricket format | Twenty20, Twenty20 International |
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Host(s) | Nepal |
Champions | Bangladesh (2nd title) (men's) Bangladesh (1st title) (women's) |
Participants | 5 men's, 4 women's |
Matches | 20 (12 men's, 8 women's) |
Player of the series | Kamindu Mendis (men's) Anjali Chand (women's) |
Cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games was held in Twenty20 format in Kirtipur and Pokhara, Nepal between 2 and 9 December 2019.[1] Cricket returned to the South Asian Games after a period of nine years.[2] The men's tournament featured under-23 squads from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and senior squads from Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal.[3] The women's event featured teams from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Nepal. All matches in the men's event were played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.[3] The women's event was played at the Pokhara Stadium.[4]