2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup
The 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the eighth edition of the Women's Asia Cup tournament which took place from 1 to 15 October 2022 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The tournament was contested between Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and United Arab Emirates. On 20 September 2022, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the schedule of the tournament. Bangladesh were the defending champions, having defeated India by three wickets in the final of the 2018 tournament to win the title for the first time. The tournament was played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The seven teams played in a round-robin stage, with the top four progressing to the semi-finals.
| Dates | 1 – 15 October 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | WT20I |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockouts |
| Host(s) | Bangladesh |
| Champions | India (7th title) |
| Runners-up | Sri Lanka |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Player of the series | Deepti Sharma |
| Most runs | Jemimah Rodrigues (217) |
| Most wickets | Deepti Sharma (13) Inoka Ranaweera (13) |
The UAE and Malaysia qualified for the tournament by reaching the final of the 2022 ACC Women's T20 Championship, which was played in June 2022 in Malaysia.
In the round-robin stage, Thailand beat Pakistan by 4 wickets to register their first ever WT20I victory against their opponents. Combined with a rain-out for the match between Bangladesh and the UAE, this led to Thailand qualifying for the semifinals, their best ever Asia Cup result.