2017 Asian Baseball Cup

The 2017 Asian Baseball Cup will be the 13th edition of the tournament and serve as qualification to the 2017 Asian Baseball Championship.[1] The West Asia Baseball Cup will be held 25 February to 1 March at Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan.[2]

2017 Asian Baseball Cup
(Western Division)
Tournament details
Host country Pakistan
Dates 25 February-1 March 2017
Teams5 (from 1 continent)
Defending champions Pakistan (2015)
Final positions
Champions
 Sri Lanka (1st title)
Runner-up
 Pakistan
Third place
 Iran
Fourth place   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Games played8
2015
2019

The 2017 edition of the tournament sees Nepal participating in their first competition and Sri Lanka moving to the West Cup.

Participants

West Cup

Group A

Rk Team W L HTH RS IPO RA IPD TQB
1  Pakistan 20 -
2    Nepal 11
3  Iraq 02

NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RS − Runs scored. IPO − Innings the team batted. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. TQB − The index of (RS/IPO)−(RA/IPD).

25 February 2017
10:00
Pakistan  16-1    Nepal Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
26 February 2017
10:00
Nepal    13-2  Iraq Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
27 February 2017
10:00
Iraq  0-25  Pakistan Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Group B

Rk Team W L HTH RS IPO RA IPD TQB
1  Sri Lanka 10 -
2  Iran 01
3  India 00

NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RS − Runs scored. IPO − Innings the team batted. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. TQB − The index of (RS/IPO)−(RA/IPD).

25 February 2017
13:30
Iran  cancelled  India Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
26 February 2017
13:30
Sri Lanka  22-0
(F/5)
 Iran Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
27 February 2017
13:30
India  cancelled  Sri Lanka Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Playoffs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
February 28, 2017 - 10:00
 
 
 Pakistan 11
 
March 1, 2017 - 13:30
 
 Iran 0
 
 Pakistan 2
 
February 28, 2017 - 13:30
 
 Sri Lanka 4
 
 Sri Lanka 11
 
 
   Nepal 0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
March 1, 2017 - 10:00
 
 
 Iran 10
 
 
   Nepal 6


East Cup

The East Asia Cup was not held in 2017 since no suitable host could be found.[3]

References

  1. "West Asia Baseball Cup XIII set to open in Islamabad, Pakistan - WBSC". 23 February 2017.
  2. "13th West Asia Baseball Cup 2017 Islamabad Pakistan". www.facebook.com.
  3. Co., Amazing Internet Advertising. "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia - BFA News..." www.baseballasia.org.
  4. Co., Amazing Internet Advertising. "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia - BFA News..." www.baseballasia.org.
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