2017 Asian Baseball Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Pakistan |
| Dates | 25 February-1 March 2017 |
| Teams | 5 (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 played | 8 |
← 2015 → | |
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]
The 2017 edition of the tournament sees Nepal participating in their first competition and Sri Lanka moving to the West Cup.
Participants[]
East Asia Cup was cancelled due to lack of suitable host.[3] |
Pre-tournament WBSC World Rankings (from 24 February 2017) in parentheses India had to withdraw from the tournament after the team were not issued Pakistan visas.[4] |
West Cup[]
Group A
| Rk | Team | W | L | HTH | RS | IPO | RA | IPD | TQB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan
|
2 | 0 | - | |||||
| 2 | Nepal
|
1 | 1 | − | |||||
| 3 |  Iraq
|
0 | 2 | − | |||||
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
|
1 | 0 | - | |||||
| 2 | Iran
|
0 | 1 | − | |||||
| 3 |  India
|
0 | 0 | − | |||||
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-finals | Final | |||||
| 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[]
- ^ "West Asia Baseball Cup XIII set to open in Islamabad, Pakistan - WBSC". 23 February 2017.
- ^ "13th West Asia Baseball Cup 2017 Islamabad Pakistan". www.facebook.com.
- ^ a b Co., Amazing Internet Advertising. "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia - BFA News..." www.baseballasia.org.
- ^ Co., Amazing Internet Advertising. "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia - BFA News..." www.baseballasia.org.
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