The 2019–20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that was held from 27 September to 3 October 2019 in Singapore.[1] It was a tri-nation series featuring Singapore, Nepal and Zimbabwe, with all the matches played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[2] Singapore used the series to prepare for their first appearance in the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier in October 2019.[2] It was the first T20I tri-series to be played in Singapore.[3]
Prior to the series, Zimbabwe also played in another tri-series, in Bangladesh.[4] Zimbabwe Cricket named Sean Williams as Zimbabwe's captain,[5] after Hamilton Masakadza announced that he would retire from international cricket following the conclusion of the tri-series in Bangladesh that took place earlier in September.[6]
In the third match of the series, Singapore beat Zimbabwe by four runs.[7] It was the first time that Singapore had beaten a Full Member team in an international cricket match.[8][9] Despite their loss to Singapore, Zimbabwe went on to win the series, winning all their other matches.[10]
Squads
 Nepal[11]
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 Singapore[12]
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 Zimbabwe[13]
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Zimbabwe
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.833 |
| 2 | Nepal
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4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.383 |
| 3 | Singapore (H)
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4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.871 |
Matches
1st T20I
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kushal Malla, Ishan Pandey (Nep) and Brian Chari (Zim) all made their T20I debuts.
- Sean Williams captained Zimbabwe for the first time in T20Is.[15]
2nd T20I
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Navin Param, Sidhant Singh, Aryaman Sunil (Sin) and Sushan Bhari (Nep) all made their T20I debuts.
- Paras Khadka became the first batsman for Nepal to score a century in T20Is.[16]
3rd T20I
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
- Aahan Gopinath Achar, Aritra Dutta (Sin) and Richard Ngarava (Zim) all made their T20I debuts. This was Singapore's 1st win against full member nation in T20Is.
4th T20I
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Daniel Jakiel and William Mashinge (Zim) both made their T20I debuts.
5th T20I
6th T20I
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
Notes
References
- ^ "Nepal to play Twenty20 tri-series in Singapore". The Himayana Times. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Singapore Tri- Nation T20I Series: Singapore with Nepal and Zimbabwe". Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Singapore set to host its first international T20I series". Connected to India. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Raza out of Zimbabwe's Bangladesh tour on disciplinary grounds". CricBuzz. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Hamilton's last supper". The Herald (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Hamilton Masakadza to retire after T20I tri-series in Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Singapore fight back to secure historic five-run win over Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Singapore create history by clinching T20I victory against Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Why Singapore beating Zimbabwe is a big deal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Zimbabwe ride on Moor 92* to avenge loss to Singapore". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Malla, Pandey join senior team as T20 series squad announced". Online Khabar. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "INSTAREM tri-series Singapore 2019-20 – Fixtures, Schedule, Venues, Squads, Match Timings and Live Streaming Details". CricTracker. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Sikandar Raza out of Zimbabwe T20 squad over disciplinary issues". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Singapore Twenty20 Tri-Series Table - 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Singapore T20I Tri-series 2019, Singapore vs Nepal vs Zimbabwe – Statistical Preview". CricTracker. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Khadka ton leads Nepal to nine wicket victory". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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