Sri Lanka Under-23 and Bangladesh Under-23 finished on top of the South Asian Games (SAG) 2019 men's cricket points table and thus qualified for the final. Sri Lanka U-23 remained unbeaten and won all their four first-round matches. Following Sri Lanka U-23 is the Bangladesh U-23 team with three wins from four matches. Hosts Nepal finished third with two wins from four outings. Maldives and Bhutan end up on fourth and fifth place respectively. Below you will find complete South Asian Games 2019 men's updated points table. South Asian Games 2019 Medal Tally Updated: India Overtake Nepal With 124 Total Medals, Check Full Country-Wise Standings.

In the 13th South Asian Games 2019 teams from five nations are taking part in the cricket competition. As per the format, the teams will face-off each other once in the round-robin stage. Teams finishing on top of the table will advance to the final. Third and fourth-placed teams will battle it out in the 3rd place play-off.

The South Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition 2019 began on December 03. The finals of the event will be held on December 09. The Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur is the venue of the cricket competition in SAG 2019. Maldives Women’s Cricket Team Bowled Out for Just Six Runs in T20 Against Bangladesh in South Asian Games 2019.

South Asian Games 2019 Men's Cricket Points Table

TEAM

Matches

Won

Lost

Tie

N/R

Points

NRR

(Q) Sri Lanka U-23

4

4

0

0

0

8

4.031

(Q) Bangladesh U-23

4

3

1

0

0

6

3.075

Nepal

4

2

2

0

0

4

2.159

Maldives

4

1

3

0

0

2

-3.339

Bhutan

4

0

4

0

0

0

-6.453

Cricket matches, excluding Sri Lanka U-23 and Bangladesh U-23 teams, in the SAG 2019 have been granted international status. The competition features international crickets from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh like Kamindu Mendis, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, and Afif Hossain.

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