Which of the following cricket teams was defeated by India to lift the Women's Twenty 20 Asia Cup 2016 ?
- (a)Bangladesh
- (b)Sri Lanka
- (c)Pakistan
- (d)Afghanistan
Correct — C, Pakistan. India beat Pakistan by 17 runs in the final of the 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, played on 4 December 2016 at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground in Bangkok. India batted first and made 121 for 5, with Mithali Raj unbeaten on 73, and Pakistan were held to 104 for 6 in reply. Harmanpreet Kaur captained India in that final and Bismah Maroof led Pakistan.
- (a)Bangladesh — Bangladesh were not the side India met in the 2016 final. The name is tempting because Bangladesh figures often in South Asian cricket finals, but the 2016 title match was played against Pakistan.
- (b)Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka is a regular in the Women's Asia Cup and a full member nation, yet the 2016 title match was an India-Pakistan affair.
- (d)Afghanistan — Afghanistan did not feature in the 2016 Women's Asia Cup final. The option is there only to complete the set of neighbouring countries.
The Women's Asia Cup is the Asian Cricket Council's regional championship for women's teams, and the 2016 edition was played in the Twenty20 format. India won that title in Bangkok, beating Pakistan in the final — a reminder that the council often stages its regional events at neutral venues rather than in a member country.
Sports current affairs in NDA is almost always about who beat whom in a final, so the useful unit of revision is the pairing, not the scorecard. Note one printing quirk in this paper — the event is set as 'Twenty 20 Asia Cup 2016', mixing the word and the numeral, whereas the format is normally written Twenty20 or T20. That is an incidental slip in the printed booklet and does not affect the answer. Since this exam, India's women have gone on to reach global finals as well, so a candidate today should track the recent editions rather than stopping at 2016.
- India beat Pakistan by 17 runs in the 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup final.
- The final was played on 4 December 2016 at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok.
- India made 121 for 5 and Pakistan replied with 104 for 6; Mithali Raj scored 73 not out.
- Harmanpreet Kaur captained India in that final and Bismah Maroof captained Pakistan.
- Confusing editions — the same two or three teams meet repeatedly in Asian finals, so anchor each result to its year.
- Answering from the tournament's host country rather than from the losing finalist; the question asks who was defeated.
NDA asks the loser of a named final, or the venue of a named event, so revise finals as a line of year, event, winner, runner-up and venue.
Rafael Nadal defeated whom among the following to win the French Open Tennis Tournament, 2022?
- (a) Austin Krajicek
- (b) Ivan Dodig
- (c) Casper Ruud
- (d) Joran Vliegen
Answer(c) Casper Ruud
Consider the following statements : 1. England is the only country that won the ICC T20 World Cup twice. 2. Virat Kohli is the only player to be adjudged as the Player of the Series in the ICC T20 World Cup twice. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer(b) 2 only
Twenty20 cricket again, this time in statement form and about world events rather than Asian ones. Between the two, NDA has tested both the regional and the global T20 calendar.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Women's Asia Cup in cricket is organised by which body?
- (a)International Cricket Council
- (b)Asian Cricket Council
- (c)Board of Control for Cricket in India
- (d)Commonwealth Games Federation
Answer(b) Asian Cricket Council — the regional body that runs Asia Cup competitions.
- practice — not a real PYQ
In which city was the final of the 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup played?
- (a)Dhaka
- (b)Colombo
- (c)Bangkok
- (d)Karachi
Answer(c) Bangkok — at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground.