2016 Twenty20 East Asia Cup

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2016 East Asia Cup
Dates3 – 6 November 2016
Administrator(s) Japan Cricket Association
Cricket format Twenty20
Host(s)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
ChampionsFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Participants4
Matches8
Most runs Flag of Japan.svg Masaomi Kobayashi (111)
Most wickets Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Wakita (10)
2018

The 2016 East Asia Cup was a Twenty20 (T20) cricket tournament, which was held in Japan in November 2016. [1] The matches were all played at the Sano International Cricket Ground in the city of Sano. [2]

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The Twenty20 East Asia Cup is an annual competition featuring China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea that was first played in 2015 and alternates annually between a men's and women's event. [3] This was the first edition of the men's event, after China won the inaugural women's edition in 2015. [4] Matches did not have Twenty20 International status. Hong Kong was represented by the Hong Kong Dragons side, a team representing Hong Kong's Chinese community, instead of the full national side.

South Korea defeated hosts Japan in the final on 6 November 2016 to win the East Asia Cup. [2]

Squads

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [5] Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Dragons [6] Flag of Japan.svg  Japan [7] Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea [8]
  • Zhang Yu Fei (c)
  • Lu Cangcang
  • Xu Hao
  • Dong Jiahao
  • Han Junhui
  • Qing Peng
  • He Shuai
  • Tian Suqing
  • Yan Hua Wen
  • Pu Xianliang
  • Song Yangyang
  • Feng Yu
  • Wang Yu
  • Song Yulin
  • Wang Zihao
  • Damien Yee (c)
  • Najeeb Amar
  • Edwin Ang
  • Bobby Chan
  • James Chan
  • Louis Chan
  • Adrian Lee
  • Danny Lee
  • Rob Lee
  • Jason Lui
  • Anthony Marrin
  • Li Kai Ming
  • Chris Pickett
  • Henry Siu
  • Siegfried Wai
  • Max Yeung
  • Michael Zheng
  • Masaomi Kobayashi (c)
  • Takuro Hagihara
  • Rui Matsumara
  • Wataru Miyauchi
  • Ken Okoshi
  • Tomoki Ota
  • Mian Siddique
  • Makoto Taniyama
  • Marcus Thurgate
  • Nozomi Tomizawa
  • Ryoya Tsutsui
  • Kohei Wakita
  • Shodai Yamada
  • Jun Yamashita
  • Sung Dae Sik (c)
  • Hyobum An
  • Yu Hogyun
  • Lee Hyosin
  • Jun Hyunwoo
  • Lee Kangmin
  • Park Keunyeol
  • Unair Khan
  • Lim Jeongwook
  • Choi Jiwon
  • Soochan Park
  • Cho Yonggyun
  • Kim Yongtae

Round-robin

Points table

Team [9] P W L T NR Pts NRR Status
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)330006+2.453Advanced to the final
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 321004+2.608
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 312002–1.594Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Dragons 303000–3.174

Matches

3 November 2016
Scorecard
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
80/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
81/5 (12.5 overs)
Zhang Yu Fei 53* (65)
Kohei Wakita 3/15 (4 overs)
Masaomi Kobayashi 29* (35)
Wang Zihao 2/18 (3 overs)
Japan won by 5 wickets
Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano
Umpires: Alan Curr (Jpn) and Mihindu Perera (Jpn)
Player of the match: Zhang Yu Fei (Chn)
  • China won the toss and elected to bat.

3 November 2016
Scorecard
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg
171/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Dragons
75/7 (20 overs)
Choi Jiwon 45* (39)
Danny Lee 2/29 (4 overs)
Siegfried Wai 11 (22)
Unair Khan 3/11 (3 overs)
South Korea won by 96 runs
Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano
Umpires: Alan Curr (Jpn) and Mihindu Perera (Jpn)
  • South Korea won the toss and elected to field.

4 November 2016
Scorecard
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
76/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
80/3 (11.1 overs)
Tian Suqing 20 (45)
Choi Jiwon 2/6 (4 overs)
Choi Jiwon 20* (13)
Wang Zihao 1/17 (3 overs)
South Korea won by 7 wickets
Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano
Umpires: Alan Curr (Jpn) and Uddika Pradeep (Jpn)
Player of the match: Choi Jiwon (Kor)
  • China won the toss and elected to bat.

4 November 2016
Scorecard
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg
123/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Dragons
34 (14.2 overs)
Masaomi Kobayashi 48 (54)
Siegfried Wai 3/26 (4 overs)
Louis Chan 13 (22)
Makoto Taniyama 3/5 (4 overs)
Japan won by 89 runs
Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano
Umpires: Mihindu Perera (Jpn) and Uddika Pradeep (Jpn)
Player of the match: Masaomi Kobayashi (Jpn)
  • Japan won the toss and elected to bat.

5 November 2016
Scorecard
Hong Kong Dragons  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
99/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
100/8 (19.2 overs)
Bobby Chan 19 (25)
Xu Hao 4/17 (4 overs)
Yan Hua Wen 25 (26)
Edwin Ang 3/7 (4 overs)
China won by 5 wickets
Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano
Umpires: Mihindu Perera (Jpn) and Seiji Sugiura (Jpn)
Player of the match: Xu Hao (Chn)
  • Hong Kong Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.

5 November 2016
Scorecard
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg
144/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
134/8 (20 overs)
Wataru Miyauchi 37 (49)
Kim Yongtae 2/15 (4 overs)
Kim Yongtae 30 (17)
Kohei Wakita 4/13 (4 overs)
Japan won by 10 runs
Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano
Umpires: Kris Bayne (Jpn) and Keith Franklin (Jpn)
Player of the match: Kohei Wakita (Jpn)
  • Japan won the toss and elected to bat.

Play-offs

Third-place play-off

6 November 2016
Scorecard
Hong Kong Dragons  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
128/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
99 (19.3 overs)
Jason Lui 48* (33)
Zhang Yu Fei 2/13 (4 overs)
Song Yangyang 30 (32)
Henry Siu 3/23 (3.3 overs)
Hong Kong Dragons won by 29 runs
Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano
Umpires: Kris Bayne (Jpn) and Chris Thurgate (HK)
Player of the match: Jason Lui (Hong Kong Dragons)
  • China won the toss and elected to field.

Final

6 November 2016
Scorecard
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg
100/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
101/6 (19 overs)
Masaomi Kobayashi 22 (32)
Jun Hyunwoo 2/13 (2 overs)
Jun Hyunwoo 26 (25)
Mian Siddique 4/12 (4 overs)
South Korea won by 4 wickets
Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano
Umpires: Keith Franklin (Jpn) and Uddika Pradeep (Jpn)
Player of the match: Jun Hyunwoo (Kor)
  • Japan won the toss and elected to bat.

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