2022 Asia Cup Qualifier

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2022 Asia Cup Qualifier
Dates20 – 24 August 2022
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Host(s)Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
ChampionsFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Participants4
Matches6
Most runs Flag of Hong Kong.svg Yasim Murtaza (130)
Most wickets Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ehsan Khan (9)
2018
2023

The 2022 Asia Cup Qualification was a men's cricket tournament which took place in Oman in August 2022 to determine qualification for the 2022 Asia Cup (which was originally scheduled to be played in 2020). [1] The 2020 editions of the ACC Western and Eastern regional T20 tournaments were held in February and March of the same year by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Thirteen teams competed (eight in the Western and five in the Eastern event), with the aim of progressing to the qualifier. These were scheduled to be followed by the Asia Cup Qualifier tournament in Malaysia, which was due to be played in August 2020. [2] However, in July 2020 the Asia Cup was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [3] resulting in the postponement of the qualifier. [4] In May 2021, the Asian Cricket Council confirmed that there would be no Asia Cup in 2021, with that edition of the tournament deferred until 2023. [5] It was later announced that there would be a T20I Asia Cup in 2022, to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates. [6]

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Summary

The Western Region qualifier was held by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Oman in February 2020 and the Eastern region qualifier was held in Thailand from 29 February to 6 March 2020. UAE and Kuwait advanced to the main Asia Cup Qualification after reaching the final of the Western Region event [7] and they were joined by Singapore and Hong Kong who finished in the top two positions in the Eastern event. [8] These four teams contested the Asia Cup Qualifier to determine the sixth team to take part in the 2022 Asia Cup (joining the five Asian Full Members of the International Cricket Council).

China were originally scheduled to take part in the Eastern Region Group, but they withdrew in February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] Bhutan and Myanmar, who were also included in the original schedule, later withdrew their participation. [10] [11] On 23 February 2020, Iran played their first ever T20I match, when they faced the United Arab Emirates in Group B of the Western Region qualifier. [12]

All matches in the qualification tournaments had Twenty20 International (T20I) status. [13]

Teams

Eastern Region GroupWestern Region Group

2020 ACC Western Region T20

2020 ACC Western Region T20
Dates23 – 27 February 2020
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format T20I
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and playoffs
Host(s) Flag of Oman.svg Oman
ChampionsFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Runners-upFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Participants8
Matches15
Most runs Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Chirag Suri (239)
Most wickets Flag of Kuwait.svg Mohammed Aslam (12)
2019

The 2020 ACC Western Region T20 tournament was held from 23 to 27 February 2020 in Muscat, Oman, [14] [15] and acted as a first qualifying stage for the 2020 Asia Cup. [14] [16] [17] Bahrain, [18] Kuwait, [19] Maldives, [20] Oman, [14] [21] Saudi Arabia [22] and the UAE [23] all announced their squads for the tournament. Following the conclusion of the group stage matches of the Western Region, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE had all progressed to the semi-finals. [24]

An incredible six-wicket win for Bahrain over Qatar in the final group match saw them climb to the top of Group A, with both sides progressing to the semi-finals at the expense of favourites Oman by virtue of slightly better net run rates. [25] Kuwait and the UAE won their respective semi-final matches to advance to the final of the Western Region group and to the Asia Cup Qualifier. [7] United Arab Emirates went on to win the final by 102 runs. [26]

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3210041.461
2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3210041.391
3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 3210041.040
4Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 303000−3.793
Source: ESPNcricinfo

  Advance to semi-finals

23 February 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
196/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
90/9 (20 overs)
Kamran Khan 88 (53)
Ihala Kumara 2/32 (3 overs)
Nilantha Cooray 26 (23)
Awais Malik 2/15 (4 overs)
Qatar won by 106 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Anantha Rajamani (Oma)
Player of the match: Kamran Khan (Qat)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ihala Kumara (Mdv) made his T20I debut.

23 February 2020
13:30
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
83 (17.1 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
84/2 (13.2 overs)
Shahbaz Badar 24 (27)
Khawar Ali 4/16 (4 overs)
Khawar Ali 38* (44)
Abdul Majid Malik 2/16 (4 overs)
Oman won by 8 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Imran Mustafa (Kuw)
Player of the match: Khawar Ali (Oma)

24 February 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
175/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
141 (19.1 overs)
Kamran Khan 54 (40)
Khawar Ali 2/26 (4 overs)
Khawar Ali 38 (32)
Awais Malik 3/28 (4 overs)
Qatar won by 34 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Muscat
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Mohammed Younis (Bhr)
Player of the match: Kamran Khan (Qat)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.

24 February 2020
13:30
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
186/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
121/9 (20 overs)
Sarfaraz Ali 50 (22)
Nilantha Cooray 2/21 (4 overs)
Nilantha Cooray 40 (41)
Imran Anwar 2/16 (4 overs)
Bahrain won by 65 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Muscat
Umpires: Riyaz Kurupkar (Qat) and Imran Mustafa (Kuw)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ali (Bhr)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Muhammad Younis (Bhr) made his T20I debut.

25 February 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
129/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
132/0 (14.2 overs)
Mohamed Rishwan 61 (42)
Bilal Khan 2/16 (4 overs)
Khawar Ali 72* (45)
Oman won by 10 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Riyaz Kurupkar (Qat) and Mohammed Younis (Bhr)
Player of the match: Khawar Ali (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ahmed Raid (Mdv) made his T20I debut.

25 February 2020
13:30
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
106/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
109/4 (11.5 overs)
Kamran Khan 46 (43)
Abdul Majid Malik 4/23 (4 overs)
Sarfaraz Ali 43 (27)
Mohammed Nadeem 1/17 (2 overs)
Bahrain won by 6 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma) and Anantha Rajamani (Oma)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ali (Bhr)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mohammed Sameer (Bhr) made his T20I debut.

Group B

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3300063.114
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3210041.539
3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3120020.489
4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 303000−6.221
Source: ESPNcricinfo

  Advance to semi-finals

23 February 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg
61/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
62/0 (5.3 overs)
Yousef Shadzehisarjou 14 (21)
Rohan Mustafa 2/6 (4 overs)
Rohan Mustafa 41* (18)
United Arab Emirates won by 10 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Muscat
Umpires: Riyaz Kurupkar (Qat) and Imran Mustafa (Kuw)
Player of the match: Rohan Mustafa (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • Navid Abdollahpour, Navid Balouch, Naiem Bameri, Dad Dahani, Hamid Hashemi, Masood Jayezeh, Arshad Mazarzei, Ali Mohammadipour, Yousef Shadzehisarjou, Emran Shahbakhsh, Nader Zahadiafzal (Irn), Vriitya Aravind, Basil Hameed and Alishan Sharafu (UAE) all made their T20I debuts.

23 February 2020
13:30
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
113 (17.5 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
114/1 (10.4 overs)
Faisal Khan 26 (11)
Muhammad Ansar 3/35 (3.5 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 84* (38)
Adil Butt 1/14 (2 overs)
Kuwait won by 9 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Muscat
Umpires: Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma) and Mohammed Younis (Bhr)
Player of the match: Ravija Sandaruwan (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
  • Muhammad Ansar, Aphsal Ashraf, Sayed Monib, Usman Patel (Kuw), Adil Butt, Sarfraz Butt, Abdul Waheed and Imran Yousaf (Sau) all made their T20I debuts.

24 February 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg
72/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
73/1 (5.3 overs)
Yousef Shadzehisarjou 20 (39)
Faisal Khan 2/14 (4 overs)
Abdul Waheed 41* (16)
Nader Zahadiafzal 1/10 (1 over)
Saudi Arabia won by 9 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma) and Anantha Rajamani (Oma)
Player of the match: Abdul Waheed (Sau)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mehran Dorri, Adel Kolasangiani (Irn), Ali Abbas and Khawar Zafar (Sau) all made their T20I debuts.

24 February 2020
13:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
186/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
139 (17.4 overs)
Rohan Mustafa 51 (37)
Sayed Monib 2/30 (4 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 49 (32)
Zahoor Khan 3/18 (3 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 47 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Anantha Rajamani (Oma) and Mohammed Younis (Bhr)
Player of the match: Rohan Mustafa (UAE)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
  • Naveed Fakhr (Kuw) made his T20I debut.

25 February 2020
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
150 (19 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
138/7 (20 overs)
Chirag Suri 75 (55)
Abdul Wahid 4/14 (3 overs)
Muhammad Naeem 27 (22)
Ahmed Raza 2/18 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 12 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Muscat
Umpires: Imran Mustafa (Kuw) and Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma)
Player of the match: Chirag Suri (UAE)

25 February 2020
13:30
Scorecard
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg
108/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
109/2 (12.5 overs)
Yousef Shadzehisarjou 39 (46)
Mohammed Aslam 4/5 (4 overs)
Usman Patel 59* (39)
Naiem Bameri 1/14 (3 overs)
Kuwait won by 8 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Muscat
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Riyaz Kurupkar (Qat)
Player of the match: Mohammed Aslam (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mehran Siasar (Irn) made his T20I debut.

Play-offs

Semi-final 1

26 February 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
210/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
123 (17 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 67 (39)
Abdul Majid Malik 1/21 (4 overs)
Fiaz Ahmed 30 (25)
Mohammed Aslam 4/23 (4 overs)
Kuwait won by 87 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Riyaz Kurupkar (Qat)
Player of the match: Ravija Sandaruwan (Kuw)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-final 2

26 February 2020
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
122 (18.4 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
94 (20 overs)
Chirag Suri 38 (31)
Iqbal Hussain 4/16 (3.4 overs)
Tamoor Sajjad 29 (23)
Junaid Siddique 4/12 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 28 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Muscat
Umpires: Imran Mustafa (Kuw) and Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma)
Player of the match: Junaid Siddique (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

27 February 2020
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
199/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
97/7 (20 overs)
Chirag Suri 60 (41)
Aphsal Ashraf 2/35 (4 overs)
Mohammed Aslam 23* (24)
Sultan Ahmed 4/9 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 102 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma)
Player of the match: Sultan Ahmed (UAE)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

2020 ACC Eastern Region T20

2020 ACC Eastern Region T20
Dates29 February – 6 March 2020
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format T20I
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Host(s) Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
ChampionsFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Runners-upFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Participants5
Matches10
Player of the series Flag of Singapore.svg Tim David
Most runs Flag of Singapore.svg Sidhant Singh (153)
Most wickets Flag of Hong Kong.svg Aftab Hussain (8)
Flag of Singapore.svg Anantha Krishna (8)
2018

The 2020 ACC Eastern Region T20 tournament took place from 29 February to 6 March 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand, and acted as a first qualifying stage for the 2020 Asia Cup. [11] [27] [28] It was the first official men's T20I tournament to be played in Thailand. [29] China were initially due to play in the Eastern Region tournament, but were forced to withdraw due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] Bhutan and Myanmar were also included in the original schedule, but later withdrew. [10] [11] [28] Hong Kong, Malaysia, Nepal and Singapore all announced their squads for the tournament, with Aizaz Khan, Ahmad Faiz, Gyanendra Malla and Amjad Mahboob as their respective captains. [30] [31] [32] [33]

The opening day of the tournament saw the hosts beaten by Singapore, followed by a surprise defeat for the much-fancied Nepal against Malaysia, who came into the event on the back of a 5–0 series whitewash against Hong Kong. [34] Nepal were beaten again on day two, this time by Hong Kong, and Thailand also suffered a second defeat with Malaysia taking a second victory. [35] Singapore thrashed the in-form Malaysians by 128 runs on day three thanks to an unbeaten 92 from just 32 balls for Tim David, and they were joined by Hong Kong on a record of two wins from two matches after their comfortable victory over Thailand. [36] After the penultimate round of matches, Nepal were eliminated despite Sandeep Lamichhane bowling a world record 22 dot ball deliveries in their victory over Thailand, due to Singapore's 16-run win over Hong Kong. The result also secured Singapore's qualification, and meant that the game between Hong Kong and Malaysia on the final day would determine the remaining place in the Asia Cup Qualifier. [37] Singapore won the tournament unbeaten with seven points, after their last fixture against Nepal was abandoned due to rain. [38] [39] Hong Kong's victory over Malaysia in the last match of the tournament secured their qualification. [8] Singapore's Tim David was named player of the tournament, while compatriot Sidhant Singh and Hong Kong's Aftab Hussain won the batting and bowling awards, respectively. [38]

Round-robin

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 4300173.117
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 4310061.674
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 422004−0.748
4Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 4120130.690
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 404000−4.283
Source: ESPNcricinfo

  Advance to Asia Cup Qualifier

29 February 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg
139/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
96 (19 overs)
Sidhant Singh 59 (50)
Mahsid Faheem 2/11 (2 overs)
Daniel Jacobs 28 (28)
Karthikeyan Subramanian 3/27 (4 overs)
Singapore won by 43 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Sanjay Sarda (Tha)
Player of the match: Sidhant Singh (Sin)
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sorawat Desungnoen, Robert Raina, Nopphon Senamontree, Phiriyapong Suanchuai, Wanchana Uisuk (Tha) and Karthikeyan Subramanian (Sin) all made their T20I debuts.

29 February 2020
13:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
132 (19.5 overs)
Syed Aziz 51* (35)
Sandeep Lamichhane 3/22 (4 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 38 (33)
Sharvin Muniandy 4/13 (3.5 overs)
Malaysia won by 22 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Balraj Manikandan (Sin) and Ashwani Kumar Rana (Tha)
Player of the match: Sharvin Muniandy (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sandeep Lamichhane became the first bowler for Nepal to take 100 wickets in Twenty20 cricket. [40]

1 March 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
111 (18.1 overs)
Nizakat Khan 48 (29)
Sandeep Lamichhane 2/25 (4 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 46 (43)
Haroon Arshad 5/16 (3.1 overs)
Hong Kong won by 43 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Samad Akbar (Tha) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Haroon Arshad (HK)

1 March 2020
13:30
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
85/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
86/2 (11.5 overs)
Henno Jordaan 37 (47)
Pavandeep Singh 2/6 (4 overs)
Virandeep Singh 41* (34)
Vichanath Singh 1/17 (1.5 overs)
Malaysia won by 8 wickets
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Balraj Manikandan (Sin)
Player of the match: Pavandeep Singh (Mas)
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.

3 March 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg
239/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
111 (15.1 overs)
Tim David 92* (32)
Fitri Sham 1/31 (4 overs)
Ahmad Faiz 25 (16)
Anantha Krishna 4/28 (3.1 overs)
Singapore won by 128 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Arif Ansari (Tha) and Ashwani Kumar Rana (Tha)
Player of the match: Tim David (Sin)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.

3 March 2020
13:30
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
77/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
78/2 (7.4 overs)
Ziaul Hoque 23* (26)
Ehsan Khan 2/9 (4 overs)
Kinchit Shah 2/9 (4 overs)
Nizakat Khan 36 (19)
Naveed Pathan 1/19 (1.4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 8 wickets
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Kinchit Shah (HK)
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ismail Sardar (Tha) made his T20I debut.

4 March 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
66 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
72/1 (5.3 overs)
Phiriyapong Suanchuai 13* (16)
Karan KC 3/12 (4 overs)
Kushal Malla 36* (18)
Nopphon Senamontree 1/27 (2.3 overs)
Nepal won by 9 wickets
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Balraj Manikandan (Sin)
Player of the match: Karan KC (Nep)

4 March 2020
13:30
Scorecard
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg
168/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
152/8 (20 overs)
Tim David 58 (46)
Aftab Hussain 2/23 (4 overs)
Jamie Atkinson 50 (45)
Aahan Gopinath Achar 2/21 (4 overs)
Singapore won by 16 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Samad Akbar (Tha) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Manpreet Singh (Sin)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.

6 March 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
v
Match abandoned
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Arif Ansari (Tha) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

6 March 2020
13:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
132/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
133/4 (18.5 overs)
Virandeep Singh 33 (30)
Aizaz Khan 2/24 (4 overs)
Shahid Wasif 50 (49)
Pavandeep Singh 2/32 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 6 wickets
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Balraj Manikandan (Sin)
Player of the match: Shahid Wasif (HK)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.

2022 Asia Cup Qualifier

The four-team Asia Cup Qualifier was originally scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur in August 2020. [27] The qualifier was held in Oman in August 2022, [42] immediately before the Asia Cup. [43]

Kuwait and the UAE reached the final of the Western Region group, and as a result, also advanced to the Asia Cup Qualifier. [7] Singapore and Hong Kong finished as the top two teams in the Eastern Region group, [38] joining Kuwait and the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifier. [8] However, in July 2020, the Asia Cup was postponed to June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [44] The Asia Cup was again postponed to August and September 2022, [45] with the qualifier started on 20 August 2022. [46] Originally scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka, both the Qualifier and the Asia Cup were moved to Oman and the UAE respectively due to the economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka. [47]

Hong Kong qualified for the main event after a first-place finish in the qualifier. [48]

Squads

Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [49] Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait [50] Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore [51] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [52]

Round-robin

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3300060.641
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3210041.627
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3120020.538
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 303000−2.684
Source: ESPNcricinfo

  Advanced to Asia Cup

20 August 2022
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
148/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
140/7 (20 overs)
Kinchit Shah 34 (32)
Akshay Puri 2/17 (4 overs)
Janak Prakash 31 (32)
Ehsan Khan 3/20 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 8 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Ehsan Khan (HK)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ateeq Iqbal (HK) made his T20I debut.

21 August 2022
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
173/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
177/9 (19.5 overs)
Chirag Suri 88 (61)
Shiraz Khan 1/29 (4 overs)
Sayed Monib 1/29 (4 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 34 (25)
Basil Hameed 3/22 (4 overs)
Kuwait won by 1 wicket
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma)
Player of the match: Edson Silva (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

22 August 2022
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
160/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
113 (18.3 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 58 (34)
Janak Prakash 3/35 (4 overs)
Aritra Dutta 42 (29)
Karthik Meiyappan 3/13 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 47 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Naveen D'Souza (Kuw) and Tabarak Dar (HK)
Player of the match: Karthik Meiyappan (UAE)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Adwitya Bhargava (Sin), Sabir Ali and Aryan Lakra (UAE) all made their T20I debuts.

23 August 2022
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
151/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
153/2 (17.4 overs)
Edson Silva 56 (30)
Yasim Murtaza 2/11 (4 overs)
Babar Hayat 53* (30)
Adnan Idrees 1/16 (2 overs)
Hong Kong won by 8 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Yasim Murtaza (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

24 August 2022
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg
104 (19.5 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
105/4 (7.5 overs)
Janak Prakash 29 (33)
Yasin Patel 4/22 (4 overs)
Sayed Monib 32* (10)
Vinoth Baskaran 3/39 (2.5 overs)
Kuwait won by 6 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma)
Player of the match: Yasin Patel (Kuw)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ali Zaheer (Kuw) made his T20I debut.

24 August 2022
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
147 (19.3 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
149/2 (19 overs)
Chundangapoyil Rizwan 49 (44)
Ehsan Khan 4/24 (4 overs)
Yasim Murtaza 58 (43)
Basil Hameed 1/31 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 8 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Ehsan Khan (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

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