2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier

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The 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [1] [2]

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The first stage of the qualification pathway in the Asia region consisted of two sub-regional qualifiers, held in July and September 2023 in Malaysia and Qatar respectively. [3] [4] [5] Malaysia won all of their matches in the Qualifier B tournament and advanced to the regional final. [6] Kuwait won the Qualifier A to advance to the regional final after defeating Saudi Arabia in their final match. [7]

In the regional final, Kuwait and Malaysia were joined by Nepal, Oman, and Bahrain (all of whom contested in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A in Oman), as well as Hong Kong and Singapore (who contested in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B in Zimbabwe), and the United Arab Emirates (who were knocked out of the first round of the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia). [8]

The regional final was held in Nepal from 30 October to 5 November 2023. [9] [10] The two finalists (Nepal and Oman) qualified for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [11] [12]

Teams

Qualifier A Qualifier B Regional Final
Direct qualifiersSub-regional qualifiers
  1. Received a bye after competing in the 2022 T20 World Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Received a bye after competing in the 2022 global qualifiers

Qualifier A

2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A
Dates28 September – 5 October 2023
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Double round-robin
Host(s)Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
ChampionsFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Runners-upFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Participants4
Matches12
Most runs Flag of Kuwait.svg Meet Bhavsar (262)
Most wickets Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hisham Sheikh (12)
Flag of Qatar.svg Himanshu Rathod (12)
2021

Squads

Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait [13] Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives [14] Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia [15]
  • Umar Adam (c)
  • Azyan Farhath (vc)
  • Savindra Amaradasa
  • Mohamed Azzam (wk)
  • Ibrahim Hassan
  • Shaof Hassan
  • Chandana Liyanage
  • Wedage Malinda
  • Ameel Mauroof
  • Ibrahim Nashath
  • Mohamed Rishwan
  • Ibrahim Rizan
  • Kaushal Rodrigo
  • Leem Shafeeg
  • Hisham Sheikh (c)
  • Ishtiaq Ahmad
  • Manan Ali
  • Ahmed Baladraf
  • Atif-Ur-Rehman
  • Haseeb Ghafoor (wk)
  • Faisal Khan
  • Saad Khan
  • Khalander Mustafa
  • Usman Najeeb
  • Umair Sharif
  • Zain Ul Abidin
  • Waqar Ul Hassan
  • Abdul Waheed

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 6510102.202Advance to the regional final
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 6510101.447
3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 624040.349
4Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 60600−4.332

Fixtures

28 September 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
123/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
124/3 (15.4 overs)
Imal Liyanage 46 (49)
Ilyas Ahmed 2/23 (4 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 42 (29)
Himanshu Rathod 3/20 (4 overs)
Kuwait won by 7 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Ravija Sandaruwan (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohammad Ahnaff (Qat) made his T20I debut.

28 September 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
172/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
110/7 (20 overs)
Abdul Waheed 58 (35)
Ameel Mauroof 2/24 (4 overs)
Azyan Farhath 43 (44)
Hisham Sheikh 4/12 (4 overs)
Saudi Arabia won by 62 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Hisham Sheikh (Sau)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Savindra Amaradasa, Kaushal Rodrigo (Mdv) and Waqar Ul Hassan (Sau) all made their T20I debuts.

29 September 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
100/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
103/3 (12.2 overs)
Azyan Farhath 29 (46)
Mohammed Aslam 2/11 (3 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 60* (41)
Leem Shafeeg 2/25 (3.2 overs)
Kuwait won by 7 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Meet Bhavsar (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

29 September 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
109 (19.3 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
110/6 (19.4 overs)
Saqlain Arshad 27 (24)
Hisham Sheikh 4/14 (4 overs)
Hisham Sheikh 29* (33)
Himanshu Rathod 2/21 (4 overs)
Saudi Arabia won by 4 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Hisham Sheikh (Sau)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.

1 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
121/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
125/1 (10.2 overs)
Kaushal Rodrigo 71 (54)
Muhammad Murad 3/21 (4 overs)
Saqlain Arshad 61* (32)
Umar Adam 1/35 (4 overs)
Qatar won by 9 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Saqlain Arshad (Qat)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to field.

1 October 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
174/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
175/7 (19.4 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 89 (55)
Ishtiaq Ahmad 5/27 (4 overs)
Faisal Khan 69 (34)
Sayed Monib 4/16 (3.4 overs)
Saudi Arabia won by 3 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Faisal Khan (Sau)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to bat.

2 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
129/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
130/5 (16.1 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 69* (52)
Mohammed Aslam 3/15 (4 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 71 (40)
Muhammad Murad 2/23 (3 overs)
Kuwait won by 5 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Ravija Sandaruwan (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nimish Lathief (Kuw) made his T20I debut.

2 October 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
76 (18.2 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
78/1 (7.5 overs)
Kaushal Rodrigo 26 (41)
Ahmed Baladraf 3/14 (4 overs)
Faisal Khan 46* (25)
Leem Shafeeg 1/9 (1 over)
Saudi Arabia won by 9 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Faisal Khan (Sau)
  • Maldives won the toss and elected to bat.

4 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
83/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
84/2 (7.5 overs)
Kaushal Rodrigo 23 (29)
Yasin Patel 2/10 (4 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 28 (20)
Ibrahim Hassan 1/23 (2 overs)
Kuwait won by 8 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Meet Bhavsar (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mirza Ahmed (Kuw) made his T20I debut.

4 October 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
168/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
170/3 (18.3 overs)
Saqlain Arshad 76 (41)
Hisham Sheikh 2/21 (4 overs)
Manan Ali 52* (37)
Saqlain Arshad 1/8 (1 over)
Saudi Arabia won by 7 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Manan Ali (Sau)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.

5 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
201/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
159 (17.2 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 52 (23)
Umar Adam 2/49 (4 overs)
Umar Adam 56 (29)
Himanshu Rathod 4/29 (4 overs)
Qatar won by 42 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Muhammad Tanveer (Qat)
  • Maldives won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shaof Hassan (Mdv) made his T20I debut.

5 October 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
173/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
175/6 (18.2 overs)
Abdul Waheed 83 (58)
Sayed Monib 2/29 (4 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 55 (27)
Zain Ul Abidin 2/23 (4 overs)
Kuwait won by 4 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Meet Bhavsar (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier B

2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier B
2023 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier B logo.png
Dates26 July – 1 August 2023
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Host(s)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
ChampionsFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Runners-upFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Participants5
Matches10
Player of the series Flag of Malaysia.svg Virandeep Singh
Most runs Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Faiz (115)
Most wickets Flag of Malaysia.svg Syazrul Idrus (10)
2018

Squads

The following teams and squads were named for the tournament:

Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan [17] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia [18] Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand [19]
  • Suprit Pradhan (c)
  • Namgay Thinley (vc)
  • Sanjog Chhetri (wk)
  • Sonam Chophel (wk)
  • Karma Dorji
  • Ranjung Mikyo Dorji
  • Gakul Ghalley
  • Kishen Ghalley
  • Sherab Loday
  • Anand Mongar
  • Tashi Phuntsho
  • Tenjin Rabgey
  • Tenzin Wangchuk
  • Sonam Yeshey
  • Wang Qi (c)
  • Wei Guo Lei (vc, wk)
  • Yin Chenhao
  • Deng Jinqi
  • Zou Kui
  • Xie Kunkun
  • Wang Liuyang (wk)
  • Ma Qiancheng
  • Tian Sen Qun
  • Luo Shilin
  • Zhao Tianle
  • Zong Yuechao
  • Zhuang Zelin
  • Chen Zhuo Yue
  • Thuya Aung (c)
  • Htet Lin Aung
  • Myat Thu Aung
  • Khin Aye (wk)
  • Paing Danu
  • Nay Lin Htun
  • Aung Ko Ko
  • Swann Htet Ko Ko (wk)
  • Kaung Htet Kyaw
  • Htet Lin Oo
  • Nyeing Cham Soe
  • Ko Ko Lin Thu
  • Ye Naing Tun (wk)
  • Pyae Phyo Wai
  • Akshaykumar Yadav (c)
  • Chaloemwong Chatphaisan (wk)
  • Jandre Coetzee
  • Phanuwat Desungnoen
  • Sorawat Desungnoen
  • Sarawut Maliwan
  • Khanitson Namchaikul
  • Narawit Nuntarach
  • Chanchai Pengkumta
  • Robert Raina
  • Satarut Rungrueang (wk)
  • Yodsak Saranonnakkun
  • Nopphon Senamontree
  • Phiriyapong Suanchuai (wk)

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 440085.986Advance to the regional final
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 431062.927
3Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 42204−0.085
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 41302−3.537
5Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 40400−4.196

Fixtures

26 July 2023
09:00
Scorecard
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
23 (11.2 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
24/2 (4.5 overs)
Wei Guo Lei 7 (15)
Syazrul Idrus 7/8 (4 overs)
Virandeep Singh 19* (14)
Wang Qi 1/5 (2 overs)
Malaysia won by 8 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Syazrul Idrus (Mas)
  • China won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sharveen Surendran (Mas), Yin Chenhao, Xie Kunkun, Wei Guo Lei, Ma Qiancheng, Wang Liuyang, Wang Qi, Tian Sen Qun, Luo Shilin, Zhao Tianle, Zhuang Zelin and Chen Zhuo Yue (Chn) all made their T20I debuts.
  • Syazrul Idrus (Mas) became the first bowler to take seven wickets in a men's T20I. [21]

26 July 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
105 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
74/9 (20 overs)
Sherab Loday 18 (16)
Pyae Phyo Wai 3/29 (4 overs)
Ye Naing Tun 19 (17)
Karma Dorji 2/4 (2 overs)
Bhutan won by 31 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Tashi Phuntsho (Bhu)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Karma Dorji, Kishen Ghalley, Tashi Phuntsho (Bhu), Htet Lin Aung, Thuya Aung, Khin Aye, Paing Danu, Nay Lin Htun, Aung Ko Ko, Swann Htet Ko Ko, Htet Lin Oo, Ko Ko Lin Thu, Ye Naing Tun and Pyae Phyo Wai (Mya) all made their T20I debuts.

27 July 2023
09:30
Scorecard
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
26 (10.5 overs)
v
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
27/1 (4.1 overs)
Wei Guo Lei 8 (16)
Nopphon Senamontree 4/9 (2.5 overs)
Sorawat Desungnoen 16* (15)
Wang Qi 1/7 (2 overs)
Thailand won by 9 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Nopphon Senamontree (Tha)
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jandre Coetzee, Sarawut Maliwan and Akshaykumar Yadav (Tha) all made their T20I debuts.

27 July 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
180/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
105/8 (20 overs)
Zubaidi Zulkifle 36 (19)
Tenzin Wangchuk 2/28 (4 overs)
Suprit Pradhan 22 (27)
Virandeep Singh 2/14 (4 overs)
Malaysia won by 75 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Virandeep Singh (Mas)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.

28 July 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
140/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
39 (16 overs)
Robert Raina 42 (30)
Thuya Aung 2/23 (4 overs)
Pyae Phyo Wai 8 (18)
Khaniston Namchaikul 4/7 (4 overs)
Thailand won by 101 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Jandre Coetzee (Tha)
  • Myanmar won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nyeing Cham Soe (Mya) made his T20I debut.

30 July 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
161/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
48 (11.4 overs)
Suprit Pradhan 59 (41)
Ma Qiancheng 1/17 (4 overs)
Wei Guo Lei 15 (14)
Namgay Thinley 3/3 (2.4 overs)
Bhutan won by 95 runs (DLS method)
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Suprit Pradhan (Bhu)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • China were set a revised target of 144 runs from 17 overs due to rain.
  • Anand Mongar (Bhu), Deng Jinqi and Zong Yuechao (Chn) all made their T20I debuts.

30 July 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
219/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
35 (15.5 overs)
Ahmad Faiz 105* (50)
Htet Lin Oo 2/40 (3 overs)
Ye Naing Tun 10 (15)
Syazrul Idrus 2/5 (3 overs)
Malaysia won by 184 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Ahmad Faiz (Mas)
  • Myanmar won the toss and elected to field.
  • Myat Thu Aung (Mya) made his T20I debut.
  • Ahmad Faiz (Mas) scored his first century in T20Is. [22]

31 July 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
83 (18.2 overs)
v
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
84/2 (10.1 overs)
Tenzin Rabgay 22 (27)
Robert Raina 2/18 (4 overs)
Akshaykumar Yadav 31* (28)
Tashi Phuntsho 1/22 (2 overs)
Thailand won by 8 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Akshaykumar Yadav (Tha)
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to field.

31 July 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar.svg
77/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
78/5 (17.2 overs)
Pyae Phyo Wai 17 (25)
Chen Zhuo Yue 4/16 (4 overs)
Zhuang Zelin 33 (41)
Paing Danu 2/15 (4 overs)
China won by 5 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Chen Zhuo Yue (Chn)
  • China won the toss and elected to field.
  • Zou Kui (Chn) made his T20I debut.

1 August 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
93 (18.2 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
96/3 (11.4 overs)
Akshaykumar Yadav 23 (23)
Vijay Unni 4/23 (4 overs)
Syed Aziz 45* (32)
Robert Raina 2/17 (3 overs)
Malaysia won by 7 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Vijay Unni (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.

Regional Final

2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Regional Final
2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Regional Final.png
Dates30 October – 5 November 2023
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Host(s)Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
ChampionsFlag of Oman.svg  Oman
Runners-upFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Participants8
Matches15
Player of the series Flag of Oman.svg Aqib Ilyas
Most runs Flag of Nepal.svg Kushal Bhurtel (185)
Most wickets Flag of Oman.svg Bilal Khan (11)
2019
2025

Squads

Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain [23] Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [24] Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait [25] Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia [26]
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal [27] Flag of Oman.svg  Oman [28] Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore [29] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [30]

Group A

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 330060.983Advanced to the semi-finals
2Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 321040.729
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 312020.187
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 30300−1.936

Fixtures

30 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg
145/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
147/2 (16.3 overs)
Rohan Rangarajan 46 (30)
Abinash Bohara 3/43 (4 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 74 (48)
Akshay Puri 1/28 (3 overs)
Nepal won by 8 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Kushal Bhurtel (Nep)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Aryaveer Chaudhary, Ramesh Kalimuthu and Thilip Thilappan (Sin) all made their T20I debuts.

30 October 2023
13:15
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
153/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
121/8 (20 overs)
Zeeshan Maqsood 56* (46)
Virandeep Singh 3/24 (4 overs)
Virandeep Singh 57* (53)
Zeeshan Maqsood 2/13 (4 overs)
Oman won by 32 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Zeeshan Maqsood (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Pratik Athavale (Oma) made his T20I debut.
  • Virandeep Singh (Mas) became the first player from an associate nation to score 2,000 runs in T20Is. [32] [33]

31 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
174/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
152/8 (20 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 63 (35)
Janak Prakash 2/22 (4 overs)
Surendran Chandramohan 41 (31)
Fayyaz Butt 2/21 (4 overs)
Oman won by 22 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Aqib Ilyas (Oma)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to field.

31 October 2023
13:15
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
165/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
166/4 (18 overs)
Syed Aziz 68 (49)
Abinash Bohara 4/27 (4 overs)
Kushal Malla 65 (34)
Muhammad Amir 3/18 (3 overs)
Nepal won by 6 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Kushal Malla (Nep)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.

2 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
145/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
140 (20 overs)
Zeeshan Maqsood 32 (26)
Karan KC 3/43 (4 overs)
Bibek Yadav 39 (24)
Bilal Khan 3/30 (4 overs)
Oman won by 5 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Shakeel Ahmad (Oma)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sompal Kami (Nep) took his 50th wicket in T20Is.

2 November 2023
13:15
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
198/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
138 (17.5 overs)
Ahmad Faiz 71 (41)
Ramesh Kalimuthu 2/48 (4 overs)
Aritra Dutta 53 (31)
Muhammad Amir 5/16 (3 overs)
Malaysia won by 60 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Muhammad Amir (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Harsha Bharadwaj and Aaryan Menon (Sin) both made their T20I debuts.
  • Muhammad Amir (Mas) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is. [34]

Group B

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 330061.445Advanced to the semi-finals
2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 31202−0.398
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 31202−0.433
4Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 31202−0.649

Fixtures

30 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
135/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
137/5 (18.2 overs)
Haider Butt 59* (43)
Aayan Afzal Khan 2/13 (4 overs)
Ali Naseer 48* (26)
Rizwan Butt 2/18 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 5 wickets
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Ali Naseer (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

30 October 2023
13:15
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
166/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
150/8 (20 overs)
Martin Coetzee 81 (48)
Sayed Monib 2/39 (4 overs)
Mohammed Aslam 52 (39)
Aizaz Khan 3/30 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 16 runs
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Martin Coetzee (HK)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

31 October 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
146 (19.3 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
126 (19.1 overs)
Imran Ali 62 (43)
Nasrulla Rana 3/21 (3.3 overs)
Anshuman Rath 28 (30)
Abdul Majid 3/7 (3.1 overs)
Bahrain won by 20 runs
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Imran Ali (Bhr)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

31 October 2023
13:15
Scorecard
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
88/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
94/5 (14.2 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 22 (14)
Zahoor Khan 2/13 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 33 (23)
Mohammed Aslam 3/17 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 5 wickets
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Ali Naseer (UAE)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to bat.

2 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
176/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
154/8 (20 overs)
Basil Hameed 51 (29)
Yasim Murtaza 3/14 (4 overs)
Anshy Rath 59 (47)
Ali Naseer 2/29 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 22 runs
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Basil Hameed (UAE)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

2 November 2023
13:15
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
158/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
160/6 (16.3 overs)
Imran Anwar 37 (25)
Shiraz Khan 2/22 (4 overs)
Usman Patel 64 (34)
Ali Dawood 2/23 (4 overs)
Kuwait won by 4 wickets
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Usman Patel (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected field.

Knockout Stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
A1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 109/0 (14.2 overs)
B2 Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 106/9 (20 overs)
SF1WFlag of Oman.svg  Oman 184/9 (20 overs)
21/0 (Super Over)
SF2W Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 184/6 (20 overs)
10/1 (Super Over)
B1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 134/9 (20 overs)
A2Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 135/2 (17.1 overs)

Semi-finals

3 November 2023
11:00
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
106/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
109/0 (14.2 overs)
Imran Ali 30 (23)
Aqib Ilyas 4/10 (4 overs)
Oman won by 10 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Aqib Ilyas (Oma)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.

3 November 2023
11:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
134/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
135/2 (17.1 overs)
Vriitya Aravind 64 (51)
Kushal Malla 3/11 (3 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 64* (51)
Basil Hameed 1/18 (2 overs)
Nepal won by 8 wickets
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Aasif Sheikh (Nep)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

5 November 2023
11:00
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
184/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
184/9 (20 overs)
Gulsan Jha 54 (25)
Bilal Khan 3/26 (4 overs)
Kashyap Prajapati 63 (52)
Karan KC 2/30 (2 overs)
Match tied (Oman won the Super Over)
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Kashyap Prajapati (Oma)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Super Over: Oman 21/0, Nepal 10/1.

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