| Dates | 20 – 24 August 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host | Oman |
| Champions |  Hong Kong (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Kuwait |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Yasim Murtaza (130) |
| Most wickets | Ehsan Khan (9) |
←2018 2023 → | |
The2022 Asia Cup Qualification was a men'scricket tournament which took place inOman in August 2022 to determine qualification for the2022 Asia Cup (which was originally scheduled to be played in 2020).[1] The 2020 editions of the ACC Western and Eastern regionalT20 tournaments were held in February and March of the same year by theAsian 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 theAsia Cup Qualifier tournament inMalaysia, which was due to be played in August 2020.[2] However, in July 2020 the Asia Cup was postponed due to theCOVID-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 theUnited Arab Emirates.[6]
The Western Region qualifier was held by theGulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Oman in February 2020 and the Eastern region qualifier was held inThailand from 29 February to 6 March 2020.UAE andKuwait advanced to the main Asia Cup Qualification after reaching the final of the Western Region event[7] and they were joined bySingapore andHong 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 the2022 Asia Cup (joining the five AsianFull Members of theInternational Cricket Council).
China were originally scheduled to take part in the Eastern Region Group, but they withdrew in February 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[9]Bhutan andMyanmar, 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 theUnited Arab Emirates in Group B of the Western Region qualifier.[12]
All matches in the qualification tournaments hadTwenty20 International (T20I) status.[13]
| Eastern Region Group | Western Region Group |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 – 27 February 2020 |
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| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | T20I |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin andplayoffs |
| Host | Oman |
| Champions |  United Arab Emirates |
| Runners-up | Kuwait |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs | Chirag Suri (239) |
| Most wickets | Mohammed Aslam (12) |
←2019 | |
The 2020 ACC Western Region T20 tournament was held from 23 to 27 February 2020 inMuscat, 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 teams progressing to the semi-finals at the expense of favourites Oman by virtue of slightly betternet 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]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.461 |
| 2 |  Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.391 |
| 3 |  Oman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.040 |
| 4 |  Maldives | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.793 |
Advance tosemi-finals
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Kamran Khan 88 (53) Ihala Kumara 2/32 (3 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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Kamran Khan 46 (43) Abdul Majid Malik 4/23 (4 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) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.114 |
| 2 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.539 |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.489 |
| 4 |  Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6.221 |
Advance tosemi-finals
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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) |
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Faisal Khan 26 (11) Muhammad Ansar 3/35 (3.5 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) |
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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) |
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Rohan Mustafa 51 (37) Sayed Monib 2/30 (4 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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Chirag Suri 60 (41) Aphsal Ashraf 2/35 (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) |
| Dates | 29 February – 6 March 2020 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | T20I |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host | Thailand |
| Champions |  Singapore |
| Runners-up | Hong Kong |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 10 |
| Player of the series | Tim David |
| Most runs | Sidhant Singh (153) |
| Most wickets | Aftab Hussain (8)Anantha Krishna (8) |
←2018 | |
The 2020 ACC Eastern Region T20 tournament took place from 29 February to 6 March 2020 inBangkok, 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic.[9]Bhutan andMyanmar 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, withAizaz Khan,Ahmad Faiz,Gyanendra Malla andAmjad 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 whitewashagainst 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 forTim 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 despiteSandeep Lamichhane bowling a world record 22dot 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 theAsia 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'sTim David was named player of the tournament, while compatriotSidhant Singh and Hong Kong'sAftab Hussain won the batting and bowling awards, respectively.[38]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.117 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.674 |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.748 |
| 4 |  Nepal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.690 |
| 5 |  Thailand | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.283 |
Advance toAsia Cup Qualifier
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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) |
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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) |
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Hong Kong won by 43 runs Terdthai Cricket Ground,Bangkok Umpires: Samad Akbar (Tha) andViswanadan Kalidas (Mas) Player of the match:Haroon Arshad (HK) |
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Malaysia won by 8 wickets Terdthai Cricket Ground,Bangkok Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Balraj Manikandan (Sin) Player of the match:Pavandeep Singh (Mas) |
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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) |
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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) andViswanadan Kalidas (Mas) Player of the match:Kinchit Shah (HK) |
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Nepal won by 9 wickets Terdthai Cricket Ground,Bangkok Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Balraj Manikandan (Sin) Player of the match:Karan KC (Nep) |
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Singapore won by 16 runs Terdthai Cricket Ground,Bangkok Umpires: Samad Akbar (Tha) andViswanadan Kalidas (Mas) Player of the match:Manpreet Singh (Sin) |
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Match abandoned Terdthai Cricket Ground,Bangkok Umpires: Arif Ansari (Tha) andViswanadan Kalidas (Mas) |
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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) |
The four-team Asia Cup Qualifier was originally scheduled to take place inKuala Lumpur in August 2020.[27] The qualifier was held in Oman in August 2022,[42] immediately before theAsia 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic.[44] TheAsia 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 theeconomic and political crisis in Sri Lanka.[47]
Hong Kong qualified for the main event after a first-place finish in the qualifier.[48]
| Hong Kong[49] | Kuwait[50] | Singapore[51] | United Arab Emirates[52] |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.641 |
| 2 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.627 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.538 |
| 4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.684 |
Advanced toAsia Cup
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Kinchit Shah 34 (32) Akshay Puri 2/17 (4 overs) |
Hong Kong won by 8 runs Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Muscat Umpires:Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) andShiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match:Ehsan Khan (HK) |
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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) |
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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) andTabarak Dar (HK) Player of the match:Karthik Meiyappan (UAE) |
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Edson Silva 56 (30) Yasim Murtaza 2/11 (4 overs) |
Hong Kong won by 8 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Muscat Umpires:Rahul Asher (Oma) andShiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Yasim Murtaza (HK) |
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Janak Prakash 29 (33) Yasin Patel 4/22 (4 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) |
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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) andBuddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match:Ehsan Khan (HK) |
