| Dates | 8 – 17 October 2025 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Groupround-robin andSuper 6s |
| Host | Oman |
| Champions |  Nepal (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Oman |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Player of the series |  Alishan Sharafu |
| Most runs | Alishan Sharafu (283) |
| Most wickets |  Mirza Mohammed Baig (16) |
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The2025 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia-Pacific Regional Final was a cricket tournament that formed part of thequalification process for the2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It was held inOman from 8 to 17 October 2025.[1]
The top three sidesNepal,Oman andUnited Arab Emirates joinedAfghanistan,Australia,Bangladesh,India,New Zealand,Pakistan andSri Lanka in the 2026 T20 World Cup who had already pre-qualified.[2][3] India and Sri Lanka directly qualified for the T20 World Cup as co-hosts,[4] while Afghanistan, Australia and Bangladesh qualified as by finishing among the top eight teams from theprevious edition andNew Zealand andPakistan qualified through theICC Men's T20I Team Rankings.[5]
In this cycle, a total of 14 teams participated in the Asian sub-regional phase and 8 teams were participating in the EAP sub-regional phase. The Asian sub-regional phase was divided into two events of seven teams[6][7] and the EAP sub-regional phase was divided into two events of four teams.[8][9]
The top two sides of each Asia sub-regional qualifier along with the winners of EAP sub-regional qualifiers advanced to a combined regional final, where they will joinNepal,Oman andPapua New Guinea who received a bye after participating in the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[10][11]
| Method of qualification | Date | Venue(s) | No. of teams | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 T20 World Cup | 29 June 2024 |  United States West Indies | 3 | Nepal |
| Oman | ||||
 Papua New Guinea | ||||
| EAP Qualifier A | 17–24 August 2024 |  Samoa | 1 | Samoa |
| Asia Qualifier A | 30 August –9 September 2024 |  Malaysia | 2 |  Kuwait |
| Malaysia | ||||
| EAP Qualifier B | 28 September –5 October 2024 |  South Korea | 1 |  Japan |
| Asia Qualifier B | 19–28 November 2024 | Qatar | 2 | Qatar |
| United Arab Emirates | ||||
| Total | 9 |
Samoa toured Malaysia to play two 20-over matches against Malaysia A in September.
v | Malaysia A 108 (16.1 overs) | |
Benjamin Mailata 62 (45) Amir Khan 2/20 (4 overs) | Aiman Zaquan Ridzuan 33 (29) Solomon Nash 3/12 (3 overs) |
| Kuwait men's cricket team in Oman in 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Oman | Kuwait | ||
| Dates | 29 – 30 September 2025 | ||
| Captains | Jatinder Singh[b] | Mohammed Aslam | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Oman won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Vinayak Shukla (75) | Clinto Anto (44) | |
| Most wickets | Sufyan Mehmood (5) | Muhammad Aqif Farooq (3) | |
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Oman won by 5 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Rahul Asher (Oma) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma) Player of the match:Mohammad Nadeem (Oma) |
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Vinayak Shukla 51* (46) Muhammad Aqif Farooq 3/24 (4 overs) |
Oman won by 5 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Vinod Babu (Oma) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma) Player of the match: Vinayak Shukla (Oma) |
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The group division and the fixtures of the Asia–EAP Regional Final were announced by theInternational Cricket Council on 10 July 2025.[20][1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.584 | Advanced to theSuper 6 |
| 2 | Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.225 | |
| 3 | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.873 | Eliminated |
v | ||
Mirza Mohammed Baig 30 (29) Muhammad Rohid 2/13 (4 overs) |
United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Rahul Asher (Oma) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Muhammad Rohid (UAE) |
v | ||
Qatar won by 8 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2,Al Amarat Umpires:Rahul Asher (Oma) andShawn Craig (Aus) Player of the match: Zubair Ali (Qat) |
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United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2,Al Amarat Umpires:Rahul Asher (Oma) andPhillip Gillespie (Aus) Player of the match:Muhammad Waseem (UAE) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.834 | Advanced to theSuper 6 |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.309 | |
| 3 | Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.576 | Eliminated |
v | ||
Kushal Bhurtel 66 (56) Anudeep Chenthamara 2/22 (4 overs) |
Nepal won by 58 runs Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Phillip Gillespie (Aus) andRashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match:Kushal Bhurtel (Nep) |
v | ||
Ali Zaheer 41 (31) Declan Suzuki-McComb 3/22 (2 overs) | Esam Rahman 64 (39) Shiraz Khan 1/23 (2 overs) |
Japan won by 5 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Phillip Gillespie (Aus) andShiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Esam Rahman (Jpn) |
v | ||
Aasif Sheikh 38 (21) Shoma Sugaya-Slater 2/22 (4 overs) |
Nepal won by 5 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Masudur Rahman (Ban) andShiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match:Gulshan Jha (Nep) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman(H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.874 | Advanced to theSuper 6 |
| 2 | Samoa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.302 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.574 | Eliminated |
v | ||
Fereti Sululoto 22 (16) Shah Faisal 2/12 (4 overs) |
Oman won by 5 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2,Al Amarat Umpires:Shawn Craig (Aus) andMasudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Shah Faisal (Oma) |
v | ||
Assad Vala 38 (38) Solomon Nash 4/24 (4 overs) |
Samoa won by 6 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Masudur Rahman (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Sean Solia (Sam) |
v | ||
Sese Bau 35 (34) Shakeel Ahmed 3/15 (4 overs) |
Oman won by 52 runs Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Shawn Craig (Aus) andRashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match:Vinayak Shukla (Oma) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.849 | Qualified for the2026 Men's T20 World Cup |
| 2 | Oman | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.456 | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.493 | |
| 4 | Qatar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.114 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.033 | |
| 6 | Samoa | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −2.809 |
v | ||
Jatinder Singh 66 (40) Mirza Mohammed Baig 4/28 (4 overs) | Shariq Munir 34 (25) Jitenkumar Ramanandi 3/22 (3 overs) |
Oman won by 34 runs Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2,Al Amarat Umpires:Phillip Gillespie (Aus) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Jatinder Singh (Oma) |
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Nepal won by 1 run Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Masudur Rahman (Ban) andRashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match:Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep) |
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Abhishek Anand 55 (42) Darius Visser 3/39 (4 overs) |
Japan won by 4 runs Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Shawn Craig (Aus) andShiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match:Ibrahim Takahashi (Jpn) |
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Oman won by 5 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Shawn Craig (Aus) andRashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Nadeem Khan (Oma) |
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Rohit Paudel 58 (42) Daniel Louis 3/22 (3 overs) | Imal Liyanage 56 (35) Sandeep Lamichhane 5/18 (3.5 overs) |
Nepal won by 5 runs Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Rahul Asher (Oma) andShiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match:Sandeep Lamichhane (Nep) |
v | ||
Esam Rahman 60* (47) Mirza Mohammed Baig 2/24 (4 overs) | Shariq Munir 41 (29) Benjamin Ito-Davis 3/28 (4 overs) |
Qatar won by 3 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2,Al Amarat Umpires:Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) andShiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Shariq Munir (Qat) |
v | ||
Alishan Sharafu 86 (51) Solomon Nash 2/42 (4 overs) |
United Arab Emirates won by 77 runs Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Rahul Asher (Oma) andPhillip Gillespie (Aus) Player of the match:Muhammad Farooq (UAE) |
v | ||
Kushal Bhurtel 69 (51) Nadeem Khan 4/20 (4 overs) |
Nepal won by 38 runs Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Masudur Rahman (Ban) andRashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match:Kushal Bhurtel (Nep) |
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United Arab Emirates won by 8 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Shawn Craig (Aus) andMasudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Haider Ali (UAE) |
v | ||
Benjamin Mailata 35 (38) Daniel Louis 2/21 (3 overs) | Zubair Ali 55* (46) Kurtis Hynam-Nyberg 1/15 (2 overs) |
Qatar won by 8 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Phillip Gillespie (Aus) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Muhammad Asim (Qat) |
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Oman won by 9 wickets Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) andRashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match:Sufyan Mehmood (Oma) |
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Aasif Sheikh 69 (41) Daniel Burgess 1/28 (4 overs) |
Nepal won by 124 runs Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat Umpires:Rahul Asher (Oma) andShiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match:Aasif Sheikh (Nep) |