2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifier A
Qualification tournament for the 2026 T20WC in Asia region
Cricket tournament
Dates | 30 August – 9 September 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | Malaysia |
Champions | Malaysia |
Runners-up | Kuwait |
Participants | 7 |
Matches | 21 |
Most runs | Syed Aziz (216) |
Most wickets | Yasin Patel (15) |
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The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifier A was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It was hosted by Malaysia in August and September 2024.[1]
The top two sides in the tournament, Malaysia and Kuwait advanced to the regional final,[2] where they will be joined by Nepal, Oman and Papua New Guinea, who were given a bye after having participated in the previous T20 World Cup, and two other teams from sub-regional qualifier B, along with the winners of EAP qualifiers.[3][4]
Squads
Hong Kong[5] | Kuwait[6] | Malaysia[7] | Maldives[8] | Mongolia[6] | Myanmar[9] | Singapore[10] |
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Points table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Malaysia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.612 | Advanced to the regional final |
2 | Kuwait | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5.053 | |
3 | Hong Kong | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4.945 | Eliminated |
4 | Singapore | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3.141 | |
5 | Maldives | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −1.368 | |
6 | Myanmar | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −3.712 | |
7 | Mongolia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −7.145 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[11]
Fixtures
30 August 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Zubaidi Zulkifle 72 (46) Azyan Farhath 1/12 (2 overs) | Umar Adam 46 (32) Sharvin Muniandy 2/7 (2 overs) |
Malaysia won by 94 runs Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) Player of the match: Syed Aziz (Mas) |
- Maldives won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohamed Shiyam and Gedara Wijesingha (Mdv) both made their T20I debuts.
30 August 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Ko Ko Lin Thu 15 (21) Anas Khan 2/9 (4 overs) | Zeeshan Ali 18 (8) |
Hong Kong won by 9 wickets UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Anas Khan (HK) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
30 August 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
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Clinto Anto 75 (42) Luvsanzundai Erdenebulgan 2/30 (4 overs) |
Kuwait won by 160 runs Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Clinto Anto (Kuw) |
- Mongolia won the toss and elected to field.
- Sodbileg Gantulga and Sanchir Natsagdorj (Mgl) both made their T20I debuts.
31 August 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Manpreet Singh 51 (42) Leem Shafeeq 2/27 (4 overs) |
Singapore won by 47 runs Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Manpreet Singh (Sin) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rahul Sheshadri and William Simpson (Sin) both made their T20I debuts.
- Surendran Chandramohan crossed 1,000 runs in T20Is.[12]
31 August 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Pyae Phyo Wai 26 (33) Vijay Unni 1/9 (3 overs) |
Malaysia won by 6 wickets UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Tabarak Dar (HK) Player of the match: Virandeep Singh (Mas) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
- Azri Azhar (Mas) and Lwin Maw (Mya) both made their T20I debuts.
31 August 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
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Mohan Vivekanandan 5 (18) Ehsan Khan 4/5 (3 overs) | Zeeshan Ali 15* (6) Od Lutbayar 1/5 (0.4 overs) |
Hong Kong won by 9 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) Player of the match: Ehsan Khan (HK) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Enkhbat Batkhuyag and Turbold Batjargal (Mgl) both made their T20I debuts.
- Ayush Shukla (HK) became the third bowler to bowl four consecutive maiden overs in a T20I match.[13]
2 September 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Zeeshan Ali 70 (35) Akshay Puri 2/38 (3 overs) | Manpreet Singh 22 (9) Ehsan Khan 3/18 (2 overs) |
Hong Kong won by 23 runs (DLS method) Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) Player of the match: Zeeshan Ali (HK) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
- Singapore were set a revised target of 97 runs from 8 overs due to rain.
2 September 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Usman Patel 111* (52) Ibrahim Hassan 2/28 (3 overs) | Umar Adam 27 (13) Yasin Patel 3/18 (4 overs) |
Kuwait won by 142 runs UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Tabarak Dar (HK) Player of the match: Usman Patel (Kuw) |
- Maldives won the toss and elected to field.
- Usman Patel (Kuw) scored his first century in T20Is.[14]
2 September 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
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Pyae Phyo Wai 39 (41) Mohan Vivekanandan 2/21 (4 overs) | Sanchir Natsagdorj 11 (35) Khin Aye 2/5 (2 overs) |
Myanmar won by 71 runs UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) Player of the match: Pyae Phyo Wai (Mya) |
- Mongolia won the toss and elected to field.
3 September 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Umar Adam 26 (15) Ehsan Khan 3/20 (4 overs) | Zeeshan Ali 50* (21) Mohamed Shiyam 1/22 (1 over) |
Hong Kong won by 9 wickets UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Ateeq Iqbal (HK) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Mabsar Abdulla (Mdv) made his T20I debut.
- Nizakat Khan (HK) scored his 2,000th runs in T20Is.[15]
3 September 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
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Pyae Phyo Wai 16 (38) Yasin Patel 3/6 (4 overs) | Ravija Sandaruwan 20 (7) Paing Danu 1/23 (1.3 overs) |
Kuwait won by 8 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) Player of the match: Yasin Patel (Kuw) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
3 September 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
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Syed Aziz 53 (22) Ramesh Kalimuthu 2/53 (4 overs) |
Malaysia won by 1 run UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) Player of the match: Syed Aziz (Mas) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
5 September 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Usman Patel 57* (38) Vijay Unni 1/25 (4 overs) |
Kuwait won by 8 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Usman Patel (Kuw) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
5 September 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Gandemberel Ganbold 2 (4) Harsha Bharadwaj 6/3 (4 overs) | Raoul Sharma 7* (2) Enkhbat Batkhuyag 1/13 (0.5 overs) |
Singapore won by 9 wickets UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) Player of the match: Harsha Bharadwaj (Sin) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
- Harsha Bharadwaj (Sin) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.
- Mongolia scored the joint-lowest innings total in T20Is.[16]
5 September 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
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Htet Lin Oo 14 (18) Umar Adam 3/11 (4 overs) | Ismail Ali 23* (11) Pyae Phyo Wai 1/14 (2 overs) |
Maldives won by 9 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Umar Adam (Mdv) |
- Myanmar won the toss and elected to bat.
6 September 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Gedara Wijesingha 56 (39) Luvsanzundui Erdenebulgan 3/29 (4 overs) | Od Lutbayar 18 (17) Azyan Farhath 4/5 (4 overs) |
Maldives won by 117 runs Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Azyan Farhath (Mdv) |
- Maldives won the toss and elected to bat.
- Maldives scored their highest innings total in T20Is.[17]
6 September 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Ravija Sandaruwan 56 (36) Ramesh Kalimuthu 5/21 (4 overs) |
Singapore won by 5 wickets UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) Player of the match: Ramesh Kalimuthu (Sin) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
- Ramesh Kalimuthu (Sin) took his first five wicket haul in T20Is.[17]
7 September 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
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Malaysia won by 3 runs Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Syed Aziz (Mas) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
9 September 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Htet Lin Aung 11 (15) Harsha Bharadwaj 4/8 (4 overs) | William Simpson 24* (8) Htet Lin Aung 1/17 (2 overs) |
Singapore won by 8 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) Player of the match: Harsha Bharadwaj (Sin) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
9 September 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Mohan Vivekanandan 8 (26) Virandeep Singh 4/5 (4 overs) |
Malaysia won by 10 wickets UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Virandeep Singh (Mas) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
9 September 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
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Babar Hayat 42 (48) Mohamed Shafeeq 3/35 (4 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
References
- ^ "Malaysia Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A in August/September 2024". Czarsports. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Malaysia and Kuwait advance to ICC Men's T20 WC Asia-East Asia Pacific Regional Final 2025". International Cricket Council. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "How does qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup work?". Wisden. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "All you need to know about 2026 T20 World Cup qualification". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong, China men's squad begins campaign to qualify for 2026 ICC T20 World Cup". Cricket Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Asia Qualifier A: Malaysia Hosts Competitive Battle for Men's T20 World Cup Qualification". International Cricket Council. 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Presenting Team Malaysia for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Asia Qualifier A". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Maldives national men's squad announced!". Cricket Board of Maldives. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 WC Asia Qualifier A 2024 Myanmar Men's Squad". Myanmar Cricket Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "The Singapore Squad has been announced!". Singapore Cricket Association. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "T20WC Asia Sub Regional QLF A 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Congratulations Surendran Chandramohan on reaching an incredible milestone of 1,000 runs in T20Is!". Singapore Cricket Association. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "4-4-0-1! Ayush Shukla Makes History With Four Consecutive Maiden Overs In A T20I Match". Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Usman, Zeeshan Sparkle; Myanmar Pick Up First Win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ @CricketHK (3 September 2024). "LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT! Our skipper, Nizakat Khan, has just crossed the remarkable 2000 runs in T20I during the clash against Maldives in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Asia Qualifier A" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Mongolia bowled out for 10, the joint-lowest total in men's T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Singapore stuns Kuwait to stay alive; Maldives end on a high". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
External links
- Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo