2018 Asia Cup Qualifier
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Dates | 29 August – 6 September 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
Cricket format | One Day International and Limited overs (50–over) |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
Host(s) | Malaysia |
Champions | Hong Kong (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches played | 16 |
Player of the series | Ahmed Raza[1] |
Most runs | Ashfaq Ahmed (224) |
Most wickets | Ahmed Raza (16) |
The 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was held in Malaysia from 29 August to 6 September 2018.[2] The event served as the qualifier for the 2018 Asia Cup.[3][4][5] The top two teams from the group stage met in the final, with the winner progressing to the 2018 Asia Cup.[6] The fixture between the United Arab Emirates and Nepal on 30 August 2018 was a One Day International (ODI) match.[7] It was the first time both sides had played each other in an ODI match, with the UAE going on to win the fixture by 78 runs.[8]
The United Arab Emirates finished top of the group stage with eight points. They were joined in the final by Hong Kong, who finished second with seven points, and a better net run rate than Oman, who also finished with seven points.[9][10] Hong Kong won the final, beating the UAE by two wickets, to qualify for the 2018 Asia Cup.[11][12] Hong Kong's captain, Anshuman Rath, said afterwards that "all the hard work that has gone in this tournament over the last couple of months really has paid off".[13]
Squads[edit]
The following teams and squads were selected to take part:[5]
Hong Kong[14] | Malaysia[15] | Nepal[16] | Oman[17] | Singapore[18] | United Arab Emirates[19] |
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Prior to the tournament, Anshuman Rath replaced Babar Hayat as captain of Hong Kong.[20] Jhathavedh Subramanyan was ruled out of Hong Kong's squad with injury, and was replaced by Aftab Hussain.[21]
Points table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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1 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.289 | Advanced to the final |
2 | Hong Kong (Q) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.530 | |
3 | Oman | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.583 | |
4 | Nepal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.250 | |
5 | Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.995 | |
6 | Singapore | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.175 |
Fixtures[edit]
Round 1[edit]
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
Round 2[edit]
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
Round 3[edit]
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 30 overs per side due to rain.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
Round 4[edit]
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Christopher Carter 14* (21)
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during Hong Kong's innings.
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 5[edit]
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
Final[edit]
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Hong Kong were set a revised target of 179 runs from 24 overs due to rain.
References[edit]
- ↑ "ACC Asia Cup Qualifier Final: Hong Kong Edge UAE in Thrilling Final to Qualify for Asia Cup". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Asia Cup Qualifier". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "India-Pakistan Asia Cup match on September 19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ "Bangladesh-Sri Lanka encounter to kick-start 2018 Asia Cup". CricBuzz. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "ACC Calendar 2018". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ "Six Countries to Compete in 2018 ACC Asia Cup Qualifier". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ "Nepal to play ACC Asia Cup 2018 Qualifiers". Cricket Nepal. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "Second defeat in row dents Nepal's qualification hopes". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ↑ "UAE, Hong Kong to face off for Asia Cup berth". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018: Hong Kong, UAE to clash in final". Cricket Country. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "Hong Kong hold their nerve to clinch Asia Cup berth". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ↑ "Hong Kong claim famous win against UAE and qualify for the 2018 Asia Cup". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ↑ "'The hard work has paid off' – Anshuman Rath". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ↑ "Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 - 27th August - 8th September 2018". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "Malaysia put seasoned players forward for ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Cricket Malaysia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ↑ "Nepal announce squad for Asia Cup Qualifier, fixtures decided". The Himalayan. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman at Asia Cup Qualifiers in Malaysia". Times of Oman. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ "Singapore Team". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ↑ "Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ "Captaincy Change at Asia Cup Qualifiers for Hong Kong". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ↑ "Aftab Hussain replaces Jhatha Subramanyan in Asia Cup Qualifiers squad". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 31 August 2018.[permanent dead link]