The 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier was a

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(T20I) cricket tournament held in

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from 19 to 22 February 2016. The event served as a qualifier for the

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, which was held in the same country later in the month. The tournament was played as a round-robin, with the participants being the four Asian

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of the

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(ICC) with T20I status. The

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won all three of its matches, joining

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, and

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in the main event.Peter Della Penna (4 November 2015)
"Asia Cup T20 Qualifier scheduled for February"
– ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

Background and teams

The Asia Cup Qualifier was originally scheduled to be held in the

in November 2015. However, following a scheduling conflict, it was later decided to move the event, with it now serving as a lead-in to the main tournament. In previous years where associates have participated in the Asia Cup, no standalone qualifier has been held, with teams instead qualifying via the

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).Paul Radley (4 January 2014)
"Afghanistan cricket boosted with spot in the Asia Cup"
– ''The National''. Retrieved 5 November 2015. Of the four teams,

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made their Asia Cup debut. ;Teams * * * *

Squads

Points table

Advance to

Matches

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References

Asia Cup Qualifiers International cricket competitions in 2015–16 2016 in Bangladeshi cricket International cricket competitions in Bangladesh Long stubs with short prose {{International-cricket-competition-stub