The 2022 Asia Cup Qualification was a men's

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tournament which took place in

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in August 2022 to determine qualification for the

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(which was originally scheduled to be played in 2020). The 2020 editions of the ACC Western and Eastern regional T20 tournaments were held in February and March of the same year by the

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(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 the

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Qualifier tournament in

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, which was due to be played in August 2020. However, in July 2020 the Asia Cup was postponed due to the

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, resulting in the postponement of the qualifier. 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. It was later announced that there would be a T20I Asia Cup in 2022, to be hosted by the

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Summary

The Western Region qualifier was held by the

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(GCC) in Oman in February 2020 and the Eastern region qualifier was held in

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from 29 February to 6 March 2020.

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and

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advanced to the main Asia Cup Qualification after reaching the final of the Western Region event and they were joined by

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and

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who finished in the top two positions in the Eastern event. These four teams contested the Asia Cup Qualifier to determine the sixth team to take part in the

(joining the five Asian Full Members of the

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were originally scheduled to take part in the Eastern Region Group, but they withdrew in February 2020 due to the

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and

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, who were also included in the original schedule, later withdrew their participation. On 23 February 2020,

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played their first ever T20I match, when they faced the

in Group B of the Western Region qualifier. All matches in the qualification tournaments had

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(T20I) status.

Teams

2020 ACC Western Region T20

The 2020 ACC Western Region T20 tournament was held from 23 to 27 February 2020 in

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, Oman, and acted as a first qualifying stage for the 2020 Asia Cup. Bahrain, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE 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. 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 sides progressing to the semi-finals at the expense of favourites Oman by virtue of slightly better

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s. 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. United Arab Emirates went on to win the final by 102 runs.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Play-offs

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 2

Final

2020 ACC Eastern Region T20

The 2020 ACC Eastern Region T20 tournament took place from 29 February to 6 March 2020 in

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, Thailand, and acted as a first qualifying stage for the 2020 Asia Cup. It was the first official men's T20I tournament to be played in Thailand.

were initially due to play in the Eastern Region tournament, but were forced to withdraw due to the

and

were also included in the original schedule, but later withdrew. Hong Kong, Malaysia, Nepal and Singapore all announced their squads for the tournament, with

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and

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as their respective captains. 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 whitewash against Hong Kong. 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. Singapore thrashed the in-form Malaysians by 128 runs on day three thanks to an unbeaten 92 from just 32 balls for

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, and they were joined by Hong Kong on a record of two wins from two matches after their comfortable victory over Thailand. After the penultimate round of matches, Nepal were eliminated despite

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bowling a world record 22

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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 the Asia Cup Qualifier. Singapore won the tournament unbeaten with seven points, after their last fixture against Nepal was abandoned due to rain. Hong Kong's victory over Malaysia in the last match of the tournament secured their qualification. Singapore's

was named player of the tournament, while compatriot

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and Hong Kong's

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won the batting and bowling awards, respectively.

Round-robin

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2022 Asia Cup Qualifier

The four-team Asia Cup Qualifier was originally scheduled to take place in

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in August 2020. The qualifier was held in Oman in August 2022, immediately before the

. Kuwait and the UAE reached the final of the Western Region group, and as a result, also advanced to the Asia Cup Qualifier. Singapore and Hong Kong finished as the top two teams in the Eastern Region group, joining Kuwait and the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifier. However, in July 2020, the Asia Cup was postponed to June 2021 due to the

. The

was again postponed to August and September 2022, with the qualifier started on 20 August 2022. 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 the economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka. Hong Kong qualified for the main event after a first-place finish in the qualifier.

Squads

Round-robin

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References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo (Western Region T20)

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo (Eastern Region T20)

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo (Asia Cup Qualifier)
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