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2018 Asia Cup Qualifier

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

The following teams and squads were selected to take part:[5]

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

Source: ESPNCricinfo
(Q) Advance to 2018 Asia Cup

Fixtures

Round 1

  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.

Round 2

  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sagar Pun (Nep) made his ODI debut.
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

Round 3

  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 30 overs per side due to rain.
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.

Round 4

  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain stopped play during Hong Kong's innings.
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 5

  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

  • 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

  1. ^ "ACC Asia Cup Qualifier Final: Hong Kong Edge UAE in Thrilling Final to Qualify for Asia Cup". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Asia Cup Qualifier". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ "India-Pakistan Asia Cup match on September 19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh-Sri Lanka encounter to kick-start 2018 Asia Cup". CricBuzz. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b "ACC Calendar 2018". Asian Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Six Countries to Compete in 2018 ACC Asia Cup Qualifier". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Nepal to play ACC Asia Cup 2018 Qualifiers". Cricket Nepal. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Second defeat in row dents Nepal's qualification hopes". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. ^ "UAE, Hong Kong to face off for Asia Cup berth". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018: Hong Kong, UAE to clash in final". Cricket Country. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Hong Kong hold their nerve to clinch Asia Cup berth". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "'The hard work has paid off' – Anshuman Rath". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Nepal announce squad for Asia Cup Qualifier, fixtures decided". The Himalayan. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman at Asia Cup Qualifiers in Malaysia". Times of Oman. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Singapore Team". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Captaincy Change at Asia Cup Qualifiers for Hong Kong". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  21. ^ "Aftab Hussain replaces Jhatha Subramanyan in Asia Cup Qualifiers squad". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 31 August 2018.[permanent dead link]

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