2023 Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier
The 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[1][2]
The first stage of the qualification pathway in the Asia region consisted of two sub-regional qualifiers, held in July and September 2023 in Malaysia and Qatar respectively.[3][4][5] Malaysia won all of their matches in the Qualifier B tournament and advanced to the regional final.[6] Kuwait won the Qualifier A to advance to the regional final after defeating Saudi Arabia in their final match.[7]
In the regional final, Kuwait and Malaysia were joined by Nepal, Oman, and Bahrain (all of whom contested in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A in Oman), as well as Hong Kong and Singapore (who contested in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B in Zimbabwe), and the United Arab Emirates (who were knocked out of the first round of the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia).[8]
The regional final was held in Nepal from 30 October to 5 November 2023.[9][10] The two finalists (Nepal and Oman) qualified for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[11][12]
Teams
| Qualifier A | Qualifier B | Regional Final | ||
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| Direct qualifiers | Sub-regional qualifiers | |||
Qualifier A
| Dates | 28 September – 5 October 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Qatar |
| Champions |  Kuwait |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs | Meet Bhavsar (262) |
| Most wickets | Hisham Sheikh (12) Himanshu Rathod (12) |
Squads
| Kuwait[13]
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 Maldives[14]
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Qatar
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Saudi Arabia[15]
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Kuwait
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.202 | Advance to the regional final |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.447 | |
| 3 | Qatar
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.349 | |
| 4 | Maldives
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −4.332 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]
Fixtures
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Ravija Sandaruwan 42 (29) Himanshu Rathod 3/20 (4 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Ahnaff (Qat) made his T20I debut.
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Abdul Waheed 58 (35) Ameel Mauroof 2/24 (4 overs) |
Azyan Farhath 43 (44) Hisham Sheikh 4/12 (4 overs) |
- Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Savindra Amaradasa, Kaushal Rodrigo (Mdv) and Waqar Ul Hassan (Sau) all made their T20I debuts.
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Saqlain Arshad 27 (24) Hisham Sheikh 4/14 (4 overs) |
Hisham Sheikh 29* (33) Himanshu Rathod 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.
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Kaushal Rodrigo 71 (54) Muhammad Murad 3/21 (4 overs) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
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Meet Bhavsar 89 (55) Ishtiaq Ahmad 5/27 (4 overs) |
Faisal Khan 69 (34) Sayed Monib 4/16 (3.4 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to bat.
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Ravija Sandaruwan 71 (40) Muhammad Murad 2/23 (3 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- Nimish Lathief (Kuw) made his T20I debut.
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Kaushal Rodrigo 26 (41) Ahmed Baladraf 3/14 (4 overs) |
Faisal Khan 46* (25) Leem Shafeeg 1/9 (1 over) |
- Maldives won the toss and elected to bat.
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Kaushal Rodrigo 23 (29) Yasin Patel 2/10 (4 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- Mirza Ahmed (Kuw) made his T20I debut.
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Muhammad Tanveer 52 (23) Umar Adam 2/49 (4 overs) |
Umar Adam 56 (29) Himanshu Rathod 4/29 (4 overs) |
- Maldives won the toss and elected to field.
- Shaof Hassan (Mdv) made his T20I debut.
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Abdul Waheed 83 (58) Sayed Monib 2/29 (4 overs) |
Meet Bhavsar 55 (27) Zain Ul Abidin 2/23 (4 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier B
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| Dates | 26 July – 1 August 2023 |
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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 |  Thailand |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 10 |
| Player of the series | Virandeep Singh |
| Most runs | Ahmad Faiz (115) |
| Most wickets | Syazrul Idrus (10) |
Squads
The following teams and squads were named for the tournament:
 Bhutan[17]
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 China
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Malaysia[18]
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 Myanmar
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Thailand[19]
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.986 | Advance to the regional final |
| 2 | Thailand
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.927 | |
| 3 | Bhutan
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.085 | |
| 4 | China
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −3.537 | |
| 5 | Myanmar
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −4.196 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[20]
Fixtures
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Wei Guo Lei 7 (15) Syazrul Idrus 7/8 (4 overs) |
- China won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sharveen Surendran (Mas), Yin Chenhao, Xie Kunkun, Wei Guo Lei, Ma Qiancheng, Wang Liuyang, Wang Qi, Tian Sen Qun, Luo Shilin, Zhao Tianle, Zhuang Zelin and Chen Zhuo Yue (Chn) all made their T20I debuts.
- Syazrul Idrus (Mas) became the first bowler to take seven wickets in a men's T20I.[21]
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Sherab Loday 18 (16) Pyae Phyo Wai 3/29 (4 overs) |
Ye Naing Tun 19 (17) Karma Dorji 2/4 (2 overs) |
- Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Karma Dorji, Kishen Ghalley, Tashi Phuntsho (Bhu), Htet Lin Aung, Thuya Aung, Khin Aye, Paing Danu, Nay Lin Htun, Aung Ko Ko, Swann Htet Ko Ko, Htet Lin Oo, Ko Ko Lin Thu, Ye Naing Tun and Pyae Phyo Wai (Mya) all made their T20I debuts.
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Wei Guo Lei 8 (16) Nopphon Senamontree 4/9 (2.5 overs) |
Sorawat Desungnoen 16* (15) Wang Qi 1/7 (2 overs) |
- Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
- Jandre Coetzee, Sarawut Maliwan and Akshaykumar Yadav (Tha) all made their T20I debuts.
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Zubaidi Zulkifle 36 (19) Tenzin Wangchuk 2/28 (4 overs) |
Suprit Pradhan 22 (27) Virandeep Singh 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.
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Robert Raina 42 (30) Thuya Aung 2/23 (4 overs) |
Pyae Phyo Wai 8 (18) Khaniston Namchaikul 4/7 (4 overs) |
- Myanmar won the toss and elected to field.
- Nyeing Cham Soe (Mya) made his T20I debut.
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Suprit Pradhan 59 (41) Ma Qiancheng 1/17 (4 overs) |
Wei Guo Lei 15 (14) Namgay Thinley 3/3 (2.4 overs) |
- Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.
- China were set a revised target of 144 runs from 17 overs due to rain.
- Anand Mongar (Bhu), Deng Jinqi and Zong Yuechao (Chn) all made their T20I debuts.
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Ye Naing Tun 10 (15) Syazrul Idrus 2/5 (3 overs) |
- Myanmar won the toss and elected to field.
- Myat Thu Aung (Mya) made his T20I debut.
- Ahmad Faiz (Mas) scored his first century in T20Is.[22]
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Tenzin Rabgay 22 (27) Robert Raina 2/18 (4 overs) |
Akshaykumar Yadav 31* (28) Tashi Phuntsho 1/22 (2 overs) |
- Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
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Pyae Phyo Wai 17 (25) Chen Zhuo Yue 4/16 (4 overs) |
Zhuang Zelin 33 (41) Paing Danu 2/15 (4 overs) |
- China won the toss and elected to field.
- Zou Kui (Chn) made his T20I debut.
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Akshaykumar Yadav 23 (23) Vijay Unni 4/23 (4 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
Regional Final
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| Dates | 30 October – 5 November 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Host(s) |  Nepal |
| Champions |  Oman |
| Runners-up | Nepal |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Aqib Ilyas |
| Most runs | Kushal Bhurtel (185) |
| Most wickets | Bilal Khan (11) |
Squads
Group A
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Oman
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.983 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Nepal
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.729 | |
| 3 | Malaysia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.187 | |
| 4 |  Singapore
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.936 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[31]
Fixtures
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Kushal Bhurtel 74 (48) Akshay Puri 1/28 (3 overs) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aryaveer Chaudhary, Ramesh Kalimuthu and Thilip Thilappan (Sin) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pratik Athavale (Oma) made his T20I debut.
- Virandeep Singh (Mas) became the first player from an associate nation to score 2,000 runs in T20Is.[32][33]
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
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Ahmad Faiz 71 (41) Ramesh Kalimuthu 2/48 (4 overs) |
Aritra Dutta 53 (31) Muhammad Amir 5/16 (3 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Harsha Bharadwaj and Aaryan Menon (Sin) both made their T20I debuts.
- Muhammad Amir (Mas) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[34]
Group B
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 |  United Arab Emirates
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.445 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 |  Bahrain
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.398 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.433 | |
| 4 | Kuwait
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.649 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[35]
Fixtures
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
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- Kuwait won the toss and elected to bat.
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Imran Anwar 37 (25) Shiraz Khan 2/22 (4 overs) |
Usman Patel 64 (34) Ali Dawood 2/23 (4 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected field.
Knockout Stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Oman
| 109/0 (14.2 overs) | |||||||
| B2 | Bahrain
| 106/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| SF1W | Oman
| 184/9 (20 overs) 21/0 (Super Over) | |||||||
| SF2W | Nepal
| 184/6 (20 overs) 10/1 (Super Over) | |||||||
| B1 | United Arab Emirates
| 134/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | Nepal
| 135/2 (17.1 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Super Over: Oman 21/0, Nepal 10/1.
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