2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifier A
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| Dates | 30 August – 9 September 2024 |
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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 |  Kuwait |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | Syed Aziz (216) |
| Most wickets | Yasin Patel (15) |
| Part of a series on the |
| 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup |
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The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifier A was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It was hosted by Malaysia in August and September 2024.[1]
The top two sides in the tournament, Malaysia and Kuwait advanced to the regional final,[2] where they will be joined by Nepal, Oman and Papua New Guinea, who were given a bye after having participated in the previous T20 World Cup, and two other teams from sub-regional qualifier B, along with the winners of EAP qualifiers.[3][4]
Squads
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Malaysia
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.612 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Kuwait
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5.053 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4.945 | Eliminated |
| 4 |  Singapore
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3.141 | |
| 5 |  Maldives
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −1.368 | |
| 6 |  Myanmar
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6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −3.712 | |
| 7 |  Mongolia
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −7.145 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[11]
Fixtures
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Zubaidi Zulkifle 72 (46)
Azyan Farhath 1/12 (2 overs) |
Umar Adam 46 (32)
Sharvin Muniandy 2/7 (2 overs) |
- Maldives won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohamed Shiyam and Gedara Wijesingha (Mdv) both made their T20I debuts.
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Ko Ko Lin Thu 15 (21)
Anas Khan 2/9 (4 overs) |
Zeeshan Ali 18 (8)
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
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Clinto Anto 75 (42)
Luvsanzundai Erdenebulgan 2/30 (4 overs) |
- Mongolia won the toss and elected to field.
- Sodbileg Gantulga and Sanchir Natsagdorj (Mgl) both made their T20I debuts.
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Manpreet Singh 51 (42)
Leem Shafeeq 2/27 (4 overs) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rahul Sheshadri and William Simpson (Sin) both made their T20I debuts.
- Surendran Chandramohan crossed 1,000 runs in T20Is.[12]
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Pyae Phyo Wai 26 (33)
Vijay Unni 1/9 (3 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
- Azri Azhar (Mas) and Lwin Maw (Mya) both made their T20I debuts.
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Mohan Vivekanandan 5 (18)
Ehsan Khan 4/5 (3 overs) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Enkhbat Batkhuyag and Turbold Batjargal (Mgl) both made their T20I debuts.
- Ayush Shukla (HK) became the third bowler to bowl four consecutive maiden overs in a T20I match.[13]
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Zeeshan Ali 70 (35)
Akshay Puri 2/38 (3 overs) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
- Singapore were set a revised target of 97 runs from 8 overs due to rain.
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Usman Patel 111* (52)
Ibrahim Hassan 2/28 (3 overs) |
Umar Adam 27 (13)
Yasin Patel 3/18 (4 overs) |
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Pyae Phyo Wai 39 (41)
Mohan Vivekanandan 2/21 (4 overs) |
Sanchir Natsagdorj 11 (35)
Khin Aye 2/5 (2 overs) |
- Mongolia won the toss and elected to field.
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Umar Adam 26 (15)
Ehsan Khan 3/20 (4 overs) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Mabsar Abdulla (Mdv) made his T20I debut.
- Nizakat Khan (HK) scored his 2,000th runs in T20Is.[15]
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Pyae Phyo Wai 16 (38)
Yasin Patel 3/6 (4 overs) |
Ravija Sandaruwan 20 (7)
Paing Danu 1/23 (1.3 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
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Gandemberel Ganbold 2 (4)
Harsha Bharadwaj 6/3 (4 overs) |
Raoul Sharma 7* (2)
Enkhbat Batkhuyag 1/13 (0.5 overs) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
- Harsha Bharadwaj (Sin) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.
- Mongolia scored the joint-lowest innings total in T20Is.[16]
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Htet Lin Oo 14 (18)
Umar Adam 3/11 (4 overs) |
Ismail Ali 23* (11)
Pyae Phyo Wai 1/14 (2 overs) |
- Myanmar won the toss and elected to bat.
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Gedara Wijesingha 56 (39)
Luvsanzundui Erdenebulgan 3/29 (4 overs) |
Od Lutbayar 18 (17)
Azyan Farhath 4/5 (4 overs) |
- Maldives won the toss and elected to bat.
- Maldives scored their highest innings total in T20Is.[17]
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Ravija Sandaruwan 56 (36)
Ramesh Kalimuthu 5/21 (4 overs) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
- Ramesh Kalimuthu (Sin) took his first five wicket haul in T20Is.[17]
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
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Htet Lin Aung 11 (15)
Harsha Bharadwaj 4/8 (4 overs) |
William Simpson 24* (8)
Htet Lin Aung 1/17 (2 overs) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
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Mohan Vivekanandan 8 (26)
Virandeep Singh 4/5 (4 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
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Babar Hayat 42 (48)
Mohamed Shafeeq 3/35 (4 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
References
[edit]- ^ "Malaysia Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A in August/September 2024". Czarsports. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Malaysia and Kuwait advance to ICC Men's T20 WC Asia-East Asia Pacific Regional Final 2025". International Cricket Council. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "How does qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup work?". Wisden. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "All you need to know about 2026 T20 World Cup qualification". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong, China men's squad begins campaign to qualify for 2026 ICC T20 World Cup". Cricket Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Asia Qualifier A: Malaysia Hosts Competitive Battle for Men's T20 World Cup Qualification". International Cricket Council. 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Presenting Team Malaysia for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Asia Qualifier A". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Maldives national men's squad announced!". Cricket Board of Maldives. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 WC Asia Qualifier A 2024 Myanmar Men's Squad". Myanmar Cricket Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "The Singapore Squad has been announced!". Singapore Cricket Association. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "T20WC Asia Sub Regional QLF A 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Congratulations Surendran Chandramohan on reaching an incredible milestone of 1,000 runs in T20Is!". Singapore Cricket Association. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "4-4-0-1! Ayush Shukla Makes History With Four Consecutive Maiden Overs In A T20I Match". Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Usman, Zeeshan Sparkle; Myanmar Pick Up First Win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ @CricketHK (3 September 2024). "LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT! Our skipper, Nizakat Khan, has just crossed the remarkable 2000 runs in T20I during the clash against Maldives in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Asia Qualifier A" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Mongolia bowled out for 10, the joint-lowest total in men's T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Singapore stuns Kuwait to stay alive; Maldives end on a high". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 September 2024.