2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier
The2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifierwas the tournament played inFijiandPhilippinesas part of qualification process for the2021 ICC T20 World Cup.[1]
Twelve regional qualifiers were held by theInternational Cricket Council(ICC), with 62 teams[n 1]competing during 2018 in five regions – Africa (3 groups), Americas (2), Asia (2), East Asia Pacific (2) and Europe (3). The top 25 sides from these progressed to five Regional Finals in 2019, with seven teams then going on to compete in the2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier,[2][n 2]along with the six lowest ranked sides from theICC T20I Championship.[2]In April 2018, the ICC granted full international status toTwenty20men's matches played betweenmember sidesfrom 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Finals were played asTwenty20 Internationals(T20Is).[3]
The top two teams in Group A, and the top team of Group B of the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier, progressed to the Regional Finals.[4]Papua New Guineawon Group A,[5]withVanuatufinishing in second place to progress to the Finals.[6]Group B was won by thePhilippines.[7]It was also the first ICC tournament to be held in the Philippines.[8]
Papua New Guinea progressed to the T20 World Cup Qualifier after winning the Regional Finals, held in Papua New Guinea in March 2019.[9][10]
Teams
[edit]| Group A | Group B |
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Group A
[edit]| Dates | 25 – 29 August 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Doubleround-robin |
| Host(s) |  Fiji |
| Champions |  Papua New Guinea |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs | Assad Vala(294) |
| Most wickets |  Callum Blake(11) Sean Solia(11) |
Group A matches were held inFijifrom 25 to 29 August 2018, with the top two teams progressing to the Regional Final.[11]
Points table
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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| Papua New Guinea(Q) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +3.712 | Advanced toRegional Finals |
| Vanuatu(Q) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.209 | |
| Samoa |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.488 | |
| Fiji(H) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –2.270 |
(H)Host,(Q)Qualified to regional finals
Fixtures
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Benjamin Mailata 57 (38)
Nalin Nipiko4/37 (4 overs) |
Joshua Rasu52 (31)
Lester Evile 4/8 (4 overs) |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
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Peni Vuniwaqa27 (22)
Naa Vaasili 2/20 (2 overs) |
Andrew Michael 52 (57)
Tukana Tavo 2/27 (4 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
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- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
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- Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
[edit]| Dates | 1 – 7 December 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Doubleround-robin |
| Host(s) |  Philippines |
| Champions | Philippines |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs |  Muhammad Nadeem (195) |
| Most wickets | Surinder Singh (12) |
Group B was held at Friendship Oval at Emilio Aguinaldo College inDasmariñas,Philippinesfrom 1 to 7 December 2018.[12][13]The top team progressed to the Regional Finals.[4]
Points table
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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| Philippines(H,Q) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.325 | Advance toRegional Finals |
| South Korea |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.263 | |
 Japan |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.099 | |
 Indonesia |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.677 |
(H)Host,(Q)Qualified to regional finals
Fixtures
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Tomoki Ota 39*(19)
Ahmad Mushtaq 1/13 (2 overs) |
Muhaddis 37 (28)
Rui Matsumura 4/18 (3.3 overs) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
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Haider Kiani36 (32)
Park Keunyeol 3/26 (4 overs) |
Jun Hyunwoo 42 (31)
Surinder Singh 4/23 (4 overs) |
- South Korea won the toss and elected to field.
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Mudassir Iqbal 36 (30)
Kirubasankar Ramamoorthy 4/10 (4 overs) |
Kadek Gamantika 71*(57)
Choi Jiwon 3/22 (4 overs) |
- South Korea won the toss and elected to bat.
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Jonathan Hill62 (32)
Anjar Tadarus 5/32 (3.5 overs) |
Kirubasankar Ramamoorthy 56 (43)
Surinder Singh 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Philippines won the toss and elected to bat.
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Muhammad Nadeem 34*(18)
Makoto Taniyama 3/18 (3 overs) |
Masaomi Kobayashi 50 (30)
Muhammad Nadeem 3/33 (3.3 overs) |
- South Korea won the toss and elected to bat.
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Jonathan Hill23 (27)
Mudassir Iqbal 4/20 (3.5 overs) |
Muhammad Nadeem 38 (29)
Surinder Singh 3/17 (4 overs) |
- Philippines won the toss and elected to bat.
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Kohei Wakita 18 (21)
Gede Arta 4/20 (4 overs) |
Kadek Gamantika 26 (30)
Mian Siddique 2/23 (4 overs) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
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Arya Pastika 12 (17)
Mudassir Iqbal 3/14 (4 overs) |
Nishat Sakib 32*(45)
Maxi Koda 2/22 (4 overs) |
- Indonesia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Raheel Kano 48 (54)
Park Keunyeol 3/24 (4 overs) |
Muhammad Nadeem 68 (32)
Rui Matsumura 3/13 (4 overs) |
- South Korea won the toss and elected to field.
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Karweng Ng54 (40)
Anjar Tadarus 3/12 (3 overs) |
Kadek Gamantika 48 (40)
Tariq Ali 2/17 (4 overs) |
- Indonesia won the toss and elected to field.
Regional Finals
[edit]The Regional Finals were held in Papua New Guinea from 22 to 24 March 2019.[14]Following the effects ofCyclone Trevor,[15]fixtures on the opening two days could not be played due to a waterlogged pitch, so the schedule was rearranged.[16]On the first day of fixtures, Papua New Guinea won their two matches, both by large margins.[17]Before the last day of matches, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu were both in contention to win the group, with the Philippines being eliminated.[18]On the last day of fixtures, Papua New Guinea won the group to advance to the2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier,with Vanuatu being eliminated after losing against the Philippines.[19]Nalin Nipikoof Vanuatu was named the Player of the Tournament.[20]
| Dates | 22 – 24 March 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Doubleround-robin |
| Host(s) | Papua New Guinea |
| Champions | Papua New Guinea |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Player of the series | Nalin Nipiko |
| Most runs | Tony Ura(243) |
| Most wickets | Lega Siaka(7) |
| Qualified Teams | |
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| Group A | Papua New Guinea[5]
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| Group B | Philippines[7]
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Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 1 | Papua New Guinea(H)
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4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5.499 | Qualify to2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 | Philippines
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4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −4.133 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.063 |
Fixtures
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- Philippines won the toss and elected to field.
- Kiplin Doriga,Jason Kila,Damien Ravu(PNG),Machanda Biddappa,Richard Goodwin,Jonathan Hill,Haider Kiani,Ruchir Mahajan,Karweng NG,Grant Russ,Kuldeep Singh,Surinder Singh,Daniel SmithandHenry Tyler(Phi) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Callum Blake,Jelany Chilia,Jonathon Dunn,Gilmour Kaltongga,Andrew Mansale,Williamsing Nalisa,Nalin Nipiko,Simpson Obed,Joshua Rasu,Ronald TariandJamal Vira(Van) all made their T20I debuts.
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Nalin Nipiko62 (57)
Surinder Singh 3/32 (4 overs) |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jason Long(Phi) made his T20I debut.
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Vimal Kumar(Phi) made his T20I debut.
- Tony Urabecame the first batsman for Papua New Guinea to score a century in T20Is.[22]
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- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
- Zechariah ShemandClement Tommy(Van) both made their T20I debuts.
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Norman Vanua29*(10)
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- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
- Wesley Viraliliu(Van) made his T20I debut.
Notes
[edit]- ^Zambiawere originally scheduled to compete in the Southern sub region group in the Africa Qualifier, but later withdrew.
- ^TheUnited Arab Emiratesinitially qualified to the Asia Regional Final, but later automatically progressed to the qualifier tournament as the host.
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