The 2024–25 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier is a cricket tournament which forms part of the qualification process for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[1]
In this cycle, a total of eight teams from the East Asia-Pacific region are participating in the sub-regional phase. This phase is divided into two events with four teams in each event, which are taking place between August and September 2024. The sub-regional qualifier A is being held in Samoa in August 2024.[2][3] The sub-regional qualifier B will be held in South Korea in September 2024.[4]
Teams
[edit]| Qualifier A | Qualifier B | Regional Final |
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- ^ Received a bye after competing in the 2024 T20 World Cup
Qualifier A
[edit]| Dates | 17 – 24 August 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Samoa |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
Squads
[edit] Cook Islands[5]
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 Fiji[6]
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Samoa[7]
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 Vanuatu[8]
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Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Samoa
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.094 | Advance to the regional final |
| 2 | Cook Islands
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.239 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −1.239 | |
| 4 | Fiji
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −9.094 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo[9]
Fixtures
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Andrew Mansale 64 (40)
Oscar Taylor 2/30 (3 overs) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Milton Kavana, Andrew Samuels, Oscar Taylor and Jared Tutty (Cok) all made their T20I debuts.
- Hayden Dickson became the first cricketer for Cook Islands to score a century in men's T20Is.
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Apete Sokovagone 19 (15)
Darius Visser 4/11 (4 overs) |
Darius Visser 30* (12)
Anish Shah 1/32 (3 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
- Noah Mead, Solomon Nash, Punapunavale Sua, Darius Visser (Sam), Josaia Cama, James Junior, Joeli Moala, Anish Shah, Apete Sokovagone and Dawson Tawake (Fij) all made their T20I debuts.
Qualifier B
[edit]| Dates | 28 September – 5 October 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  South Korea |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Indonesia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the regional final |
| 2 |  Japan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 |  Philippines
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | South Korea
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 28 September 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Fixtures
[edit]Regional Final
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 |  Papua New Guinea
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Winner of Qualifier A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Winner of Qualifier B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "A historic first for South Korea as dates and venues for the 2024 Pathway Events are announced". International Cricket Council. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Samoa Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Sub-regional Qualifier B in August 2024". Czarsportz. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Lacanivalu, Losirene (21 December 2023). "Cricket maps out ambitious 2024 plans". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Korea Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Sub-regional Qualifier A in September 2024". Czarsportz. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Cook Islands Cricket 2024 Men's squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Sub-Regional Qualifier A". Cook Islands Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional A (Pacific)". Cricket Fiji. Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "This is Samoa Men's National team that is ready to compete with Vanuatu, Fiji and Cook Islands for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional A Qualifier – EAP". Samoa Cricket Association. Retrieved 16 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Vanuatu Cricket Announces Squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Sub-Regional Qualifier A". Vanuatu Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "East Asia-Pacific QLF A 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2024.