2016 Asia Cup Qualifier
The 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Bangladesh from 19 to 22 February 2016. The event served as a qualifier for the 2016 Asia Cup, which was held in the same country later in the month. The tournament was played as a round-robin, with the participants being the four Asian associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with T20I status. The United Arab Emirates won all three of its matches, joining Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in the main event.[1][2]
| Dates | 19 – 22 February 2016 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Bangladesh |
| Champions |  United Arab Emirates |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs |  Babar Hayat (194) |
| Most wickets | Mohammad Naveed (7) |
Background and teams
The Asia Cup Qualifier was originally scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates in November 2015.[3] However, following a scheduling conflict, it was later decided to move the event, with it now serving as a lead-in to the main tournament.[1] In previous years where associates have participated in the Asia Cup, no standalone qualifier has been held, with teams instead qualifying via the ACC Trophy (2004, 2008) or by invitation (2014).[4] Of the four teams, Oman made their Asia Cup debut.[5]
- Teams
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.678 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Afghanistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.954 |
| 3 |  Oman |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.222 |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.416 |
Advance to 2016 Asia Cup
Matches
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- The United Arab Emirates registered their first victory in the Asia Cup.[10]
- Rohan Mustafa's 77 is the highest score for a UAE player in T20I matches.[11]
- The United Arab Emirates scored their highest total in T20I matches.[12]
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- Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
- Oman made their debut in the Asia Cup and registered their first victory in the tournament.[5][10]
- Vaibhav Wategaonkar (Oman) made his T20I debut.
- Both Oman and Hong Kong posted their highest totals in T20I matches.[13][14]
- Babar Hayat became the first Hong Kong player to score a century in a T20I match and he scored the first century in an Asia Cup qualifier T20I match.[15]
- Mark Chapman (HK) was dismissed by Mankading.[16][17]
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- Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zeeshan Maqsood became the first player for Oman to score more than 50 runs in a T20I innings.[18]
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hong Kong were eliminated as a result of this match.[19]
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Adil Mehmood and Tanveer Ahmed (HK) both made their T20I debuts.
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
- Oman and Afghanistan were eliminated as a result of this match, while United Arab Emirates qualified for the 2016 Asia Cup.[20]
References
- Peter Della Penna (4 November 2015). "Asia Cup T20 Qualifier scheduled for February" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- "UAE storm to main draw with convincing win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- Peter Della Penna (4 September 2015). "One Associate to feature in 2016 Asia Cup" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- Paul Radley (4 January 2014). "Afghanistan cricket boosted with spot in the Asia Cup" – The National. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- "Afghanistan's pedigree, Oman's debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- "Shapoor, Hassan return to Afghanistan squad for World T20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- "Hong Kong pick ex-Australia keeper Campbell for WT20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Oman Squad, Asia Cup 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- "United Arab Emirates Squad, Asia Cup 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- "Records: Asia Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- "Mustafa magic shocks Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- "UAE scored their highest T20Is total". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- "Oman scored their highest T20Is total". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- "HK scored their highest T20Is total". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- "Hong Kong: Records: Twenty20 Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- "Debutants Oman survive Hayat 122". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- "HK coach fuming at 'cowardly' Oman-kad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- "Oman: Records: Twenty20 Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- "Naveed, Shahzad take UAE closer to Asia Cup berth". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- "UAE storm to main draw with convincing win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2016.