2016 Asia Cup Qualifier

Cricket tournament September 2015 June 2026 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier 19 22 February 2016 Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 International Round-robin Bangladesh UAE 4 6 HK Babar Hayat (194) UAE Mohammad Naveed (7) 2014 2014 ACC Premier League 2018 2018 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 from 24 February to 6 March 2016. 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.Peter Della Penna (4 November 2015). "Asia Cup T20 Qualifier scheduled for February" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2015.http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/975281.html UAE storm to main draw with convincing win Cricinfo ESPNcricinfo 22 February 2016 Background and teams The Asia Cup Qualifier was originally scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates in November 2015.Peter Della Penna (4 September 2015). "One Associate to feature in 2016 Asia Cup" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2015. 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. 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).Paul Radley (4 January 2014). https://archive.today/20160203041903/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/afghanistan-cricket-boosted-with-spot-in-the-asia-cup "Afghanistan cricket boosted with spot in the Asia Cup" – The National. Retrieved 5 November 2015. Of the four teams, Oman made their Asia Cup debut.http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/973679.html Afghanistan's pedigree, Oman's debut 18 February 2016 ESPNcricinfo Teams Afghanistan 2013 Hong Kong Oman UAE Squads AFG 2013http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/970879.html Shapoor, Hassan return to Afghanistan squad for World T20 9 February 2016 ESPNcricinfo HKhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/hkg/content/story/966333.html Hong Kong pick ex-Australia keeper Campbell for WT20 28 January 2016 ESPNcricinfo Omanhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/972605.html Oman Squad, Asia Cup 2016 14 February 2016 ESPNcricinfo UAEhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/972359.html United Arab Emirates Squad, Asia Cup 2016 14 February 2016 ESPNcricinfo Asghar Stanikzai (c) Noor Ali Zadran Mohammad Shahzad Usman Ghani Mohammad Nabi Karim Sadiq Shafiqullah Rashid Khan Amir Hamza Dawlat Zadran Shapoor Zadran Gulbadin Naib Samiullah Shinwari Najibullah Zadran Yamin Ahmadzai Tanwir Afzal (c) Mark Chapman (vc) Haseeb Amjad Nadeem Ahmed Tanveer Ahmed Waqas Barkat Christopher Carter Babar Hayat Nizakat Khan Aizaz Khan Waqas Khan Adil Mehmood Kinchit Shah Ninad Shah Anshuman Rath Sultan Ahmed (c) Aamir Kaleem Aaqib Sulehri Adnan Ilyas Amir Ali Munis Ansari Bilal Khan Jatinder Singh Ajay Lalcheta Mehran Khan Rajeshkumar Ranpura Sufyan Mehmood Vaibhav Wategaonkar Zeeshan Maqsood Zeeshan Siddiqui Amjad Javed (c) Swapnil Patil Ahmed Raza Fahad Tariq Farhan Ahmed Mohammad Naveed Mohammad Shahzad Muhammad Usman Muhammad Kaleem Qadeer Ahmed Rohan Mustafa Saqlain Haider Shaiman Anwar Usman Mushtaq Zaheer Maqsood Venues FatullahDhaka Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Coordinates: 23 39 0.58 N 90 29 19.72 E inline Coordinates: 23 48 24.9 N 90 21 48.9 E inline Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 26,000 280px Points table {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;white-space:nowrap" |- ! Pos !width="220"| Team !width="20"| Pld Played !width="20"| W Won !width="20"| L Lost !width="20"| T Tied !width="20"| NR No result !width="20"| Pts Points ! NRR Net run rate |- style="background:#cfc;" |1||style="text-align:left"|UAE | 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || +1.678 |- style="background:#fcc;" |2||style="text-align:left"|AFG 2013 | 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || +0.954 |- style="background:#fcc;" |3||style="text-align:left"|OMA | 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || –1.222 |- style="background:#fcc;" |4||style="text-align:left"|HKG | 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || –1.416 |} #cfc Advance to 2016 Asia Cup Matches 19 February 2016 15:00 UAE AFG 2013 176/4 (20 overs) Rohan Mustafa 77 (50) Rashid Khan 3/25 (4 overs) 160 (19.5 overs) Karim Sadiq 72 (48) Rohan Mustafa 3/19 (2.5 overs) United Arab Emirates won by 16 runs Scorecard Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat. The United Arab Emirates registered their first victory in the Asia Cup.http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=14;type=trophy Records: Asia Cup 18 February 2016 ESPNcricinfo Rohan Mustafa's 77 is the highest score for a UAE player in T20I matches.http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/973889.html Mustafa magic shocks Afghanistan 18 February 2016 ESPNcricinfo The United Arab Emirates scored their highest total in T20I matches.http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=27;type=team UAE scored their highest T20Is total 18 February 2016 ESPNcricinfo Oman vs Hong Kong 19 February 2016 19:30 yes OMA HK 180/5 (20 overs) Jatinder Singh 42 (35) Nadeem Ahmed 3/27 (4 overs) 175/7 (20 overs) Babar Hayat 122 (60) Aamer Ali 1/6 (1 overs) Oman won by 5 runs Scorecard Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Enamul Haque (Ban) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Oman won the toss and elected to bat. Oman made their debut in the Asia Cup and registered their first victory in the tournament. Vaibhav Wategaonkar (Oman) made his T20I debut. Both Oman and Hong Kong posted their highest totals in T20I matches.http://stats.espncricinfo.com/pakvwi/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=37;type=team Oman scored their highest T20Is total 18 February 2016 ESPNcricinfohttp://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=19;no_redirect=true;type=team HK scored their highest T20Is total 18 February 2016 ESPNcricinfo 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.http://stats.espncricinfo.com/hkg/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=19;type=team Hong Kong: Records: Twenty20 Internationals 18 February 2016 ESPNcricinfo dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150629140326/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/hkg/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3%3Bid%3D19%3Btype%3Dteam 29 June 2015 Mark Chapman (HK) was dismissed by Mankading.http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/974263.html Debutants Oman survive Hayat 122 19 February 2016 ESPN Cricinfohttp://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/974385.html HK coach fuming at 'cowardly' Oman-kad 20 February 2016 ESPN Cricinfo 20 February 2016 15.00 OMA AFG 2013 165/4 (20 overs) Adnan Ilyas 54 (27) Gulbadin Naib 2/24 (4 overs) 168/7 (19.3 overs) Noor Ali Zadran 63 (44) Mehran Khan 3/18 (4 overs) Afghanistan won by 3 wickets Scorecard Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) 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.http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=37;type=team Oman: Records: Twenty20 Internationals 20 February 2016 ESPNcricinfo 21 February 2016 15:00 HK UAE 146/7 (20 overs) Babar Hayat 54 (45) Mohammad Naveed 3/14 (4 overs) 147/4 (18.3 overs) Mohammad Shahzad 52 (39) Nadeem Ahmed 1/17 (4 overs) United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets Scorecard Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat. Hong Kong were eliminated as a result of this match.http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/974933.html Naveed, Shahzad take UAE closer to Asia Cup berth 21 February 2016 ESPNcricinfo 22 February 2016 15:00 AFG 2013 HK 178/7 (20 overs) Najibullah Zadran 60* (35) Aizaz Khan 3/38 (4 overs) 112 (17.1 overs) Anshuman Rath 41 (38) Mohammad Nabi 4/17 (4 overs) Afghanistan won by 66 runs Scorecard Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Enamul Haque (Ban) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field. Adil Mehmood and Tanveer Ahmed (HK) both made their T20I debuts. 22 February 2016 19:30 yes UAE OMA 172/6 (20 overs) Muhammad Kaleem 50 (40) Aamir Kaleem 4/31 (3.4 overs) 101/8 (20 overs) Zeeshan Maqsood 46 (42) Mohammad Naveed 2/14 (4 overs) United Arab Emirates won by 71 runs Scorecard Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Muhammad Usman (United Arab Emirates) 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.http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/975281.html UAE storm to main draw with convincing win 22 February 2016 ESPNcricinfo References Category:Asia Cup Qualifiers Category:International cricket competitions in 2015–16 Category:2016 in Bangladeshi cricket Category:International cricket competitions in Bangladesh Category:Long stubs with short prose