Asia Cup Qualifier 2018
The Asia Cup Qualifier 2018 was the qualification for the 14th edition of the Asia Cup , a cricket competition for Asian national teams. The tournament was from 29 August to 6 September 2018 in Malaysia in ODI held format. In the final, Hong Kong was able to prevail against the United Arab Emirates with two wickets.
Attendees
Six teams took part in the tournament.
format
In a group stage, each team played against each other. The winner of a game received two points, and a tie or no result received one point. The first two in the group contested a final, the winner of which qualified for the Asia Cup.
Preliminary round
| Group A | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ver. Arab. Emirates
|
5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 8th | +1,281 |
 Hong Kong
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7th | +1,530 |
 Oman
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7th | +0.583 |
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|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4th | −0.250 |
 Malaysia
|
5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 2 | −0.995 |
 Singapore
|
5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 2 | −2,189 |
| August 29th scorecard |
Bandar Kinrara |
Hong Kong 161 (46.4) |
- |
Malaysia 162-7 (42.5) |
| Malaysia wins with 3 wickets | ||||
| August 29th scorecard |
Pandamaran |
Nepal 221-9 (50) |
- |
Oman 224-3 (48) |
| Oman wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| August 29th scorecard |
Bangi |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 312-8 (49) |
- |
Singapore 97 (25.4) |
| Ver. Arab. Emirates wins with 215 runs | ||||
| August 30th scorecard |
Bandar Kinrara |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 254-9 (50) |
- |
Nepal 176 (48.5) |
| Ver. Arab. Emirates wins with 78 runs | ||||
| August 30th scorecard |
Pandamaran |
Singapore 150 (41.2) |
- |
Hong Kong 154-5 (34.2) |
| Hong Kong wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| August 30th scorecard |
Bangi |
Malaysia 198-8 (50) |
- |
Oman 199-8 (49.2) |
| Oman wins with 2 wickets | ||||
| September 1st scorecard |
Bandar Kinrara |
Singapore 215-8 (50) |
- |
Oman 216-2 (26.4) |
| Oman wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| September 1st scorecard |
Pandamaran |
Nepal 188-7 (30/30) |
- |
Malaysia 169-9 (30/30) |
| Nepal wins with 19 runs | ||||
| September 1st scorecard |
Bangi |
Hong Kong 275-8 (49/49) |
- |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 93 (24.5 / 49) |
| Hong Kong wins with 182 runs | ||||
| September 2nd scorecard |
Bandar Kinrara |
Oman 183 (50) |
- |
Hong Kong 25-0 (5) |
| No result | ||||
| September 2nd scorecard |
Pandamaran |
Malaysia 92 (31.3) |
- |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 93-2 (8.1) |
| Ver. Arab. Emirates wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| September 2nd scorecard |
Bangi |
Singapore 151 (42) |
- |
Nepal 152-6 (28.1) |
| Nepal wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| September 4th scorecard |
Bandar Kinrara |
Singapore 276-9 (50) |
- |
Malaysia 247 (49.5) |
| Singapore wins with 29 runs | ||||
| September 4th scorecard |
Pandamaran |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 208-8 (50) |
- |
Oman 195 (47.2) |
| Ver. Arab. Emirates wins with 13 runs | ||||
| September 4th scorecard |
Bangi |
Nepal 95 (37.5) |
- |
Hong Kong 96-7 (32.3) |
| Hong Kong wins with 3 wickets | ||||
final
| September 6th scorecard |
Bandar Kinrara |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 176-9 (24/24) |
- |
Hong Kong 179-8 (23.3 / 24) |
| Hong Kong wins with 2 wickets ( D / L method ) | ||||
Individual evidence
- ↑ India-Pakistan Asia Cup match on September 19 ( English ) Cricinfo. July 24, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ↑ Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; NRR = Net Run Rate