2018 Asia Cup Qualifier

2018 Asia Cup Qualifier
Dates29 August – 6 September 2018
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International and Limited overs (50–over)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and final
Host(s) Malaysia
Champions Hong Kong (1st title)
Participants6
Matches16
Player of the seriesUnited Arab Emirates Ahmed Raza[1]
Most runsUnited Arab Emirates Ashfaq Ahmed (224)
Most wicketsUnited Arab Emirates Ahmed Raza (16)
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The 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was held in Malaysia from 29 August to 6 September 2018.[2] The event served as the qualifier for the 2018 Asia Cup.[3][4][5] The top two teams from the group stage met in the final, with the winner progressing to the 2018 Asia Cup.[6] The fixture between the United Arab Emirates and Nepal on 30 August 2018 was a One Day International (ODI) match.[7] It was the first time both sides had played each other in an ODI match, with the UAE going on to win the fixture by 78 runs.[8]

The United Arab Emirates finished top of the group stage with eight points. They were joined in the final by Hong Kong, who finished second with seven points, and a better net run rate than Oman, who also finished with seven points.[9][10] Hong Kong won the final, beating the UAE by two wickets, to qualify for the 2018 Asia Cup.[11][12] Hong Kong's captain, Anshuman Rath, said afterwards that "all the hard work that has gone in this tournament over the last couple of months really has paid off".[13]

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  6. ^ "Six Countries to Compete in 2018 ACC Asia Cup Qualifier". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Nepal to play ACC Asia Cup 2018 Qualifiers". Cricket Nepal. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Second defeat in row dents Nepal's qualification hopes". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. ^ "UAE, Hong Kong to face off for Asia Cup berth". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018: Hong Kong, UAE to clash in final". Cricket Country. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Hong Kong hold their nerve to clinch Asia Cup berth". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Hong Kong claim famous win against UAE and qualify for the 2018 Asia Cup". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  13. ^ "'The hard work has paid off' – Anshuman Rath". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 September 2018.