Muscat [Oman], October 16 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) secured their place within the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 after an emphatic, eight-wicket victory over Japan in its Super Six conflict on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Asia/East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Qualifier in Oman on Thursday.
Muhammad Waseem and his expenses be a part of Nepal and Oman because the three qualifiers of the regional qualification competitors, with assured top-three finishes earlier than the event’s scheduled conclusion on Friday, in line with the ICC.
The 20 groups for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the moment are finalised. They are as follows: India (event host), Sri Lanka (event host), Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, Ireland, Italy, Namibia, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, South Africa, the UAE, the USA, the West Indies, and Zimbabwe.
The UAE eradicated hopefuls, Japan, Samoa and Qatar from competition, who have been nonetheless in with a mathematical probability.
In the match, Japan have been restricted to 116/9 after being put into bat by the UAE. Only Wataru Miyauchi – at quantity 9 – made a big contribution to the scoreboard, returning unbeaten for 45 off 32 deliveries. Other scores within the double figures got here from Esam Rahman (23) and Abhishek Anand (10) on the prime of the order and Abdul Samad (11 not out) at quantity 11.
The UAE’s Haider Ali (three for 20) and Muhammad Arfan (two for twenty-four) did probably the most harm with the ball in hand, organising a easy chase for his or her batters.
Openers, Alishan Sharafu and Muhammad Waseem didn’t disappoint, they shared a 70-run stand earlier than it was damaged by Declan Suzuki (one for 14), who eliminated the skipper, Waseem, for 42 initially of the eighth over.
Sharafu departed for 46 by the hands of Ibrahim Takahashi (one for 16) within the eleventh over, however the basis was firmly laid, giving Mayank Kumar (13 not out) and Rahul Chopra (14 not out) a clean pathway to batting their crew victory with 47 balls to spare.
The T20 World Cup 2026 contains hosts India and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, the USA, and the West Indies certified because of a top-seven end within the final T20 World Cup. Ireland, New Zealand and Pakistan’s ICC T20I Rankings earned them a spot. Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman and the UAE entered by doing properly within the qualifiers of their respective areas. (ANI)