Singapore, June 5 (ANI): Nepal, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Oman secured qualification for the lads’s cricket competitors on the Asian Games 2026 after spectacular performances within the qualifying match in Singapore.
Nepal and Malaysia superior from Group A, whereas Hong Kong and Oman emerged as the highest two groups from Group B to guide their locations within the 10-team match scheduled to be held in Japan from September 24 to October 3, in keeping with ESPNcricinfo.
Nepal dominated the qualifiers with two emphatic victories. The T20 World Cup contributors started their marketing campaign with a commanding 221-run win over China after piling up 313/2, powered by opener Kushal Bhurtel’s explosive 129 off simply 43 balls. The complete additionally helped Nepal turn out to be the primary crew to register a number of 300-plus scores in males’s T20 cricket.
Bhurtel continued his wealthy vein of kind in Nepal’s second outing, putting one other century as his facet posted 275/7 earlier than defeating Malaysia by 167 runs. With Qatar withdrawing from the competitors earlier than the beginning of the match, Nepal’s two victories had been sufficient to safe high spot in Group A.
Malaysia additionally confirmed their qualification after defeating China in its opening fixture.
In Group B, Hong Kong and Oman remained unbeaten after recording victories over Bahrain and hosts Singapore. Their last league-stage assembly will decide the group winner and the semi-final pairings, although each groups have already assured qualification for the Asian Games.
The 4 qualifiers will be part of Asian Full Members Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, who earned automated berths, together with hosts Japan.
The males’s cricket competitors on the twentieth Asian Games will characteristic 10 groups and can run from September 24, with the gold-medal match scheduled for October 3.
Meanwhile, Thailand, Malaysia and China lately secured {qualifications} for the ladies’s cricket occasion, which will likely be contested from September 17 to 22. (ANI)