The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Sub-regional Qualifier A was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It was hosted by Samoa in August 2024.[1]
| Dates | 17 – 24 August 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Samoa |
| Champions | Samoa |
| Runners-up |  Cook Islands |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs | Darius Visser (265) |
| Most wickets | Oscar Taylor (17) |
The winners of the tournament, Samoa advanced to the regional final,[2] where they were joined by Nepal, Oman and Papua New Guinea, who were given a bye after having participated in the previous T20 World Cup, and four other teams from Asia qualifiers along with the winners of EAP qualifier B.[3][4]
Squads
edit| Cook Islands[5]
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 Fiji[6]
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Samoa[7]
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 Vanuatu[8]
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Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Samoa
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.270 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Cook Islands
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.008 | |
| 3 | Fiji
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.858 | |
| 4 | Vanuatu
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6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −0.306 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[9]
Fixtures
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Andrew Mansale 64 (40)
Oscar Taylor 2/30 (3 overs) |
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Apete Sokovagone 19 (15)
Darius Visser 4/11 (4 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
- Noah Mead, Solomon Nash, Punapunavale Sua, Darius Visser (Sam), Josaia Cama, James Junior, Joeli Moala, Anish Shah, Apete Sokovagone and Dawson Tawake (Fij) all made their T20I debuts.
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Caleb Jasmat 42* (32)
Oscar Taylor 3/36 (3.3 overs) |
Cory Dickson 30* (27)
Saumani Tiai 2/13 (4 overs) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
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Andrew Mansale 82 (50)
Peni Kotoisuva 1/9 (2 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
- Williamsing Nalisa (Van) took his first five wicket-haul in T20Is.[citation needed]
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Nalin Nipiko 73 (52)
Douglas Finau 3/34 (4 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tineimoli Misi (Sam) made his T20I debut.
- Darius Visser became the first player for Samoa to score a century in T20Is,[11] and became the fourth player to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is.[12]
- Samoa set a record for the most runs off an over in men's T20Is (39).[13]
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Apete Sokovagone 62 (37)
Oscar Taylor 3/25 (3 overs) |
Andrew Samuels 11* (23)
Peni Dakainivanua 3/11 (4 overs) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Tiaki Wuatai (Cok) and Sunia Yalimaiwai (Fij) both made their T20I debut.
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Darius Visser 72 (39)
Peni Katoisuva 2/25 (3 overs) |
Peni Vuniwaqa 39 (23)
Saumani Tiai 5/27 (3.3 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
- Saumani Tiai (Sam) took his first five wicket-haul in T20Is.[citation needed]
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Nalin Nipiko 38 (31)
Oscar Taylor 5/17 (4 overs) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Pita Ravarua (Cok) made his T20I debut.
- Oscar Taylor (Cok) took his first five wicket-haul in T20Is.[14]
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Joshua Rasu 43 (28)
Joeli Moala 3/29 (4 overs) |
Apete Sokovagone 46 (37)
Joshua Rasu 2/25 (4 overs) |
- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kau Qalo (Fij) and Kenny Tari (Van) both made their T20I debuts.
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Darren Roache 55 (34)
Oscar Taylor 3/39 (4 overs) |
Thomas Parima 104 (52)
Darius Visser 1/20 (3 overs) |
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Peni Vuniwaqa 45 (28)
Cory Dickson 3/21 (4 overs) |
Aue Parima 57 (39)
Joeli Moala 3/21 (4 overs) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Teaomua Anker (Cok) made his T20I debut.
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Sean Cotter 51 (48)
Apolinaire Stephen 2/26 (4 overs) |
Bettan Viraliliu 39 (30)
Saumani Tiai 4/23 (4 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ "Samoa Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Sub-regional Qualifier A in August 2024". Czarsportz. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Dramatic final day sees Samoa win East Asia-Pacific Sub Regional Qualifier A". International Cricket Council. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "How does qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup work?". Wisden. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "All you need to know about 2026 T20 World Cup qualification". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Cook Islands Cricket 2024 Men's squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Sub-Regional Qualifier A". Cook Islands Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional A (Pacific)". Cricket Fiji. Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "This is Samoa Men's National team that is ready to compete with Vanuatu, Fiji and Cook Islands for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional A Qualifier – EAP". Samoa Cricket Association. Retrieved 16 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Vanuatu Cricket Announces Squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Sub-Regional Qualifier A". Vanuatu Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "East Asia-Pacific QLF A 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Cook Islands Cricket men's team made a brilliant start to the ICC East Asia Pacific Sub Regional Qualifier A tournament in Apia, Samoa, yesterday". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "39 runs scored from one over as Samoa batter breaks international record". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Samoa's Darius Visser breaks men's T20I records with 39 runs in an over". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Visser hits six sixes as Samoa add record 39 runs in over". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Cook Islands back on track for T20 World Cup qualification". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Cook Islands one win away from history". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 23 August 2024.