2018 Asia Cup Qualifier
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| Dates | 29 August – 6 September 2018 |
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| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International and Limited overs (50–over) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host | Malaysia |
| Champions |  Hong Kong (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 16 |
| Player of the series |  Ahmed Raza[1] |
| Most runs | Ashfaq Ahmed (224) |
| Most wickets | Ahmed Raza (16) |
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 UAE 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]
The following teams and squads were selected to take part:[5]
| Hong Kong[14] |
 Malaysia[15] |
 Nepal[16] |
 Oman[17] |
 Singapore[18] |
United Arab Emirates[19] |
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Prior to the tournament, Anshuman Rath replaced Babar Hayat as captain of Hong Kong.[20] Jhathavedh Subramanyan was ruled out of Hong Kong's squad with injury, and was replaced by Aftab Hussain.[21]
Points table
Fixtures
Round 1
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
Round 2
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
Round 3
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 30 overs per side due to rain.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
Round 4
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Christopher Carter 14* (21) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during Hong Kong's innings.
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 5
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.