2023 Men's T20 World Cup EAP regional final
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ICC East Asia-Pacific
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| Dates | 22 – 29 July 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Host | Papua New Guinea |
| Champions |  Papua New Guinea |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Player of the series |  Nalin Nipiko |
| Most runs | Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (216)[1] |
| Most wickets | Nalin Nipiko (13)[2] |
The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[3][4] The qualification process for the world cup included two stages: direct qualification and regional qualification. The regional qualification for East Asia-Pacific (EAP) was held in two stages: sub-regional qualifiers and the regional final.[5][6][7]
The EAP regional final was hosted by Cricket PNG from 22 to 29 July 2023.[8] Papua New Guinea qualified for the T20 World Cup after finishing atop the points table.[9] Vanuatu's Nalin Nipiko was named player of the series having taken the most wickets (13) while Japan's Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming scored the most runs (216) in the tournament.
A total of 7 teams participated in the sub-regional phase, which was divided into two events with four/three teams competing in each event. The top sides of each sub-regional qualifier advanced to the regional final, where they joined Papua New Guinea and Philippines who received a bye after taking part in the 2022 global qualifiers.[5][6][7]
| Method of qualification | Date | Venue(s) | No. of teams | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 global qualifier A | 24 February 2022 | Oman | 1 |  Philippines |
| 2022 global qualifier B | 17 July 2022 | Zimbabwe | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| Sub-regional qualifier A | 9 – 15 September 2022 | Vanuatu | 1 | Vanuatu |
| Sub-regional qualifier B | 15 – 18 October 2022 | Japan | 1 | Japan |
| Total | 4 |
Squads
| Japan[11] |
Papua New Guinea[12] |
Philippines[13] |
Vanuatu[14] |
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.189 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
| 2 | Japan |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.105 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −1.170 | |
| 4 | Philippines |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −2.697 |
