2025 Men's T20 World Cup Asia–EAP Regional Final
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The 2025 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia-EAP Regional Final was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It was held in Oman from 8 to 17 October 2025. The top three sides Nepal, Oman and United Arab Emirates joined Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the 2026 T20 World Cup who had already pre-qualified. India and Sri Lanka directly qualified for the T20 World Cup as co-hosts, while Afghanistan, Australia and Bangladesh qualified as by finishing among the top eight teams from the previous edition and New Zealand and Pakistan qualified through the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings.
Infobox
Dates
8 – 17 October 2025
Administrator(s)
Asian Cricket Council ICC East Asia-Pacific
Cricket format
Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)
Group round-robin and Super 6s
Host
Oman
Champions
Nepal (1st title)
Runners-up
Oman
Participants
9
Matches
21
Player of the series
Alishan Sharafu
Most runs
Alishan Sharafu (283)
Most wickets
Mirza Mohammed Baig (16)
Tables
· Teams and qualification
2024 T20 World Cup
2024 T20 World Cup
Method of
qualification
2024 T20 World Cup
Date
29 June 2024
Venue(s)
United States
West Indies
No. of teams
3
Team
Nepal
Oman
Oman
Method of
qualification
Oman
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Method of
qualification
Papua New Guinea
EAP Qualifier A
EAP Qualifier A
Method of
qualification
EAP Qualifier A
Date
17–24 August 2024
Venue(s)
Samoa
No. of teams
1
Team
Samoa
Asia Qualifier A
Asia Qualifier A
Method of
qualification
Asia Qualifier A
Date
30 August – 9 September 2024
Venue(s)
Malaysia
No. of teams
2
Team
Kuwait
Malaysia
Malaysia
Method of
qualification
Malaysia
EAP Qualifier B
EAP Qualifier B
Method of
qualification
EAP Qualifier B
Date
28 September – 5 October 2024
Venue(s)
South Korea
No. of teams
1
Team
Japan
Asia Qualifier B
Asia Qualifier B
Method of
qualification
Asia Qualifier B
Date
19–28 November 2024
Venue(s)
Qatar
No. of teams
2
Team
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Method of
qualification
United Arab Emirates
Total
Total
Method of
qualification
Total
No. of teams
9
| Method of qualification | Date | Venue(s) | No. of teams | Team |
| 2024 T20 World Cup | 29 June 2024 | United States West Indies | 3 | Nepal |
| Oman | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | ||||
| EAP Qualifier A | 17–24 August 2024 | Samoa | 1 | Samoa |
| Asia Qualifier A | 30 August – 9 September 2024 | Malaysia | 2 | Kuwait |
| Malaysia | ||||
| EAP Qualifier B | 28 September – 5 October 2024 | South Korea | 1 | Japan |
| Asia Qualifier B | 19–28 November 2024 | Qatar | 2 | Qatar |
| United Arab Emirates | ||||
| Total | 9 |
· Squads
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c)
Abdul Samad
Abhishek Anand
Charles Hinze
Benjamin Ito-Davis
Wataru Miyauchi (wk)
Esam Rahman
Sabaorish Ravichandran
Reo Sakurano-Thomas
Alexander Shirai-Patmore (wk)
Shoma Sugaya-Slater
Declan Suzuki-McComb
Ibrahim Takahashi
Makoto Taniyama
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c)
Abdul Samad
Abhishek Anand
Charles Hinze
Benjamin Ito-Davis
Wataru Miyauchi (wk)
Esam Rahman
Sabaorish Ravichandran
Reo Sakurano-Thomas
Alexander Shirai-Patmore (wk)
Shoma Sugaya-Slater
Declan Suzuki-McComb
Ibrahim Takahashi
Makoto Taniyama
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake
Japan
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c)
Abdul Samad
Abhishek Anand
Charles Hinze
Benjamin Ito-Davis
Wataru Miyauchi (wk)
Esam Rahman
Sabaorish Ravichandran
Reo Sakurano-Thomas
Alexander Shirai-Patmore (wk)
Shoma Sugaya-Slater
Declan Suzuki-McComb
Ibrahim Takahashi
Makoto Taniyama
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake
Kuwait
Mohammed Aslam (c)
Clinto Anto
Meet Bhavsar (wk)
Anudeep Chenthamara
Muhammad Aqif Farooq
Shiraz Khan
Nimish Lathief
Usman Patel (wk)
Yasin Patel
Naveenraj Rajendran
Ravija Sandaruwan
Mohamed Shafeeq
Bilal Tahir
Muhammad Umar
Ali Zaheer
Malaysia
Syed Aziz (c)
Ainool Hafizs
Muhammad Amir
Arif Ullah
Ahmad Faiz
Khizar Hayat
Muhammad Haziq Aiman
Aslam Khan
Sharvin Muniandy
Pavandeep Singh
Virandeep Singh
Muhamad Syahadat
Vijay Unni
Muhammad Wafiq
Aqeel Wahid
Nepal
Rohit Paudel (c)
Dipendra Singh Airee (vc)
Mohammad Aadil Alam
Lokesh Bam
Kushal Bhurtel
Gulshan Jha
Sundeep Jora
Sandeep Lamichhane
Sompal Kami
Karan KC
Kushal Malla
Lalit Rajbanshi
Aarif Sheikh
Aasif Sheikh (wk)
Nandan Yadav
Oman
Jatinder Singh (c)
Vinayak Shukla (vc)
Shakeel Ahmed
Aryan Bisht
Shah Faisal
Hasnain Ul Wahab
Zikria Islam
Aamir Kaleem
Nadeem Khan
Sufyan Mehmood
Hammad Mirza
Mohammed Nadeem
Jiten Ramanandi
Hassnain Shah
Samay Shrivastava
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Japan
Papua New Guinea
Kuwait
Qatar
Malaysia
Samoa
Nepal
United Arab Emirates
Assad Vala (c)
Malcolm Aporo
Sese Bau
John Kariko
Ainui Loi
Michael Charlie
Kabua Morea
Alei Nao
Patrick Nou
Damien Ravu
Boio Ray
Doko Rupa
Lega Siaka
Gaudi Toka
Hila Vare (wk)
Assad Vala (c)
Malcolm Aporo
Sese Bau
John Kariko
Ainui Loi
Michael Charlie
Kabua Morea
Alei Nao
Patrick Nou
Damien Ravu
Boio Ray
Doko Rupa
Lega Siaka
Gaudi Toka
Hila Vare (wk)
Japan
Assad Vala (c)
Malcolm Aporo
Sese Bau
John Kariko
Ainui Loi
Michael Charlie
Kabua Morea
Alei Nao
Patrick Nou
Damien Ravu
Boio Ray
Doko Rupa
Lega Siaka
Gaudi Toka
Hila Vare (wk)
Kuwait
Mirza Mohammed Baig (c)
Owais Ahmed
Zubair Ali
Saqlain Arshad
Muhammad Asim
Amir Farooq
Shahzaib Jamil (wk)
Ikramullah Khan
Daniel Louis
Imal Liyanage (wk)
Shariq Munir
Muhammad Murad
Mujeeb-ur-Rehman
Arif Nasir Uddin
Muhammad Tanveer
Malaysia
Caleb Jasmat (c)
Daniel Burgess
Douglas Finau
Samuel French (wk)
Kurtis Hynam-Nyberg
Benjamin Mailata
Noah Mead
Solomon Nash
Samson Sola
Sean Solia
Fereti Suluoto (wk)
Ross Taylor
Saumani Tiai
Ili Tugaga
Darius Visser
Nepal
Muhammad Waseem (c)
Haider Ali
Zahid Ali
Muhammad Arfan
Basil Hameed
Rahul Chopra (wk)
Muhammad Farooq
Jonathan Figy
Harshit Kaushik
Mayank Kumar
Dhruv Parashar
Muhammad Rohid
Alishan Sharafu
Aryansh Sharma (wk)
Junaid Siddique
Simranjeet Singh
| Japan | Kuwait | Malaysia | Nepal | Oman |
| Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c) Abdul Samad Abhishek Anand Charles Hinze Benjamin Ito-Davis Wataru Miyauchi (wk) Esam Rahman Sabaorish Ravichandran Reo Sakurano-Thomas Alexander Shirai-Patmore (wk) Shoma Sugaya-Slater Declan Suzuki-McComb Ibrahim Takahashi Makoto Taniyama Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake | Mohammed Aslam (c) Clinto Anto Meet Bhavsar (wk) Anudeep Chenthamara Muhammad Aqif Farooq Shiraz Khan Nimish Lathief Usman Patel (wk) Yasin Patel Naveenraj Rajendran Ravija Sandaruwan Mohamed Shafeeq Bilal Tahir Muhammad Umar Ali Zaheer | Syed Aziz (c) Ainool Hafizs Muhammad Amir Arif Ullah Ahmad Faiz Khizar Hayat Muhammad Haziq Aiman Aslam Khan Sharvin Muniandy Pavandeep Singh Virandeep Singh Muhamad Syahadat Vijay Unni Muhammad Wafiq Aqeel Wahid | Rohit Paudel (c) Dipendra Singh Airee (vc) Mohammad Aadil Alam Lokesh Bam Kushal Bhurtel Gulshan Jha Sundeep Jora Sandeep Lamichhane Sompal Kami Karan KC Kushal Malla Lalit Rajbanshi Aarif Sheikh Aasif Sheikh (wk) Nandan Yadav | Jatinder Singh (c) Vinayak Shukla (vc) Shakeel Ahmed Aryan Bisht Shah Faisal Hasnain Ul Wahab Zikria Islam Aamir Kaleem Nadeem Khan Sufyan Mehmood Hammad Mirza Mohammed Nadeem Jiten Ramanandi Hassnain Shah Samay Shrivastava |
| Papua New Guinea | Qatar | Samoa | United Arab Emirates | |
| Assad Vala (c) Malcolm Aporo Sese Bau John Kariko Ainui Loi Michael Charlie Kabua Morea Alei Nao Patrick Nou Damien Ravu Boio Ray Doko Rupa Lega Siaka Gaudi Toka Hila Vare (wk) | Mirza Mohammed Baig (c) Owais Ahmed Zubair Ali Saqlain Arshad Muhammad Asim Amir Farooq Shahzaib Jamil (wk) Ikramullah Khan Daniel Louis Imal Liyanage (wk) Shariq Munir Muhammad Murad Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Arif Nasir Uddin Muhammad Tanveer | Caleb Jasmat (c) Daniel Burgess Douglas Finau Samuel French (wk) Kurtis Hynam-Nyberg Benjamin Mailata Noah Mead Solomon Nash Samson Sola Sean Solia Fereti Suluoto (wk) Ross Taylor Saumani Tiai Ili Tugaga Darius Visser | Muhammad Waseem (c) Haider Ali Zahid Ali Muhammad Arfan Basil Hameed Rahul Chopra (wk) Muhammad Farooq Jonathan Figy Harshit Kaushik Mayank Kumar Dhruv Parashar Muhammad Rohid Alishan Sharafu Aryansh Sharma (wk) Junaid Siddique Simranjeet Singh | |
· Group stage › Group A › Points table
1
1
Pos
1
Team
United Arab Emirates
Pld
2
W
2
L
0
NR
0
Pts
4
NRR
0
Qualification
Advanced to the Super 6
2
2
Pos
2
Team
Qatar
Pld
2
W
1
L
1
NR
0
Pts
2
NRR
0
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Malaysia
Pld
2
W
0
L
2
NR
0
Pts
0
NRR
−0
Qualification
Eliminated
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Advanced to the Super 6 |
| 2 | Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0 | Eliminated |
· Group stage › Group B › Points table
1
1
Pos
1
Team
Nepal
Pld
2
W
2
L
0
NR
0
Pts
4
NRR
1
Qualification
Advanced to the Super 6
2
2
Pos
2
Team
Japan
Pld
2
W
1
L
1
NR
0
Pts
2
NRR
−0
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Kuwait
Pld
2
W
0
L
2
NR
0
Pts
0
NRR
−1
Qualification
Eliminated
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Nepal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Advanced to the Super 6 |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0 | |
| 3 | Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | Eliminated |
· Group stage › Group C › Points table
1
1
Pos
1
Team
Oman (H)
Pld
2
W
2
L
0
NR
0
Pts
4
NRR
1
Qualification
Advanced to the Super 6
2
2
Pos
2
Team
Samoa
Pld
2
W
1
L
1
NR
0
Pts
2
NRR
−0
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Papua New Guinea
Pld
2
W
0
L
2
NR
0
Pts
0
NRR
−1
Qualification
Eliminated
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Oman (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Advanced to the Super 6 |
| 2 | Samoa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | Eliminated |
References
- Aamir Kaleem captained Oman in the first and last match of the qualifier.
- Mohammad Nadeem captained Oman in the second T20I.
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