The 2025 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia-Pacific Qualifier is a crucial tournament to qualify for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup. It will take place in Oman from October 8 to 17, 2025, where nine teams from the Asia-Pacific region will compete to qualify for the World Cup.
The top three teams from this tournament will join other teams who have already qualified for the 2026 T20I World Cup. All qualified teams are Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
This regional final includes teams advancing from both the Asian and East Asia-Pacific sub-regional qualifiers, as well as teams with byes due to participation in the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Get the schedule, squad, and format details of this crucial tournament, starting from October 08.
Schedule Of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025
All nine teams are divided into three groups.
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | Japan | Oman |
| Qatar | Kuwait | Papua New Guinea |
| United Arab Emirates | Nepal | Samoa |
Each team will play two games within their group, and the top two teams will qualify for the Super Six stage. Here is the complete schedule of this qualifying tournament:
| Date | Match No. | Match | Venue | Local Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 08, Wednesday | Match 1 | Oman vs Samoa | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 10:00 AM |
| October 08, Wednesday | Match 2 | United Arab Emirates vs Qatar | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 02:30 PM |
| October 08, Wednesday | Match 3 | Nepal vs Kuwait | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 07:00 PM |
| October 09, Thursday | Match 4 | Malaysia vs Qatar | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 10:00 AM |
| October 09, Thursday | Match 5 | Kuwait vs Japan | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 02:30 PM |
| October 09, Thursday | Match 6 | Papua New Guinea vs Samoa | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 07:00 PM |
| October 10, Friday | Match 7 | United Arab Emirates vs Malaysia | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 10:00 AM |
| October 10, Friday | Match 8 | Nepal vs Japan | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 02:30 PM |
| October 10, Friday | Match 9 | Oman vs Papua New Guinea | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 07:00 PM |
| October 12, Sunday | Match 10 | TBC vs TBC (Super Six, Match 1) | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 10:00 AM |
| October 12, Sunday | Match 11 | TBC vs TBC (Super Six, Match 2) | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 02:30 PM |
| October 12, Sunday | Match 12 | TBC vs TBC (Super Six, Match 3) | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 07:00 PM |
| October 13, Monday | Match 13 | TBC vs TBC (Super Six, Match 4) | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 02:30 PM |
| October 13, Monday | Match 14 | TBC vs TBC (Super Six, Match 5) | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 07:00 PM |
| October 15, Wednesday | Match 15 | TBC vs TBC (Super Six, Match 6) | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 10:00 AM |
| October 15, Wednesday | Match 16 | TBC vs TBC (Super Six, Match 7) | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 02:30 PM |
| October 15, Wednesday | Match 17 | TBC vs TBC (Super Six, Match 8) | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 07:00 PM |
| October 16, Thursday | Match 18 | TBC vs TBC (Super Six, Match 9) | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 02:30 PM |
| October 16, Thursday | Match 19 | TBC vs TBC (Super Six, Match 10) | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 07:00 PM |
| October 17, Friday | Match 20 | TBC vs TBC (Super Six, Match 11) | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 10:00 AM |
| October 17, Friday | Match 21 | TBC vs TBC (Super Six, Match 12) | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat | 02:30 PM |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 Squad
Here are the squads of all teams participating in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier 2025.
Japan Squad
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c), Abdul Samad, Abhishek Anand, Charles Hinze, Benjamin Ito-Davis, Wataru Miyauchi, 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 Squad
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.
Japan Squad
Rohit Paudel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee (vc), Mohammad Aadil Alam, Shahab Alam, Lokesh Bam, Kushal Bhurtel, Gulsan Jha, Sundeep Jora, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Kushal Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Aarif Sheikh, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Nandan Yadav.
Oman Squad
Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla (vc), Shakeel Ahmed, Aryan Bisht, Shah Faisal, Zikria Islam, Aamir Kaleem, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Hammad Mirza, Mohammed Nadeem, Jiten Ramanandi, Hassnain Shah, Samay Shrivastava, Hasnain Ul Wahab.
Qatar Squad
Mirza Mohammed Baig (c), Owais Ahmed, Zubair Ali, Saqlain Arshad, Muhammad Asim, Shariq Azam, Amir Farooq, Shahzaib Jamil, Ikramullah Khan, Daniel Louis, Imal Liyanage (wk), Muhammad Murad, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Tanveer (vc), Arif Nasir Uddin.
Samoa Squad
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.
UAE Squad
Muhammad Waseem (c), Haider Ali, Zahid Ali, Basil Hameed, Rahul Chopra (wk), Muhammad Farooq, Jonathan Figy, Muhammad Irfan, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Rohid, Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wk), Junaid Siddique, Simranjeet Singh.
Note: Malaysia and Papua New Guinea have not yet announced their squads.
Format Of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025
The tournament is divided into three groups of 3 teams each (Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3). In each group, teams will play a round-robin format where all teams will play each other once within the group.
The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the Super Six stage. In Super 6, qualified teams will play in the same round-robin format. The top 3 teams of this stage will be eligible for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup.
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Where To Watch ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025
The ICC will live-stream this tournament on its website, icc.tv, for global fans. Fans in India and the sub-continental region can enjoy all matches on the FanCode app and website.
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