Malaysia Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A in August/September 2024

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A from August 28th – September 10th, 2024. Men’s National teams from Malaysia, Hong Kong-China, Myanmar, Kuwait, Mongolia, Maldives and Singapore will be competing in a single round-robin group stage format to determine the top two (2) teams, who will advance to the combined Asia – East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Qualifier in 2025. The Qualifier format sees a change from the previous editions, where Western region and Eastern region countries competed in separate sub-regional competitions. This year’s event will see the participation of Mongolia Men’s team for the first time in an ICC qualification pathway program.

2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A Schedule

30th August 2024: Malaysia vs Maldives (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong vs Myanmar (Scorecard) ; Kuwait vs Mongolia (Scorecard)

31st August 2024: Maldives vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Myanmar vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Mongolia vs Hong Kong (Scorecard)

02nd September 2024: Hong Kong vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Kuwait vs Maldives (Scorecard) ; Mongolia vs Myanmar (Scorecard)

03rd September 2024: Maldives vs Hong Kong (Scorecard) ; Myanmar vs Kuwait (Scorecard) ; Singapore vs Malaysia (Scorecard)

05th September 2024: Kuwait vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Mongolia vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Myanmar vs Maldives (Scorecard)

06th – 07th September 2024: Maldives vs Mongolia (Scorecard) ; Singapore vs Kuwait (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Hong Kong (Scorecard)

09th September 2024: Singapore vs Myanmar (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Mongolia (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong vs Kuwait (Scorecard)

2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A Squads

Malaysia: Syed Aziz Syed Mubarak (Captain), Virandeep Singh, Ahmad Faiz, Vijay Unni, Amir Azim, Sharvin Muniyandy, Ainool Hafizs, Rajkumar Rajendran, Aslam Khan Malik, Rizwan Haider, Azri Azhar, Ahmad Zubaidi Zulkifle, Pavandeep Singh and Ahamed Aqeel Wahid.

Singapore: Manpreet Singh (Captain), Janak Prakash, Aritra Dutta, Harsha Bhardwaj, Ramesh Kalimuthu, Arjun Mutreja, Anish Paraam, Aman Desai, Vinoth Bhaskaran, Will Simpson, Surendran Chandramohan, Akshay Puri, Raoul Sharma and Amartya Kaul

Myanmar: Htet Lin Aung (Captain), Thu Ya Aung, Ye Naing Tun, Htet Lin Do, Khin Aye, Aung Ko Ko, Ko Ko Lin Thu, Nay Lin Htun, Lwin Maw, Pyae Phyo Wai, Nyein Cham Soe, Myat Thu Aung, Paing Danu and Swann Htet Ko Ko

Hong Kong, China: Nizakat Khan (Captain), Anshuman Rath, Martin Coetzee, Barbar Hayat, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Yasmin Murtaza, Zeeshan Ali, Nasrulla Rana, Ehsan Khan, Anas Khan, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Ateequl Rehman Iqbal, Adil Mehmood and James Atkinson

Maldives: Yoosuf Azyan (Captain), Adam Nasif Umar, Azin Mohamed, Mabsar Abdulla, Mohamed Azzam, Ismail Ali, Mohamed Rishwan, Ibrahim Rizan, Leem Shafeeg, Ali Shunan, Hassan Ibrahim, Mohamed Miuvaan, Mohamed Shiyam and Piyal Kumar

Kuwait: Mohamed Aslam (Captain), Usmangani Ibrahim Ahmed, Ravija De Silva, Meet Bhavsar, Clinto Anto, Shiraz Khan Shereef, Bilal Tahir, Yasin Ishak Patel, Mohamed Shafeeq Manakkadavath, Nimish Lathief, Ilyas Ahmed, Adnan Idrees, Nawaf Ahmed and Muhammad Umar

Mongolia: Luwsanzundui Erdenebulgan (Captain), Mohan Vivekenandan, Temuulen Amarmend, Bat Yalait Namsrainyambaataar Naranbaatar, Zoljavkhlan Shurentsetseg, Davaasuren Jamiyansuren, Sodbileg Gantulga, Sanchir Natsagdorj, Od Lutbayar, Gandemberel Ganbold, Turbold Batjargal, Turmunkh Tumursukh and Enkhbat Batkhuyag