Kathmandu, October 15
Nepal has qualified for the ICC T20 World Cup to be held next year in India and Sri Lanka.
Under the ICC T20 World Cup Asia-Qualifier (East-Asia-Pacific), Nepal and Oman secured their places in the World Cup even before facing each other on Wednesday night after Qatar defeated Japan and the UAE beat Samoa in the Super Six stage.
Initially, the winner of the match between Nepal and Oman was supposed to qualify for the T20 World Cup. However, as the results of the previous matches turned in their favor, both teams booked their tickets to the World Cup before playing their last two Super Six matches.
In the Super Six, both Nepal and Oman have already won two consecutive matches, earning 6 points each. According to the qualification rules, the top three teams from the Super Six will advance to the World Cup.
Nepal had reached the Super Six by defeating Kuwait and Japan in the group stage. In the Super Six, Nepal has already beaten the UAE and Qatar, with matches against Oman and Samoa still remaining. Similarly, Oman has also defeated Qatar and the UAE.
After defeating Samoa, the UAE has collected 4 points and still holds a chance of qualifying for the World Cup. Samoa still has two matches left to play against Nepal and Oman while the UAE has one match remaining against Japan.
With this, Nepal and Oman have become the 18th and 19th teams respectively to qualify for the World Cup. The final (third) qualifying team from this tournament is yet to be decided.
Nepal played its first T20 World Cup in 2014. After waiting ten years, it qualified for the tournament again in 2024.
Although Nepal didn’t reach to next round after the group stage in the 2024 World Cup, it impressed the global cricket community by putting up a strong fight against South Africa and losing by only one run.
