Cricket format Twenty20 International Host(s) Bangladesh Participants 4 Dates 19 Feb 2016 – 22 Feb 2016 Administrator Asian Cricket Council | Tournament format(s) Round-robin Champions United Arab Emirates Most runs Babar Hayat (194) Location Bangladesh Matches played 6 | |
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Champion United Arab Emirates national cricket team Similar 2016 Asia Cup, 2014 Asia Cup, 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification, 2016 ICC World Twenty20, 2015 ICC World Twenty20 | ||
The 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier was a Twenty20 International cricket tournament held in Bangladesh from 19 to 22 February 2016. The event served as a qualifier for the 2016 Asia Cup, which was held in the same country later in the month. The tournament was played as a round-robin, with the participants being the four Asian associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Twenty20 International (T20I) status. The United Arab Emirates won all three of its matches, joining Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in the main event.
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Background and teams
The Asia Cup Qualifier was originally scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates in November 2015. However, following a scheduling conflict, it was later decided to move the event, with it now serving as a lead-in to the main tournament. In previous years where associates have participated in the Asia Cup, no standalone qualifier has been held, with teams instead qualifying via the ACC Trophy (2004, 2008) or by invitation (2014). Of the four teams, Oman made their Asia Cup debut.
Points table
Advance to 2016 Asia Cup
Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 February 2016
Most wickets
The top five wicket takers (total wickets) are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 February 2016