2016 Asia Cup Qualifying Group Third Match Afghanistan Vs Oman @Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Outer Stadium, Fatullah , Bangladesh Saturday February 20,2016

The 2016 Asia Cup will be the 13th edition, the fifth to be held in Bangladesh, and the first to be played using the T20I format

 

Along with Bangladesh(the host) and Sri Lanka (the defending champions from the 2014 Asia Cup), the tournament will include India,Pakistan and One ICC Associate Member, to be determined througha Qualifier scheduled to be played from February 19-22,2016 

Memorable Asia Cup Knocks

1)Virat Kohli scored 183 off 148 balls vs Pakistan in Dhaka in 2012. India won by 6 wickets with 13 balls remaining

2)Younis Khan scored 144 off 122 balls vs Hong Kong in Colombo in 2004. Pakistan won by 173 runs (D/L method)

3)Shoaib Malik scored 143 off 127 balls vs India in Colombo in 2004. Pakistan won by 59 runs

4)Virat Kohli scored 136 off 122 balls vs Bangladesh in Fatullah in 2014. India won by 6 wickets with 6 balls remaining

5)Sourav Ganguly scored 135* off 124 balls vs Bangladesh in Dhaka in 2000. India won by 8 wickets with 59 balls remaining

6)Arjuna Ranatunga scored 131* off 152 balls vs India in Colombo in 1997. Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets with 32 balls remaining

7)Sanath Jayasuriya scored 130 off 132 balls vs India in Colombo in 2004. India won by 4 runs

 

2016 Asia Cup Qualifying Round - Format and Fixtures

Afghanistan, Oman, Hong Kong and UAE will play a single round-robin stage where each team plays three matches. 

 

The top team will advance to the main event starting on February 24,2016

 

 In case two teams finish with the same points total, their net run rates will be used as tiebreaker

 

Feb-19 Afghanistan v UAE, Fatullah
Feb 19 Hong Kong v Oman, Fatullah
Feb 20 Afghanistan v Oman, Fatullah
Feb 21 Hong Kong v UAE, Fatullah
Feb 22 Afghanistan v Hong Kong, Mirpur
Feb 22 UAE v Oman, Mirpur

Full list of squads for Asia Cup Twenty20 2016

India

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Harbhajan Singh, Mohammed Shami, Pawan Negi. 

Pakistan

Shahid Afridi (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Immad Wasim, Anwer Ali, Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Aamir, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Irfan, Rumman Raees, Wahab Riaz, Khurram Manzoor. 

Bangladesh

Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Arafat Sunny, Abu Hider, Nurul Hasan. 

Sri Lanka

Lasith Malinga (captain), Angelo Mathews (vice-captain), Dinesh Chandimal (wicketkeeper), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Niroshan Dickwella (wicketkeeper), Shehan Jayasuriya, Milinda Siriwardena, Dasun Shanaka, Chamara Kapugedara, Nuwan Kulasekera, Dushmantha Chameera, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Rangana Herath, Jeffrey Vandersay. 

Afghanistan

Asghar Stanikzai (captain), Noor Ali Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad (wicketkeeper), Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Yamin Ahmadzai. 

 Hong Kong

Tanwir Afzal (captain), Aizaz Khan, Anshy Rath, Babar Hayat, Christopher Carter (wicketkeeper), Mark Chapman, Haseeb Amjad, Adil Mehmood, Nadeem Ahmed, Nizakat Khan, Kinchit Shah, Ninad Shah, Tanveer Ahmed, Waqas Barkat, Waqas Khan. 

Oman

Sultan Ahmed (captain and wicketkeeper), Aamir Kaleem (vice-captain), Aaqib Sulehri, Adnan Ilyas, Amir Ali, Munis Ansari, Bilal Khan, Jatinder Singh, Ajay Lalcheta, Mehran Khan, Rajeshkumar Ranpura, Sufyan Mehmood, Vaibhav Wategaonkar, Zeeshan Maqsood, Zeeshan Siddiqui. 

United Arab Emirates 

Amjad Javed (captain), Mohammad Kaleem, Rohan Mustafa, Shaiman Anwar, Mohammad Shahzad, Swapnil Patil (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Usman Mushtaq, Ahmed Raza, Zaheer Maqsood, Mohammad Naveed, Farhan Ahmed, Qadeer Ahmed, Mohammad Usman, Fahad Tariq, Saqlain Haider

 

Qualifying Group  Match Results

Match 1  Afghanistan Vs UAE on Friday February 19,2016

UAE 176/4 in 20 Overs

Afghanistan 160/10 in 19.5 Overs

Match Result - UAE won by 16 Runs

MOM - Rohan Mushtafa for his 77 (50 Balls 4x7 and 6x4)and 3/19(2.5 Overs)

Match Two Hong Kong Vs Oman Friday February 19,2016

Oman 180/5  in 20 Overs

Hong Kong 175/7 in 20 Overs

Match Result - Oman won by 5 Runs

Match Three Afghanistan Vs Oman Saturday February 20,2016 

Oman 165/4 in 20 Overs

Afghanistan 168/7 in 19.3 Overs(Target 166 in 20 Overs)

Match Result - Afghanistan won by 3 wickets
Match Four Hong Kong Vs UAE Sunday February 21,2016 
Hong Kong 146/7 in 20 Overs
UAE 147/4  in  18.3 Overs
Match Result - UAE Won by 6 Wickets
Match Five Afghanistan Vs Hong Kong  Monday February 22,2016
Afghanistan 178/7 in 20 Overs
Hong Kong 112/10 in 17.1 Overs
Match Result - Afghanistan won by 66 Runs

Match Six Oman  Vs UAE Monday February 22,2016
UAE 172/6 in 20 Overs
Oman 101/8 in 20 Overs
Match Result - UAE won by 71 Runs

 

	Qualifying Group Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts UAE 3 3 0 0 0 6 Afg 3 2 1 0 0 4 Oman 3 1 2 0 0 2 HK 3 0 3 0 0 0

 Match Three Afghanistan Vs Oman Saturday February 20,2016 

Oman won the toss and chose to bat first
Oman 165/4 in 20 Overs
Fall of Wickets(Oman)
Jatinder Singh            23(28 Balls 4x1)
Zeeshan Maqsood        52(42 Balls 4x5 and 6x2)
Adnan Ilyas                 54(27 Balls 4x3 and 6x4)
Aamir Kaleem             13(17 Balls)
Mehran Khan              12*(8 Balls 4x1)
Amir Ali                      01*(1 Ball)
Wicket Takers(Afghanistan)
Gulbadin Naib                     2/24(4 Overs)
Dawlat Zadran                     1/27(4 Overs)
Amir Hamza                        1/29(4 Overs)
Afghanistan 168/7 in 19.3 Overs(Target 166 in 20 Overs)
Fall of Wickets(Afghanistan)
Mohammad Shahzad
Asghar Stanikzai           04(5 Balls 4x1)
Karim Sadiq                   00(1 Ball)
Mohammad Nabi            11(12 Balls 4x1)
Najibullah Zadran           23(21 Balls 4x1)
Noor Ali Zadran              63(44 Balls 4x8)
Samiuallah Shenwari      12(9 Balls 4x2)
Gulbadin Naib                 04*(6 Balls)
Dawlat Zadran                12*(2 Balls 6x2)
Wicket Takers(Oman)
Mehran Khan            3/18(4 Overs)
Bilal Khan                 3/33(4 Overs)
Ajay Lalcheta            1/43(3.3 Overs)
Match Result - Afghanistan won by 3 Wickets