2024 Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Sub-regional Qualifier A

2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
East Asia-Pacific
Sub-regional Qualifier A

Dates	17 – 24 August 2024
Administrator(s)	ICC East Asia-Pacific
Cricket format	Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Host(s)	Samoa
Champions	Samoa
Runners-up	Cook Islands
Participants	4
Matches	12
Most runs	Darius Visser (265)
Most wickets	Oscar Taylor (17)

The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Sub-regional Qualifier A was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It was hosted by Samoa in August 2024.[1]

The winners of the tournament, Samoa advanced to the regional final,[2] where they were joined by Nepal, Oman and Papua New Guinea, who were given a bye after having participated in the previous T20 World Cup, and four other teams from Asia qualifiers along with the winners of EAP qualifier B.[3][4]

Squads

Cook Islands[5]	Fiji[6]	Samoa[7]	Vanuatu[8]
Ma'ara Ave (c, wk) Milton Kavana (vc) Teaomua Anker Liam Denny Cory Dickson Hayden Dickson Aue Parima (wk) Thomas Parima Pita Ravarua Tomakanute Ritawa Andrew Samuels Oscar Taylor Jared Tutty Tiaki Wuatai	Peni Vuniwaqa (c) Metuisela Beitaki (wk) Josaia Cama Peni Dakainivanua Peni Katoisuva Kau Qalo Joeli Qalobula Anish Shah Tevita Soko Apete Sokovagone Siteri Tabuisulu Dawson Tawake James Vulisere Sunia Yalimaiwai	Caleb Jasmat (c) Daniel Burgess Sean Cotter Douglas Finau Afapene Ilaoa (wk) Emmanuel Lemana Noah Mead Tineimoli Misi Solomon Nash Darren Roache Punapunavale Sua Fereti Suluoto Saumani Tiai Darius Visser	Joshua Rasu (c) Tim Cutler Junior Kaltapau Andrew Mansale Williamsing Nalisa Nalin Nipiko Simpson Obed Apolinaire Stephen Kenny Tari Ronald Tari Clement Tommy (wk) Bettan Viraliliu (wk) Darren Wotu Womanjo Wotu

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Samoa	6	4	2	0	8	1.270	Advanced to the regional final
2	Cook Islands	6	4	2	0	8	−0.008
3	Fiji	6	3	3	0	6	−0.858
4	Vanuatu	6	1	5	0	2	−0.306

Source: ESPNcricinfo[9]

Fixtures

17 August 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Vanuatu  180/5 (20 overs)	v	Cook Islands 186/1 (18.1 overs)
Andrew Mansale 64 (40) Oscar Taylor 2/30 (3 overs)		Hayden Dickson 112* (57) Joshua Rasu 1/31 (4 overs)

Cook Islands won by 9 wickets Faleata Oval 2, Apia Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Phillip Gillespie (Aus) Player of the match: Hayden Dickson (Cok)

• Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
• Milton Kavana, Andrew Samuels, Oscar Taylor and Jared Tutty (Cok) all made their T20I debuts.
• Hayden Dickson became the first player for Cook Islands to score a century in T20Is.[10]

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17 August 2024 13:30 Scorecard

Fiji  62 (14 overs)	v	Samoa 63/1 (5.1 overs)
Apete Sokovagone 19 (15) Darius Visser 4/11 (4 overs)		Darius Visser 30* (12) Anish Shah 1/32 (3 overs)

Samoa won by 9 wickets Faleata Oval 2, Apia Umpires: Lisa McCabe (Aus) and Lakani Oala (PNG) Player of the match: Darius Visser (Sam)

• Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
• Noah Mead, Solomon Nash, Punapunavale Sua, Darius Visser (Sam), Josaia Cama, James Junior, Joeli Moala, Anish Shah, Apete Sokovagone and Dawson Tawake (Fij) all made their T20I debuts.

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19 August 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Samoa  104 (18.3 overs)	v	Cook Islands 105/3 (14.5 overs)
Caleb Jasmat 42* (32) Oscar Taylor 3/36 (3.3 overs)		Cory Dickson 30* (27) Saumani Tiai 2/13 (4 overs)

Cook Islands won by 7 wickets Faleata Oval 2, Apia Umpires: Phillip Gillespie (Aus) and Merielle Kenni (Van) Player of the match: Cory Dickson (Cok)

• Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.

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19 August 2024 13:30 Scorecard

Vanuatu  157/4 (20 overs)	v	Fiji 121/9 (20 overs)
Andrew Mansale 82 (50) Peni Kotoisuva 1/9 (2 overs)		Peni Vuniwaqa 30 (21) Williamsing Nalisa 6/16 (4 overs)

Vanuatu won by 36 runs Faleata Oval 2, Apia Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Lisa McCabe (Aus) Player of the match: Andrew Mansale (Van)

• Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
• Williamsing Nalisa (Van) took his first five wicket-haul in T20Is.^[citation needed]

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20 August 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Samoa  174 (20 overs)	v	Vanuatu 164/9 (20 overs)
Darius Visser 132 (62) Tim Cutler 3/11 (4 overs)		Nalin Nipiko 73 (52) Douglas Finau 3/34 (4 overs)

Samoa won by 10 runs Faleata Oval 2, Apia Umpires: Phillip Gillespie (Aus) and Lakani Oala (Png) Player of the match: Darius Visser (Sam)

• Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
• Tineimoli Misi (Sam) made his T20I debut.
• Darius Visser became the first player for Samoa to score a century in T20Is,[11] and became the fourth player to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is.[12]
• Samoa set a record for the most runs off an over in men's T20Is (39).[13]

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20 August 2024 13:30 Scorecard

Fiji  173/7 (20 overs)	v	Cook Islands 69/9 (20 overs)
Apete Sokovagone 62 (37) Oscar Taylor 3/25 (3 overs)		Andrew Samuels 11* (23) Peni Dakainivanua 3/11 (4 overs)

Fiji won by 104 runs Faleata Oval 2, Apia Umpires: Merielle Kenni (Van) and Lisa McCabe (Aus) Player of the match: Apete Sokovagone (Fij)

• Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
• Tiaki Wuatai (Cok) and Sunia Yalimaiwai (Fij) both made their T20I debut.

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21 August 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Samoa  183/5 (20 overs)	v	Fiji 110 (15.3 overs)
Darius Visser 72 (39) Peni Katoisuva 2/25 (3 overs)		Peni Vuniwaqa 39 (23) Saumani Tiai 5/27 (3.3 overs)

Samoa won by 73 runs Faleata Oval 2, Apia Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Merielle Kenni (Van) Player of the match: Darius Visser (Sam)

• Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
• Saumani Tiai (Sam) took his first five wicket-haul in T20Is.^[citation needed]

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21 August 2024 13:30 Scorecard

Vanuatu  125/9 (20 overs)	v	Cook Islands 127/3 (16.2 overs)
Nalin Nipiko 38 (31) Oscar Taylor 5/17 (4 overs)		Ma'ara Ave 44* (32) Tim Cutler 1/21 (4 overs)

Cook Islands won by 7 wickets Faleata Oval 2, Apia Umpires: Lisa McCabe (Aus) and Lakani Oala (Png) Player of the match: Oscar Taylor (Cok)

• Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
• Pita Ravarua (Cok) made his T20I debut.
• Oscar Taylor (Cok) took his first five wicket-haul in T20Is.[14]

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23 August 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Vanuatu  168/6 (20 overs)	v	Fiji 169/5 (19.5 overs)
Joshua Rasu 43 (28) Joeli Moala 3/29 (4 overs)		Apete Sokovagone 46 (37) Joshua Rasu 2/25 (4 overs)

Fiji won by 5 wickets Faleata Oval 2, Apia Umpires: Lisa McCabe (Aus) and Lakani Oala (Png) Player of the match: Peni Vuniwaqa (Fij)

• Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
• Kau Qalo (Fij) and Kenny Tari (Van) both made their T20I debuts.

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23 August 2024 13:30 Scorecard

Samoa  169/4 (20 overs)	v	Cook Islands 170/2 (16.5 overs)
Darren Roache 55 (34) Oscar Taylor 3/39 (4 overs)		Thomas Parima 104 (52) Darius Visser 1/20 (3 overs)

Cook Islands won by 8 wickets Faleata Oval 2, Apia Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Merielle Kenni (Van) Player of the match: Thomas Parima (Cok)

• Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
• Thomas Parima (Cok) scored his first century in T20Is.[15]

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24 August 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Fiji  135/9 (20 overs)	v	Cook Islands 126/9 (20 overs)
Peni Vuniwaqa 45 (28) Cory Dickson 3/21 (4 overs)		Aue Parima 57 (39) Joeli Moala 3/21 (4 overs)

Fiji won by 9 runs Faleata Oval 2, Apia Umpires: Merielle Kenni (Van) and Lakani Oala (PNG) Player of the match: Peni Vuniwaqa (Fij)

• Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
• Teaomua Anker (Cok) made his T20I debut.

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24 August 2024 13:30 Scorecard

Samoa  145/8 (20 overs)	v	Vanuatu 137/9 (20 overs)
Sean Cotter 51 (48) Apolinaire Stephen 2/26 (4 overs)		Bettan Viraliliu 39 (30) Saumani Tiai 4/23 (4 overs)

Samoa won by 8 runs Faleata Oval 2, Apia Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Phillip Gillespie (Aus) Player of the match: Saumani Tiai (Sam)

• Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.

References

1. "Samoa Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Sub-regional Qualifier A in August 2024". Czarsportz. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
2. "Dramatic final day sees Samoa win East Asia-Pacific Sub Regional Qualifier A". International Cricket Council. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
3. "How does qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup work?". Wisden. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
4. "All you need to know about 2026 T20 World Cup qualification". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
5. "Cook Islands Cricket 2024 Men's squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Sub-Regional Qualifier A". Cook Islands Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via Facebook.
6. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional A (Pacific)". Cricket Fiji. Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via Facebook.
7. "This is Samoa Men's National team that is ready to compete with Vanuatu, Fiji and Cook Islands for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional A Qualifier – EAP". Samoa Cricket Association. Retrieved 16 August 2024 – via Facebook.
8. "Vanuatu Cricket Announces Squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Sub-Regional Qualifier A". Vanuatu Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
9. "East Asia-Pacific QLF A 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
10. "Cook Islands Cricket men's team made a brilliant start to the ICC East Asia Pacific Sub Regional Qualifier A tournament in Apia, Samoa, yesterday". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
11. "39 runs scored from one over as Samoa batter breaks international record". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
12. "Samoa's Darius Visser breaks men's T20I records with 39 runs in an over". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
13. "Visser hits six sixes as Samoa add record 39 runs in over". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
14. "Cook Islands back on track for T20 World Cup qualification". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
15. "Cook Islands one win away from history". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

External links

• Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo