Nepal, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Oman qualify for Asian Games men's cricket competition

Key points

• Nepal, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Oman have qualified for the 2026 Asian Games men's cricket competition, to be held in Japan in September-October.
• Nepal and Malaysia topped Group A while Hong Kong and Oman were at the top of Group B of the qualifying tournament in Singapore.
• With Qatar, part of their group, withdrawing before the start of the tournament, Nepal secured the top spot by virtue of the two wins.
• Malaysia beat China in their opening fixture, which secured qualification for them.
• In Group B, both Hong Kong and Oman defeated Bahrain and Singapore to stay unbeaten, with their last league fixture becoming a formality to decide the semi-final line-ups.