International cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2024 East Asia Cup was held in Hong Kong in February 2024, and was the third edition of Men's Twenty20 East Asia Cup .[1] [2] This was the first edition in which all of the matches had Twenty20 International (T20I) status.[3] Japan won the previous edition in 2018.[4] South Korea did not participate in this edition of the tournament.[2]
Hong Kong defeated Japan in the final by 34 runs.[5] [6] [7] The victory secured Hong Kong's first men's East Asia Cup title.[8]
Squads
China
Hong Kong [9]
Japan [10]
Wei Guo Lei (c , wk )
Deng Jinqi
Xie Qiulai
Zhuang Zelin
Zou Kui
Tian Sen Qun
Qiu Yingjie
Huang Junjie (wk )
Ma Qiancheng
Luo Shilin
Zhao Tianle
Zong Yuechao
Shenjian Zheng
Chen Zhuo Yue
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c )[n 1]
Koji Abe
Ryan Drake
Charles Hinze
Kazuma Kato-Stafford
Wataru Miyauchi (wk )
Sabaorish Ravichandran
Reo Sakurano-Thomas
Mian Siddique
Declan Suzuki-McComb
Ibrahim Takahashi
Makoto Taniyama
Marcus Thurgate
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake
Round-robin
Points table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
NR
Pts
NRR
Qualification
1
Hong Kong
4
4
0
0
8
4.075
Advanced to the final
2
Japan
4
2
2
0
4
2.089
3
China
4
0
4
0
0
−6.121
Fixtures
Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhananjay Rao (HK) and Shenjian Zheng (Chn) both made their T20I debuts.
v
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming 78 (53) Aizaz Khan 2/44 (4 overs)
Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
v
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake 134* (68)
Wei Guo Lei 24 (23) Makoto Taniyama 3/5 (3 overs)
Japan won by 180 runs Mission Road Ground , Mong Kok Umpires: Jayanth Babu (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK) Player of the match: Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Jpn) and Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake (Jpn)
Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
Marcus Thurgate (Jpn) made his T20I debut.
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake (Jpn) scored his first century in T20Is.[12]
The partnership between Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming and Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake (Jpn) was the highest in men's T20Is (258).[13]
v
Ibrahim Takahashi 25 (23) Anas Khan 4/30 (4 overs)
China won the toss and elected to bat.
Jason Lui (HK) made his T20I debut.
v
Wataru Miyauchi 31 (24) Tian Sen Qun 4/12 (4 overs)
Deng Jinqi 38 (49) Mian Siddique 2/17 (3 overs)
Japan won by 44 runs Mission Road Ground , Mong Kok Umpires: Shelton D'Cruz (HK) and John Prakash (HK) Player of the match: Mian Siddique (Jpn)
Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Japan won the toss and elected to field.
Hong Kong's innings total of 219 was their highest in men's T20Is.[14]
Exhibition match
v
Bobby Chan 20 (25) Zong Yuechao 2/7 (3 overs)
Wei Guo Lei 35 (26) Anthony Lau 2/20 (2.4 overs)
China won by 5 wickets Mission Road Ground , Mong Kok Umpires: Royce McDonald (HK) and Hemant Tukrul (HK) Player of the match: Wei Guo Lei (Chn)
China won the toss and elected to field.
Notes
^ Reo Sakurano-Thomas captained Japan in their fourth match of the tournament.
References
External links
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