{"id":177224,"date":"2026-06-05T15:33:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177224"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:03:43","slug":"which-teams-have-qualified-for-asian-games-2026-mens-cricket-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177224","title":{"rendered":"Which teams have qualified for Asian Games 2026 men\u2019s cricket competition?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71064961\">Nepal, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Oman \u200bhave qualified for the men\u2019s \u200ccricket competition at the Asian \u200bGames, set to \u2060be held in Japan in September and October.<\/p>\n<p>Nepal and Malaysia \u200cfinished top of Group A in the \u200cqualifying tournament in Singapore, \u200cwhile \u2060Hong Kong and \u2060Oman led Group B.<\/p>\n<p>With Qatar withdrawing from Group A before the \u200bstart of \u200cthe tournament, Nepal secured top spot after winning both its matches, while Malaysia \u200cqualified with victory over \u200bChina in its opening fixture.<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong and Oman \u2060remained unbeaten in Group B and will face \u200coff to decide the semifinal matchups, with the winner taking on Malaysia and the loser meeting Nepal.<\/p>\n<p>They will join Afghanistan, Bangladesh, \u200cIndia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, \u200bwho qualified automatically as Asia\u2019s Full Member nations, \u2060along with host Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s \u2060competition will begin on September 24, with \u200cthe final scheduled for October 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 05, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/asian-games-2026-cricket-tournament-full-list-of-teams-qualified-nepal-malaysia-hong-kong-oman-qualifiers\/article71064961.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nepal, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Oman \u200bhave qualified for the men\u2019s \u200ccricket competition at the Asian \u200bGames, set to \u2060be held in Japan in September and October. Nepal and Malaysia \u200cfinished top of Group A in the \u200cqualifying tournament in Singapore, \u200cwhile \u2060Hong Kong and \u2060Oman led Group B. With Qatar withdrawing from Group A &#8230; <a title=\"Which teams have qualified for Asian Games 2026 men\u2019s cricket competition?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177224\" aria-label=\"Read more about Which teams have qualified for Asian Games 2026 men\u2019s cricket competition?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":177225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image2026.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":176821,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176821","url_meta":{"origin":177224,"position":0},"title":"Explained: Why did Nepal apologise after Bhutan batter\u2019s \u2018timed out\u2019 dismissal?","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Cricket Association of Nepal apologised after its players got a Bhutan batter \u2018timed out\u2019 in \u200bThursday\u2019s ACC Women\u2019s Premier Cup match, saying the dismissal was \u200cwithin the laws but did not reflect \u200bthe spirit of the game it wanted \u2060to uphold. 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