Overview

• A 77-run win over Samoa lifted the UAE to third place and ensured Nepal and Oman cannot finish outside the top three.
• The UAE will clinch qualification by beating Japan on October 16, whereas Japan can stay alive with an upset and Qatar require victory over Samoa plus net run rate help.
• Nepal stayed unbeaten through groups then edged the UAE by one run and Qatar by five, powered by Sandeep Lamichhane’s 10 wickets, including 5 for 18 versus Qatar.
• Oman carried two points into the Super Six, defended 172 against Qatar, and beat the UAE with late blows from Nadeem Khan.
• The Asia–EAP event in Al Amerat awards three places for the 20-team World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, taking the confirmed field to 19 teams.