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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| administrator = [[Asian Cricket Council]]
| cricket format =[[One Day International]] and [[Limited overs cricket|Limited overs]] (50–over)
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Final (competition)|final]]
| host = Malaysia
| fromdate = 29 August
| todate = 6 September 2018
| champions = {{cr|HK}}
| count = 1
| participants = 6
| matches = 16
| player of the series = {{cricon|UAE}} [[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-asia-cup-qualifier-2018/3290 |title=ACC Asia Cup Qualifier Final: Hong Kong Edge UAE in Thrilling Final to Qualify for Asia Cup |work=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref>
| most runs = {{cricon|UAE}} [[Ashfaq Ahmed (Emirati cricketer)|Ashfaq Ahmed]] (224)
| most wickets = {{cricon|UAE}} [[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]] (16)
| previous_year = 2016
| previous_tournament = 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier
| next_year = 2022
| next_tournament = 2022 Asia Cup Qualifier
}}

The '''2018 Asia Cup Qualifier''' was a [[cricket]] tournament that was held in Malaysia from 29 August to 6 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-asia-cup-qualifier-2018 |title=2018 Asia Cup Qualifier |work=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> The event served as the qualifier for the [[2018 Asia Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24183708/india-pakistan-asia-cup-match-september-19 |title=India-Pakistan Asia Cup match on September 19 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/103293/bangladesh-sri-lanka-encounter-to-kick-start-2018-asia-cup |title=Bangladesh-Sri Lanka encounter to kick-start 2018 Asia Cup |work=CricBuzz |access-date=25 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="Sept18ACC">{{cite web |url=http://asiancricket.org/downloads/2018/ACC%20CALENDAR%202018.jpg |title=ACC Calendar 2018 |access-date=19 March 2018 |work=Asian Cricket Council |archive-date=19 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319213737/http://asiancricket.org/downloads/2018/ACC%20CALENDAR%202018.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref> The top two teams from the group stage met in the final, with the winner progressing to the 2018 Asia Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-asia-cup-qualifier-2018/3269 |title=Six Countries to Compete in 2018 ACC Asia Cup Qualifier |work=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref> The fixture between the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] and [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] on 30 August 2018 was a [[One Day International]] (ODI) match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricket.com.np/2018/07/28/nepal-to-play-acc-asia-cup-2018-qualifiers/ |title=Nepal to play ACC Asia Cup 2018 Qualifiers |work=Cricket Nepal |access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> It was the first time both sides had played each other in an ODI match, with the UAE going on to win the fixture by 78 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-08-31/second-defeat-in-row-dents-nepals-qualification-hopes.html |title=Second defeat in row dents Nepal’s qualification hopes |work=The Kathmandu Post |access-date=1 September 2018}}</ref>

The UAE finished top of the group stage with eight points. They were joined in the final by [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], who finished second with seven points, and a better [[net run rate]] than [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]], who also finished with seven points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/844452 |title=UAE, Hong Kong to face off for Asia Cup berth |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-hong-kong-uae-to-clash-in-final-742253 |title=Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018: Hong Kong, UAE to clash in final |work=Cricket Country |access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref> Hong Kong won the final, beating the UAE by two wickets, to qualify for the 2018 Asia Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/845119 |title=Hong Kong hold their nerve to clinch Asia Cup berth |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-claim-famous-win-against-uae-and-qualify-for-the-2018-asia-cup |title=Hong Kong claim famous win against UAE and qualify for the 2018 Asia Cup |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=7 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015222546/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-claim-famous-win-against-uae-and-qualify-for-the-2018-asia-cup |archive-date=15 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hong Kong's captain, [[Anshuman Rath]], said afterwards that "all the hard work that has gone in this tournament over the last couple of months really has paid off".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/845551 |title='The hard work has paid off' – Anshuman Rath |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref>

==Squads==
The following teams and squads were selected to take part:<ref name="Sept18ACC"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! {{Cr|HK}}<ref name="HKSquad">{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 |title=Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 － 27th August - 8th September 2018 |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=4 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200907/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 |archive-date=4 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! {{Cr|MAS}}<ref name="MasSquad">{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketmalaysia.com/malaysia-put-seasoned-players-forward-for-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018/ |title=Malaysia put seasoned players forward for ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 |work=Cricket Malaysia |access-date=23 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823174302/https://www.cricketmalaysia.com/malaysia-put-seasoned-players-forward-for-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018/ |archive-date=23 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! {{Cr|NEP}}<ref name="NepSquad">{{cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/nepal-announce-squad-for-asia-cup-qualifier-fixtures-decided/ |title=Nepal announce squad for Asia Cup Qualifier, fixtures decided |work=The Himalayan |access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref>
! {{Cr|OMN}}<ref name="OmanSquad">{{cite web|url=https://timesofoman.com/article/139366 |title=Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman at Asia Cup Qualifiers in Malaysia |work=Times of Oman |access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref>
! {{Cr|SIN}}<ref name="SinSquad">{{cite web|url=http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-asia-cup-qualifier-2018/3275 |title=Singapore Team |work=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=23 August 2018}}</ref>
! {{Cr|UAE}}<ref name="UAESquad">{{cite web|url=http://www.emiratescricket.com/whatsnew/Emirates%20Cricket%20Board%20has%20officially%20announced%20the%20team%20that%20will%20represent%20the%20UAE%20in%20the%20Asia%20Cup%202018%20Qualifier. |title=Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 |work=Emirates Cricket Board |access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Anshuman Rath]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Tanwir Afzal]]
* [[Nadeem Ahmed]]
* [[Haroon Arshad]]
* [[Christopher Carter (cricketer)|Christopher Carter]]
* [[Babar Hayat]]
* [[Aftab Hussain]]
* [[Aizaz Khan]]
* [[Ehsan Khan (cricketer)|Ehsan Khan]]
* [[Nizakat Khan]]
* [[Waqas Khan]]
* [[Cameron McAuslan]]
* [[Scott McKechnie]]
* [[Ehsan Nawaz]]
* [[Kinchit Shah]]
* <s>[[Jhathavedh Subramanyan]]</s>
|
* [[Ahmad Faiz]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Muhamad Syahadat]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Rashid Ahad]]
* [[Anwar Arudin]]
* [[Syed Aziz]]
* [[Suharril Fetri]]
* Ainool Haqqiem
* [[Syazrul Idrus]]
* Saifullah Malik
* [[Dhivendran Mogan]]
* [[Sharvin Muniandy]]
* [[Anwar Rahman]]
* [[Shafiq Sharif]]
* [[Pavandeep Singh]]
* [[Virandeep Singh]]
|
* [[Paras Khadka]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Gyanendra Malla]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Dipendra Singh Airee]]
* [[Binod Bhandari]]
* [[Lalit Bhandari]]
* [[Sompal Kami]]
* [[Karan KC]]
* [[Subash Khakurel]]
* [[Sandeep Lamichhane]]
* [[Rohit Paudel]]
* [[Sagar Pun]]
* [[Lalit Rajbanshi]]
* [[Basanta Regmi]]
* [[Anil Sah]]
* [[Aarif Sheikh]]
|
* [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Khawar Ali]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Fayyaz Butt]]
* [[Aqib Ilyas]]
* [[Kaleemullah (cricketer)|Kaleemullah]]
* [[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]]
* [[Mehran Khan]]
* [[Naseem Khushi]]
* [[Suraj Kumar]]
* [[Ajay Lalcheta]]
* [[Sufyan Mehmood]]
* [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]]
* [[Jay Odedra]]
* [[Jatinder Singh]]
* [[Vaibhav Wategaonkar]]
|
* [[Chetan Suryawanshi]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* Aritra Dutta
* Aalap Asurlekar
* Rezza Gaznavi
* [[Anantha Krishna]]
* [[Amjad Mahboob]]
* [[Arjun Mutreja]]
* [[Anish Paraam]]
* [[Rohan Rangarajan]]
* [[Abhiraj Singh]]
* [[Manpreet Singh (Singaporean cricketer)|Manpreet Singh]]
* Kartikeyan Subramanian
* [[Aryaman Sunil]]
* Sharan Swaminathan
* [[Selladore Vijayakumar]]
|
* [[Rohan Mustafa]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Ashfaq Ahmed (Emirati cricketer)|Ashfaq Ahmed]]
* [[Shaiman Anwar]]
* Rahul Bhatia
* [[Imran Haider]]
* [[Amir Hayat]]
* [[Zahoor Khan]]
* [[Adnan Mufti]]
* [[Mohammad Naveed]]
* [[Fahad Nawaz]]
* [[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]]
* [[Rameez Shahzad]]
* [[Abdul Shakoor (Emirati cricketer)|Abdul Shakhoor]]
* [[Chirag Suri]]
* [[Muhammad Usman (cricketer)|Muhammad Usman]]
|}

Prior to the tournament, [[Anshuman Rath]] replaced [[Babar Hayat]] as captain of Hong Kong.<ref name="Anshy">{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/captaincy-change-at-asia-cup-qualifiers-for-hong-kong |title=Captaincy Change at Asia Cup Qualifiers for Hong Kong |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830073844/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/captaincy-change-at-asia-cup-qualifiers-for-hong-kong |archive-date=30 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Jhathavedh Subramanyan]] was ruled out of Hong Kong's squad with injury, and was replaced by [[Aftab Hussain]].<ref name="AH-JS">{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/aftab-hussain-replaces-jhatha-subramanyan-in-asia-cup-qualifiers-squad. |title=Aftab Hussain replaces Jhatha Subramanyan in Asia Cup Qualifiers squad |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=31 August 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Points table==
{{2018 Asia Cup Qualifier}}

==Fixtures==
===Round 1===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 August 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|HK}}
| team2 = {{cr|MAS}}
| score1 = 161 (46.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Babar Hayat]] 58 (58)
| wickets1 = [[Pavandeep Singh]] 3/13 (10 overs)
| score2 = 162/7 (42.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shafiq Sharif]] 49 (63)
| wickets2 = [[Nadeem Ahmed]] 4/25 (10 overs)
| result = Malaysia won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154646.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kinrara Academy Oval]], [[Bandar Kinrara]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Masudur Rahman (umpire)|Masudur Rahman]] (Ban)
| motm = [[Pavandeep Singh]] (Mas)
| toss = Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 August 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NEP}}
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score1 = 221/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sagar Pun]] 83 (84)
| wickets1 = [[Ajay Lalcheta]] 2/34 (10 overs)
| score2 = 224/3 (48 overs)
| runs2 = [[Khawar Ali]] 84[[not out|*]] (96)
| wickets2 = [[Paras Khadka]] 1/24 (7 overs)
| result = Oman won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154647.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bayuemas Oval]], [[Pandamaran]]
| umpires = [[Viswanadan Kalidas]] (Mas) and [[Sarika Prasad]] (Sin)
| motm = [[Khawar Ali]] (Oma)
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 August 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|SIN}}
| score1 = 312/8 (49 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chirag Suri]] 111 (124)
| wickets1 = [[Amjad Mahboob]] 3/61 (10 overs)
| score2 = 97 (25.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Chetan Suryawanshi]] 51[[not out|*]] (64)
| wickets2 = [[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]] 6/20 (8.4 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 215 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154648.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[National University of Malaysia|UKM]] Cricket Oval, [[Bangi, Malaysia|Bangi]]
| umpires = [[Lyndon Hannibal]] (SL) and [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Chirag Suri]] (UAE)
| toss = Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = 
}}

===Round 2===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 August 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|NEP}}
| score1 = 254/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chirag Suri]] 65 (91)
| wickets1 = [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] 4/24 (10 overs)
| score2 = 176 (48.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Subash Khakurel]] 50 (97)
| wickets2 = [[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]] 4/37 (10 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 78 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154649.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kinrara Academy Oval]], [[Bandar Kinrara]]
| umpires = [[Lyndon Hannibal]] (SL) and [[Masudur Rahman (umpire)|Masudur Rahman]] (Ban)
| motm = [[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]] (UAE)
| toss = Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Sagar Pun]] (Nep) made his ODI debut.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 August 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|HK}}
| score1 = 150 (41.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Abhiraj Singh]] 42 (71)
| wickets1 = [[Nadeem Ahmed]] 4/30 (8.2 overs)
| score2 = 154/5 (34.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kinchit Shah]] 47[[not out|*]] (72)
| wickets2 = [[Selladore Vijayakumar]] 3/27 (10 overs)
| result = Hong Kong won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154650.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bayuemas Oval]], [[Pandamaran]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
| motm = [[Nadeem Ahmed]] (HK)
| toss = Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 August 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|MAS}}
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score1 = 198/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Virandeep Singh]] 74[[not out|*]] (110)
| wickets1 = [[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]] 3/28 (10 overs)
| score2 = 199/8 (49.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ajay Lalcheta]] 44[[not out|*]] (58)
| wickets2 = [[Rashid Ahad]] 4/30 (10 overs)
| result = Oman won by 2 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154651.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[National University of Malaysia|UKM]] Cricket Oval, [[Bangi, Malaysia|Bangi]]
| umpires = [[Buddhi Pradhan]] (Nep) and [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Ajay Lalcheta]] (Oma)
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}

===Round 3===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 September 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score1 = 215/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Anish Paraam]] 77 (93)
| wickets1 = [[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]] 4/40 (10 overs)
| score2 = 216/2 (26.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aqib Ilyas]] 108 (71)
| wickets2 = [[Manpreet Singh (Singaporean cricketer)|Manpreet Singh]] 1/23 (4 overs)
| result = Oman won by 8 wickets 
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154652.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kinrara Academy Oval]], [[Bandar Kinrara]]
| umpires = Batumalai Ramani (Mas) and [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Aqib Ilyas]] (Oma)
| toss = Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 September 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NEP}}
| team2 = {{cr|MAS}}
| score1 = 188/7 (30 overs)
| runs1 = [[Aarif Sheikh]] 64[[not out|*]] (48)
| wickets1 = Syazrul Idrus 3/27 (6 overs)
| score2 = 169/9 (30 overs)
| runs2 = [[Syed Aziz]] 34 (25)
| wickets2 = [[Basanta Regmi]] 3/36 (6 overs)
| result = Nepal won by 19 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154653.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bayuemas Oval]], [[Pandamaran]]
| umpires = [[Lyndon Hannibal]] (SL) and [[Sarika Prasad]] (Sin)
| motm = [[Dipendra Singh Airee]] (Nep)
| toss = Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was reduced to 30 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 September 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|HK}}
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| score1 = 275/8 (49 overs)
| runs1 = [[Babar Hayat]] 107 (105)
| wickets1 = [[Rohan Mustafa]] 3/55 (10 overs)
| score2 = 93 (24.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rohan Mustafa]] 33 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Ehsan Khan (cricketer)|Ehsan Khan]] 4/17 (6 overs)
| result = Hong Kong won by 182 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154654.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[National University of Malaysia|UKM]] Cricket Oval, [[Bangi, Malaysia|Bangi]]
| umpires = [[Viswanadan Kalidas]] (Mas) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
| motm = [[Babar Hayat]] (HK)
| toss = United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = 
}}

===Round 4===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 2 September 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|OMA}}
| team2 = {{cr|HK}}
| score1 = 183 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] 54 (93)
| wickets1 = [[Ehsan Nawaz]] 4/39 (10 overs)
| score2 = 25/0 (5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Christopher Carter (cricketer)|Christopher Carter]] 14[[not out|*]] (21)
| wickets2 = 
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154655.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kinrara Academy Oval]], [[Bandar Kinrara]]
| umpires = [[Masudur Rahman (umpire)|Masudur Rahman]] (Ban) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
| motm = 
| toss = Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Rain stopped play during Hong Kong's innings.
| notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 2 September 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|MAS}}
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| score1 = 92 (31.1 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sharvin Muniandy]] 16 (21)
| wickets1 = [[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]] 4/28 (10 overs)
| score2 = 93/2 (8.1 overs) 
| runs2 = [[Rohan Mustafa]] 38[[not out|*]] (26)
| wickets2 = [[Syed Aziz]] 2/35 (3 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154656.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bayuemas Oval]], [[Pandamaran]]
| umpires = [[Buddhi Pradhan]] (Nep) and [[Sarika Prasad]] (Sin)
| motm = [[Rohan Mustafa]] (UAE)
| toss = Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 2 September 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NEP}}
| score1 = 151 (42 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chetan Suryawanshi]] 60 (88)
| wickets1 = [[Lalit Rajbanshi]] 3/27 (9 overs)
| score2 = 152/6 (28.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Anil Sah]] 43 (32)
| wickets2 = [[Selladore Vijayakumar]] 2/33 (8 overs)
| result = Nepal won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154657.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[National University of Malaysia|UKM]] Cricket Oval, [[Bangi, Malaysia|Bangi]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and Batumalai Ramani (Mas)
| motm = [[Lalit Rajbanshi]] (Nep)
| toss = Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}

===Round 5===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 September 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|MAS}}
| score1 = 276/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Anish Paraam]] 100 (95)
| wickets1 = Syazrul Idrus 3/51 (7 overs)
| score2 = 247 (49.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shafiq Sharif]] 93 (101)
| wickets2 = [[Amjad Mahboob]] 5/49 (10 overs)
| result = Singapore won by 29 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154658.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kinrara Academy Oval]], [[Bandar Kinrara]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Buddhi Pradhan]] (Nep)
| motm = [[Anish Paraam]] (Sin)
| toss = Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 September 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score1 = 208/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rohan Mustafa]] 71 (104)
| wickets1 = [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] 2/21 (5 overs)
| score2 = 195 (47.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aqib Ilyas]] 43 (43)
| wickets2 = [[Rohan Mustafa]] 2/31 (10 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 13 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154659.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bayuemas Oval]], [[Pandamaran]]
| umpires = [[Lyndon Hannibal]] (SL) and [[Viswanadan Kalidas]] (Mas)
| motm = [[Rohan Mustafa]] (UAE)
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 September 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NEP}}
| team2 = {{cr|HK}}
| score1 = 95 (37.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Aarif Sheikh]] 18 (53)
| wickets1 = [[Ehsan Khan (cricketer)|Ehsan Khan]] 4/15 (7.5 overs)
| score2 = 96/7 (32.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Anshuman Rath]] 52 (81)
| wickets2 = [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] 5/27 (10 overs)
| result = Hong Kong won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154660.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[National University of Malaysia|UKM]] Cricket Oval, [[Bangi, Malaysia|Bangi]]
| umpires = Batumalai Ramani (Mas) and [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Anshuman Rath]] (HK)
| toss = Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}

==Final==
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 6 September 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|HK}}
| score1 = 176/9 (24 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ashfaq Ahmed (Emirati cricketer)|Ashfaq Ahmed]] 79 (51)
| wickets1 = [[Aizaz Khan]] 5/28 (5 overs)
| score2 = 179/8 (23.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nizakat Khan]] 38 (20)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammad Naveed]] 2/47 (5 overs)
| result = Hong Kong won by 2 wickets ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|DLS method]])
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1154661.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kinrara Academy Oval]], [[Bandar Kinrara]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Aizaz Khan]] (HK)
| toss = Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Hong Kong were set a revised target of 179 runs from 24 overs due to rain.
| notes = 
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/scores/series/1154639/season/2018/asia-cup-qualifiers Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

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