Four teams are ready for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier 2023, where only the champion will book the tickets for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
The West Indies and the United States will jointly host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. While it will be a 20-team competition, one associate team will be from the East Asia Pacific, apart from the ICC Full Members Australia and New Zealand.
Among the four teams in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier 2023, the table topper at the end of the competition will qualify for the next ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The participating teams in this Regional Qualifier final are the hosts Papua New Guinea (PNG), Philippines, Vanuatu and Japan.
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier 2023 will run from 22 July to 29 July 2023. All the matches will be played at Amini Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
All four teams have already announced their full squads for the EAP Qualifier final 2023.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier 2023: Full Squads
Papua New Guinea (PNG): Asodollah Vala (C), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Kipling Doriga, Jack Gardner, Riley Hekure, Hiri Hiri, Sema Kamea, John Kariko, Alei Nao, Lega Siaka, Tony Ura, Kabua Vagi-Morea, Norman Vanua, Hila Vare.
Philippines: Daniel Christopher Evan Smith (C), Hernie Ma Isorena, Surinder Singh, Amanpreet Singh Sirah, Gurbhupinder Singh, Arashdeep Singh Samra, Kapil Kumar, Huzaifa Mohammed Akram, Grant Ronald Russ, Josef Erwin Abayata Doctora, Kepler Dean Lukies, Francis Norman Walsh, Jordan Ethan Henry Alegre, Liam Jacob Myott, Jean Miguel Catapang Podosky.
Vanuatu: Patrick Matautaava (C), Junior Kaltapau, Ronald Tari, Andrew Mansale, Simpson Obed, Darren Wotu, Apolinaire Stephen, Williamsing Nalisa, Joshua Rasu, Nalin Nipiko, Womejo Wotu, Jarryd Allan, Clement Tommy, Jamal Molidurumahava Vira.
Japan: Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (C), Ryan Drake, Kohei Kubota, Piyush Kumbhare, Wataru Miyauchi, Supun Nawarathna, Sabaorish Ravichandran, Reo Sakurano, Alexander Shirai-Patmore, Declan Suzuki-McComb, Mian Muneeb Siddique, Tsuyoshi Takada, Ibrahim Takahashi, Makoto Taniyama, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake.
