Previously, Nepal qualified for the T20 World Cup twice, in 2024 and 2014.
Nepal and Oman have become the 18th and 19th teams to secure qualification for next year’s T20 World Cup 2026 after confirming a top-three finish in the Super Six stage of the East Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier 2025. Both teams remain unbeaten so far in the tournament.
Earlier, Papua New Guinea, which had qualified for the T20 WC 2024, and Kuwait and Malaysia were eliminated from the qualification race.
Currently at the top, the rising Asian teams confirmed their qualification after the United Arab Emirates hammered Samoa by 77 runs today (October 15) to improve their chances of securing the third spot in the qualifier standings.
Nepal brought two carry-over points to the Super Six stage by virtue of being unbeaten in the group stage, before clinching nail-biting wins against UAE and Qatar.
On the other hand, having featured at last year’s T20 World Cup which India won, Oman arrived in the Qualifiers as one of the favourites to go forward. Like Nepal, Oman also carried forward two points before winning both games against Qatar and UAE in the Super Six.
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With two more places booked for the ICC event, there now remains only one available spot for the 20-team T20 World Cup 2026 with Qatar, UAE and Japan all vying for the last berth.
The UAE now sits in third place following their victory over Samoa. Their path to the T20 World Cup hinges on a decisive final match against Japan, who must win both of their remaining games to have a chance.
Meanwhile, Qatar and Samoa still have a mathematical possibility of advancing. To keep their hopes alive, they not only need to defeat each other in their upcoming match on Thursday (October 16) but also rely on other results going their way while maintaining a superior net run rate.
| Teams | Matches | Wins | Losses | Points | NET RUN RATE |
| Oman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +0.935 |
| Nepal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +0.150 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +1.213 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0.012 |
| Qatar | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.594 |
| Samoa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.025 |
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