The 2018 ACC Eastern Region T20 was a Twenty20 (T20) cricket tournament held in Thailand from 21 to 25 February 2018. The four participating teams in the first edition of this new event were the national sides of Bhutan, China, Myanmar and hosts Thailand. The matches were all played at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok. Matches did not have Twenty20 International status, but matches played in future editions will following the decision of the ICC to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its members from 1 January 2019. The first day's action saw comfortable wins for Bhutan and Thailand over China and Myanmar, respectively. Thailand secured a place in the final by defeating Bhutan on day two, following on from China's win against Myanmar. The third day was lost due to rain with both scheduled matches abandoned, which meant that Bhutan joined Thailand in the final. The final day's play-offs saw Myanmar edge past China by five runs to claim third place, and then Bhutan defeat Thailand by three runs to take the title.
Bhutan's captain Jigme Singye was named as player of the tournament, fellow Bhutanese player Suprit Pradhan was named bowler of the tournament, and the best batsman award was given to Thailand's captain Daniel Jacobs.
Squads Jigme Singye (c) Thinley Jamtsho (vc) Manoj Adhikari Sanjeevan Gurung Dorji Khandu Kesang Nima Rekash Pradhan Suprit Pradhan Tobden Singye Kumar Subba Ugyen Tenzin Tandin Wangchuk Tenzin Wangchuk Tenzin Wangchuk, jnr Lu Cangcang Gao Guohao Li Jian Han Junhui Hou Rui Tian Suqing Zhang Yong Feng Yu Zhang Yufei Song Yulin Chen Zhuoyue Wang Zihao Htet Lin Aung (c) Thuya Aung Ye Ko Ko Aung Khin Aye Paing Danu Aung Ko Ko Swann Htet Ko Ko Yan Naing Kyaw Htet Lin Oo Nyeing Cham Soe Ko Ko Lin Thu Ye Naing Tun Min Wai Sei Htet Wai Daniel Jacobs (c) Mahsid Faheem Sittipong Hongsi Chanchai Pengkumta Rayan Raina Robert Raina Suwat Rastanaumnuaykool Kamron Senamontree Nopphon Senamontree Sarbjot Singh Vichanath Singh Payuputh Sungnard Kiatiwut Suttisan Wanchana Uisuk
Round-robin Points table Team Status (H) 3 2 0 0 1 5 +4.350 Advanced to the final 3 1 1 0 1 3 +0.050 3 1 1 0 1 3 –2.628 Advanced to the 3rd place play-off 3 0 2 0 1 1 –2.662
Matches Summaries and player of the match winners, along with downloadable scorecards, can be found on the ACC website.
Play-offs Third-place play-off
Final
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo