The Twenty20 East Asia Cup is a quadrangular cricket tournament played between teams representing China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. From 2015 to 2019 the tournament rotated on a year-by-year basis from either a men's or women's tournament. The first edition took place in 2015, a women's tournament in South Korea. The first men's tournament took place the following year in Japan. The 2019 women's tournament was the first to be played with full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status, after the International Cricket Council (ICC) had granted T20I status to matches between all of its members.
There was no tournament in 2020, after it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2021, the four cricket associations signed an agreement for the next four editions of the women's tournament which would become an annual event. Hong Kong were scheduled to host the 2021 edition, and Japan, China and South Korea hosting the next three editions, respectively.
The 2024 men's tournament was the first to be played with full Twenty20 International (T20I) status, after the International Cricket Council (ICC) had granted T20I status to matches between all of its members.
Tournaments summary
Men's DetailsDatesHost nation(s)FinalVenueWinnerResultRunner-up2016Men's3 – 6 November 2016Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano101/6 (19 overs)South Korea won by 4 wickets Scorecard100/7 (20 overs)2018Men's13–15 September 2018Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok160 (19.4 overs)Japan won by 86 runs Scorecard74 (18.1 overs)2024Men's14–17 February 2024Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok219/7 (20 overs)Hong Kong won by 34 runs Scorecard184/8 (20 overs)
Women's DetailsDatesHost nation(s)FinalVenueWinnerResultRunner-up 2015Women's17–20 September 2015 Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon 123/2 (20 overs) China Women won by 38 runs Scorecard 85/4 (20 overs) 2017Women's21–24 September 2017 Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong 85/5 (16.2 overs) Hong Kong Women won by 5 wickets (DLS method) Scorecard 90/4 (20 overs) 2019Women's19–22 September 2019 Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon 104/4 (20 overs) China Women won by 14 runs Scorecard 90/9 (20 overs) 2022Women's27–30 October 2022 Kaizuka Cricket Ground, Kaizuka 4–0 (bilateral series) 2023Women's25–28 May 2023 Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Hangzhou 72/9 (20 overs)Match tied (Hong Kong won the Super Over)Scorecard 72 (12 overs) 2024Women's8–13 October 2024 Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon111/0 (16.4 overs) Hong Kong Women won by 10 wickets Scorecard108/6 (20 overs)
References