Cricket tournament
| Dates | 3 – 6 November 2016 |
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| Administrator(s) | Japan Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Host(s) |  Japan |
| Champions |  South Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Japan |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 8 |
| Most runs | Masaomi Kobayashi (111) |
| Most wickets | Kohei Wakita (10) |
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The 2016 East Asia Cup was a Twenty20 (T20) cricket tournament, which was held in Japan in November 2016. The matches were all played at the Sano International Cricket Ground in the city of Sano.
The Twenty20 East Asia Cup is an annual competition featuring China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea that was first played in 2015 and alternates annually between a men's and women's event. This was the first edition of the men's event, after China won the inaugural women's edition in 2015. Matches did not have Twenty20 International status. Hong Kong was represented by the Hong Kong Dragons side, a team representing Hong Kong's Chinese community, instead of the full national side.
South Korea defeated hosts Japan in the final on 6 November 2016 to win the East Asia Cup.
Squads
 China
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 Hong Kong Dragons
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Japan
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South Korea
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Round-robin
Points table
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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| Japan (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.453 | Advanced to the final |
| South Korea
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.608 | |
| China
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.594 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
| Hong Kong Dragons
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.174 |
Matches
| 3 November 2016 Scorecard |
| China 80/9 (20 overs) |
v | Japan 81/5 (12.5 overs) |
| Zhang Yu Fei 53* (65) Kohei Wakita 3/15 (4 overs) |
Masaomi Kobayashi 29* (35) Wang Zihao 2/18 (3 overs) |
| Japan won by 5 wickets Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano Umpires: Alan Curr (Jpn) and Mihindu Perera (Jpn) Player of the match: Zhang Yu Fei (Chn) |
- China won the toss and elected to bat.
| 3 November 2016 Scorecard |
| South Korea 171/5 (20 overs) |
v | Hong Kong Dragons 75/7 (20 overs) |
| Choi Jiwon 45* (39) Danny Lee 2/29 (4 overs) |
Siegfried Wai 11 (22) Unair Khan 3/11 (3 overs) |
| South Korea won by 96 runs Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano Umpires: Alan Curr (Jpn) and Mihindu Perera (Jpn) |
- South Korea won the toss and elected to field.
| 4 November 2016 Scorecard |
| China 76/8 (20 overs) |
v | South Korea 80/3 (11.1 overs) |
| Tian Suqing 20 (45) Choi Jiwon 2/6 (4 overs) |
Choi Jiwon 20* (13) Wang Zihao 1/17 (3 overs) |
| South Korea won by 7 wickets Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano Umpires: Alan Curr (Jpn) and Uddika Pradeep (Jpn) Player of the match: Choi Jiwon (Kor) |
- China won the toss and elected to bat.
| 4 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Japan 123/8 (20 overs) |
v | Hong Kong Dragons 34 (14.2 overs) |
| Masaomi Kobayashi 48 (54) Siegfried Wai 3/26 (4 overs) |
Louis Chan 13 (22) Makoto Taniyama 3/5 (4 overs) |
| Japan won by 89 runs Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano Umpires: Mihindu Perera (Jpn) and Uddika Pradeep (Jpn) Player of the match: Masaomi Kobayashi (Jpn) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
| 5 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Hong Kong Dragons 99/7 (20 overs) |
v | China 100/8 (19.2 overs) |
| Bobby Chan 19 (25) Xu Hao 4/17 (4 overs) |
Yan Hua Wen 25 (26) Edwin Ang 3/7 (4 overs) |
| China won by 5 wickets Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano Umpires: Mihindu Perera (Jpn) and Seiji Sugiura (Jpn) Player of the match: Xu Hao (Chn) |
- Hong Kong Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
| 5 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Japan 144/7 (20 overs) |
v | South Korea 134/8 (20 overs) |
| Wataru Miyauchi 37 (49) Kim Yongtae 2/15 (4 overs) |
Kim Yongtae 30 (17) Kohei Wakita 4/13 (4 overs) |
| Japan won by 10 runs Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano Umpires: Kris Bayne (Jpn) and Keith Franklin (Jpn) Player of the match: Kohei Wakita (Jpn) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
Play-offs
Third-place play-off
| 6 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Hong Kong Dragons 128/4 (20 overs) |
v | China 99 (19.3 overs) |
| Jason Lui 48* (33) Zhang Yu Fei 2/13 (4 overs) |
Song Yangyang 30 (32) Henry Siu 3/23 (3.3 overs) |
| Hong Kong Dragons won by 29 runs Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano Umpires: Kris Bayne (Jpn) and Chris Thurgate (HK) Player of the match: Jason Lui (Hong Kong Dragons) |
- China won the toss and elected to field.
Final
| 6 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Japan 100/7 (20 overs) |
v | South Korea 101/6 (19 overs) |
| Masaomi Kobayashi 22 (32) Jun Hyunwoo 2/13 (2 overs) |
Jun Hyunwoo 26 (25) Mian Siddique 4/12 (4 overs) |
| South Korea won by 4 wickets Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano Umpires: Keith Franklin (Jpn) and Uddika Pradeep (Jpn) Player of the match: Jun Hyunwoo (Kor) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- "East Asia Cup 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "South Korea edge Japan to win East Asia Cup cricket tournament". Inside the Games. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- "East Asia Cup 2018". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- "2015 East Asia Cup". Japan Cricket Association. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "China squad East Asia Cup 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Hong Kong Dragons squad East Asia Cup 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Japan squad East Asia Cup 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "South Korea squad East Asia Cup 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "East Asia Cup 2016 - Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
External links
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