: The United Arab Emirates became the 20th and last team to qualify for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after beating Japan by eight wickets in the last Asia/EAP Qualifying game here Thursday.

Batting first, Japan were restricted to 116 for 9 and UAE surpassed the target in just 12.1 overs losing only two wickets.

UAE have claimed a ticket by virtue of securing a top-three spot at the Asia/East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in Oman.

They join Nepal and Oman, who had guaranteed their spots Wednesday, completing the final slate of 20 teams for the global tournament.

Muhammad Waseem’s side completed the job with victory against Japan, eliminating Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming’s side from the qualification race.

The result also made a top-three finish mathematically impossible for Qatar and Samoa, who wer

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