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T20 World Cup East Asia: Samoa won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Sub Regional Qualifier A after beating Vanuatu by eight runs at the Garden Ovals in Apia. The victory also means Samoa has booked their place in next year’s combined East Asia Pacific/Asia Qualifier.

Earlier, a narrow nine-run victory for Fiji over the previously top-ranked Cook Islands opened the door for Samoa to get a win over Vanuatu and they eventually did it to claim the competition.

Samoa now join PNG in the EAP/Asia Qualifier, with the final spot from the region determined at next month’s Sub Regional Qualifier B event in South Korea.