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2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup

Summary

The 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup was the second edition of ACC Premier Cup, took place in April 2024.[1] It served as the final stage of qualification for the 2025 Asia Cup Tournament.[2][3] UAE won the tournament by defeating Oman in the final, and thus qualified for the 2025 Asia Cup. It featured the 8 highest-ranked ACC associate members who were joined by two finalists from 2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup.[4]

2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup
Dates12 – 21 April 2024
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group round-robin and knockout
Host(s) Oman
Champions United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runners-up Oman
Participants10
Matches24
Player of the seriesUnited Arab Emirates Muhammad Waseem
Most runsUnited Arab Emirates Alishan Sharafu (278)
Most wicketsOman Aqib Ilyas (12)
← 2023

Cambodia and Saudi Arabia qualified for the tournament after finishing as the top two teams in the 2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup.[5][6] Nepal were the defending champions, having won the 2023 edition (which was a One Day International tournament).[7]

Teams and qualifications edit

Following teams were qualified for the tournament.

Means of qualification Venue Nos. Teams
ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings — 8
2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup   Thailand 2
Total 10

Squads edit

  Bahrain[8]   Cambodia[9]   Hong Kong[10]   Kuwait[11]   Malaysia[12]
  • Luqman Butt (c)
  • Etienne Beukes
  • Phon Bunthean
  • Sharwan Godara
  • Lakshit Gupta
  • Uday Hathinjar (wk)
  • Utkarsh Jain
  • Asanka Gunarathne
  • Gulam Murtaza
  • Anish Prasad
  • Chanthoeun Rathanak
  • Te Senglong
  • Ram Sharan
  • Salvin Stanly
  • Pel Vannak (wk)
  • Vimukthi Viraj
    Nepal[13]   Oman[9]   Qatar[14]   Saudi Arabia[15]   United Arab Emirates[16]
  • Hisham Sheikh (c)
  • Kashif Abbas
  • Ishtiaq Ahmad
  • Manan Ali (wk)
  • Usman Ali
  • Faisal Khan
  • Saad Khan
  • Usman Khalid
  • Usman Najeeb
  • Zain Ul Abidin
  • Waji Ul Hassan
  • Ahmad Raza
  • Atif-Ur-Rehman
  • Abdul Waheed

Group stage edit

The 10 participating nations were divided into two groups, with top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage.[17]

Group A edit

Points table edit

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1     Nepal 4 4 0 0 0 8 1.557 Advanced to the knockout stage
2   Hong Kong 4 2 2 0 0 4 −0.128
3   Qatar 4 2 2 0 0 4 −0.453
4   Saudi Arabia 4 1 3 0 0 2 0.306
5   Malaysia 4 1 3 0 0 2 −0.918
Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]

Fixtures edit

12 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  
143/3 (20 overs)
v
    Nepal
144/5 (19.2 overs)
Virandeep Singh 72* (57)
Dipendra Singh Airee 2/14 (4 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 32 (35)
Virandeep Singh 3/35 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 5 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Tariq Rasheed (Pak) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nazmus Sakib (Mas) made his T20I debut.
  • Rohit Paudel (Nep) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[19]
12 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Hong Kong  
201/7 (20 overs)
v
  Qatar
175/8 (20 overs)
Nizakat Khan 59 (37)
Musawar Shah 2/20 (4 overs)
Saqlain Arshad 50 (34)
Ehsan Khan 4/31 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 26 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Naveen D'Souza (Kuw)
Player of the match: Nizakat Khan (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
13 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Nepal    
210/7 (20 overs)
v
  Qatar
178/9 (20 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 64* (21)
Himanshu Rathod 3/26 (4 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 63 (33)
Lalit Rajbanshi 2/23 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 32 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep)
13 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  
146/7 (20 overs)
v
  Saudi Arabia
134 (19.1 overs)
Aqeel Wahid 65* (46)
Usman Najeeb 3/33 (4 overs)
Waji Ul Hassan 40 (29)
Virandeep Singh 3/20 (3.1 overs)
Malaysia won by 12 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Aqeel Wahid (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ahmad Raza (Sau) made his T20I debut.
14 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  
202/8 (20 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
147 (18.5 overs)
Abdul Waheed 77 (51)
Ehsan Khan 3/31 (4 overs)
Nizakat Khan 73 (51)
Zain Ul Abidin 3/16 (4 overs)
Saudi Arabia won by 55 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Abdul Jabbar (Qat) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak)
Player of the match: Abdul Waheed (Sau)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Raunaq Kapur (HK) made his T20I debut.
  • Faisal Khan (Sau) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[22]
15 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong  
114 (17.5 overs)
v
    Nepal
117/2 (12.2 overs)
Anshuman Rath 34 (26)
Abinash Bohara 3/29 (4 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 40 (18)
Yasim Murtaza 1/28 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 8 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Abdul Jabbar (Qat) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Abinash Bohara (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
  • Aasif Sheikh (Nep) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[23]
15 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Malaysia  
151/5 (18 overs)
v
  Qatar
153/6 (17.2 overs)
Ahmad Faiz 38 (22)
Himanshu Rathod 2/22 (4 overs)
Kamran Khan 37 (23)
Virandeep Singh 2/33 (3.2 overs)
Qatar won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Himanshu Rathod (Qat)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
16 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Qatar  
153/9 (20 overs)
v
  Saudi Arabia
138/8 (20 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 43 (44)
Usman Khalid 2/11 (4 overs)
Waji Ul Hassan 57 (40)
Gayan Munaweera 2/27 (4 overs)
Qatar won by 15 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Gayan Munaweera (Qat)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
17 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Malaysia  
140/9 (20 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
144/3 (12.1 overs)
Ahmad Faiz 32 (31)
Ayush Shukla 3/24 (4 overs)
Babar Hayat 83 (35)
Pavandeep Singh 2/36 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Babar Hayat (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
17 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  
73/7 (8 overs)
v
    Nepal
75/4 (7.2 overs)
Abdul Waheed 37 (16)
Abinash Bohara 2/15 (2 overs)
Gulsan Jha 32* (19)
Ishtiaq Ahmad 2/7 (2 overs)
Nepal won by 6 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Gulsan Jha (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 8 overs per side due to a wet outfield.

Group B edit

Points table edit

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Oman 4 4 0 0 0 8 2.149 Advanced to the knockout stage
2   United Arab Emirates (Q) 4 3 1 0 0 6 2.772
3   Kuwait 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.569
4   Bahrain 4 1 3 0 0 2 −0.031
5   Cambodia 4 0 4 0 0 0 −5.903
Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]
(Q) Qualified for the 2025 Asia Cup

Fixtures edit

12 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Oman  
177/3 (20 overs)
v
  Bahrain
174/8 (20 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 62 (53)
Abdul Majid 1/12 (2 overs)
Imran Ali 50 (34)
Bilal Khan 2/19 (4 overs)
Oman won by 3 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Aqib Ilyas (Oma)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
12 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Kuwait  
178/8 (20 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
179/3 (17.3 overs)
Clinto Anto 54 (23)
Ali Naseer 3/26 (3 overs)
Alishan Sharafu 90* (48)
Shahrukh Quddus 2/49 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Alishan Sharafu (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected field.
  • Muhammad Farooq and Vishnu Sukumaran (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.
13 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Cambodia  
141/5 (20 overs)
v
  Kuwait
144/2 (11.2 overs)
Ram Sharan 30 (30)
Shahrukh Quddus 1/22 (3 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 61 (33)
Luqman Butt 1/17 (2 overs)
Kuwait won by 8 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Ravija Sandaruwan (Kuw)
  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Asanka Gunarathne and Vimukthi Viraj (Cam) both made their T20I debuts.
13 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  
235/6 (20 overs)
v
  Bahrain
199/8 (20 overs)
Alishan Sharafu 78 (41)
Imran Anwar 3/40 (3 overs)
Imran Anwar 60 (22)
Aayan Afzal Khan 3/26 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 37 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL)
Player of the match: Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
  • Syed Haider (UAE) made his T20I debut.
14 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Oman  
154/6 (11 overs)
v
  Cambodia
91/7 (11 overs)
Naseem Khushi 69 (27)
Sharwan Godara 2/25 (2 overs)
Luqman Butt 41* (21)
Aqib Ilyas 4/17 (3 overs)
Oman won by 63 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Naresh D'Souza (Kuw)
Player of the match: Aqib Ilyas (Oma)
  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
  • Aqib Ilyas (Oma) took his first hat-trick in T20Is.[24]
15 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  
142/5 (15 overs)
v
  Oman
147/1 (12.4 overs)
Asif Khan 66 (45)
Bilal Khan 3/11 (3 overs)
Kashyap Prajapati 53* (38)
Ali Naseer 1/21 (2 overs)
Oman won by 9 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Bilal Khan (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and eleted to field.
  • The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
  • Bilal Khan (Oma) took his 100th wicket in T20Is.[25]
15 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Kuwait  
161/7 (15 overs)
v
  Bahrain
135/6 (15 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 54 (36)
Ali Dawood 2/25 (3 overs)
Sathaiya Veerapathiran 27* (15)
Yasin Patel 3/8 (3 overs)
Kuwait won by 26 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg)
Player of the match: Yasin Patel (Kuw)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
16 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Cambodia  
83 (17.2 overs)
v
  Bahrain
87/3 (13.1 overs)
Luqman Butt 21 (20)
Ali Dawood 3/8 (2 overs)
Haider Butt 39* (27)
Utkarsh Jain 2/8 (4 overs)
Bahrain won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Naresh D'Souza (Kuw) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Ali Dawood (Bhr)
  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.
17 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Cambodia  
76 (19 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
79/1 (5.1 overs)
Sharwan Godara 24 (18)
Aayan Afzal Khan 3/7 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 48 (18)
Ram Sharan 1/11 (1 over)
United Arab Emirates won by 9 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL)
Player of the match: Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE)
  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.
17 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Oman  
200/9 (20 overs)
v
  Kuwait
154/9 (20 overs)
Ayaan Khan 45 (20)
Adnan Idrees 2/31 (4 overs)
Clinto Anto 34 (15)
Zeeshan Maqsood 4/29 (4 overs)
Oman won by 46 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Abdul Jabbar (Qat) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Zeeshan Maqsood (Oma)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Semi-finals Final
      
A1     Nepal 119/9 (20 overs)
B2   United Arab Emirates 123/4 (17.2 overs)
B2   United Arab Emirates 204/4 (20 overs)
B1   Oman 149/9 (20 overs)
A2   Hong Kong 130/9 (20 overs)
B1   Oman 132/5 (19.2 overs) 3rd place play-off
A1     Nepal 139/8 (20 overs)
A2   Hong Kong 140/6 (19.3 overs)

Semi-finals edit

1st semi-final edit

19 April 2024
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal    
119/9 (20 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
123/4 (17.2 overs)
Sundeep Jora 50 (40)
Basil Hameed 2/4 (2 overs)
Alishan Sharafu 55* (41)
Gulsan Jha 2/21 (2.2 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Alishan Sharafu (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

2nd semi-final edit

19 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Hong Kong  
130/9 (20 overs)
v
  Oman
132/5 (19.2 overs)
Zeeshan Ali 36* (25)
Aqib Ilyas 3/14 (4 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 62* (51)
Aizaz Khan 3/16 (4 overs)
Oman won by 5 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak)
Player of the match: Aqib Ilyas (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

3rd place play-off edit

20 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Nepal    
139/8 (20 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
140/6 (19.3 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 44* (29)
Ayush Shukla 3/17 (3 overs)
Anshuman Rath 65* (50)
Sompal Kami 3/33 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Anshuman Rath (HK)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Anshuman Rath (HK) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[citation needed]

Final edit

21 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  
204/4 (20 overs)
v
  Oman
149/9 (20 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 100 (56)
Bilal Khan 2/35 (4 overs)
Pratik Athavale 49 (30)
Junaid Siddique 3/38 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 55 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Tariq Rasheed (Pak) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (UAE)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

References edit

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External links edit

  • Series home at ESPNcricinfo