The ACC Men's Challenger Cup is a Limited-overs (50 overs) and T20 International cricket tournament run by the Asian Cricket Council and contested in a league system by associate members of ACC. This is a part of the qualification pathway towards the ACC Premier Cup and the Asia Cup.[1]
Administrator | Asian Cricket Council (ACC) |
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Format | 50-overs and T20I |
First edition | 2023 |
Latest edition | 2024 |
Tournament format | Group stage and knockout |
Number of teams | 10 |
Current champion | Saudi Arabia (2nd title) |
Most successful | Saudi Arabia (2 titles) |
Website | https://asiancricket.org/ |
On 9 February 2023, the ACC announced the schedule of the inaugural tournament, with 8 teams taking part (the host Thailand, Bahrain, Bhutan, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Maldives, Iran and Myanmar).[2]
Year | Format | Host nation | Final venue | Final | ||
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Winner | Result | Runner-up | ||||
2023 Details |
50 overs | Thailand | Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok |
Saudi Arabia 30/0 (4.1 overs) |
Saudi Arabia by 10 wickets
(scorecard) |
Bahrain 26 (21.1 overs) |
2024 Details |
T20I | Thailand | Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok |
Saudi Arabia 151/5 (17.3 overs) |
Saudi Arabia by 5 wickets (scorecard) | Cambodia 147/5 (20 overs) |
An overview of the teams' performances in every ACC Challenger Cup:
Host Team
|
2023 50 overs (8) |
2024 T20I (10) |
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Bahrain | 2nd | — |
Bhutan | SF | 8th |
Cambodia | — | 2nd |
China | — | 9th |
Indonesia | GP | 6th |
Iran | GP | — |
Japan | — | 4th |
Maldives | GP | 7th |
Myanmar | GP | 10th |
Saudi Arabia | 1st | 1st |
Singapore | — | 3rd |
Thailand | SF | 5th |
Year | Teams |
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2023 | Bahrain, Bhutan, Indonesia, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand |
2024 | Cambodia, China, Japan, Singapore |