ACC Men's Challenger Cup

Summary

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]

ACC Men's Challenger Cup
AdministratorAsian Cricket Council (ACC)
Format50-overs and T20I
First edition2023 Thailand
Latest edition2024 Thailand
Tournament formatGroup stage and knockout
Number of teams10
Current champion Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Most successful Saudi Arabia (2 titles)
Websitehttps://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]

Results edit

Year Format Host nation Final venue Final
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)

Performance by teams edit

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • SF – Semi-finalist
  • GP – Group stage
  • Q – Qualified

An overview of the teams' performances in every ACC Challenger Cup:

Host
Team
 
2023
50 overs
(8)
 
2024
T20I
(10)
  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

Debutant teams edit

Year Teams
2023   Bahrain,   Bhutan,   Indonesia,   Iran,   Maldives,   Myanmar,   Saudi Arabia,   Thailand
2024   Cambodia,   China,   Japan,   Singapore

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Newspaper, Bhutan's Daily. "Men's cricket team prepares for ACC Men's Challenger Cup 2023". Kuensel Online. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Thailand Cricket to host ACC Men's Challenger Cup 2023 in February/March - Czarsportz Global". 8 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.