1996 ACC Trophy

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1996 ACC Trophy
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format50 overs per side
Tournament format(s)Round robin with knockouts
Host(s)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
ChampionsFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh (1st title)
Participants12 teams
Matches33
Most runs Flag of Bangladesh.svg Shahriar Hossain (300)
Most wickets Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Azhar Saeed (14)
Official website CricketArchive
1998

The 1996 ACC Trophy was a cricket tournament in Malaysia, which took place from 6 to 16 September 1996. It gave Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helped form an essential part of regional rankings. The tournament was won by Bangladesh who defeated the UAE in the final by 108 runs.

Contents

Teams

The teams were separated into two groups of six. The following teams took part in the tournament:

Group stages

The top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals.

Group A

TeamPldWLNR NRR Pts
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 55002.44710
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 54102.3728
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 53201.7476
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 5230-0.4144
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 5140-1.6402
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 5050-5.0990
6 September 1996
(scorecard)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
213/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
90/5 (39.2 overs)
Harunur Rashid 52
Raju Khadka 2/42 (? overs)
V. Karmacharya 24
Saiful Islam 2/12 (? overs)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh won on faster scoring rate
Kuala Lumpur
  • When play was halted at 39.2 over, Nepal needed to have scored 168 runs to win. Scorecard not complete.

6 September 1996
(scorecard)
Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg
230/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
71 all out (35 overs)
Stuart Alpe 58
Tomohiro Amino 3/28 (10 overs)
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei won by 159 runs
Kuala Lumpur

6 September 1996
(scorecard)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg
225 all out (49.1 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
206/9 (47.4 overs)
Jone Sorovakatini 56
Stewart Brew 5/48 (? overs)
Stewart Brew 47
Lesi Sorovakatini 3/25 (? overs)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji won by 19 runs
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Stewart Brew (Hong Kong)
  • Scorecard not complete

7 September 1996
(scorecard)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg
156 all out (48.3 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
157/4 (39 overs)
Taione Batina 39
Salahuddin Ahmed 3/20 (10 overs)
Aminul Islam 44*
Jone Sorovakatini 1/23 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

7 September 1996
(scorecard)
Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
72 all out (33 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
73/2 (15 overs)
H. Minami 17
L.B. Chhetri 3/8 (6 overs)
Manish Raj Pandey 27
A. Funayama 1/16 (3 overs)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal won by 8 wickets
The Padang, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Manish Raj Pandey (Nepal)

8 September 1996
(scorecard)
Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg
129/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
133/1 (24 overs)
Sanjiv Sabharwal 22
Saiful Islam 4/21 (10 overs)
Harunur Rashid 66*
Ian Campbell 1/3 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

8 September 1996
(scorecard)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg
257/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
134 all out (40.2 overs)
Lesi Sorovakatini 70
Mosharraf 3/35 (? overs)
Pawan Agrawal 33
Lesi Sorovakatini 2/21 (? overs)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji won by 123 runs
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
  • Scorecard not complete

8 September 1996
(scorecard)
Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
89 all out (47.3 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
93/3 (12.4 overs)
Tetsuo Fuji 15
Stewart Brew 4/22 (10 overs)
Stewart Brew 50*
A. Funayama 2/65 (6.4 overs)

10 September 1996
(scorecard)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
270/4 (42 overs)
v
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
56 all out (27 overs)
Shahriar Hossain 104
Tetsuo Fuji 2/34 (3 overs)
Hirokazu Takahashi 25 (29)
Akram Khan 6/5 (6 overs)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh won on faster scoring rate
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
  • Bangladesh innings reduced to 42 overs, Japan target was 242 runs in 37 overs

10 September 1996
(scorecard)
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg
380/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
93 all out (30 overs)
R. Somasundram 37*
Rahul Sharma 3/11 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

11 September 1996
(scorecard)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
224/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
116 all out (40.1 overs)
Shahriar Hossain 67
Stewart Brew 3/56 (9 overs)
Pat Fordham 27
Salahuddin Ahmed 3/29 (10 overs)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh won by 108 runs
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Saiful Islam (Bangladesh)

11 September 1996
(scorecard)
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
171 all out (45 overs)
v
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
93 all out (30 overs)
Pawan Agrawal 80
Ian Campbell 3/35 (? overs)
Stuart Alpe 26
Musharaf Izhar 3/8 (? overs)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal won by 64 runs
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Pawan Agrawal (Nepal)
  • Scorecard not complete

11 September 1996
(scorecard)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg
469/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
89 all out (47.1 overs)
Kenichi Katohi 21
Seci Sekinini 3/11 (7 overs)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji won by 380 runs
Royal Military College, Sungai Besi
Player of the match: Joji Bulabalavu (Fiji)

12 September 1996
(scorecard)
Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg
177/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
181/6 (30.1 overs)
Brett MacRae 40
Seci Sekinini 3/35 (? overs)
Joeli Mateyawa 67*
R. Somasundram 2/30 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

12 September 1996
(scorecard)
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
137 all out (49 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
139/4 (33.3 overs)
Musharaf Izhar 47
Ravi Sujanani 4/30 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

Group B

TeamPldWLNR NRR Pts
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 55001.76910
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 54101.4268
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 53200.8596
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 5230-1.1534
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 5140-0.0592
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5050-3.5490
6 September 1996
(scorecard)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
172/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
46 all out (23.2 overs)
Vai Kevau 46
Tan Kim Hing 2/28 (? overs)
Dinesh Ramadas 12
Rarua Ipi 5/16 (? overs)
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea won by 126 runs
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negari Selangor, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Rarua Ipi (Papua New Guinea)
  • Scorecard not complete

6 September 1996
(scorecard)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
129 all out (46.4 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
130/2 (21.1 overs)

Saleem Raza 4/13 (? overs)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates won by 8 wickets
Kuala Lumpur
  • Scorecard not complete

7 September 1996
(scorecard)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
114 all out (47.4 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
115/8 (47.4 overs)
Suresh Navaratnam 39
Saleem Raza 4/21 (? overs)
Azhar Saeed 25
Marimuthu Muniandy 5/29 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

7 September 1996
(scorecard)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
183 all out (46.3 overs)
v
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
149 all out (46.5 overs)
Aukuma Noka 56
Imad Ismail 3/34 (? overs)
Ahmed Kaleem 26
Vavine Pala 3/18 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

7 September 1996
(scorecard)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
140/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
141/2 (30.2 overs)
Varin Khaniyo 40
Anthon Ranggi 3/18 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

8 September 1996
(scorecard)
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
190 all out (49.1 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
191/5 (47.5 overs)
Faiz Sammad 45
Anthon Ranggi 4/42 (? overs)
T. Ravichandran 65
Imad Ismail 2/43 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

8 September 1996
(scorecard)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
186/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
184/7 (41.1 overs)
Vavine Pala 65
Arshad Laeeq 4/32 (? overs)
Arshad Laeeq 57
Tuku Raka 3/40 (? overs)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates won by 3 wickets
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Arshad Laeeq (UAE)
  • Scorecard not complete

10 September 1996
(scorecard)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
36 all out (29 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
37/1 (5.4 overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

10 September 1996
(scorecard)
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
167 all out (46.3 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
171/2 (31.2 overs)
Abdullah Shafeeu 48
Mohammad Hyder 5/34 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

10 September 1996
(scorecard)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
178/5 (40.1 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
85/9 (25 overs)
Vai Kevau 55
H. Rasheed 2/11 (? overs)
Kiran Deshpande 20
Rarua Ipi 4/15 (? overs)
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea won on faster scoring rate
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Ipi Morea (Papua New Guinea)
  • Papua New Guinea innings reduced to 40.1 overs, Singapore target was 129 runs in 25 overs. Scorecard not complete.

11 September 1996
(scorecard)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
296/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
143/9 (50 overs)
Graham Wilson 38
Jeevandran Nair 5/22 (? overs)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia won by 153 runs
Rubber Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Suresh Navaratnam (Malaysia)
  • Scorecard not complete

11 September 1996
(scorecard)
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
271/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
114 all out (36.2 overs)
Ibrahim Hussain 87
Pradeep Gulati 3/43 (? overs)
Anil Tanwani 47
Mohamed Shahid 4/23 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

12 September 1996
(scorecard)
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
120 all out (46.5 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
122/5 (35 overs)
Ahmed Kaleem 30
Marimuthu Muniandy 4/26 (? overs)
Suresh Singh 65
Mohamed Shahid 3/35 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

12 September 1996
(scorecard)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
92 all out (45 overs)
v
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
94/4 (13.1 overs)
Mustaq Ahmed 37
Noel Kariko 5/9 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

12 September 1996
(scorecard)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
304/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
143/8 (50 overs)
Azhar Saeed 79
Shehzad Haque 3/36 (? overs)
Thaiyar Mohamed 55
Asim Saeed 4/20 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

Semi-finals

13 September 1996
(scorecard)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
134 all out (37.1 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
135/3 (30 overs)
Arua Uda 31 (61)
Mohammad Rafique 3/10 (7.1 overs)
Habibul Bashar 45 (54)
Vavine Pala 1/15 (7 overs)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Shyam Bansal & Udaya Wickremasinghe
Player of the match: Aminul Islam (Bangladesh)

14 September 1996
(scorecard)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg
139 all out (36 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
140/5 (32.4 overs)
Taione Batina 35 (62)
Azhar Saeed 4/16 (4 overs)
Saleem Raza 45 (35)
Taione Batina 2/? (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

Final

15 September 1996
(scorecard)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
212 all out (49.3 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
104 all out (36.5 overs)
Shahriar Hossain 58 (96)
Saleem Raza 3/31 (10 overs)
Arshad Laeeq 31*
Salahuddin Ahmed 3/13 (6 overs)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh won by 108 runs
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Shyam Bansal & Shakoor Rana
Player of the match: Khaled Mahmud (Bangladesh)

Statistics

Most runs [1] Most wickets [2]
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Shahriar Hossain 300 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Azhar Saeed 14
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Aminul Islam 257 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Stewart Brew 14
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Azhar Saeed 234 Flag of Malaysia.svg Marimuthu Muniandy 13
Flag of Fiji.svg Joji Bulabalavu 227 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saleem Raza 12
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Habibul Bashar 219 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mohammad Rafique 12

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