2004 ACC Trophy

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2004 ACC Trophy
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format50 overs per side
Tournament format(s)Round robin with playoffs
Host(s)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
ChampionsFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (3rd title)
Participants15 teams
Matches33/33
Player of the series Flag of Oman.svg Hemin Desai
Most runs Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Arshad Ali (386)
Most wickets Flag of Oman.svg Hemin Desai (21)
Official website asiancricket.org
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The 2004 ACC Trophy was a cricket tournament in Malaysia, taking place between 12 and 24 June 2004. It gave Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helps forms an essential part of regional rankings. The tournament was won by the UAE who defeated Oman in the final by 94 runs.

Contents

Teams

The teams were separated into four groups: three groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The following teams took part in the tournament:

Group stages

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

Group A

TeamPldWLBPCP NRR Pts
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 330304.20818
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 321201.34312
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 31210-1.9136
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 30300-3.8060
12 June 2004
(scorecard)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
302/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
69 all out (30.1 overs)
Arshad Ali 128 (128)
Athipattu Balaji 5/55 (10 overs)
Iftekhar Haider 16
Rizwan Latif 4/4 (8.1 overs)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates won by 233 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Peter Manuel & Ivaturi Shivram
Player of the match: Arshad Ali (UAE)

13 June 2004
(scorecard)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
103 all out (38.1 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
107/0 (14.2 overs)
Zeeshan Khan 29
Saleem Akhtar 3/8 (9.1 overs)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar won by 10 wickets
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Peter Manuel & S.K. Sharma
Player of the match: Omer Taj (Qatar)

14 June 2004
(scorecard)
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg
275/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
170 all out (49.4 overs)
Joshua Dearing 100* (99)
Varin Silpadhanichkun 1/18 (6 overs)
Zeeshan Khan 44 (69)
Pramodh Raja 3/26 (10 overs)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore won by 105 runs
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Saleem Badar & S.K. Sharma
Player of the match: Joshua Dearing (Singapore)

15 June 2004
(scorecard)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
111 all out (48 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
112/0 (22.3 overs)
Omer Taj 27 (83)
Mohammad Tauqir 6/15 (10 overs)
Asim Saeed 66* (69)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates won by 10 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Samiur Rahman & Ivaturi Shivram
Player of the match: Mohammad Tauqir (UAE)

16 June 2004
(scorecard)
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg
107 all out (30.4 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
111/3 (18.3 overs)
Zeng Renchun 21 (46)
Abbas Khan 2/11 (5 overs)
Omer Taj 68 (54)
Athipattu Balaji 2/14 (4.3 overs)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar won by 7 wickets
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Jasbir Singh & Saleem Badar
Player of the match: Omer Taj (Qatar)

17 June 2004
(scorecard)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
78 all out (28.1 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
80/0 (10.5 overs)
Nishadh Rego 15 (48)
Mohammad Tauqir 2/0 (1.1 overs)
Asghar Ali 41 (33)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates won by 10 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Peter Manuel & Samiur Rahman
Player of the match: Asghar Ali (UAE)

Group B

TeamPldWLBPCP NRR Pts
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 330301.76318
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 32110-0.14011
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 31210-0.1736
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 30301-1.4791
12 June 2004
(scorecard)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
219/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
197 all out (40 overs)
Suresh Navaratnam 81* (97)
Mohamed Mahfooz 1/15 (4 overs)
Moosa Kaleem 70
Rohan Suppiah 2/24 (6 overs)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia won by 22 runs
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Sailab Hossain & Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Suresh Navaratnam (Malaysia)

13 June 2004
(scorecard)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
228 all out (48.3 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
176 all out (48.1 overs)
Khalid Butt 74
Wahajuddin Khwaja 3/41 (9 overs)
Rizwan Qayyum 42
Khalid Butt 3/21 (8 overs)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait won by 52 runs
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed & Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Khalid Butt (Kuwait)

14 June 2004
(scorecard)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
262 all out (49.4 overs)
v
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
171 all out (43.4 overs)
Sarfraz Ahmed 75 (104)
Neesham Nasir 3/40 (10 overs)
Hassan Ibrahim 51 (72)
Mohammad Moazzam 3/22 (6.4 overs)

15 June 2004
(scorecard)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
226 all out (50 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
118 all out (37.2 overs)
Hanees Babu 44 (98)
Suresh Navaratnam 4/36 (10 overs)
Rohan Selvaratnam 37 (76)
Azmatullah Mohammed 4/9 (7.2 overs)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait won by 108 runs
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: M. Hussein & Jagath Nandakumar
Player of the match: Mohammad Ali (KUW)

16 June 2004
(scorecard)
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
163 all out (47.3 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
164/2 (28.3 overs)
Hassan Ibrahim 34 (72)
Rafat Khan 4/26 (10 overs)
Sibtain Raza 86 (86)
Neesham Nasir 1/30 (7 overs)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait won by 8 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Peter Manuel & S.K. Sharma
Player of the match: Sibtain Raza (Kuwait)

17 June 2004
(scorecard)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
268/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
203 all out (46.4 overs)
Suresh Navaratnam 88 (103)
Naeem Amin 3/49 (7 overs)
Wahajuddin Khwaja 55 (63)
Rohan Suppiah 3/25 (10 overs)

Group C

TeamPldWLBPCP NRR Pts
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 330000.27315
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 312120.3608
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 31202-0.1537
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 31201-0.5276

12 June 2004
(scorecard)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
212/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
188 all out (49.3 overs)
Qamar Saeed 79 (69)
Sher Lama 3/49 (10 overs)
Rahul Sharma 62 (66)
Zafar Zaheer 2/36 (6.3 overs)
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain won by 24 runs
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Jasbir Singh & Jagath Nandakumar
Player of the match: Qamar Saeed (Bahrain)

13 June 2004
(scorecard)
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg
202 all out (47.4 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
204/6 (45.5 overs)
Nowroz Mangal 101 (133)
Hemin Desai 6/43 (9.4 overs)
Hemin Desai 82
Mohammad Nabi 3/28 (10 overs)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman won by 4 wickets
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Jagath Nandakumar & Samiur Rahman
Player of the match: Hemin Desai (Oman)

14 June 2004
(scorecard)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
216 all out (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
220/6 (48.3 overs)
Fahad Sadeq 46 (90)
Mohammad Asif 3/29 (10 overs)
Azhar Ali 65* (100)
Qamar Saeed 2/21 (10 overs)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman won by 4 wickets
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Samiur Rahman & Ivaturi Shivram
Player of the match: Azhar Ali (Oman)

15 June 2004
(scorecard)
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
169 all out (49.1 overs)
v
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
157 all out (42 overs)
Manoj Cheruparambil 33 (61)
Ahmed Shah 3/17 (8.1 overs)
Raees Ahmadzai 60 (76)
Jawaid Iqbal 3/24 (9 overs)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong won by 12 runs
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed & Jasbir Singh
Player of the match: Raees Ahmadzai (Afghanistan)

16 June 2004
(scorecard)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
172 all out (48 overs)
v
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
173/2 (29.5 overs)
Abdul Waheed 49 (89)
Ahmed Shah 3/23 (10 overs)
Karim Sadiq 100 (102)
Ashraf Yaqoob 1/30 (5 overs)
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan won by 8 wickets
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Jagath Nandakumar & Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Karim Sadiq (Afghanistan)

17 June 2004
(scorecard)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
185 all out (50 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
174 all out (48.4 overs)
Rakesh Sharma 37 (53)
Jawaid Iqbal 4/57 (9 overs)
Tim Smart 48 (102)
Hemin Desai 5/29 (8.4 overs)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman won by 11 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Sailab Hossain & Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Hemin Desai (Oman)

Group D

TeamPldWLBPCP NRR Pts
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 220207.21412
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 21110-0.2836
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 20200-2.9140

12 June 2004
(scorecard)
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
91 all out (46 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
92/1 (13 overs)
Damber Gurung 31
Raj Pradhan 3/13 (7 overs)
Mehboob Alam 44 (31)
Phuntsho Wangdi 1/26 (3 overs)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal won by 9 wickets
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Saleem Badar & S.K. Sharma

13 June 2004
(scorecard)
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
187 all out (47.1 overs)
v
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
101 all out (32.1 overs)
Thinlay Wangchuk 48
Raez Mehrazar 4/30 (10 overs)
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan won by 86 runs
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Sailab Hossain & Saleem Badar
Player of the match: Thinlay Wangchuk (Bhutan)

14 June 2004
(scorecard)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg
29 all out (23.4 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
30/0 (1.3 overs)
Hossein Ali 8 (22)
Shakti Gauchan 5/1 (4.4 overs)
Paresh Lohani 24 (9)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal won by 10 wickets
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Peter Manuel & Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Mehboob Alam (Nepal)

Quarter-finals

19 June 2004
(scorecard)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
242 all out (49.4 overs)
v
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
193 all out (44.2 overs)
Khalid Butt 117
Nowroz Mangal 4/27 (10 overs)
Nowroz Mangal 63
Azmatullah 3/38 (9.2 overs)

19 June 2004
(scorecard)
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
70 all out (40.3 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
71/0 (4.4 overs)
Manoj Adhikari 14
Hemal Mehta 4/6 (10 overs)
Adnan Ilyas 50 (16)

19 June 2004
(scorecard)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
267 all out (49.5 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
206 all out (47.2 overs)
Syed Maqsood 83 (97)
Suresh Navaratnam 4/46 (9.5 overs)
Rakesh Madhavan 68
Syed Maqsood 4/43 (8 overs)

19 June 2004
(scorecard)
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
164/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
165/6 (46.4 overs)
Sharad Vesawkar 49
Qamar Sadiq 3/35 (10 overs)
Omer Taj 56
Mehboob Alam 1/12 (5 overs)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar won by 4 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed & Samiur Rahman

5th place play-off semi-finals

20 June 2004
(scorecard)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
121 all out (35.5 overs)
v
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
122/7 (34.2 overs)
Shankar Retinam 33 (60)
Nowroz Mangal 2/7 (2.4 overs)
Asadullah Khan 45 (92)
Suresh Navaratnam 2/44 (10 overs)
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan won by 3 wickets
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed & S.K. Sharma
Player of the match: Asadullah Khan (Afghanistan)

20 June 2004
(scorecard)
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
72 all out (37.4 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
76/4 (13 overs)
Tshering Dorji 20 (58)
Raj Pradhan 4/21 (8 overs)
Mehboob Alam 42 (31)
Phuntsho Wangdi 2/21 (4 overs)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal won by 6 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Jagath Nandakumar & Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Mehboob Alam (Nepal)

Semi-final

20 June 2004
(scorecard)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
338/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
218 all out (35.4 overs)
Arshad Ali 118 (125)
Azmatullah 3/57 (10 overs)
Khalid Butt 114 (51)
Mohammad Tauqir 4/39 (10 overs)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates won by 120 runs
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Saleem Badar & Ivaturi Shivram
Player of the match: Khalid Butt (Kuwait)

20 June 2004
(scorecard)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
158 all out (45.3 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
159/6 (33.5 overs)
Abbas Khan 72 (93)
Hemin Desai 3/26 (9 overs)
Adnan Ilyas 39
Qamar Sadiq 3/28 (7.5 overs)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman won by 4 wickets
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Jasbir Singh & Peter Manuel
Player of the match: Abbas Khan (Qatar)

5th place play-off

21 June 2004
(scorecard)
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
147 all out (48.2 overs)
v
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
100 all out (41.2 overs)
Paras Khadka 34
Ahmed Shah 5/14 (10 overs)
Ahmed Shah 30
Raj Pradhan 4/20 (10 overs)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal won by 47 runs
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Samiur Rahman & Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Raj Pradhan (Nepal)

3rd place play-off

21 June 2004
(scorecard)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
217 all out (49.5 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
192 all out (46.4 overs)
Azmatullah 84
Saleem Akhtar 2/11 (10 overs)
Omer Taj 52
Khalid Butt 3/32 (10 overs)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait won by 25 runs
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed & Sailab Hossain
Player of the match: Azmatullah (Kuwait)

Final

22 June 2004
(scorecard)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
253/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
159 all out (44 overs)
Arshad Ali 77 (105)
Hemal Mehta 3/38 (10 overs)
Hemal Mehta 39
Mohammad Tauqir 3/26 (9 overs)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates won by 94 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Peter Manuel & Ivaturi Shivram
Player of the match: Ali Asad (UAE)

Statistics

Most runs [1] Most wickets [2]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Arshad Ali 286 Flag of Oman.svg Hemin Desai 21
Flag of Kuwait.svg Khalid Butt 342 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammad Tauqir 16
Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg Nowroz Mangal 271 Flag of Malaysia.svg Suresh Navaratnam 15
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Asim Saeed 267 Flag of Kuwait.svg Azmatullah 14
Flag of Qatar.svg Omer Taj 261 Flag of Nepal.svg Mehboob Alam 12
TeamStatus
1United Arab EmiratesChampion
2OmanRunners Up
3Kuwait
4Qatar
5Nepal
6Afghanistan
7Malaysia
8Bhutan
9Hong Kong
10Bahrain
11Saudi Arabia
12Singapore
13Iran
14Maldives
15Thailand

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