Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
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Cricket format | 50 over cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Thailand |
Champions | Oman (1st title) |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 18 |
Most runs | Adnan Ilyas 282 |
Most wickets | Dampo Dorji 13 |
Official website | Tournament home |
The 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge was a cricket tournament in Chiang Mai, Thailand, taking place between 12 and 21 January 2009. It gave Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also formed part of the regional qualifications for the ICC World Cricket League. The top 2 teams were promoted to the ACC Trophy Elite Division. Bhutan also qualified for the WCL82010
After the 2006 ACC Trophy a decision was made to split the tournament into two divisions. The placement of teams in these divisions was determined by the final rankings in the previous tournament. The top ten teams went into the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite with the remaining teams taking part in the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge. They were also joined by China who had not previously taken part in the tournament.
Qualified through participation in 2006 ACC Trophy:
Newcomers to the ACC Trophy:
Match Officials |
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Ramani Batumalai (Malaysia) Koo Chai Huat (Malaysia) Upul Kaluhetti (Thailand) Mohammed Kamrulzzaman (Thailand) Ashwin Kumar Rana (Thailand) K.G. Srinivasan (Singapore) |
Green denotes teams going into the semifinals. Yellow denotes teams that play in the fifth place playoff and remain in the ACC Trophy Challenge Division. Red denotes teams that play in the seventh place playoff and remain in the ACC Trophy Challenge Division.
Group A
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12 January 2009 scorecard |
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Thinley Jamtsho 38 (69) Farhan Khan 3–19 (7 overs) | Adnan Ilyas 50 (36) Lobzang Yonten 1–33 (3 overs) |
12 January 2009 scorecard |
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Nishadh Rego 62 (123) Abdulla Shahid 3–13 (10 overs) | Afzal Faiz 37 (69) Ashish Dey 3–34 (10 overs) |
13 January 2009 scorecard |
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Ye Myo Tun 20 (78) Jahaber Kiyasudeen 3–23 (9 overs) | Basil George 36* (60) Aung Aung 1–18 (5 overs) |
13 January 2009 scorecard |
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Nariman Bakhtiar 120 (66) Dong Chao 2–60 (8 overs) | Dong Chao 16 (47) Abdolvahab Ebrahimpour 2–7 (4 overs) |
14 January 2009 scorecard |
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Shirmohammad Balouchnezhad 17 (36) Mohamed Mahfooz 4–6 (6 overs) | Moosa Kaleem 24* (29) Nariman Bakhtiar 2–26 (7 overs) |
14 January 2009 scorecard |
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Sinnathurai Induraj 90 (86) Lobzang Yonten 3–22 (10 overs) | Kencho Norbu 50 (75) Shorin Khan 1–36 (9 overs) |
15 January 2009 scorecard |
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Wang Ronggang 8 (4) Noppon Senamontree 4–21 (4.2 overs) | John Hottinger 14 (11) Zhang Yufei 1–11 (3.3 overs) |
15 January 2009 scorecard |
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Ye Min Soe 3 (33) Adnan Ilyas 3–1 (1.3 overs) | Nilesh Parmar 7* (12) |
16 January 2009 scorecard |
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Jahaber Kiyasudeen 42 (62) Farhan Khan 3–17 (9 overs) |
16 January 2009 scorecard |
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Zeeshan Khan 63 (65) Atnan Zehi 3–31 (7 overs) | Nariman Bakhtiar 40 (52) Ashish Dey 3–18 (9 overs) |
17 January 2009 scorecard |
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Afzal Faiz 93 (62) Li Jian 3–57 (10 overs) | Wang Ronggang 21 (49) Ismail Nahid 6–10 (10 overs) |
17 January 2009 scorecard |
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Kyaw Ze Ya 10 (18) Dampo 6–17 (9.4 overs) | Dorji 24* 29 Aye Min Than 1–22 (3 overs) |
Winners of the semifinals were promoted to the ACC Trophy Elite Division and qualified for the final.
19 January 2009 scorecard |
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Shafraz Jaleel 25 (38) Amir Ali 3–4 (4.1 overs) |
19 January 2009 scorecard |
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Kencho Norbu 45 (135) Zeeshan Khan 2–29 (9 overs) | Anil Tanwani 20 (52) Dampo 5–29 (8.2 overs) |
20 January 2009 scorecard |
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Li Jian 32 (43) Aye Min Than 4–54 (9.3 overs) | Aye Min Than 19 (40) Li Jian 4–16 (4.3 overs) |
20 January 2009 scorecard |
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Shirmohammed Balouchnezhad 74 (79) Abdul Gaffoor 2–24 (4 overs) | Sujay Kamat 40 (54) Loghman Sheikhi 4–33 (10 overs) |
21 January 2009 scorecard |
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Shyam Sideek 14 (33) Abdulla Shahid 4–13 (10 overs) | Ahmed Hassan 26* (41) Ashish Dey 1–10 (2 overs) |
21 January 2009 scorecard |
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Adnan Ilyas 138 (118) Lobzang Yonten 2–56 (10 overs) | Kumar Subba 40 (103) Hemal Mehta 3–22 (10 overs) |
Pos | Team | Promotion/Relegation |
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1st | Oman | Promoted to ACC Trophy Elite Division [2] |
2nd | Bhutan | Qualified for 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight |
3rd | Maldives | Remain in ACC Trophy Challenge Division |
4th | Thailand | |
5th | Iran | |
6th | Brunei | |
7th | China | |
8th | Myanmar |
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