2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup

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2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup
Dates24 February 2023 – 5 March 2023
Cricket format 50 overs
Tournament format(s)Group round-robin and knockouts
Host(s)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
ChampionsFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Participants8
Matches15
Most runs Flag of Indonesia.svg Padmakar Surve (199)
Most wickets Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ishtiaq Ahmad (12)
Flag of Bahrain.svg Abdul Majid (12)
2024

The 2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup was the inaugural edition of the ACC Men's Challenger Cup, hosted by Thailand in February and March 2023. [1] The tournament was part of the qualification pathway for the 2023 Asia Cup. [1]

Contents

Eight teams took part in the tournament, among whom the top two qualified for the 2023 Men's Premier Cup. [2] The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the schedule of the tournament on 9 February 2023. [3]

Bahrain and Saudi Arabia topped their respective groups before qualifying for the Men's Premier Cup by winning the two semi-final matches, with Saudi Arabia beating Bahrain in the final by 10 wickets. [4]

Teams

Group AGroup B

Group stage

Group A

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 330064.844
2Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 31202−0.340
3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 31202−0.779
4Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 31202−2.473
Source: Cricket.com

  Advanced to the knockout stage

Fixtures

24 February 2023
10:00
Scorecard
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
104 (32.2 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
105/3 (29.3 overs)
Thinley Jamtsho 30 (34)
Sathaiya Veerapathiran 3/15 (6.1 overs)
Junaid Aziz 56 (85)
Suprit Pradhan 2/18 (4.3 overs)
Bahrain won by 7 wickets
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Samad Akbar (Tha) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Junaid Aziz (Bhr)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.

24 February 2023
10:00
Scorecard
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
157 (31.2 overs)
v
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
130 (42.3 overs)
Umar Adam 58 (40)
Zahed Afarin 5/22 (8.2 overs)
Zahed Afarin 25 (59)
Umar Adam 4/22 (10 overs)
Maldives won by 27 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Anand Natarajan (Sin) and Arif Ansari (Tha)
Player of the match: Umar Adam (Mdv)
  • Maldives won the toss and elected to bat.

26 February 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
380/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
88 (31.3 overs)
Shahbaz Badar 178 (144)
Ibrahim Hassan 3/79 (10 overs)
Mohamed Mahfooz 35 (41)
Sathaiya Veerapathiran 2/3 (4 overs)
Bahrain won by 292 runs
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Anand Natarajan (Sin) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.

26 February 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg
150 (48.3 overs)
v
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
100 (24 overs)
Abdolvahab Ebrahimpour 37 (69)
Tenzin Wangchuk 2/19 (10 overs)
Gakul Ghalley 22 (29)
Masood Jayezeh 4/37 (7 overs)
Iran won by 50 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
  • Iran won the toss and elected to bat.

28 February 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg
46 (19.5 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
50/0 (4 overs)
Abbas Ali Raeisi 14* (41)
Abdul Majid 4/12 (6.5 overs)
Sohail Ahmed 30* (12)
Bahrain won by 10 wickets
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Arif Ansari (Tha) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
Player of the match: Abdul Majid (Bhr)
  • Iran won the toss and elected to bat.

28 February 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
105 (42.2 overs)
v
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
106/6 (28.1 overs)
Umar Adam 23 (22)
Ngawang Thinley 3/25 (10 overs)
Jigme Singye 24 (49)
Leem Shafeeg 4/11 (5 overs)
Bhutan won by 4 wickets
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Samad Akbar (Tha) and Rahat Ali (Sau)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.

Group B

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 330064.844
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 321042.053
3Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 312020.243
4Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 30300−5.293
Source: Cricket.com

  Advanced to the knockout stage

Fixtures

25 February 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg
117 (29.3 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
118/2 (25 overs)
Padmakar Surve 63 (73)
Zuhair 3/14 (3.3 overs)
Waqar Ul Hassan 49* (67)
Ferdinando Banunaek 1/9 (2 overs)
Saudi Arabia won by 8 wickets
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Samad Akbar (Tha) and Arif Ansari (Tha)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.

25 February 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
332/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
60 (24.3 overs)
Daniel Jacobs 152 (143)
Htet Lin Oo 3/58 (7 overs)
Swan Htet Ko Ko 22 (31)
Chanchai Pengkumta 3/19 (5 overs)
Thailand won by 272 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.

27 February 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
80 (25.2 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
81/1 (15.4 overs)
Akshay Yadav 19 (43)
Zain-ul-Abidin 3/18 (6.2 overs)
Waqar Ul Hassan 34* (35)
Jandre Coetzee 1/5 (3 overs)
Saudi Arabia won by 9 wickets
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Anand Natarajan (Sin) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.

27 February 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg
300/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
105 (28.5 overs)
Padmakar Surve 128 (91)
Nyein Chan Soe 3/38 (7 overs)
Ko Ko Lin Thu 22 (30)
Gede Arta 5/23 (6.5 overs)
Indonesia won by 195 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Samad Akbar (Tha) and Arif Ansari (Tha)
Player of the match: Padmakar Surve (Idn)
  • Indonesia won the toss and elected to bat.

1 March 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
424/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
97 (25.2 overs)
Abdul Manan Ali 102* (80)
Aung Ko Ko 2/72 (8 overs)
Ye Naing Tun 29 (31)
Ahmed Baladraf 4/30 (8.3 overs)
Saudi Arabia won by 327 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Narayanan Sivan (Mas) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to bat.

1 March 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg
125 (42 overs)
v
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
127/6 (28.5 overs)
Danilson Hawoe 37 (50)
Nopphon Senamontree 5/13 (10 overs)
Phiriyapong Suanchuai 44 (65)
Ferdinando Banunaek 3/21 (5.5 overs)
Thailand won by 4 wickets
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Anand Natarajan (Sin)
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
A2 Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 62 (22.2)
B1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 63/1 (12.3)
A1 Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 26 (21.1)
B1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 30/0 (4.1)
A1 Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 169 (45.5)
B2 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 91 (26.4)

Semi-finals

1st semi-final

3 March 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
62 (22.2 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
63/1 (12.3 overs)
Suprit Pradhan 24 (29)
Ishtiaq Ahmad 4/7 (5 overs)
Waqar Ul Hassan 41* (41)
Saudi Arabia won by 9 wickets
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Anand Natarajan (Sin) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
Player of the match: Ishtiaq Ahmad (Sau)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd semi-final

3 March 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
169 (45.5 overs)
v
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
91 (26.4 overs)
Sohail Ahmed 64 (115)
Jandre Coetzee 4/18 (8 overs)
Robert Raina 28 (41)
Zeeshan Abbas 4/33 (7 overs)
Bahrain won by 78 runs
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to field.

Final

5 March 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
26 (21.1 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
30/0 (4.1 overs)
Abdul Majid 7 (42)
Atif-Ur-Rehman 4/10 (8 overs)
Waqar Ul Hassan 16* (13)
Saudi Arabia won by 10 wickets
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Durga Subedi (Nep) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
Player of the match: Atif-Ur-Rehman (Sau)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.

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