2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

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2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.png
Dates18 – 27 October 2024
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s)Group round-robin and knockout
Host(s)Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Champions Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan A (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka A
Participants8
Matches15
Player of the series Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Sediqullah Atal
Most runs Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Sediqullah Atal (368)
Most wickets Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dushan Hemantha (15)
2023
2025

The 2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup was the sixth edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup that was played in October 2024 in Muscat, Oman. [1] Eight teams competed in the tournament, including 'A' teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh as well as 3 qualifiers from the 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup. The tournament was organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Afghanistan A won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka A by 7 wickets in the final. [5]

Teams

The teams were placed in the following groups.

Group AGroup B

Squads

Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan A [6] Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh A [7] Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [8] Flag of India.svg India A [9]
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman [10] Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Shaheens [11] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka A [12] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [13]

Afghanistan also named Bashir Ahmad, Hassan Eisakhil, Sediqullah Pacha and Mohammad Saleem as reserve players. [6]

Warm-up matches

Before the start of the tournament, Afghanistan A played two warm-up matches against Oman A, followed by a T20 Tri-series involving hosts Oman A, Hong Kong and Afghanistan A. [8] [14]

Warm-up matches
9 October 2024
13:30
Scorecard
Afghanistan A Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg
143 (19.4 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg Oman A
144/3 (18.3 overs)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 53* (35)
Rafiullah 4/30 (4 overs)
Shoaib Khan 64 (43)
Nangialai Kharoti 1/17 (3 overs)
Oman A won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
  • Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to bat.

10 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan A Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg
190/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg Oman A
184/6 (20 overs)
Zubaid Akbari 56 (37)
Sufyan Mehmood 3/24 (4 overs)
Vinayak Shukla 74 (41)
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 3/25 (4 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 6 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
  • Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to bat.

Tri-nation Series

Round-robin

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan A 220042.715Advanced to the final
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 21102−1.198
3Flag of Oman.svg Oman A20200−1.225
Source: CricClubs

Fixtures

12 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Oman A Flag of Oman.svg
147/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
152/8 (20 overs)
Zeeshan Maqsood 60* (45)
Ayush Shukla 3/14 (3 overs)
Anshuman Rath 61 (48)
Kaleemullah 2/28 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 2 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Azad KR (Oma) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

13 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
111/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan A
116/3 (13.5 overs)
Nasrulla Rana 42 (35)
Karim Janat 3/17 (4 overs)
Karim Janat 47* (27)
Yasim Murtaza 2/19 (3 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
  • Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to field.

14 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan A Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg
211/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg Oman A
167/7 (20 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 109* (57)
Shakeel Ahmed 1/34 (4 overs)
Shoaib Khan 62 (43)
Karim Janat 2/22 (4 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 44 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
  • Oman A won the toss and elected to field.

Final

15 October 2024
13:00
v
  • No toss
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Group stage

The fixtures were announced by ACC on 20 September 2024. [15]

Group A

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka A 321040.833Advanced to the semi-finals
2Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan A 321040.212
3Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh A 31202−0.211
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 31202−0.844
Source: ESPNcricinfo [16]

Fixtures

18 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
150/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh A
151/5 (18.2 overs)
Babar Hayat 85 (61)
Ripon Mondol 4/24 (4 overs)
Akbar Ali 45 (24)
Ehsan Khan 3/12 (4 overs)
Bangladesh A won by 5 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Ripon Mondol (Bangladesh A)
  • Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jishan Alam and Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby (Bangladesh A) both made their T20 debuts.

18 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan A Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg
166/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka A
155 (19.3 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 83 (46)
Dushan Hemantha 6/23 (4 overs)
Nuwanidu Fernando 51 (32)
Faridoon Dawoodzai 3/40 (4 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 11 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Sediqullah Atal (Afghanistan A)

20 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka A Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
178/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
136/7 (20 overs)
Yashodha Lanka 56 (44)
Ateeq Iqbal 2/26 (4 overs)
Yasim Murtaza  44 (31)
Nipun Ransika 3/17 (3 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 42 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Nasir Hussain (Pak)
Player of the match: Yashodha Lanka (Sri Lanka A)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

20 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh A Flag of Bangladesh.svg
164/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan A
165/6 (19.1 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 95* (55)
Ripon Mondol 2/26 (4 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Sediqullah Atal (Afghanistan A)
  • Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to field.

22 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan A Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg
131 (19.5 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
133/5 (19.3 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 52 (41)
Anas Khan 6/12 (3.5 overs)
Nizakat Khan 61 (53)
Abdul Rahman Rahmani 3/17 (3 overs)
Hong Kong won by 5 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Anas Khan (HK)

22 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka A Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
161/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh A
142/7 (20 overs)
Pavan Rathnayake 42 (26)
Rejaur Rahman Raja 2/35 (4 overs)
Abu Hider 38* (25)
Dushan Hemantha 3/23 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 19 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Nasir Hussain (Pak) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Dushan Hemantha (Sri Lanka A)
  • Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

Points table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of India.svg India A 3300062.481Advanced to the semi-finals
2Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Shaheens 3210043.017
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 312002−3.197
4Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 303000−2.161
Source: ESPNcricinfo [16]

Fixtures

19 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
150/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
151/6 (19.1 overs)
Jatinder Singh 54 (40)
Muhammad Jawadullah 3/21 (4 overs)
Muhammad Farooq 3/21 (4 overs)
Syed Haider 44* (28)
Aamir Kaleem 2/18 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Nasir Hussain (Pak) and Muhammad Sabir (Afg)
Player of the match: Syed Haider (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • Muzahir Raza, Karan Sonavale (Oman A) and Mayank Kumar (UAE) all made their T20 debuts.

19 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India A Flag of India.svg
183/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Shaheens
176/7 (20 overs)
Tilak Varma 44 (35)
Sufiyan Muqeem 2/28 (4 overs)
Arafat Minhas 41 (29)
Anshul Kamboj 3/33 (4 overs)
India A won by 7 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Chamara de Soysa (SL)
Player of the match: Anshul Kamboj (India A)
  • India A won the toss and elected to bat.

21 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Pakistan Shaheens Flag of Pakistan.svg
185/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
111/7 (20 overs)
Qasim Akram 48 (38)
Muzahir Raza 2/29 (3 overs)
Wasim Ali 28 (31)
Zaman Khan 2/17 (3 overs)
Pakistan Shaheens won by 74 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Muhammad Sabir (Afg) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Rohail Nazir (Pakistan Shaheens)
  • Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to bat.

21 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
107 (16.5 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg India A
111/3 (10.5 overs)
Rahul Chopra 50 (50)
Rasikh Salam 3/15 (2 overs)
Abhishek Sharma 58 (24)
Vishnu Sukumaran 1/10 (2 overs)
India A won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Chamara de Soysa (SL) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Rasikh Salam (India A)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

23 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Pakistan Shaheens Flag of Pakistan.svg
179/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
65 (16.3 overs)
Mohammad Haris 71* (49)
Muhammad Farooq 3/27 (4 overs)
Rahul Chopra 20 (18)
Shahnawaz Dahani 5/12 (4 overs)
Pakistan Shaheens won by 114 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Chamara de Soysa (SL)
Player of the match: Shahnawaz Dahani (Pakistan Shaheens)
  • Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to bat.

23 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
140/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg India A
146/4 (15.2 overs)
Mohammad Nadeem 41 (49)
Ramandeep Singh 1/2 (1 over)
Ayush Badoni 51 (27)
Karan Sonavale 1/9 (1 over)
India won by 6 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Muhammad Sabir (Afg) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Ayush Badoni (India A)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
A1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka A 137/3 (16.3 overs)
B2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Shaheens 135/9 (20 overs)
SF1W Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka A 133/7 (20 overs)
SF2WFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan A 134/3 (18.1 overs)
B1 Flag of India.svg India A 186/7 (20 overs)
A2Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan A 206/4 (20 overs)

Semi-finals

1st semi-final

25 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Pakistan Shaheens Flag of Pakistan.svg
135/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka A
137/3 (16.3 overs)
Omair Yousuf 68 (46)
Dushan Hemantha 4/21 (4 overs)
Ahan Wickramasinghe 52* (46)
Abbas Afridi 1/16 (3 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Muhammad Sabir (Afg)
Player of the match: Dushan Hemantha (Sri Lanka A)
  • Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd semi-final

25 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan A Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg
206/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg India A
186/7 (20 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 83 (52)
Rasikh Salam 3/25 (4 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 20 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Chamara de Soysa (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Sediqullah Atal (Afghanistan A)
  • Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

27 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka A Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
133/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan A
134/3 (18.1 overs)
Sahan Arachchige 64* (47)
Bilal Sami 3/22 (4 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 55* (55)
Sahan Arachchige 2/8 (2 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (Afghanistan A)
  • Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.

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