2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup

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2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup
Mens premier cup 2024 logo.jpeg
Dates12 – 21 April 2024
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group round-robin and knockout
Host(s)Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
ChampionsFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Oman.svg  Oman
Participants10
Matches24
Player of the series Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Muhammad Waseem
Most runs Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Alishan Sharafu (278)
Most wickets Flag of Oman.svg Aqib Ilyas (12)
2023

The 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup was the second edition of ACC Premier Cup, took place in April 2024. [1] It served as the final stage of qualification for the 2025 Asia Cup Tournament. [2] [3] UAE won the tournament by defeating Oman in the final, and thus qualified for the 2025 Asia Cup. It featured the 8 highest-ranked ACC associate members who were joined by two finalists from 2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup. [4]

Contents

Cambodia and Saudi Arabia qualified for the tournament after finishing as the top two teams in the 2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup. [5] [6] Nepal were the defending champions, having won the 2023 edition (which was a One Day International tournament). [7]

Teams and qualifications

Following teams were qualified for the tournament.

Means of qualificationVenueNos.Teams
ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings 8
2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2
Total10

Squads

Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain [8] Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia [9] Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [10] Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait [11] Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia [12]
  • Luqman Butt (c)
  • Etienne Beukes
  • Phon Bunthean
  • Sharwan Godara
  • Lakshit Gupta
  • Uday Hathinjar (wk)
  • Utkarsh Jain
  • Asanka Gunarathne
  • Gulam Murtaza
  • Anish Prasad
  • Chanthoeun Rathanak
  • Te Senglong
  • Ram Sharan
  • Salvin Stanly
  • Pel Vannak (wk)
  • Vimukthi Viraj
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal [13] Flag of Oman.svg  Oman [9] Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar [14] Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia [15] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [16]
  • Hisham Sheikh (c)
  • Kashif Abbas
  • Ishtiaq Ahmad
  • Manan Ali (wk)
  • Usman Ali
  • Faisal Khan
  • Saad Khan
  • Usman Khalid
  • Usman Najeeb
  • Zain Ul Abidin
  • Waji Ul Hassan
  • Ahmad Raza
  • Atif-Ur-Rehman
  • Abdul Waheed

Group stage

The 10 participating nations were divided into two groups, with top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage. [17]

Group A

Points table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 4400081.557Advanced to the knockout stage
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 422004−0.128
3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 422004−0.453
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 4130020.306
5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 413002−0.918
Source: ESPNcricinfo [18]

Fixtures

12 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
143/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
144/5 (19.2 overs)
Virandeep Singh 72* (57)
Dipendra Singh Airee 2/14 (4 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 32 (35)
Virandeep Singh 3/35 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 5 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Tariq Rasheed (Pak) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nazmus Sakib (Mas) made his T20I debut.
  • Rohit Paudel (Nep) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is. [19]

12 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
201/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
175/8 (20 overs)
Nizakat Khan 59 (37)
Musawar Shah 2/20 (4 overs)
Saqlain Arshad 50 (34)
Ehsan Khan 4/31 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 26 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Naveen D'Souza (Kuw)
Player of the match: Nizakat Khan (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.

13 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
210/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
178/9 (20 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 64* (21)
Himanshu Rathod 3/26 (4 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 63 (33)
Lalit Rajbanshi 2/23 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 32 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep)

13 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
146/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
134 (19.1 overs)
Aqeel Wahid 65* (46)
Usman Najeeb 3/33 (4 overs)
Waji Ul Hassan 40 (29)
Virandeep Singh 3/20 (3.1 overs)
Malaysia won by 12 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Aqeel Wahid (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ahmad Raza (Sau) made his T20I debut.

14 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
202/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
147 (18.5 overs)
Abdul Waheed 77 (51)
Ehsan Khan 3/31 (4 overs)
Nizakat Khan 73 (51)
Zain Ul Abidin 3/16 (4 overs)
Saudi Arabia won by 55 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Abdul Jabbar (Qat) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak)
Player of the match: Abdul Waheed (Sau)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Raunaq Kapur (HK) made his T20I debut.
  • Faisal Khan (Sau) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is. [22]

15 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
114 (17.5 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
117/2 (12.2 overs)
Anshuman Rath 34 (26)
Abinash Bohara 3/29 (4 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 40 (18)
Yasim Murtaza 1/28 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 8 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Abdul Jabbar (Qat) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Abinash Bohara (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
  • Aasif Sheikh (Nep) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is. [23]

15 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
151/5 (18 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
153/6 (17.2 overs)
Ahmad Faiz 38 (22)
Himanshu Rathod 2/22 (4 overs)
Kamran Khan 37 (23)
Virandeep Singh 2/33 (3.2 overs)
Qatar won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Himanshu Rathod (Qat)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.

16 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
153/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
138/8 (20 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 43 (44)
Usman Khalid 2/11 (4 overs)
Waji Ul Hassan 57 (40)
Gayan Munaweera 2/27 (4 overs)
Qatar won by 15 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Gayan Munaweera (Qat)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.

17 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
140/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
144/3 (12.1 overs)
Ahmad Faiz 32 (31)
Ayush Shukla 3/24 (4 overs)
Babar Hayat 83 (35)
Pavandeep Singh 2/36 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Babar Hayat (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

17 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
73/7 (8 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
75/4 (7.2 overs)
Abdul Waheed 37 (16)
Abinash Bohara 2/15 (2 overs)
Gulsan Jha 32* (19)
Ishtiaq Ahmad 2/7 (2 overs)
Nepal won by 6 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Gulsan Jha (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 8 overs per side due to a wet outfield.

Group B

Points table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 4400082.149Advanced to the knockout stage
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (Q)4310062.772
3Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 4220040.569
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 413002−0.031
5Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 404000−5.903
Source: ESPNcricinfo [18]
(Q) Qualified for the 2025 Asia Cup

Fixtures

12 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
177/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
174/8 (20 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 62 (53)
Abdul Majid 1/12 (2 overs)
Imran Ali 50 (34)
Bilal Khan 2/19 (4 overs)
Oman won by 3 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Aqib Ilyas (Oma)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.

12 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
178/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
179/3 (17.3 overs)
Clinto Anto 54 (23)
Ali Naseer 3/26 (3 overs)
Alishan Sharafu 90* (48)
Shahrukh Quddus 2/49 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Alishan Sharafu (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected field.
  • Muhammad Farooq and Vishnu Sukumaran (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.

13 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg
141/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
144/2 (11.2 overs)
Ram Sharan 30 (30)
Shahrukh Quddus 1/22 (3 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 61 (33)
Luqman Butt 1/17 (2 overs)
Kuwait won by 8 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Ravija Sandaruwan (Kuw)
  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Asanka Gunarathne and Vimukthi Viraj (Cam) both made their T20I debuts.

13 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
235/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
199/8 (20 overs)
Alishan Sharafu 78 (41)
Imran Anwar 3/40 (3 overs)
Imran Anwar 60 (22)
Aayan Afzal Khan 3/26 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 37 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL)
Player of the match: Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
  • Syed Haider (UAE) made his T20I debut.

14 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
154/6 (11 overs)
v
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
91/7 (11 overs)
Naseem Khushi 69 (27)
Sharwan Godara 2/25 (2 overs)
Luqman Butt 41* (21)
Aqib Ilyas 4/17 (3 overs)
Oman won by 63 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Naresh D'Souza (Kuw)
Player of the match: Aqib Ilyas (Oma)
  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
  • Aqib Ilyas (Oma) took his first hat-trick in T20Is. [24]

15 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
142/5 (15 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
147/1 (12.4 overs)
Asif Khan 66 (45)
Bilal Khan 3/11 (3 overs)
Kashyap Prajapati 53* (38)
Ali Naseer 1/21 (2 overs)
Oman won by 9 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Bilal Khan (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and eleted to field.
  • The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
  • Bilal Khan (Oma) took his 100th wicket in T20Is. [25]

15 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
161/7 (15 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
135/6 (15 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 54 (36)
Ali Dawood 2/25 (3 overs)
Sathaiya Veerapathiran 27* (15)
Yasin Patel 3/8 (3 overs)
Kuwait won by 26 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg)
Player of the match: Yasin Patel (Kuw)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.

16 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg
83 (17.2 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
87/3 (13.1 overs)
Luqman Butt 21 (20)
Ali Dawood 3/8 (2 overs)
Haider Butt 39* (27)
Utkarsh Jain 2/8 (4 overs)
Bahrain won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Naresh D'Souza (Kuw) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Ali Dawood (Bhr)
  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.

17 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg
76 (19 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
79/1 (5.1 overs)
Sharwan Godara 24 (18)
Aayan Afzal Khan 3/7 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 48 (18)
Ram Sharan 1/11 (1 over)
United Arab Emirates won by 9 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL)
Player of the match: Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE)
  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.

17 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
200/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
154/9 (20 overs)
Ayaan Khan 45 (20)
Adnan Idrees 2/31 (4 overs)
Clinto Anto 34 (15)
Zeeshan Maqsood 4/29 (4 overs)
Oman won by 46 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Abdul Jabbar (Qat) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Zeeshan Maqsood (Oma)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 119/9 (20 overs)
B2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 123/4 (17.2 overs)
B2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 204/4 (20 overs)
B1 Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 149/9 (20 overs)
A2 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 130/9 (20 overs)
B1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 132/5 (19.2 overs) 3rd place play-off
A1 Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 139/8 (20 overs)
A2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 140/6 (19.3 overs)

Semi-finals

1st semi-final

19 April 2024
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
119/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
123/4 (17.2 overs)
Sundeep Jora 50 (40)
Basil Hameed 2/4 (2 overs)
Alishan Sharafu 55* (41)
Gulsan Jha 2/21 (2.2 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Alishan Sharafu (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

2nd semi-final

19 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
130/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
132/5 (19.2 overs)
Zeeshan Ali 36* (25)
Aqib Ilyas 3/14 (4 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 62* (51)
Aizaz Khan 3/16 (4 overs)
Oman won by 5 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak)
Player of the match: Aqib Ilyas (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

3rd place play-off

20 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
139/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
140/6 (19.3 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 44* (29)
Ayush Shukla 3/17 (3 overs)
Anshuman Rath 65* (50)
Sompal Kami 3/33 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Anshuman Rath (HK)

Final

21 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
204/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
149/9 (20 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 100 (56)
Bilal Khan 2/35 (4 overs)
Pratik Athavale 49 (30)
Junaid Siddique 3/38 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 55 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Tariq Rasheed (Pak) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (UAE)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

Final standings

Pos.TeamQualification
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Qualified for the 2025 Asia Cup & 2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Qualified for 2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
4Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
5Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
6Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
7Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
8Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
9Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
10Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia


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The 2023 Men's Gulf T20I Championship was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Qatar in September 2023. The participating teams in the inaugural edition of the Gulf Championship were the hosts Qatar along with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. All of the matches were played at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha. The top two sides in the round-robin advanced to the final.

The ACC Men's Under-19 Premier Cup 2023 was a cricket tournament which took place in October 2023. It is 3rd edition of ACC Men's Under-19 Premier Cup a qualifying event for the 2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, was hosted by Malaysia. Sixteen teams are competing to get three qualification spots.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup</span> Cricket tournament

The 2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup, the second edition of the ACC Men's Challenger Cup, was played in Thailand in January and February 2024. All of the matches had Twenty20 International (T20I) status, and the tournament was a part of the qualification pathway for the 2025 Asia Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup</span> International womens cricket tournament

The 2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup was the inaugural edition of the ACC Women's Premier Cup, hosted by Malaysia in February 2024. The tournament was a part of the qualification pathway for 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. The Asian Cricket Council announced the complete fixtures for the tournament on 16 January 2024.

The 2024 Hong Kong Tri-Nation Series was a Twenty20 International cricket tournament that was played in March 2024 in Hong Kong. The participating teams were Hong Kong, Nepal and Papua New Guinea.

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