| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Format | List-A & T20 |
| First edition | 2013 |
| Latest edition | 2024 |
| Next edition | 2025 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin & knockout |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champion |  Afghanistan A (1st title) |
| Most successful |  Sri Lanka U23 (2 titles)  Pakistan A (2 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
| Tournaments |
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ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup is a men's List-A cricket tournament. It was created by the Asian Cricket Council to develop talented young cricketers of Asia. [1]
| Year | Host nation | Final venue | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2013 Details |  Singapore | Kallang Ground, Singapore |  India U23 160/1 (33.4 overs) | India U23 won by 9 wickets scorecard | Pakistan U23 159 (47 overs) |
| 2017 Details |  Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | Sri Lanka U23 134/5 (23.5 overs) | Sri Lanka U23 won by 5 wickets scorecard | Pakistan U23 133 (42.1 overs) |
| 2018 Details | Sri Lanka Pakistan | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka U23 270/7 (50 overs) | Sri Lanka U23 won by 3 runs scorecard | India U23 267/9 (50 overs) |
| 2019 Details | Bangladesh | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Pakistan U23 301/6 (50 overs) | Pakistan U23 won by 77 runs scorecard | Bangladesh U23 224 (43.3 overs) |
| 2023 Details | Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Pakistan A 352/8 (50 overs) | Pakistan A won by 128 runs Scorecard | India A 224 (40 overs) |
| 2024 Details |  Oman | Oman Cricket Academy, Muscat | Afghanistan A 134/3 (18.1 overs) | Afghanistan A won by 7 wickets Scorecard | Sri Lanka A 133/7 (20 overs) |
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past tournaments.
| Team | Appearances | Best result | Statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | Win% | ||
| Pakistan A | 6 | 2013 | 2024 | Winner (2019, 2023) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 70.83 |
| Sri Lanka A | 6 | 2013 | 2024 | Winner (2017, 2018) | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 61.90 |
| India A | 6 | 2013 | 2024 | Winner (2013) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Afghanistan A | 6 | 2013 | 2024 | Winner (2024) | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Bangladesh A | 5 | 2013 | 2023 | Runner Up (2019) | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
 United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2013 | 2023 | Semi-Final (2013) | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
 Nepal | 4 | 2013 | 2023 | Group Stage (2013, 2018, 2019, 2023) | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Oman | 3 | 2018 | 2023 | Group Stage (2018, 2019, 2023) | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
 Hong Kong | 3 | 2017 | 2019 | Group Stage (2017, 2018, 2019) | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Malaysia | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | Group Stage (2017) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Singapore | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | Group Stage (2013) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
An overview of the teams' performances in every ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup:
| Legend | Meaning |
|---|---|
1st | Champion |
2nd | Runners-up |
SF | Semi-finalist |
DNQ | Did not qualify |
Q | Qualified |
WD | Withdrawn |
GS | Group stage |
| ICC Full Member Nation |
| Team \ Host | 2013 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | / | | | | |
| Afghanistan A | GS | SF | GS | SF | GS | 1st |
| Bangladesh A | GS | SF | SF | 2nd | SF | GS |
| Hong Kong | DNQ | GS | GS | GS | DNQ | GS |
| India A | 1st | GS | 2nd | SF | 2nd | SF |
| Malaysia | DNQ | GS | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Nepal | GS | GS | DNQ | GS | GS | DNQ |
| Oman | DNQ | DNQ | GS | GS | GS | GS |
| Pakistan A | 2nd | 2nd | SF | 1st | 1st | SF |
| Singapore | GS | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Sri Lanka A | SF | 1st | 1st | GS | SF | 2nd |
| United Arab Emirates | SF | DNQ | GS | WD | GS | GS |
| Year | Teams |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A, India A, Nepal, Pakistan A, Singapore, Sri Lanka A, United Arab Emirates |
| 2017 | Hong Kong, Malaysia |
| 2018 | Oman |
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