ACC Premier Cup

This article is about the cricket tournament which has evolved from the former ACC Trophy. For the tournament which was run between 2004 and 2007 and was also known as ACC Premier League later, see ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament.

For the corresponding women's tournament, see ACC Women's Premier Cup.

ACC Men's Premier Cup

Administrator	Asian Cricket Council (ACC)
Format	50-overs, ODI, T20I
First edition	2023 Nepal
Latest edition	2024 Oman
Tournament format	Group stage and knockout
Number of teams	10
Current champion	United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Most successful	Nepal   United Arab Emirates (1 title each)
Most runs	Muhammad Waseem (505) [1]
Most wickets	Bilal Khan (27) [2]
Website	https://asiancricket.org
2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup

The ACC Premier Cup, officially known as the ACC Men's Premier Cup is a men's limited-overs international cricket tournament organized by the Asian Cricket Council and contested in a league system by the associate members of ACC. It crowns the best associate team in Asia and also serves as the final qualification pathway towards the Asia Cup. It evolved from the former ACC Trophy Elite cricket competition. ^[3] The inaugural edition of the tournament took place in April and May, 2023 with Nepal as the host. Currently, It's the top tier tournament for associate teams in Asia. ^[4]

History

This is a cricket tournament evolved from the former ACC Trophy, contested in 50 overs format and also the ACC Twenty20 Cup in T20 format, both were organized by the Asian Cricket Council. ACC Trophy was replaced by ACC Premier League in 2014.

ACC Premier League was held in Malaysia between 1–7 May 2014. Afghanistan won the tournament. The top four teams, Afghanistan, UAE, Nepal and Oman qualified for the 2014 ACC Championship, which was cancelled. After first edition of the tournament in 2014 and ACC Twenty20 Cup in 2015, the ACC reformed the tournament structure into a regional, rather than divisional basis.

In 2023, ACC reinvented the tournament and divided the associate members in a two-tier league system. Premier Cup is the top tier tournament while Challenger Cup being the bottom tier. ^[5] It's played in both 50-overs and T20I format alternatively, serving as a single ultimate prize for associate teams in Asia. Additionally, the tournament resembles the format used in Asia Cup, as it serves as a qualification path for the same.

Tournaments

Year	Format	Host Nation	Final Venue	Final			Teams
				Winner	Result	Runner-up
2023 Details	50-overs, ODI	Nepal	TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur	Nepal 118/3 (30.3 overs)	Nepal won by 7 wickets (scorecard)	United Arab Emirates 117 (33.1 overs)	10
2024 Details	T20I	Oman	Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat	United Arab Emirates 204/4 (20 overs)	United Arab Emirates won by 55 runs (scorecard)	Oman 149/9 (20 overs)	10

Performance by teams

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• DNP — Did not participate
• GP – Group stage
• Q – Qualified

An overview of the teams' performances in every ACC Premier Cup:

Host Team	2023 50-overs, ODI (10)	2024 T20I (10)
Bahrain	GP	GP
Cambodia	DNP	GP
Hong Kong	GP	3rd
Kuwait	4th	GP
Qatar	GP	GP
Malaysia	GP	GP
Nepal	1st	4th
Oman	3rd	2nd
Saudi Arabia	GP	GP
Singapore	GP	DNP
United Arab Emirates	2nd	1st

Debutant teams

Year	Teams
2023	Nepal,   United Arab Emirates,   Oman,   Hong Kong,   Kuwait,   Qatar,   Malaysia,   Singapore,   Saudi Arabia,   Bahrain
2024	Cambodia

See also

• Asia Cup
• ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
• T20 World Cup
• ACC Challenger Cup
• ACC Twenty20 Cup

References

1. "Most runs combined format". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
2. "Most wickets combined format". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
3. "Acc Premier League: Start of a New Era".
4. Republica. "Second Edition of ACC Premier Cup T20 to be held in April". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
5. "ACC releases calendar for next two years". ANI News. January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

External links

• Tournament Page