ACC Premier League

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ACC Premier League
Format One Day International and Limited-overs (50 overs)
First edition 2014
Latest edition 2023
Next edition 2024
Tournament format Group stage and knockout
Current championFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (1st title)
Most successfulFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (1 title each)
Most runs Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Vriitya Aravind (454)
Most wickets Flag of Nepal.svg Sompal Kami (23)
Website https://asiancricket.org/

The ACC Men's Premier Cup, previously the ACC Premier League, is the One Day International and limited-overs (50 overs) international cricket tournament run by the Asian Cricket Council and contested in a league system. This is a part of the qualification pathway towards the Asia Cup. It used to evolve from the former ACC Trophy Elite cricket competition, [1] played under three divisions. The first tournament was held in Malaysia in May 2014.

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However, after first edition of Premier and Elite tournament, the ACC reformed the tournament structure into a regional, rather than divisional, basis.

2014

2014 ACC Premier League

The first tournament 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.

TeamPldWLTNRPtsNRR
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 541008+1.062
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 532006+0.214
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 532006-0.024
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 532006-0.082
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 514002-0.132
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 514002-0.951

2014 ACC Elite League

The first tournament of second division ACC Premier League was held in Singapore between 7–13 June 2014. Singapore won the tournament and qualified for 2016 ACC Premier League. Saudi Arabia finishing second qualified for 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six.

TeamPldWLTNRPtsNRR
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 541008+3.243
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 541008+2.150
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 541008+1.797
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 523004-1.534
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 514002-0.797
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 505000-4.679

2015 ACC Challenge League

The lowest division was supposed to be held in 2015. The participants in the tournament would be Brunei, China, Iran, Myanmar, Qatar and Thailand. However, the tournament was cancelled.

2023

ACC announced the new 2023 Asia Cup qualification pathway. A total of 8 associate teams participated in the Challenger Cup, and the top two teams qualified for the Premier Cup. The Premier Cup was a 10 team tournament. [2]

2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup

The first tournament was held in Thailand between 24 February – 5 March 2023. Bahrain and Saudi Arabia qualified for the 2023 Men's Premier Cup by winning their respective semi-finals, and Saudi Arabia defeated Bahrain in the final.

Group 1Group 2

2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup

The tournament was held in Nepal between 18 April – 2 May 2023. Nepal won the tournament and qualified for the 2023 Asia Cup. The top three teams, Nepal, UAE, and Oman also qualified for the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.

Group AGroup B

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References

  1. "Acc Premier League: Start of a New Era".
  2. "Men's 2023 Asia cup tournament qualifier pathway announced". Czarsports. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.