The 1996 ACC Trophy was a cricket tournament in Malaysia, which took place from 6 to 16 September 1996. It gave Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helped form an essential part of regional rankings. The tournament was won by Bangladesh who defeated the UAE in the final by 108 runs.

1996 ACC Trophy
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format50 overs per side
Tournament format(s)Round robin with knockouts
Host(s) Malaysia
Champions Bangladesh (1st title)
Participants12 teams
Matches33
Most runsBangladesh Shahriar Hossain (300)
Most wicketsUnited Arab Emirates Azhar Saeed (14)
Official websiteCricketArchive
1998

Teams

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The teams were separated into two groups of six. The following teams took part in the tournament:

Group stages

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The top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals.

Group A

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Team Pld W L NR NRR Pts
  Bangladesh 5 5 0 0 2.447 10
  Fiji 5 4 1 0 2.372 8
  Hong Kong 5 3 2 0 1.747 6
    Nepal 5 2 3 0 -0.414 4
  Brunei 5 1 4 0 -1.640 2
  Japan 5 0 5 0 -5.099 0
6 September 1996
(scorecard)
Bangladesh  
213/9 (50 overs)
v
    Nepal
90/5 (39.2 overs)
Harunur Rashid 52
Raju Khadka 2/42 (? overs)
V. Karmacharya 24
Saiful Islam 2/12 (? overs)
  Bangladesh won on faster scoring rate
Kuala Lumpur
  • When play was halted at 39.2 over, Nepal needed to have scored 168 runs to win. Scorecard not complete.

6 September 1996
(scorecard)
Brunei  
230/9 (50 overs)
v
  Japan
71 all out (35 overs)
Stuart Alpe 58
Tomohiro Amino 3/28 (10 overs)
  Brunei won by 159 runs
Kuala Lumpur

6 September 1996
(scorecard)
Fiji  
225 all out (49.1 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
206/9 (47.4 overs)
  Fiji won by 19 runs
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Stewart Brew (Hong Kong)
  • Scorecard not complete

7 September 1996
(scorecard)
Fiji  
156 all out (48.3 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
157/4 (39 overs)
Taione Batina 39
Salahuddin Ahmed 3/20 (10 overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

7 September 1996
(scorecard)
Japan  
72 all out (33 overs)
v
    Nepal
73/2 (15 overs)
H. Minami 17
L.B. Chhetri 3/8 (6 overs)
Manish Raj Pandey 27
A. Funayama 1/16 (3 overs)
    Nepal won by 8 wickets
The Padang, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Manish Raj Pandey (Nepal)

8 September 1996
(scorecard)
Brunei  
129/9 (50 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
133/1 (24 overs)
Sanjiv Sabharwal 22
Saiful Islam 4/21 (10 overs)
Harunur Rashid 66*
Ian Campbell 1/3 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

8 September 1996
(scorecard)
Fiji  
257/7 (50 overs)
v
    Nepal
134 all out (40.2 overs)
Lesi Sorovakatini 70
Mosharraf 3/35 (? overs)
  Fiji won by 123 runs
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
  • Scorecard not complete

8 September 1996
(scorecard)
Japan  
89 all out (47.3 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
93/3 (12.4 overs)
Tetsuo Fuji 15
Stewart Brew 4/22 (10 overs)
Stewart Brew 50*
A. Funayama 2/65 (6.4 overs)

10 September 1996
(scorecard)
Bangladesh  
270/4 (42 overs)
v
  Japan
56 all out (27 overs)
Shahriar Hossain 104
Tetsuo Fuji 2/34 (3 overs)
Hirokazu Takahashi 25 (29)
Akram Khan 6/5 (6 overs)
  Bangladesh won on faster scoring rate
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
  • Bangladesh innings reduced to 42 overs, Japan target was 242 runs in 37 overs

10 September 1996
(scorecard)
Hong Kong  
380/5 (50 overs)
v
  Brunei
93 all out (30 overs)
R. Somasundram 37*
Rahul Sharma 3/11 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

11 September 1996
(scorecard)
Bangladesh  
224/7 (50 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
116 all out (40.1 overs)
Shahriar Hossain 67
Stewart Brew 3/56 (9 overs)
Pat Fordham 27
Salahuddin Ahmed 3/29 (10 overs)
  Bangladesh won by 108 runs
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Saiful Islam (Bangladesh)

11 September 1996
(scorecard)
Nepal    
171 all out (45 overs)
v
  Brunei
93 all out (30 overs)
Pawan Agrawal 80
Ian Campbell 3/35 (? overs)
Stuart Alpe 26
Musharaf Izhar 3/8 (? overs)
    Nepal won by 64 runs
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Pawan Agrawal (Nepal)
  • Scorecard not complete

11 September 1996
(scorecard)
Fiji  
469/7 (50 overs)
v
  Japan
89 all out (47.1 overs)
Kenichi Katohi 21
Seci Sekinini 3/11 (7 overs)
  Fiji won by 380 runs
Royal Military College, Sungai Besi
Player of the match: Joji Bulabalavu (Fiji)

12 September 1996
(scorecard)
Brunei  
177/9 (50 overs)
v
  Fiji
181/6 (30.1 overs)
Brett MacRae 40
Seci Sekinini 3/35 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

12 September 1996
(scorecard)
Nepal    
137 all out (49 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
139/4 (33.3 overs)
Musharaf Izhar 47
Ravi Sujanani 4/30 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

Group B

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Team Pld W L NR NRR Pts
  United Arab Emirates 5 5 0 0 1.769 10
  Papua New Guinea 5 4 1 0 1.426 8
  Malaysia 5 3 2 0 0.859 6
  Singapore 5 2 3 0 -1.153 4
  Maldives 5 1 4 0 -0.059 2
  Thailand 5 0 5 0 -3.549 0
6 September 1996
(scorecard)
Papua New Guinea  
172/8 (50 overs)
v
  Malaysia
46 all out (23.2 overs)
Vai Kevau 46
Tan Kim Hing 2/28 (? overs)
Dinesh Ramadas 12
Rarua Ipi 5/16 (? overs)
  Papua New Guinea won by 126 runs
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negari Selangor, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Rarua Ipi (Papua New Guinea)
  • Scorecard not complete

6 September 1996
(scorecard)
Thailand  
129 all out (46.4 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
130/2 (21.1 overs)

Saleem Raza 4/13 (? overs)
  United Arab Emirates won by 8 wickets
Kuala Lumpur
  • Scorecard not complete

7 September 1996
(scorecard)
Malaysia  
114 all out (47.4 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
115/8 (47.4 overs)
Suresh Navaratnam 39
Saleem Raza 4/21 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

7 September 1996
(scorecard)
Papua New Guinea  
183 all out (46.3 overs)
v
  Maldives
149 all out (46.5 overs)
Aukuma Noka 56
Imad Ismail 3/34 (? overs)
Ahmed Kaleem 26
Vavine Pala 3/18 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

7 September 1996
(scorecard)
Thailand  
140/9 (50 overs)
v
  Singapore
141/2 (30.2 overs)
Varin Khaniyo 40
Anthon Ranggi 3/18 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

8 September 1996
(scorecard)
Maldives  
190 all out (49.1 overs)
v
  Singapore
191/5 (47.5 overs)
Faiz Sammad 45
Anthon Ranggi 4/42 (? overs)
T. Ravichandran 65
Imad Ismail 2/43 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

8 September 1996
(scorecard)
Papua New Guinea  
186/9 (50 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
184/7 (41.1 overs)
Vavine Pala 65
Arshad Laeeq 4/32 (? overs)
Arshad Laeeq 57
Tuku Raka 3/40 (? overs)
  United Arab Emirates won by 3 wickets
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Arshad Laeeq (UAE)
  • Scorecard not complete

10 September 1996
(scorecard)
Thailand  
36 all out (29 overs)
v
  Malaysia
37/1 (5.4 overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

10 September 1996
(scorecard)
Maldives  
167 all out (46.3 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
171/2 (31.2 overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

10 September 1996
(scorecard)
Papua New Guinea  
178/5 (40.1 overs)
v
  Singapore
85/9 (25 overs)
Vai Kevau 55
H. Rasheed 2/11 (? overs)
Kiran Deshpande 20
Rarua Ipi 4/15 (? overs)
  Papua New Guinea won on faster scoring rate
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Ipi Morea (Papua New Guinea)
  • Papua New Guinea innings reduced to 40.1 overs, Singapore target was 129 runs in 25 overs. Scorecard not complete.

11 September 1996
(scorecard)
Malaysia  
296/7 (50 overs)
v
  Singapore
143/9 (50 overs)
Graham Wilson 38
Jeevandran Nair 5/22 (? overs)
  Malaysia won by 153 runs
Rubber Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur
Player of the match: Suresh Navaratnam (Malaysia)
  • Scorecard not complete

11 September 1996
(scorecard)
Maldives  
271/9 (50 overs)
v
  Thailand
114 all out (36.2 overs)
Anil Tanwani 47
Mohamed Shahid 4/23 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

12 September 1996
(scorecard)
Maldives  
120 all out (46.5 overs)
v
  Malaysia
122/5 (35 overs)
Suresh Singh 65
Mohamed Shahid 3/35 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

12 September 1996
(scorecard)
Thailand  
92 all out (45 overs)
v
  Papua New Guinea
94/4 (13.1 overs)
Mustaq Ahmed 37
Noel Kariko 5/9 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

12 September 1996
(scorecard)
United Arab Emirates  
304/9 (50 overs)
v
  Singapore
143/8 (50 overs)
Azhar Saeed 79
Shehzad Haque 3/36 (? overs)
Thaiyar Mohamed 55
Asim Saeed 4/20 (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

Semi-finals

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13 September 1996
(scorecard)
Papua New Guinea  
134 all out (37.1 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
135/3 (30 overs)
Arua Uda 31 (61)
Mohammad Rafique 3/10 (7.1 overs)
Habibul Bashar 45 (54)
Vavine Pala 1/15 (7 overs)
  Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Shyam Bansal & Udaya Wickremasinghe
Player of the match: Aminul Islam (Bangladesh)

14 September 1996
(scorecard)
Fiji  
139 all out (36 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
140/5 (32.4 overs)
Taione Batina 35 (62)
Azhar Saeed 4/16 (4 overs)
Saleem Raza 45 (35)
Taione Batina 2/? (? overs)
  • Scorecard not complete

Final

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15 September 1996
(scorecard)
Bangladesh  
212 all out (49.3 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
104 all out (36.5 overs)
Shahriar Hossain 58 (96)
Saleem Raza 3/31 (10 overs)
  Bangladesh won by 108 runs
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Shyam Bansal & Shakoor Rana
Player of the match: Khaled Mahmud (Bangladesh)

Statistics

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Most runs[1] Most wickets[2]
  Shahriar Hossain 300   Azhar Saeed 14
  Aminul Islam 257   Stewart Brew 14
  Azhar Saeed 234   Marimuthu Muniandy 13
  Joji Bulabalavu 227   Saleem Raza 12
  Habibul Bashar 219   Mohammad Rafique 12

References

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