ACC Premier Cup

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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]

ACC Men's Premier Cup
AdministratorAsian Cricket Council (ACC)
Format50-overs, ODI, T20I
First edition2023    Nepal
Latest edition2024  Oman
Tournament formatGroup stage and knockout
Number of teams10
Current champion United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Most successful   Nepal
 United Arab Emirates (1 title each)
Most runsUnited Arab Emirates Muhammad Waseem (505)[1]
Most wicketsOman Bilal Khan (27)[2]
Websitehttps://asiancricket.org
2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup

History

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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

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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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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.
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