2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup
Dates | 18 April – 2 May 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
Cricket format | One Day International |
Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and knockout |
Host(s) | Nepal |
Champions | Nepal (1st title) |
Runners-up | United Arab Emirates |
Participants | 10 |
Matches | 24 |
Player of the series | Sandeep Lamichhane |
Most runs | Vriitya Aravind (454) |
Most wickets | Bilal Khan (17) |
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The 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup was a cricket tournament which took place in April and May 2023.[1] It was the inaugural edition of the ACC Men's Premier Cup, and it served as the final stage of qualification for the 2023 Asia Cup tournament.[2][3] It was held in Nepal,[4] with the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground and Mulpani International Cricket Ground hosting matches.[5] The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2023 Asia Cup.[6] The top three teams including also qualified for the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[7]
The Asian Cricket Council announced the schedule for the tournament on 23 March 2023.[8] Bahrain and Saudi Arabia qualified to participate in this tournament as the top two teams in the 2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup, where Saudi Arabia had beaten Bahrain by 10 wickets in the final.[9]
Nepal defeated United Arab Emirates in the final and qualified for the 2023 Asia Cup.[10][11][12] In addition to the two finalists, Oman advanced to the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup tournament after the 3rd place play-off ended with no result.[13]
Teams and qualifications
Following teams were qualified for the tournament.
Means of qualification | Venue | Nos. | Teams |
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ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings | — | 8 | |
2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup | Thailand | 2 | |
Total | 10 |
Squads
Bahrain[14] | Hong Kong[15] | Kuwait[16] | Malaysia[17] | Nepal[18] |
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Oman[19] | Qatar[20] | Saudi Arabia | Singapore[21] | United Arab Emirates[22] |
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Warm-up matches
13 April 2023 09:30 |
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Zeeshan Maqsood 69 (105) Rizwan Butt 2/33 (6 overs) | Sohail Ahmed 84 (104) Bilal Khan 4/52 (8.2 overs) |
15 April 2023 09:30 |
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Rizwan Butt 47 (59) Ilyas Ahmed 3/27 (6 overs) | Parvindar Kumar 47 (36) Waseeq Ahmed 2/23 (5 overs) |
Group stage
Group A
Points table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Nepal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.497 |
2 | Oman | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.377 |
3 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.240 |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −1.101 |
5 | Qatar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.056 |
Advanced to the knockout stage
Fixtures
18 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Nepal won by 6 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Naresh D'Souza (Kuw) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Kushal Malla (Nep) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
19 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Mohammed Rizlan 43 (69) Bilal Khan 4/42 (8.2 overs) |
Oman won by 40 runs Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Anand Natarajan (Sin) Player of the match: Ayaan Khan (Oma) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
20 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Haseeb Ghafoor 40 (78) Khizar Hayat 3/13 (10 overs) | Muhammad Amir 56 (44) Zain Ul Abidin 2/46 (8.2 overs) |
Malaysia won by 8 wickets Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and John Prakash (HK) Player of the match: Khizar Hayat (Mas) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
21 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Mohammad Nadeem 65 (84) Sandeep Lamichhane 3/45 (8 overs) |
Nepal won by 84 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Naresh D'Souza (Kuw) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Kushal Malla (Nep) |
- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
- Adeel Shafique (Oma) made his ODI debut.
- Kushal Malla (Nep) scored his first century in ODIs.[23]
- Kushal Malla scored the fastest ODI century by a Nepali cricketer, in terms of number of balls faced (59).[24]
- Sandeep Lamichhane (Nep) became the fastest bowler, in terms of number of matches played, to take 100 wickets in ODIs (42).[25]
22 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Muhammad Tanveer 46 (84) Ishtiaq Ahmad 4/46 (9.5 overs) | Abdul Waheed 124 (108) Ikramullah Khan 2/28 (5 overs) |
Saudi Arabia won by 7 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and John Prakash (HK) Player of the match: Abdul Waheed (Sau) |
- Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected field.
23 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Oman won by 8 wickets Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Zeeshan Maqsood (Oma) |
- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
24 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Match abandoned Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Naresh D'Souza (Kuw) and Riyaz Kurupkar (Qat) |
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
25 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Imal Liyanage 56 (68) Muhammad Wafiq 2/42 (5 overs) |
Malaysia won by 3 wickets Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) Player of the match: Syed Aziz (Mas) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 35 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
26 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Jatinder Singh 88 (79) Atif-Ur-Rehman 3/80 (9 overs) | Abdul Waheed 95 (86) Bilal Khan 4/75 (8.5 overs) |
Oman won by 72 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Anand Natarajan (Sin) Player of the match: Zeeshan Maqsood (Oma) |
- Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
27 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Nepal won by 68 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Naresh D'Souza (Kuw) Player of the match: Sandeep Lamichhane (Nep) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
Points table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.468 |
2 | Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.223 |
3 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.031 |
4 | Bahrain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.019 |
5 | Singapore | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.028 |
Advanced to the knockout stage
Fixtures
18 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Aritra Dutta 49 (57) Ehsan Khan 4/24 (10 overs) |
Hong Kong won by 8 wickets Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) Player of the match: Babar Hayat (HK) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
19 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Vriitya Aravind 185 (147) Parvindar Kumar 2/45 (3 overs) | Sayed Monib 68 (36) Junaid Siddique 3/32 (7 overs) |
United Arab Emirates won by 143 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Riyaz Kurupkar (Qat) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas) Player of the match: Vriitya Aravind (UAE) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
20 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Bahrain won by 132 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Vinod Babu (Oma) Player of the match: Shahbaz Badar (Bhr) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
21 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Hong Kong won by 67 runs (DLS method) Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) Player of the match: Anshuman Rath (HK) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
22 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Imran Anwar 53 (19) Sayed Monib 4/69 (10 overs) | Yasin Patel 63* (89) Abdul Majid 3/51 (9 overs) |
Kuwait won by 2 wickets Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Anand Natarajan (Sin) Player of the match: Yasin Patel (Kuw) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
23 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Vriitya Aravind 174 (133) Adwitya Bhargava 4/85 (8 overs) | Manpreet Singh 66 (64) Sanchit Sharma 2/32 (4 overs) |
United Arab Emirates won by 201 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas) Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (UAE) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
24 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Match abandoned Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Anand Natarajan (Sin) |
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
25 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Amartya Kaul 45 (60) Mohammed Aslam 5/20 (8.4 overs) |
Kuwait won by 4 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and John Prakash (HK) Player of the match: Mohammed Aslam (Kuw) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
26 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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United Arab Emirates won by 8 wickets Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) Player of the match: Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
27 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Shiraz Khan 67 (95) Ehsan Khan 3/49 (10 overs) |
Kuwait won by 30 runs Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Shiraz Khan (Kuw) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Nepal | 281/9 (42) | |||||||
B2 | Kuwait | 37/6 (8.3) | |||||||
B1 | United Arab Emirates | 117 (33.1) | |||||||
A1 | Nepal | 118/3 (30.3) | |||||||
B1 | United Arab Emirates | 236 (49.2) | |||||||
A2 | Oman | 190/6 (43) | 3rd place play-off | ||||||
B2 | Kuwait | 130 (31.3) | |||||||
A2 | Oman | 41/0 (6) |
Semi-finals
1st semi-final
29 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Rohit Paudel 94 (95) Mohammed Aslam 3/43 (8 overs) | Mohammed Aslam 14 (19) Karan KC 5/10 (4.3 overs) |
No result Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Shiju Sam (UAE) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Nepal advanced to the final on the basis of finishing higher in the group stage standings.[26]
2nd semi-final
29 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Muhammad Waseem 48 (31) Zeeshan Maqsood 4/32 (10 overs) |
United Arab Emirates won by 2 runs (DLS method) Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Sanjay Gurung (Nep) Player of the match: Basil Hameed (UAE) |
- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- This was the first ODI match to be held at this venue.[27]
3rd place play-off
30 April 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Jatinder Singh 26* (19) |
No result Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Shiju Sam (UAE) |
- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Oman qualified for the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup on the basis of seeding.[28]
Final
1–2 May 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Asif Khan 46 (54) Lalit Rajbanshi 4/14 (7.1 overs) |
Nepal won by 7 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Vinod Babu (Oma) Player of the match: Gulsan Jha (Nep) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- The match continued from United Arab Emirates' batting innings at 106/9 (27.3 overs) on the reserve day due to rain.
- Nepal qualified for the 2023 Asia Cup.
Final standings
Pos. | Teams | Remarks |
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1 | Nepal | Qualified for 2023 Asia Cup & 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup |
2 | United Arab Emirates | Qualified for 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup |
3 | Oman | |
4 | Kuwait | |
5 | Hong Kong | |
6 | Malaysia | |
7 | Bahrain | |
8 | Saudi Arabia | |
9 | Qatar | |
10 | Singapore |
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