2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup explained
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.
Squads
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- Zain Ul Abidin (vc)
- Ishtiaq Ahmad
- Manan Ali
- Imran Arif
- Atif-Ur-Rehman
- Ahmed Baladraf
- Haseeb Ghafoor (wk)
- Saad Khan
- Usman Najeeb
- Waqar Ul Hassan
- Abdul Waheed
- Abdul Wahid
- Zuhair
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Warm-up matches
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Group stage
Group A
Points table
Advanced to the knockout stage
Fixtures
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Group B
Points table
Advanced to the knockout stage
Fixtures
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
2nd semi-final
Final
Final standings
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Men’s Asia Cup and Asia Cup Qualifier tournaments announced for 2023 . Czarsportz . 31 January 2023.
- Web site: Men’s cricket team prepares for ACC Men’s Challenger Cup 2023 . Kuensel . 10 February 2023.
- Web site: Saudi national cricket team arrives in Nepal ahead of 2023 ACC Premier Cup . Arab News . 17 April 2023.
- Web site: Nepal to host ACC Premier Cup . Cricnepal . 1 February 2023.
- Web site: INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST . Asian Cricket Council . 8 February 2023.
- Web site: Nepal open ACC Premier Cup against Malaysia . Kathmandu Post . 24 March 2023.
- Web site: আয়োজক ঠিক না করেই চূড়ান্ত এশিয়া কাপের সূচি . Fixtures of Asia Cup finalized without determining host . risingbd.com . Bangla . 5 January 2023.
- ACCMedia1 . 1638828200116494336 . The ACC Men’s Premier Cup – an integral part of ACC's new pathway structure gets underway on the 18th of April in Nepal. 10 Associate nations will battle it out for the title and the winner will directly qualify for the Men’s Asia Cup 2023 . 23 March 2023.
- Web site: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain win through ACC Challenger Cup . Cricbuzz . 5 March 2023.
- Web site: Rajabanshi and Jha secure Asia Cup qualification for Nepal . Cricbuzz . 2 May 2023.
- Web site: Nepal qualify for the Asia Cup 2023 . Cricnepal . 2 May 2023.
- Web site: Nepal join India, Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023 after winning ACC Men’s Premier Cup . India Today . 2 May 2023.
- Web site: Nepal book India, Pakistan meetings at Asia Cup 2023 . International Cricket Council . 2 May 2023.
- Web site: Bahrain squad is gearing up for the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup . Bahrain Cricket Federation (via Instagram) . 9 April 2023.
- Web site: ACC Premier Cup: Hong Kong 'in a great place' as they name squad for Nepal . South China Morning Post . 6 April 2023.
- Web site: Kuwait National Men's team led by Captain Mnm Aslam, coached by Muthumudalige Pushpakumara and managed by Mahmoud Abdullah in association with FRiENDi mobile Kuwait & powered by Al Muzaini Exchange Co. is all set to depart tonight to Kathmandu, Nepal for the Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup Qualifiers scheduled to take place from 18th of April onwards until the 2nd of May . Kuwait Cricket Official (via Facebook) . 13 April 2023.
- Web site: The National Team lineup who will be in Nepal for the ACC Men's Premier Cup 2023 . Malaysian Cricket Association (via Facebook) . 11 April 2023.
- Web site: Final squad named for ACC Premier Cup . Kathmandu Post . 17 April 2023.
- Web site: Confident Oman all set to take part in ACC Men's Premier Cup in Nepal . Times of Oman . 9 April 2023.
- Web site: ACC Men's Premier Cup - Nepal . Qatar Cricket Association (via Facebook) . 19 April 2023.
- Web site: Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Premier Cup Squad – Singapore . Singapore Cricket Association . 11 April 2023.
- Web site: UAE squad for ACC Premier Cup 2023 announced . Emirates Cricket Board . 14 April 2023.