ACC Women's Premier Cup explained

ACC Women's Premier Cup
First:	2024
Cricket Format:	Twenty20 International
Administrator:	Asian Cricket Council
Tournament Format:	Group stage and knockout
Champions:	(1st title)
Most Successful:	(1 title)
Most Runs:	Esha Oza (249)^[1]
Most Wickets:	Heena Hotchandani (13)^[2]
Website:	https://asiancricket.org

The ACC Women's Premier Cup is a limited-overs international cricket tournament organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). It is contested by the women's national teams of the associate members of ACC. It is part of the qualification pathway for the Women's Asia Cup.

The inaugural tournament was held in February 2024 with Malaysia as the host.^{[3] [4]} It was contested by sixteen teams, with Indonesia and Japan entering the tournament as invitees from the East Asia-Pacific region.

History

In 2023, ACC released the 2023-24 calendar of events, where the beginning of the tournament was revealed. Initially, a women's Challenger Cup was also a part of a two-tier qualification pathway for the Asia Cup.^[5] But in January 2024, a new calendar was released with only a 16-team women's Premier Cup.^[6]

See also

• Women's Asia Cup
• ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: ACC women’s premier cup most career runs . ESPNcricinfo . 22 April 2024.
2. Web site: ACC women’s premier cup most career wicket . ESPNcricinfo . 22 April 2024.
3. Web site: Malaysia Cricket to host ACC Women's Premier Cup 2024 tournament in February. Czarsports . 28 December 2023 . 2 January 2024.
4. 1747223929956295145 . ACCMedia1 . Cricket enthusiasts, gear up, as the Asian Cricket Council unveils the calendar for the ACC Women's Premier Cup, 2024 Malaysia Starting on February 10th, 16 teams kick off the competition in style. Mark the dates and dive into an exciting adventure of intense competition.
5. Web site: ACC announces 2023-24 cricket calendar; India, Pakistan in the same group for Asia Cup 2023. Sportstar. 28 January 2024.
6. Web site: Cricket enthusiasts, brace yourselves for an electrifying cricketing year as the Asian Cricket Council unveils the highly anticipated 2024 match calendar!. Asian Cricket Council . Instagram . 28 January 2024.