2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

The 2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup is the sixth edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup being played in October 2024 in Muscat, Oman.[1] Eight teams are competing in the tournament, including 'A' teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh as well as 3 qualifiers from the 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup. The tournament is being organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).[2][3][4]

2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Dates18 – 27 October 2024
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Group round-robin and knockout
Host(s) Oman
Participants8
Matches15
2023
2025

Teams

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The teams were placed in the following groups.

Group A Group B

Squads

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  Afghanistan A[5]   Bangladesh A[6]   Hong Kong[7]   India A[8]
  Oman A[9]   Pakistan Shaheens[10]   Sri Lanka A[11]   United Arab Emirates[12]

Afghanistan also named Bashir Ahmad, Hassan Eisakhil, Sediqullah Pacha and Mohammad Saleem as reserve players.[5]

Warm-up matches

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Before the start of the tournament, Afghanistan A played two warm-up matches against Oman A, followed by a T20 Tri-series involving hosts Oman A, Hong Kong and Afghanistan A.[7][13]

Warm-up matches
9 October 2024
13:30
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Afghanistan A  
143 (19.4 overs)
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  Oman A
144/3 (18.3 overs)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 53* (35)
Rafiullah 4/30 (4 overs)
Shoaib Khan 64 (43)
Nangialai Kharoti 1/17 (3 overs)
Oman A won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
  • Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to bat.

10 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan A  
190/6 (20 overs)
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  Oman A
184/6 (20 overs)
Zubaid Akbari 56 (37)
Sufyan Mehmood 3/24 (4 overs)
Vinayak Shukla 74 (41)
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 3/25 (4 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 6 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
  • Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to bat.

Tri-nation Series

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Round-robin

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Afghanistan A 2 2 0 0 4 2.715 Advanced to the final
2   Hong Kong 2 1 1 0 2 −1.198
3   Oman A 2 0 2 0 0 −1.225
Source: CricClubs

Fixtures

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12 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Oman A  
147/9 (20 overs)
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  Hong Kong
152/8 (20 overs)
Zeeshan Maqsood 60* (45)
Ayush Shukla 3/14 (3 overs)
Anshuman Rath 61 (48)
Kaleemullah 2/28 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 2 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Azad KR (Oma) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

13 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong  
111/9 (20 overs)
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  Afghanistan A
116/3 (13.5 overs)
Nasrulla Rana 42 (35)
Karim Janat 3/17 (4 overs)
Karim Janat 47* (27)
Yasim Murtaza 2/19 (3 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
  • Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to field.

14 October 2024
13:00
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Afghanistan A  
211/3 (20 overs)
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  Oman A
167/7 (20 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 109* (57)
Shakeel Ahmed 1/34 (4 overs)
Shoaib Khan 62 (43)
Karim Janat 2/22 (4 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 44 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
  • Oman A won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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15 October 2024
13:00
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  • No toss
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Group stage

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The fixtures were announced by ACC on 20 September 2024.[14]

Group A

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Afghanistan A (Q) 2 2 0 0 4 0.476 Advance to the semi-finals
2   Sri Lanka A 2 1 1 0 2 0.775
3   Bangladesh A 2 1 1 0 2 0.175
4   Hong Kong 2 0 2 0 0 −1.433
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Fixtures

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18 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong  
150/8 (20 overs)
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  Bangladesh A
151/5 (18.2 overs)
Babar Hayat 85 (61)
Ripon Mondol 4/24 (4 overs)
Akbar Ali 45 (24)
Ehsan Khan 3/12 (4 overs)
Bangladesh A won by 5 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Ripon Mondol (Bangladesh A)
  • Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jishan Alam and Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby (Bangladesh A) both made their T20 debuts.

18 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan A  
166/7 (20 overs)
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  Sri Lanka A
155 (19.3 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 83 (46)
Dushan Hemantha 6/23 (4 overs)
Nuwanidu Fernando 51 (32)
Faridoon Dawoodzai 3/40 (4 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 11 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Sediqullah Atal (Afghanistan A)

20 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka A  
178/5 (20 overs)
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  Hong Kong
136/7 (20 overs)
Yashodha Lanka 56 (44)
Ateeq Iqbal 2/26 (4 overs)
Yasim Murtaza  44 (31)
Nipun Ransika 3/17 (3 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 42 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Nasir Hussain (Pak)
Player of the match: Yashodha Lanka (Sri Lanka A)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

20 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
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Bangladesh A  
164/4 (20 overs)
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  Afghanistan A
165/6 (19.1 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 95* (55)
Ripon Mondol 2/26 (4 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Sediqullah Atal (Afghanistan A)
  • Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to field.

22 October 2024
13:00
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  • Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to bat.

22 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
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Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Nasir Hussain (Pak) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

Group B

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   India A (Q) 2 2 0 0 0 4 2.460 Advance to the semi-finals
2   Pakistan Shaheens 2 1 1 0 0 2 1.675
3   United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 0 0 2 −1.878
4   Oman A 2 0 2 0 0 0 −2.054
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Fixtures

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19 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Oman A  
150/8 (20 overs)
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  United Arab Emirates
151/6 (19.1 overs)
Jatinder Singh 54 (40)
Muhammad Jawadullah 3/21 (4 overs)
Muhammad Farooq 3/21 (4 overs)
Syed Haider 44* (28)
Aamir Kaleem 2/18 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Nasir Hussain (Pak) and Muhammad Sabir (Afg)
Player of the match: Syed Haider (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • Muzahir Raza, Karan Sonavale (Oman A) and Mayank Kumar (UAE) all made their T20 debuts.

19 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
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India A  
183/8 (20 overs)
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  Pakistan Shaheens
176/7 (20 overs)
Tilak Varma 44 (35)
Sufiyan Muqeem 2/28 (4 overs)
Arafat Minhas 41 (29)
Anshul Kamboj 3/33 (4 overs)
India A won by 7 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Chamara de Soysa (SL)
Player of the match: Anshul Kamboj (India A)
  • India A won the toss and elected to bat.

21 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Pakistan Shaheens  
185/5 (20 overs)
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  Oman A
111/7 (20 overs)
Qasim Akram 48 (38)
Muzahir Raza 2/29 (3 overs)
Wasim Ali 28 (31)
Zaman Khan 2/17 (3 overs)
Pakistan Shaheens won by 74 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Muhammad Sabir (Afg) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Rohail Nazir (Pakistan Shaheens)
  • Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to bat.

21 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
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United Arab Emirates  
107 (16.5 overs)
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  India A
111/3 (10.5 overs)
Rahul Chopra 50 (50)
Rasikh Salam 3/15 (2 overs)
Abhishek Sharma 58 (24)
Vishnu Sukumaran 1/10 (2 overs)
India A won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Chamara de Soysa (SL) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Rasikh Salam (India A)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.


23 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
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Oman A  
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Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finals Final
      
A1  
B2  
 
 
B1  
A2  

Semi-finals

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1st semi-final

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25 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
TBD
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TBD

2nd semi-final

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25 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
TBD
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TBD

Final

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27 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
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Semi-final 1 winner
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Semi-final 2 winner

References

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  2. ^ "Asian Cricket Council announces new pathway structure and calendar for 2023 & 2024". www.asiancricket.org. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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