ACC Premier League

The ACC Men's Premier Cup, previously the ACC Premier League, is the One Day International and limited-overs (50 overs) international cricket tournament run by the Asian Cricket Council and contested in a league system. This is a part of the qualification pathway towards the Asia Cup. It used to evolve from the former ACC Trophy Elite cricket competition,[1] played under three divisions. The first tournament was held in Malaysia in May 2014.

This article is about the cricket tournament which has evolved from the former ACC Trophy. For the tournament which was run between 2004 and 2007 and was also known as ACC Premier League later, see ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament.
ACC Premier League
FormatOne Day International and Limited-overs (50 overs)
First edition2014
Latest edition2023
Tournament formatGroup stage and knockout
Current champion   Nepal (1st title)
Most successful Afghanistan
   Nepal (1 title each)
Most runsUnited Arab Emirates Vriitya Aravind (454)
Most wicketsNepal Sompal Kami (23)
Websitehttps://asiancricket.org/

However, after first edition of Premier and Elite tournament, the ACC reformed the tournament structure into a regional, rather than divisional, basis.

2014

2014 ACC Premier League
Main article: 2014 ACC Premier League

The first tournament 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.

Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Afghanistan541008+1.062
 United Arab Emirates532006+0.214
   Nepal532006-0.024
 Oman532006-0.082
 Hong Kong514002-0.132
 Malaysia514002-0.951

2014 ACC Elite League
Main article: 2014 ACC Elite League

The first tournament of second division ACC Premier League was held in Singapore between 7–13 June 2014. Singapore won the tournament and qualified for 2016 ACC Premier League. Saudi Arabia finishing second qualified for 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six.

Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Singapore541008+3.243
 Saudi Arabia541008+2.150
 Kuwait541008+1.797
 Maldives523004-1.534
 Bahrain514002-0.797
 Bhutan505000-4.679

2015 ACC Challenge League

The lowest division was supposed to be held in 2015. The participants in the tournament would be Brunei, China, Iran, Myanmar, Qatar and Thailand. However, the tournament was cancelled.

2023

ACC announced the new 2023 Asia Cup qualification pathway. A total of 8 associate teams participated in the Challenger Cup, and the top two teams qualified for the Premier Cup. The Premier Cup was a 10 team tournament.[2]

2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup
Main article: 2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup

The first tournament was held in Thailand between 24 February – 5 March 2023. Bahrain and Saudi Arabia qualified for the 2023 Men's Premier Cup by winning their respective semi-finals, and Saudi Arabia defeated Bahrain in the final.

Group 1 Group 2

2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup
Main article: 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup

The tournament was held in Nepal between 18 April – 2 May 2023. Nepal won the tournament and qualified for the 2023 Asia Cup. The top three teams, Nepal, UAE, and Oman also qualified for the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.

Group A Group B

See also

References
  1. "Acc Premier League: Start of a New Era".
  2. "Men's 2023 Asia cup tournament qualifier pathway announced". Czarsports. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.


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