2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

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
ChampionsAfghanistan Afghanistan A (1st title)
Runners-upSri Lanka Sri Lanka A
Participants8
Matches15
Player of the seriesAfghanistan Sediqullah Atal
Most runsAfghanistan Sediqullah Atal (368)
Most wicketsSri Lanka Dushan Hemantha (15)
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The 2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup was the sixth edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup that was played in October 2024 in Muscat, Oman.[1] Eight teams competed 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 was organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).[2][3][4]

Afghanistan A won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka A by 7 wickets in the final.[5]

Teams

The teams were placed in the following groups.

Group A Group B

Squads

Afghanistan A[6] Bangladesh A[7]  Hong Kong[8] India A[9]
 Oman[10] Pakistan Shaheens[11] Sri Lanka A[12]  United Arab Emirates[13]

Afghanistan also named Bashir Ahmad, Hassan Eisakhil, Sediqullah Pacha and Mohammad Saleem as reserve players.[6]

Warm-up matches

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.[8][14]

Warm-up matches
9 October 2024
13:30
Scorecard
Afghanistan A
143 (19.4 overs)
v
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)
v
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

Round-robin

Points table

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

12 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Oman A
147/9 (20 overs)
v
 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)
v
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
Scorecard
Afghanistan A
211/3 (20 overs)
v
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

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

Group stage

The fixtures were announced by ACC on 20 September 2024.[15]

Group A

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 Sri Lanka A 3 2 1 0 4 0.833 Advanced to the semi-finals
2 Afghanistan A 3 2 1 0 4 0.212
3 Bangladesh A 3 1 2 0 2 −0.211
4  Hong Kong 3 1 2 0 2 −0.844
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]

Fixtures

18 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong 
150/8 (20 overs)
v
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)
v
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)
v
 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)
Scorecard
Bangladesh A
164/4 (20 overs)
v
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
Scorecard
Afghanistan A
131 (19.5 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
133/5 (19.3 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 52 (41)
Anas Khan 6/12 (3.5 overs)
Nizakat Khan 61 (53)
Abdul Rahman Rahmani 3/17 (3 overs)
Hong Kong won by 5 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Anas Khan (HK)
22 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka A
161/7 (20 overs)
v
Bangladesh A
142/7 (20 overs)
Pavan Rathnayake 42 (26)
Rejaur Rahman Raja 2/35 (4 overs)
Abu Hider 38* (25)
Dushan Hemantha 3/23 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 19 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Nasir Hussain (Pak) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Dushan Hemantha (Sri Lanka A)
  • Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 India A 3 3 0 0 0 6 2.481 Advanced to the semi-finals
2 Pakistan Shaheens 3 2 1 0 0 4 3.017
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 2 0 0 2 −3.197
4  Oman 3 0 3 0 0 0 −2.161
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]

Fixtures

19 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Oman 
150/8 (20 overs)
v
 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)
Scorecard
India A
183/8 (20 overs)
v
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)
v
 Oman
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)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates
107 (16.5 overs)
v
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
13:00
Scorecard
Pakistan Shaheens
179/4 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
65 (16.3 overs)
Mohammad Haris 71* (49)
Muhammad Farooq 3/27 (4 overs)
Rahul Chopra 20 (18)
Shahnawaz Dahani 5/12 (4 overs)
Pakistan Shaheens won by 114 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Chamara de Soysa (SL)
Player of the match: Shahnawaz Dahani (Pakistan Shaheens)
  • Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to bat.
23 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Oman 
140/5 (20 overs)
v
India A
146/4 (15.2 overs)
Mohammad Nadeem 41 (49)
Ramandeep Singh 1/2 (1 over)
Ayush Badoni 51 (27)
Karan Sonavale 1/9 (1 over)
India won by 6 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Muhammad Sabir (Afg) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Ayush Badoni (India A)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Sri Lanka A 137/3 (16.3 overs)
B2 Pakistan Shaheens 135/9 (20 overs)
SF1W Sri Lanka A 133/7 (20 overs)
SF2W Afghanistan A 134/3 (18.1 overs)
B1 India A 186/7 (20 overs)
A2 Afghanistan A 206/4 (20 overs)

Semi-finals

1st semi-final

25 October 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Pakistan Shaheens
135/9 (20 overs)
v
Sri Lanka A
137/3 (16.3 overs)
Omair Yousuf 68 (46)
Dushan Hemantha 4/21 (4 overs)
Ahan Wickramasinghe 52* (46)
Abbas Afridi 1/16 (3 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Muhammad Sabir (Afg)
Player of the match: Dushan Hemantha (Sri Lanka A)
  • Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd semi-final

25 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan A
206/4 (20 overs)
v
India A
186/7 (20 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 83 (52)
Rasikh Salam 3/25 (4 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 20 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Chamara de Soysa (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Sediqullah Atal (Afghanistan A)
  • Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

27 October 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka A
133/7 (20 overs)
v
Afghanistan A
134/3 (18.1 overs)
Sahan Arachchige 64* (47)
Bilal Sami 3/22 (4 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 55* (55)
Sahan Arachchige 2/8 (2 overs)
Afghanistan A won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (Afghanistan A)
  • Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.

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