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2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup

The 2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup, the second edition of the ACC Men's Challenger Cup, was played in Thailand in January and February 2024.[1] All of the matches had Twenty20 International (T20I) status, and the tournament was a part of the qualification pathway for the 2025 Asia Cup.[2]

Cambodia and Saudi Arabia qualified for the Premier Cup by winning their respective semi-final matches.[3][4] Singapore beat Japan by 8 wickets in the third-place play-off.[5] Saudi Arabia beat Cambodia by 5 wickets in the final.[6] The victory meant that Saudi Arabia retained the trophy,[7] having won the 50-over format tournament in 2023.[8]

Squads

Qualifier stage

Points table

Source: ESPNcricinfo[13]

Fixtures

  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Huang Junjie (Chn) made his T20I debut.
  • Myanmar won the toss and elected to field.
  • Xie Qiulai (Chn) made his T20I debut.

Group stage

Group A

Points table

Source: ESPNcricinfo[13]

Fixtures

  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Waji Ul Hassan (Sau) made his T20I debut.
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Zuhair Muhammad (Sau) made his T20I debut.
  • Indonesia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shahzaib (Sau) made his T20I debut.
  • Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

Points table

Source: ESPNcricinfo[13]

Fixtures

  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mohamed Ishmath (Mdv) and Sachin Banamali (Sin) both made their T20I debuts.
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Austin Lazarus, Mukesh Thakur (Tha) and Koji Abe (Jpn) all made their T20I debuts.
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Charles Hinze and Kazuma Kato-Stafford (Jpn) both made their T20I debuts.
  • Japan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Maldives won the toss and elected to bat.

Play-offs

9th place play-off

5th place play-off

  • Thailand won the toss and elected to field.

7th place play-off

  • Maldives won the toss and elected to bat.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd place play-off

  • Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Aritra Dutta (Sin) scored his first century in men's T20Is.[15]

Final

  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.

Final standings

References

  1. ^ "Thailand Cricket to host ACC Men's Challenger Cup 2024 in January/February". Czarsportz. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ "ACC announces 2023-24 cricket calendar; India, Pakistan in same group for Asia Cup 2023". Sportstar. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Cambodia win a place alongside the Asian elite as they beat Singapore by six wickets". Cricket Association of Thailand. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ^ "ACC Men's T20I Challenger Trophy: Faisal leads Saudi Arabia to semi-final victory". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Singapore Chase 216 for 3rd place". Japan Cricket Association. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Saudi Arabia see off Cambodia challenge to win ACC challenger cup". Cricket Association of Thailand. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Saudi Arabia see off Cambodia to retain ACC Challenger Cup title in Thailand". Arab News. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Saudi Arabia, Bahrain win through ACC Challenger Cup". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ "The following players have been selected to represent the Bhutan Men's Team in the upcoming ACC Challenger Cup, scheduled to be held in Thailand from January 30, 2024, to February 11, 2024". Bhutan Cricket Council Board. Retrieved 8 January 2024 – via Instagram.
  10. ^ "Men's Japan National Teams Announced for Upcoming Tournaments". Japan Cricket Association. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup – Thailand". Cricket Board of Maldives. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  12. ^ "The list of Saudi National Team to participate in the Asian Challenge Cup in Thailand!". Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2024 – via Facebook.
  13. ^ a b c "Asian Cricket Council Men's Challenger Cup 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  14. ^ "China's solid batting outshines Myanmar in tense ACC T20I Challenger Clash". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  15. ^ "A THRILLING CHASE: SINGAPORE SNATCHES 3RD PLACE WITH A STUNNING VICTORY OVER JAPAN IN THE ACC CHALLENGER TROPHY". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

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