2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
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| Dates | 18 – 27 October 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  Oman |
| Champions |  Afghanistan A (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sri Lanka A |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Sediqullah Atal |
| Most runs | Sediqullah Atal (368) |
| Most wickets | Dushan Hemantha (15) |
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
[edit]The teams were placed in the following groups.
| Group A | Group B |
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Squads
[edit]Afghanistan also named Bashir Ahmad, Hassan Eisakhil, Sediqullah Pacha and Mohammad Saleem as reserve players.[6]
Warm-up matches
[edit]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
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Tri-nation Series
[edit]Round-robin
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Afghanistan A
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.715 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 |  Hong Kong
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.198 | |
| 3 | Oman A
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.225 |
Source: CricClubs
Fixtures
[edit]Oman A
147/9 (20 overs) |
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
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- Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to field.
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Oman A 167/7 (20 overs) | |
- Oman A won the toss and elected to field.
Final
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The fixtures were announced by ACC on 20 September 2024.[15]
Group A
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka A
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.833 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Afghanistan A
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.212 | |
| 3 |  Bangladesh A
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.211 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.844 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]
Fixtures
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
- Jishan Alam and Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby (Bangladesh A) both made their T20 debuts.
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Nuwanidu Fernando 51 (32)
Faridoon Dawoodzai 3/40 (4 overs) |
- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to field.
- Dushan Hemantha (Sri Lanka A) took his first five-wicket haul in T20s.[17]
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
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- Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to field.
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- Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anas Khan (HK) took his first five-wicket haul in T20s.[18]
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- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.
Group B
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India A
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.481 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 |  Pakistan Shaheens
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.017 | |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −3.197 | |
| 4 | Oman
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.161 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]
Fixtures
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- 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.
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- India A won the toss and elected to bat.
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Qasim Akram 48 (38)
Muzahir Raza 2/29 (3 overs) |
- Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to bat.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to bat.
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
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| 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
[edit]1st semi-final
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- Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd semi-final
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- Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.
References
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- ^ "ACC unveils 2023-24 cricket calendar; India, Pakistan in the same group for Asia Cup 2023". www.crictimes.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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- ^ "Basil Hameed to lead UAE in ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Oman cricket to host T20 Tri-series in October 2024 ahead of ACC tournament". Czarsportz. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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