2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
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| Dates | 13 – 23 July 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Champions |  Pakistan A (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  India A |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Nishant Sindhu |
| Most runs | Avishka Fernando (255) |
| Most wickets | Nishant Sindhu (11) |
The 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup was the fifth edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. It took place from 13 to 23 July 2023 in Sri Lanka.[1][2]
The tournament featured a total of eight teams, which included five 'A' teams from the full members of the Asian Cricket Council; and the top three teams from the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup. The 'A' teams from UAE, Oman, and the Nepal national cricket team also participated. Pakistan A won the tournament, defeating India A by 128 runs in the final.
Teams
[edit]In January 2023, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the pathway structure and calendar for 2023 and 2024, where they confirmed the dates and format of the tournament.[3] They later announced the fixtures of the tournament on the first week of July.[4]
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Squads
[edit] Afghanistan A[5]
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 Bangladesh A[6]
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India A[7]
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Pakistan A[8]
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| Sri Lanka A[9]
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 Nepal[10]
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 Oman A[11]
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 United Arab Emirates A[12]
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Prior to the start of the tournament, Nepal's Aarif Sheikh was ruled out of the tournament and was replaced by Pawan Sarraf.
Group stage
[edit]Fixtures of the tournament was announced by ACC on 6 July 2023.[13]
Group A
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka A
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.693 |
| 2 | Bangladesh A
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.263 |
| 3 | Afghanistan A
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.416 |
| 4 | Oman A
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −3.243 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Advanced to the semi-finals
Fixtures
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
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- Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to wet outfield.
- Rafiullah and Shubo Pal (Oman A) both made their List A debuts.
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammed Bilal (Oman A) made his List A debut.
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- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to field.
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Oman A won the toss and elected to field.
- Samay Shrivastava (Oman A) made his List A debut.
- Afghanistan A was eliminated as a result of this match.
Group B
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | India A
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.928 |
| 2 | Pakistan A
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.471 |
| 3 | Nepal
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.751 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates A
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.456 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Advanced to the semi-finals
Fixtures
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- India A won the toss and elected to field.
- Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar (India A) and Mohammed Faraazuddin and Jash Giyanani (United Arab Emirates A) all made their List A debuts.
- Yash Dhull (India A) scored his first century in List A.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
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Kamran Ghulam 63 (53)
Jash Giyanani 4/50 (10 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates A won the toss and elected to field.
- Sufiyan Muqeem (Pakistan A) and Nilansh Keswani (United Arab Emirates A) both made their List A debuts.
- Qasim Akram (Pakistan A) took his first five-wicket haul in List A.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
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Kushal Bhurtel 71 (43)
Mohammed Faraazuddin 5/36 (6 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates A won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mousom Dhakal (Nep) made his List A debut.
- Kushal Bhurtel (Nep) took his first five-wicket haul in List A.
- Mohammed Faraazuddin (United Arab Emirates A) took his first five-wicket haul in List A.
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- Pakistan A won the toss and elected to bat.
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Sri Lanka A
| 262 (45.4) | |||||||
| B2 | Pakistan A
| 322 (50) | |||||||
| B2 | Pakistan A
| 352/8 (50) | |||||||
| B1 | India A
| 224 (40) | |||||||
| B1 | India A
| 211 (49.1) | |||||||
| A2 | Bangladesh A
| 160 (34.2) | |||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]1st Semi-final
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- Pakistan A won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Semi-final
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
- Yuvrajsinh Dodiya (India A) made his List A debut.
- Nishant Sindhu (India A) took his first five-wicket haul in List A.
Final
[edit]Broadcasting
[edit]Star Sports Network broadcast in Indian Subcontinent. Live Streaming[14] in India on Fancode.[15]
| Location | Television broadcaster(s) | Streaming |
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| India Nepal Sri Lanka Bangladesh |
Cable/satellite (pay): Star Sports (Indian TV network)[16] | Fancode
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| Oman Nepal Afghanistan Pakistan UAE |
Asian Cricket Council Official YouTube Channel [17] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ACC unveils 2023-24 cricket calendar; India, Pakistan in the same group for Asia Cup 2023". www.crictimes.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Asia Cup to be held in September as ACC announces cricket fixtures for 2023-2024". www.indiatoday.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Asian Cricket Council announces new pathway structure and calendar for 2023 & 2024". Asian Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "The much awaited ACC Mens Emerging Teams Asia Cup, 2023 gets underway on 13th July in Sri Lanka! 8 strong emerging teams will battle it out for the 👑!".
- ^ "ACB Name Afghanistan Abdalyan Squad for the ACC Men's Emerging Asia Cup 2023". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh Emerging Team for Emerging Teams Asia Cup, Sri Lanka, 2023". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "India A squad for ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Haris to captain Shaheens in ACC Men's Emerging Asia Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ Cricket, Sri Lanka (2023-07-12). "ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup | Sri Lanka Squad - Sri Lanka Cricket". srilankacricket.lk. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Nepal's final squad for the Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023". Twitter CAN. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Squad of Oman in ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia cup". Oman Cricket Twitter. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Ali Naseer to lead UAE in ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia cup". Emirates Cricket. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ @ACCMedia1 (6 July 2023). "The much awaited ACC Mens Emerging Teams Asia Cup, 2023 gets underway on 13th July in Sri Lanka! 8 strong emerging teams will battle it out for the 👑!" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 July 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup Live Streaming on FanCode Application (July 13 and go on till July 23)". Indiatvinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "ACC Emerging team Asia cup 2023". Fancode. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Disney Star TV guide". Disney Star. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "ACC Announcement". ACCMedia1 Twitter. Retrieved 13 July 2023.