ACC Men's Challenger Cup
{{Short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| tournament name =
| image =
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| first = 2023 Thailand
| last = 2024 Thailand
| cricket format = 50-overs and T20I
| tournament format = Group stage and knockout
| participants = 10
| champions = {{cr|KSA}} (2nd title)
| most successful = {{cr|KSA}} (2 titles)
| website = https://asiancricket.org/
|name=ACC Men's Challenger Cup|administrator=Asian Cricket Council (ACC)|current=}}
The ACC Men's Challenger Cup is a Limited-overs (50 overs) and T20 International cricket tournament run by the Asian Cricket Council and contested in a league system by associate members of ACC. This is a part of the qualification pathway towards the ACC Premier Cup and the Asia Cup.{{Cite web |last=Newspaper |first=Bhutan's Daily |title=Men's cricket team prepares for ACC Men's Challenger Cup 2023 |url=https://kuenselonline.com/mens-cricket-team-prepares-for-acc-mens-challenger-cup-2023/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Kuensel Online}}
On 9 February 2023, the ACC announced the schedule of the inaugural tournament, with 8 teams taking part (the host Thailand, Bahrain, Bhutan, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Maldives, Iran and Myanmar).{{Cite web |date=2023-02-08 |title=Thailand Cricket to host ACC Men's Challenger Cup 2023 in February/March - Czarsportz Global |url=https://czarsportzauto.com/acc-mens-challenger-cup-2023/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |language=en-US}}
Results
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| rowspan=2 width=4%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=4%|Format !rowspan=2 width=7%|Host nation !rowspan=2 width=7%|Final venue !colspan=3|Final |
|---|
| width=10%|Winner
!width=14%|Result !width=10%|Runner-up |
| style="background:#ddeeff"
| 2023 | 50 overs | {{flag|Thailand}} | Terdthai Cricket Ground, | {{cr|SAU}} | Saudi Arabia by 10 wickets [https://asiancricket.org/match-centre?cId=106&mId=781 (scorecard)] | {{cr|BHR}} |
| 2024 Details | T20I | {{flag|Thailand}} | Terdthai Cricket Ground, |{{cr|SAU}} |Saudi Arabia by 5 wickets [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1418197.html (scorecard)] |{{cr|CAM}} |
Performance by teams
;Legend
- {{bg|gold|1st}} – Champions
- {{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runners-up
- {{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} – Third place
- SF – Semi-finalist
- GP – Group stage
- Q – Qualified
An overview of the teams' performances in every ACC Challenger Cup:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |
| {{diagonal split header 2|Team|Host}} | |
|---|---|
| align="left" | {{cr|BHR}}
| bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | — |
| align="left" | {{cr|BHU}}
| bgcolor="#cc9966" | SF | 8th |
| align="left" | {{cr|CAM}}
| — | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |
| align="left" | {{cr|CHN}}
| — | 9th |
| align="left" | {{cr|IDN}}
| GP | 6th |
| align="left" | {{cr|IRN}}
| GP | — |
| align="left" | {{cr|JPN}}
| — | 4th |
| align="left" | {{cr|MDV}}
| GP | 7th |
| align="left" | {{cr|MYA}}
| GP | 10th |
| align="left" | {{cr|SAU}}
| bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st |
| align="left" | {{cr|SIN}}
| — | bgcolor="#cc9966" | 3rd |
| align="left" | {{cr|THA}}
| bgcolor="#cc9966" | SF | 5th |
Debutant teams
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| Year
!Teams |
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| 2023
|{{cr|BHR}}, {{cr|BHU}}, {{cr|IDN}}, {{cr|IRN}}, {{cr|MDV}}, {{cr|MYA}}, {{cr|SAU}}, {{cr|THA}} |
| 2024
|{{cr|CAM}}, {{cr|CHN}}, {{cr|JPN}}, {{cr|SIN}} |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}{{Asian Cricket Council}}{{International cricket in 2022-23}}
Category:One Day International cricket competitions