ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Format | List-A & T20 |
| First edition | 2013 |
| Latest edition | 2025 |
| Next edition | 2026 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin & knockout |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champion | Pakistan Shaheens (3rd title) |
| Most successful | Pakistan Shaheens (3 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
| Tournaments |
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ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup is a men's List-A cricket tournament. It was created by the Asian Cricket Council to develop talented young cricketers of Asia.[1]
Results
| Year | Host nation | Final venue | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2013 Details |
Singapore | Kallang Ground, Singapore | India U23 160/1 (33.4 overs) |
India U23 won by 9 wickets scorecard |
Pakistan Shaheens 159 (47 overs) |
| 2017 Details |
Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | Sri Lanka U23 134/5 (23.5 overs) |
Sri Lanka U23 won by 5 wickets scorecard |
Pakistan Shaheens 133 (42.1 overs) |
| 2018 Details |
Sri Lanka Pakistan |
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka U23 270/7 (50 overs) |
Sri Lanka U23 won by 3 runs scorecard |
India U23 267/9 (50 overs) |
| 2019 Details |
Bangladesh | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Pakistan Shaheens 301/6 (50 overs) |
Pakistan Shaheens won by 77 runs scorecard |
Bangladesh U23 224 (43.3 overs) |
| 2023 Details |
Sri Lanka |
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Pakistan Shaheens 352/8 (50 overs) |
Pakistan Shaheens won by 128 runs Scorecard |
India A 224 (40 overs) |
| 2024 Details |
Oman | Oman Cricket Academy, Muscat | Afghanistan A 134/3 (18.1 overs) |
Afghanistan A won by 7 wickets Scorecard |
Sri Lanka A 133/7 (20 overs) |
| 2025 Details |
Qatar | West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha | Pakistan Shaheens 125/10 (20 overs) Super Over 7/0(0.4 over) |
Match Tied (Pakistan Shaheens won in Super Over) | Bangladesh A 125/9 (20 overs) Super Over 6/2 (0.3 over) |
Tournament summary
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past tournaments.
| Team | Appearances | Best result | Statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | Win% | ||
| Pakistan Shaheens | 6 | 2013 | 2025 | Winner (2019, 2023, 2025) | 33 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Sri Lanka A | 6 | 2013 | 2025 | Winner (2017, 2018) | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| India A | 6 | 2013 | 2025 | Winner (2013) | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Afghanistan A | 6 | 2013 | 2025 | Winner (2024) | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Bangladesh A | 6 | 2013 | 2025 | Runner Up (2019, 2025) | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53.57 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2013 | 2025 | Semi-Final (2013) | 16 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 25.00 |
| Nepal | 4 | 2013 | 2023 | Group Stage (2013, 2018, 2019, 2023) | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Oman | 4 | 2018 | 2025 | Group Stage (2018, 2019, 2023, 2024) | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 2017 | 2025 | Group Stage (2017, 2018, 2019, 2024) | 15 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6.67 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | Group Stage (2017) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Singapore | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | Group Stage (2013) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Teams performance
An overview of the teams' performances in every ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup:
| Legend | Meaning |
|---|---|
1st
|
Champion |
2nd
|
Runners-up |
SF
|
Semi-finalist |
DNQ
|
Did not qualify |
Q
|
Qualified |
WD
|
Withdrawn |
GS
|
Group stage |
| ICC Full Member Nation |
| Team \ Host | 2013 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| / | |||||||
| Afghanistan A | GS | SF
|
GS | SF
|
GS | 1st | GS |
| Bangladesh A | GS | SF
|
SF
|
2nd | SF
|
GS | 2nd |
| Hong Kong | DNQ | GS | GS | GS | DNQ | GS | GS |
| India A | 1st | GS | 2nd | SF
|
2nd | SF
|
SF
|
| Malaysia | DNQ | GS | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Nepal | GS | GS | DNQ | GS | GS | DNQ | DNQ |
| Oman | DNQ | DNQ | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS |
| Pakistan Shaheens | 2nd | 2nd | SF
|
1st | 1st | SF
|
1st |
| Singapore | GS | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Sri Lanka A | SF
|
1st | 1st | GS | SF
|
2nd | SF
|
| United Arab Emirates | SF
|
DNQ | GS | WD | GS | GS | GS |
Debutant teams
| Year | Teams |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A, India A, Nepal, Pakistan Shaheens, Singapore, Sri Lanka A, United Arab Emirates |
| 2017 | Hong Kong, Malaysia |
| 2018 | Oman |
See also
References
- ^ "ACC EMERGING TEAMS CUP: PREVIEW". Asian Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.