| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council (ACC) |
|---|---|
| Format | 50-overs,ODI,T20I |
| First edition | 2023 |
| Latest edition | 2024 |
| Tournament format | Group stage andknockout |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champion |  United Arab Emirates (1st title) |
| Most successful | Nepal United Arab Emirates (1 title each) |
| Qualification | Asia Cup |
| Most runs | Muhammad Waseem (505)[1] |
| Most wickets | Bilal Khan (27)[2] |
| Website | https://asiancricket.org |
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TheACC Premier Cup, officially known as theACC Men's Premier Cup is a men'slimited-overs internationalcricket tournament organized by theAsian Cricket Council and contested in aleague system by theassociate members ofACC. It crowns the best associate team in Asia and also serves as the final qualification pathway towards theAsia Cup. It evolved from the formerACC Trophy Elite cricket competition.[3] The inaugural edition of the tournament took place in April and May, 2023 withNepal as the host. Currently, It's the top tier tournament for associate teams in Asia.[4]
This is a cricket tournament evolved from the formerACC Trophy, contested in50 overs format and also theACC Twenty20 Cup inT20 format, both were organized by the Asian Cricket Council. ACC Trophy was replaced by ACC Premier League in 2014.
ACC Premier League was held in Malaysia between 1–7 May 2014.Afghanistan won the tournament. The top four teams,Afghanistan,UAE,Nepal andOman qualified for the2014 ACC Championship, which was cancelled. After first edition of the tournament in 2014 and ACC Twenty20 Cup in 2015, the ACC reformed the tournament structure into a regional, rather than divisional basis.
In 2023, ACC reinvented the tournament and divided the associate members in a two-tier league system.Premier Cup is the top tier tournament whileChallenger Cup being the bottom tier.[5] It's played in both50-overs andT20I format alternatively, serving as a single ultimate prize for associate teams inAsia. Additionally, the tournament resembles the format used inAsia Cup, as it serves as a qualification path for the same.
| Year | Format | Host Nation | Final Venue | Final | Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||||
| 2023 Details | 50-overs,ODI | Nepal | TU Cricket Ground,Kirtipur | Nepal 118/3 (30.3 overs) | Nepal won by 7 wickets (scorecard) | United Arab Emirates 117 (33.1 overs) | 10 |
| 2024 Details | T20I | Oman | Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Muscat | United Arab Emirates 204/4 (20 overs) | United Arab Emirates won by 55 runs (scorecard) | Oman 149/9 (20 overs) | 10 |
An overview of the teams' performances in every ACC Premier Cup:
Host Team | 2023 ODI | 2024 T20I (10) |
|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | GP | GP |
 Cambodia | DNP | GP |
 Hong Kong | GP | 3rd |
 Kuwait | 4th | GP |
 Qatar | GP | GP |
 Malaysia | GP | GP |
| Nepal | 1st | 4th |
| Oman | 3rd | 2nd |
 Saudi Arabia | GP | GP |
 Singapore | GP | DNP |
| United Arab Emirates | 2nd | 1st |
| Year | Teams |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Qatar, Malaysia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain |
| 2024 | Cambodia |
