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ACC Trophy
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The ACC Trophy or Asian Cricket Council Trophy is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council for the non-test nations in Asia. It was most recently held in Malaysia in 2006.
The ACC Trophy is a 50-overs per side tournament played according to all normal ICC rules and regulations, and paves the way for Asian non-Test nations to attempt qualification for the Cricket World Cup.
The teams which are eligible to participate for the ACC Trophy are the associate members: Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and United Arab Emirates, and the affiliate members: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, China, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
The tournament format is in a four group stage, with the top two teams from each group progressing into a knock-out stage.
Contents |
| Year | Host nation | Final venue | Scores | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |  Bangladesh 212 all out in 49.3 overs (Shahrier Hossain 58, Aminul Islam 43; Saleem Raza 3-?) United Arab Emirates 104 all out 36.5 overs (Arshad Laiq 31*, Saleem Raza 20; Anisur Rahman 3-26, Sheik Salauddin 3-13) |
Bangladesh won by 108 runs |
| 1998 | Nepal | Kathmandu |  Malaysia 83 all out in 37.2 overs (Rohan Selvaratnam 25; Aminul Islam 3-22) Bangladesh 85 for 2 in 21.1 overs (Shahriar Hossain 51) |
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets |
| 2000 | United Arab Emirates | Sharjah |  Hong Kong 186 in 49.4 overs (R.Sharma 78; Asim Saeed 4-32) United Arab Emirates 191 for 7 in 44 overs (Mehmood Pirbaksch 56, Miraj Khaliq 42*; Mohammad Zubair 4-30) |
UAE won by three wickets |
| 2002 | Singapore | Singapore |  Nepal 184 all out in 50 overs (PP Lohani 52, SP Gauchan 47;Arshad Ali4-24) United Arab Emirates 185 for 4 in 38.3 overs (*Khuram Khan 60*, Asim Saeed 41, BK Das 2-27) |
UAE won by six wickets |
| 2004 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | United Arab Emirates 253 for 7 in 50 overs (Syed Maqsood 67,Naeemuddin 37; Hemal Mehta 3-38) Oman 159 all out in 44 overs (Hemal Mehta 39; Ali Assad 4-38) |
UAE beat Oman by 94 runs |
| 2006 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Hong Kong 174 for 8 in 50 overs (T.Smart 56, R. Sharma 45; A. Ali 3-35) United Arab Emirates 175 for 5 in 35.3 overs (K.Khan 59* ; N. Ahmed 3-48) |
UAE beat Hong Kong by 5 wickets |
- Highest total:
- Lowest total:
- Most wins: UAE 4, Bangladesh 2
- Most runs in an innings: AN French
Hong Kong 203* - Most runs in a career: Arshad Ali
United Arab Emirates 461; ZA Shroff 
Singapore 309 - Best batting average: Arshad Ali United Arab Emirates 153.66
- Best bowling in an innings:
- Most wickets in a career: Shadeed Silva United Arab Emirates14
- Best bowling ave: Kashif Butt United Arab Emirates 3.00
- Most catches by an outfielder (career): Khuram Khan United Arab Emirates 5
- Most wicket-keeping dismissals (career):Mohammad Nadeem United Arab Emirates 8
- Most ACC Trophy appearances:
- 1 Sarfraz Ahmed & Fahad Suleiman for
Saudi Arabia v 
Brunei 201* - 2 Rahul Sharma & Khalid Butt for Hong Kong v Singapore 181
- 3 Muhammad Jahangir & Irfan Ahmed for
Qatar v 
Thailand 174 - 4 Nowroz Khan & Karim Sadiq for
Afghanistan v 
Malaysia 171 - 5 Chaminda Ruwan & Munish Arora for Singapore v
Bahrain 170 - 6 Omer Taj & Muhammad Jahangir for Qatar v Iran 174
- 7 Muhammed Iqbal & Arshad Ali for UAE v Brunei 166
- 8 Rahul Sharma & Khalid Butt for Hong Kong v
Myanmar 161 - 9 Nadeem Babar & Hammad Saeed for *Saudi Arabia v Brunei 158
- 10 Arshad Ali & Saqib Ali for UAE v Brunei 152
RECORDS INCOMPLETE
Bangladesh gained full Test status in 2000 and are no longer eligible to participate in the ACC Trophy.