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2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup

Dates	24 February 2023 – 5 March 2023
Cricket format	50 overs
Tournament format(s)	Group round-robin and knockouts
Host(s)	Thailand
Champions	Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up	Bahrain
Participants	8
Matches	15
Most runs	Padmakar Surve (199)
Most wickets	Ishtiaq Ahmad (12) Abdul Majid (12)
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The 2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup was the inaugural edition of the ACC Men's Challenger Cup, hosted by Thailand in February and March 2023. The tournament was part of the qualification pathway for the 2023 Asia Cup.

Eight teams took part in the tournament, among whom the top two qualified for the 2023 Men's Premier Cup. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the schedule of the tournament on 9 February 2023.

Bahrain and Saudi Arabia topped their respective groups before qualifying for the Men's Premier Cup by winning the two semi-final matches, with Saudi Arabia beating Bahrain in the final by 10 wickets.

Teams

Group stage

Group A

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Bahrain	3	3	0	0	6	4.844
2	Bhutan	3	1	2	0	2	−0.340
3	Iran	3	1	2	0	2	−0.779
4	Maldives	3	1	2	0	2	−2.473

  Advanced to the knockout stage

Fixtures

Bhutan  104 (32.2 overs)	v	Bahrain 105/3 (29.3 overs)
Thinley Jamtsho 30 (34) Sathaiya Veerapathiran 3/15 (6.1 overs)		Junaid Aziz 56 (85) Suprit Pradhan 2/18 (4.3 overs)

• Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.

Maldives  157 (31.2 overs)	v	Iran 130 (42.3 overs)
Umar Adam 58 (40) Zahed Afarin 5/22 (8.2 overs)		Zahed Afarin 25 (59) Umar Adam 4/22 (10 overs)

• Maldives won the toss and elected to bat.

Bahrain  380/6 (50 overs)	v	Maldives 88 (31.3 overs)
Shahbaz Badar 178 (144) Ibrahim Hassan 3/79 (10 overs)		Mohamed Mahfooz 35 (41) Sathaiya Veerapathiran 2/3 (4 overs)

• Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.

Iran  150 (48.3 overs)	v	Bhutan 100 (24 overs)
Abdolvahab Ebrahimpour 37 (69) Tenzin Wangchuk 2/19 (10 overs)		Gakul Ghalley 22 (29) Masood Jayezeh 4/37 (7 overs)

• Iran won the toss and elected to bat.

Iran  46 (19.5 overs)	v	Bahrain 50/0 (4 overs)
Abbas Ali Raeisi 14* (41) Abdul Majid 4/12 (6.5 overs)		Sohail Ahmed 30* (12)

• Iran won the toss and elected to bat.

Maldives  105 (42.2 overs)	v	Bhutan 106/6 (28.1 overs)
Umar Adam 23 (22) Ngawang Thinley 3/25 (10 overs)		Jigme Singye 24 (49) Leem Shafeeg 4/11 (5 overs)

• Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.

Group B

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Saudi Arabia	3	3	0	0	6	4.844
2	Thailand	3	2	1	0	4	2.053
3	Indonesia	3	1	2	0	2	0.243
4	Myanmar	3	0	3	0	0	−5.293

  Advanced to the knockout stage

Fixtures

Indonesia  117 (29.3 overs)	v	Saudi Arabia 118/2 (25 overs)
Padmakar Surve 63 (73) Zuhair 3/14 (3.3 overs)		Waqar Ul Hassan 49* (67) Ferdinando Banunaek 1/9 (2 overs)

• Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.

Thailand  332/6 (50 overs)	v	Myanmar 60 (24.3 overs)
Daniel Jacobs 152 (143) Htet Lin Oo 3/58 (7 overs)		Swan Htet Ko Ko 22 (31) Chanchai Pengkumta 3/19 (5 overs)

• Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.

Thailand  80 (25.2 overs)	v	Saudi Arabia 81/1 (15.4 overs)
Akshay Yadav 19 (43) Zain-ul-Abidin 3/18 (6.2 overs)		Waqar Ul Hassan 34* (35) Jandre Coetzee 1/5 (3 overs)

• Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.

Indonesia  300/8 (50 overs)	v	Myanmar 105 (28.5 overs)
Padmakar Surve 128 (91) Nyein Chan Soe 3/38 (7 overs)		Ko Ko Lin Thu 22 (30) Gede Arta 5/23 (6.5 overs)

• Indonesia won the toss and elected to bat.

Saudi Arabia  424/7 (50 overs)	v	Myanmar 97 (25.2 overs)
Abdul Manan Ali 102* (80) Aung Ko Ko 2/72 (8 overs)		Ye Naing Tun 29 (31) Ahmed Baladraf 4/30 (8.3 overs)

• Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to bat.

Indonesia  125 (42 overs)	v	Thailand 127/6 (28.5 overs)
Danilson Hawoe 37 (50) Nopphon Senamontree 5/13 (10 overs)		Phiriyapong Suanchuai 44 (65) Ferdinando Banunaek 3/21 (5.5 overs)

• Thailand won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	A2	Bhutan	62 (22.2)
	B1	Saudi Arabia	63/1 (12.3)
						A1	Bahrain	26 (21.1)
						B1	Saudi Arabia	30/0 (4.1)
	A1	Bahrain	169 (45.5)
	B2	Thailand	91 (26.4)

Semi-finals

1st semi-final

Bhutan  62 (22.2 overs)	v	Saudi Arabia 63/1 (12.3 overs)
Suprit Pradhan 24 (29) Ishtiaq Ahmad 4/7 (5 overs)		Waqar Ul Hassan 41* (41)

• Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd semi-final

Bahrain  169 (45.5 overs)	v	Thailand 91 (26.4 overs)
Sohail Ahmed 64 (115) Jandre Coetzee 4/18 (8 overs)		Robert Raina 28 (41) Zeeshan Abbas 4/33 (7 overs)

• Thailand won the toss and elected to field.

Final

Bahrain  26 (21.1 overs)	v	Saudi Arabia 30/0 (4.1 overs)
Abdul Majid 7 (42) Atif-Ur-Rehman 4/10 (8 overs)		Waqar Ul Hassan 16* (13)

• Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.

References

1. ^ "Thailand Cricket to host ACC Men's Challenger Cup 2023 in February/March". Czarsportz. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
2. "Men's cricket team prepares for ACC Men's Challenger Cup 2023". Kuensel. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
3. @ACCMedia1 (9 February 2023). "The ACC Men's Challenger Cup 2023 will be held in Thailand. The 50-over-a-side tournament will take place from February 24th to March 5th 2023. The series provides an opportunity for some of Asia's emerging teams to showcase their talent" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Saudi Arabia, Bahrain win through ACC Challenger Cup". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

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