2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Cricket tournament
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The 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup was the fifth edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. It took place from 13 to 23 July 2023 in Sri Lanka.[1][2]
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| Dates | 13 – 23 July 2023 |
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| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and knockout |
| Host | Sri Lanka |
| Champions |  Pakistan A (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  India A |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Nishant Sindhu |
| Most runs |  Avishka Fernando (255) |
| Most wickets | Nishant Sindhu (11) |
The tournament featured a total of eight teams, which included five 'A' teams from the full members of the Asian Cricket Council; and the top three teams from the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup. The 'A' teams from UAE, Oman, and the Nepal national cricket team also participated. Pakistan A won the tournament, defeating India A by 128 runs in the final.
Teams
In January 2023, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the pathway structure and calendar for 2023 and 2024, where they confirmed the dates and format of the tournament.[3] They later announced the fixtures of the tournament on the first week of July.[4]
Squads
 Afghanistan A[5] |
 Bangladesh A[6] |
India A[7] |
Pakistan A[8] |
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| Sri Lanka A[9] |
 Nepal[10] |
 Oman A[11] |
 United Arab Emirates A[12] |
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Prior to the start of the tournament, Nepal's Aarif Sheikh was ruled out of the tournament and was replaced by Pawan Sarraf.
Group stage
Fixtures of the tournament was announced by ACC on 6 July 2023.[13]
Group A
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka A |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.693 |
| 2 | Bangladesh A |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.263 |
| 3 | Afghanistan A |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.416 |
| 4 | Oman A |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −3.243 |
Advanced to the semi-finals
Fixtures
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
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- Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to wet outfield.
- Rafiullah and Shubo Pal (Oman A) both made their List A debuts.
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammed Bilal (Oman A) made his List A debut.
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- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to field.
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Oman A won the toss and elected to field.
- Samay Shrivastava (Oman A) made his List A debut.
- Afghanistan A was eliminated as a result of this match.
Group B
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | India A |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.928 |
| 2 | Pakistan A |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.471 |
| 3 | Nepal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.751 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates A |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.456 |
Advanced to the semi-finals
Fixtures
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- India A won the toss and elected to field.
- Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar (India A) and Mohammed Faraazuddin and Jash Giyanani (United Arab Emirates A) all made their List A debuts.
- Yash Dhull (India A) scored his first century in List A.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
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Kamran Ghulam 63 (53) Jash Giyanani 4/50 (10 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates A won the toss and elected to field.
- Sufiyan Muqeem (Pakistan A) and Nilansh Keswani (United Arab Emirates A) both made their List A debuts.
- Qasim Akram (Pakistan A) took his first five-wicket haul in List A.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
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Kushal Bhurtel 71 (43) Mohammed Faraazuddin 5/36 (6 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates A won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mousom Dhakal (Nep) made his List A debut.
- Kushal Bhurtel (Nep) took his first five-wicket haul in List A.
- Mohammed Faraazuddin (United Arab Emirates A) took his first five-wicket haul in List A.
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- Pakistan A won the toss and elected to bat.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Sri Lanka A
| 262 (45.4) | |||||||
| B2 | Pakistan A
| 322 (50) | |||||||
| B2 | Pakistan A
| 352/8 (50) | |||||||
| B1 | India A
| 224 (40) | |||||||
| B1 | India A
| 211 (49.1) | |||||||
| A2 | Bangladesh A
| 160 (34.2) | |||||||
Semi-finals
1st Semi-final
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- Pakistan A won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Semi-final
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
- Yuvrajsinh Dodiya (India A) made his List A debut.
- Nishant Sindhu (India A) took his first five-wicket haul in List A.
Final
Broadcasting
Star Sports Network broadcast in Indian Subcontinent. Live Streaming[14] in India on Fancode.[15]
| Location | Television broadcaster(s) | Streaming |
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| India Nepal Sri Lanka Bangladesh | Cable/satellite (pay): Star Sports (Indian TV network)[16] | Fancode
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| Oman Nepal Afghanistan Pakistan UAE | Asian Cricket Council Official YouTube Channel [17] | |