Asian Challenger Trophy
Cricket tournament in Nepal
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Asian Challenger Trophy (ACT)[1] (Nepali: एसियन च्यालेन्जर ट्रफी)[2] is a club Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by Bhairahawa Queens Pvt. Ltd.,[3] a private group in Nepal run by Sushil Pandey, Niraj Aryal and Anil Bhandari. It is the biggest club cricket tournament in the country,[4] played during the northern winter calendar, mostly in the month of January - February. It is played in a league-cum-knockout format in which top four teams qualify for the playoffs.[5] Each team consists of 15 players.
| Countries |  Nepal |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Bhairahawa Queens Pvt. Ltd. |
| Headquarters | Kathmandu |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2020 |
| Latest edition | 2020 |
| Next edition | 2022 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Number of teams | 8 teams |
| Current champion | Shankarnagar Cricket Club |
| Most successful | Shankarnagar Cricket Club (1st title) |
| Most runs | Ali Samad |
| Most wickets | Bikram Bhusal |
| TV | Action Sports HD (2020)
AP1 HD (2022) 1Sports (2022) |
| Website | https://www.act-t20.com |
This tournament is supported by Cricket Association of Rupendehi and promoted by Cricket Association of Nepal and the National Sports Council of Nepal.
2020
The first edition of the tournament was held from 25 February to 5 March 2020 at Siddhartha Rangashala,[6] Bhairahawa[7][8][9] with eight professional clubs from Asian countries made up of domestic and international players from across Asia.[10][11]
Almost 24 international players took part in season one, including Sharad Vesawkar, Basanta Regmi, Rohit Paudel, Rana Naveed, Kamal Airee, Sandeep Sunar, Lokesh Bam, Kushal Bhurtel and Pradeep Airee.[12][13][14]
Shankarnagar Cricket Club emerged as the champions.[15][16][17]
| Teams | Captain | Coach | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhino Cricket Club | Rohit Kumar Paudel | Sushil Pandey | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Shankarnagar Cricket Club | Sandeep Sunar | Basanta Shahi | Butwal, Nepal |
| Showbiz Sports | Ankit Pratap Singh | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| Asrak Sports Global Cricket Club | MBA Chowdhury | Brian Anthony Berthoud | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alpha Warriors India | Hamza Farooqui | Mumbai, India | |
| Sarah Cricket Club | Boda Prashanth | Hyderabad, India | |
| Gujrat Lions | Majid Ilyas Khan | Rana Naveed | Gujrat, Pakistan |
| Western Cricket Club | Basanta Regmi | Bishnu Gywali | Butwal, Nepal |
2022
The Second edition of the tournament will be held from 10 to 22 November 2022 at Kathmandu. This season six professional clubs from Asian Countries will take participate. Tournament will be play as round robin with playoff.