The 5th edition of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup started on 13th July 2023, in Sri Lanka. The age-group tournament is making a return after four years. In the previous edition held in Bangladesh, Pakistan emerged victorious after beating the host in the final. Sri Lanka is the most successful side, having won successive titles in 2017 and 2018. India clinched the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2013. Here are the complete details of ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023.
Men’s Asia Cup 2023
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Tournament | ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 |
| Organized by | Asian Cricket Council |
| Current Edition | 5th Edition |
| Start Date (Opening Match) | 13 July 2023, Thursday |
| End Date (Final Match) | 23 July 2023, Sunday |
| Matches | 15 Matches |
| No. of Teams | 8 |
| Teams | India A, Sri Lanka A, Pakistan A, Afghanistan A, Nepal A, Bangladesh A, Oman A, UAE A |
| No. of Venues | 4 Venues in Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Venues | Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo, P Sara Oval, Colombo, and R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Live Telecast | Star Sports Channels and Fancode App/ Website |
| official Website | https://asiancricket.org/ |
| Winner | Pakistan A |
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Schedule
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 ACC Men’s Teams Asia Cup 2023. They later announced the fixtures of the ACC Men’s Teams Asia Cup 2023 on the 6th of July 2023. Here is the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup Schedule 2023.
| S.No. | Date | Day | Men’s Asia Cup Schedule 2023 | Venue | Timings (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 July 2023 | Thursday | Sri Lanka A vs Bangladesh A, 1st Match, Group A | Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo | 10:00 AM |
| 2. | 13 July 2023 | Thursday | Afghanistan A vs Oman A, 2nd Match, Group A | Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | 10:00 AM |
| 3. | 14 July 2023 | Friday | India A vs UAE A, 3rd Match, Group B | Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo | 10:00 AM |
| 4. | 14 July 2023 | Friday | Pakistan A vs Nepal A, 4th Match, Group B | Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | 10:00 AM |
| 5. | 15 July 2023 | Saturday | Bangladesh A vs Oman A, 5th Match, Group A | Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo | 10:00 AM |
| 6. | 15 July 2023 | Saturday | Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A, 6th Match, Group A | Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | 10:00 AM |
| 7. | 17 July 2023 | Monday | Pakistan A vs UAE A, 7th Match, Group B | P Sara Oval, Colombo | 10:00 AM |
| 8. | 17 July 2023 | Monday | India A vs Nepal A, 8th Match, Group B | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2:00 PM |
| 9. | 18 July 2023 | Tuesday | Bangladesh A vs Afghanistan A, 9th Match, Group A | P Sara Oval, Colombo | 10:00 AM |
| 10. | 18 July 2023 | Tuesday | Sri Lanka A vs Oman A, 10th Match, Group A | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2:00 PM |
| 11. | 19 July 2023 | Wednesday | Nepal A vs UAE A, 11th Match, Group B | P Sara Oval, Colombo | 10:00 AM |
| 12. | 19 July 2023 | Wednesday | Pakistan A vs India A, 12th Match, Group B | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2:00 PM |
| 13. | 21 July 2023 | Friday | Sri Lanka A vs Pakistan A, Semi-Final 1 | P Sara Oval, Colombo | 10:00 AM |
| 14. | 21 July 2023 | Friday | India A vs Bangladesh A, Semi-Final 2 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2:00 PM |
| 15. | 23 July 2023 | Sunday | Pakistan A vs India A, Final | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2:00 PM |
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Teams
Eight teams will compete in the tournament with the ‘A’ teams of the full members of the Asian Cricket Council. The teams will be split into two groups for round-robin clashes before the top two in each group proceed to the semifinal of the 50-over tournament. The 8 Teams of ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 are India A, Sri Lanka A, Pakistan A, Afghanistan A, Nepal A, Bangladesh A, Oman A, and UAE A. Here is the list of ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Teams–
- UAE A
- Oman A
- Nepal A
- India A
- Pakistan A
- Sri Lanka A
- Bangladesh A
- Afghanistan A
Group A- Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A, Oman A, and Sri Lanka A
Group B- India A, Pakistan A, Nepal A, and UAE A
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Squad
India A Squad 2023 – Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma (vc), Nikin Jose, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Yash Dhull (c), Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Manav Suthar, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Harshit Rana, Akash Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rajvardhan Hangargekar. Stand-bys: Harsh Dubey, Nehal Wadhera, Snell Patel, Mohit Redkar.
Sri Lanka A Squad 2023 – Dunith Wellalage (c), Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Avishka Fernando, Lasith Croospulle, Sahan Arachchige, Ashen Bandara, Lahiru Udara (wk), Janith Liyanage, Binura Fernando, Lahiru Samarakoon, Isitha Wijesundera, Chamika Karunaratne, Pramod Madushan, Dushan Hemantha.
Pakistan A Squad 2023 – Mohammad Haris (c, wk), Omair Bin Yousuf (vc), Amad Butt, Arshad Iqbal, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Muqeem and Tayyab Tahir. Non-traveling reserves: Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Junaid and Rohail Nazir.
Afghanistan A Squad 2023 – Shahidullah Kamal (c), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Ishaq Rahimi (wk), Riaz Hassan, Ihsanullah Jannat, Noor Ali Zadran, Zubaid Akbari, Baheer Shah, Allah Noor Nasiri, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Izharulhaq Naveed, Wafadar Momand, Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai, Salim Safi, Zia Ur Rehman Akbar, and Bilal Sami. Reserves: Abdul Malik, Asghar Atal, Abdul Baqi, Zuhaib Zamankhil
Nepal A Squad 2023 – Rohit Paudel (c), Arjun Saud (wk), Aasif Sheikh (wk), Kushal Bhurtel, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratish GC, Dev Khanal, Sandeep Jora, Kushal Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Bhim Sharki, Pawan Sarraf, Surya Tamang, Kishor Mahato, Shyam Dhakal.
Bangladesh A Squad 2023 – Mohammed Saif Hassan (c), Mohammad Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shahadat Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan (vc), Soumya Sarkar, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rakibul Hasan, Mohammad Mrittunjoy Chowdhury Nipun, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Ripon Mondol, Mohammad Musfik Hasan, Akbar Ali, Naim Sheikh. Reserves: Amite Hasan, Sumon Khan, Nayeem Hasan, Hasan Murad.
Oman A Squad 2023 – Aaqib Ilyas (c), Jatinder Singh, Kashyap Prajapati, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Suraj Kumar, Jay Odedra, Kaleemullah, Ahmed Fayyaz Butt, Samay Shrivastava, Wasim Ali, Rafiullah, Abdul Rauf, Shubo Pal, Muhammed Bilal.
UAE A Squad 2023 – Ali Naseer (c), Adithya Shetty, Aryansh Sharma, Ansh Tandon, Ashwanth Valthapa, Ethan D’Souza, Fahad Nawaz, Jash Giyanani, Jonathan Figy, Lovepreet Singh, Matiullah, Mohammad Faraazuddin, Muhammad Jawadullah, Nilansh Keswani, Sanchit Sharma.
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Players List
| S.NO | India A 2023 Players | Sri Lanka A 2023 Players | Pakistan A 2023 Players | Afghanistan A 2023 Players | Nepal A 2023 Players | Bangladesh A 2023 Players | Oman A 2023 Players | UAE A 2023 Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sai Sudharsan | Dunith Wellalage (Captain) | Omair Yousuf | Riaz Hasan | Rohit Paudel (Captain) | Saif Hassan (Captain) | Aqib Ilyas (Captain) | Ali Naseer (Captain) |
| 2. | Nikin Jose | Minod Bhanuka (wk) | Sahibzada Farhan | Noor Ali Zadran | Arjun Saud (wk) | Tanzid Hasan | Wasim Ali | Ethan D’Souza |
| 3. | Yash Dhull (Captain) | Sahan Arachchige | Saim Ayub | Baheer Shah | Kushal Bhurtel | Shahadat Hossain | Muhammed Bilal | Jash Giyanani |
| 4. | Riyan Parag | Ashen Bandara | Tayyab Tahir | Shahidullah Kamal (Captain) | Gulsan Jha | Mahmudul Hasan Joy | Fayyaz Butt | Jonathan Figy |
| 5. | Nishant Sindhu | Lasith Croospulle | Mubasir Khan | Zubaid Akbari | Sompal Kami | Soumya Sarkar | Ayaan Khan | Mohammad Faraazuddin |
| 6. | Abhishek Sharma | Avishka Fernando | Qasim Akram | Sharafuddin Ashraf | Pratish GC | Mohammad Naim | Shoaib Khan | Muhammad Jawadullah |
| 7. | Yuvrajsinh Dodiya | Binura Fernando | Amad Butt | Ikram Alikhil (wk) | Dev Khanal | Mahedi Hasan | Suraj Kumar | Matiullah Khan |
| 8. | Pradosh Paul | Dushan Hemantha | Kamran Ghulam | Izharulhaq Naveed | Sandeep Jora | Musfik Hasan | Kaleemullah | Nilansh Keswani |
| 9. | Prabhsimran Singh | Chamika Karunaratne | Mohammad Wasim Jr | Wafadar Momand | Kushal Malla | Parvez Hossain Emon | Jay Odedra | Fahad Nawaz |
| 10. | Dhruv Jurel | Janith Liyanage | Mohammad Haris (Captain, Keeper) | Mohammad Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai | Lalit Rajbanshi | Zakir Hasan | Shubo Pal | Aryansh Sharma |
| 11. | Manav Suthar | Pramod Madushan | Haseebullah Khan | Zia-ur-Rehman | Bhim Sharki | Akbar Ali | Kashyap Prajapati | Adhitya Shetty |
| 12. | Harshit Rana | Lahiru Samarakoon | Arshad Iqbal | Bilal Sami | Pawan Sarraf | Rakibul Hasan | Rafiullah | Sanchit Sharma |
| 13. | Akash Singh | Pasindu Sooriyabandara | Mehran Mumtaz | Zubaid Akbari | Aasif Sheikh (wk) | Mrittunjoy Chowdhury | Abdul Rauf | Lovepreet Singh |
| 14. | Nitish Reddy | Lahiru Udara | Shahnawaz Dahani | Ihsanullah Janat | Surya Tamang | Tanzim Hasan Sakib | Jatinder Singh | Ansh Tandon |
| 15. | RS Hangargekar | Isitha Wijesundera | Sufiyan Muqeem | Ishaq Rahimi (wk) | Kishor Mahato | Ripon Mondol | Samay Shrivastava | Ashwanth Valthapa |
| 16. | – | – | – | Mohammad Saleem | Shyam Dhakal | – | – | – |
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Match Time
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Match Time- There will be a total of 12 leagues and 3 playoff matches, there are 2 times for matches starting at 10:00 AM, and 2:00 PM. Here is the Men’s Asia Cup 2023 Match Time Schedule-
| S.No. | Date | Men’s Asia Cup 2023 Matches | Men’s Asia Cup Match Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 July 2023, Thursday | Sri Lanka A vs Bangladesh A, 1st Match, Group A | 10:00 AM |
| 2. | 13 July 2023, Thursday | Afghanistan A vs Oman A, 2nd Match, Group A | 10:00 AM |
| 3. | 14 July 2023, Friday | India A vs UAE A, 3rd Match, Group B | 10:00 AM |
| 4. | 14 July 2023, Friday | Pakistan A vs Nepal A, 4th Match, Group B | 10:00 AM |
| 5. | 15 July 2023, Saturday | Bangladesh A vs Oman A, 5th Match, Group A | 10:00 AM |
| 6. | 15 July 2023, Saturday | Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A, 6th Match, Group A | 10:00 AM |
| 7. | 17 July 2023, Monday | Pakistan A vs UAE A, 7th Match, Group B | 10:00 AM |
| 8. | 17 July 2023, Monday | India A vs Nepal A, 8th Match, Group B | 2:00 PM |
| 9. | 18 July 2023, Tuesday | Bangladesh A vs Afghanistan A, 9th Match, Group A | 10:00 AM |
| 10. | 18 July 2023, Tuesday | Sri Lanka A vs Oman A, 10th Match, Group A | 2:00 PM |
| 11. | 19 July 2023, Wednesday | Nepal A vs UAE A, 11th Match, Group B | 10:00 AM |
| 12. | 19 July 2023, Wednesday | Pakistan A vs India A, 12th Match, Group B | 2:00 PM |
| 13. | 21 July 2023, Friday | Sri Lanka A vs Pakistan A, Semi-Final 1 | 10:00 AM |
| 14. | 21 July 2023, Friday | India A vs Bangladesh A, Semi-Final 2 | 2:00 PM |
| 15. | 23 July 2023, Sunday | Pakistan A vs India A, Final | 2:00 PM |
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Live Streaming in India
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Live Telecast Channel- Star Sports acquire the exclusive television right, for broadcasting ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023. Fans across India can watch all the action Live on Star Sports Channels.
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Live Streaming OTT Platform– The live Telecast of ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 matches will also be available on the Fan Code app and website. The Live Streaming of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 will also be available to watch on Asian Cricket Council Youtube Channel.
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Venue
All the matches of Men’s Asia Cup 2023 will be played at 4 venues in Colombo, Sri Lanka, namely Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo, P Sara Oval, Colombo, and R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Here is the Men’s Asia Cup 2023 Venue-
- P Sara Oval, Colombo
- Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
- R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Points Table
| S.No. | Group A Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sri Lanka A | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | +1.693 |
| 2. | Bangladesh A | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | +1.263 |
| 3. | Afghanistan A | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | +0.449 |
| 4. | Oman A | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 0 | -3.243 |
| S.No. | Group B Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | India A | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 6 | +2.928 |
| 2. | Pakistan A | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | +1.471 |
| 3. | Nepal A | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | -0.751 |
| 4. | UAE A | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 0 | -3.456 |
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Toss Winners List
| S.No. | Date | Matches | Men’s Asia Cup Toss Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 July 2023 | Sri Lanka A vs Bangladesh A, 1st Match, Group A | BAN A won the toss and opt to bowl |
| 2. | 13 July 2023 | Afghanistan A vs Oman A, 2nd Match, Group A | AFG A won the toss and opt to bat |
| 3. | 14 July 2023 | India A vs UAE A, 3rd Match, Group B | IND A won the toss and opt to bowl |
| 4. | 14 July 2023 | Pakistan A vs Nepal A, 4th Match, Group B | NEP A won the toss and opt to bat |
| 5. | 15 July 2023 | Bangladesh A vs Oman A, 5th Match, Group A | BAN A won the toss and opt to bowl |
| 6. | 15 July 2023 | Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A, 6th Match, Group A | SL A won the toss and opt to bowl |
| 7. | 17 July 2023 | Pakistan A vs UAE A, 7th Match, Group B | UAE A won the toss and opt to bowl |
| 8. | 17 July 2023 | India A vs Nepal A, 8th Match, Group B | NEP A won the toss and opt to bat |
| 9. | 18 July 2023 | Bangladesh A vs Afghanistan A, 9th Match, Group A | BAN A won the toss and opt to bat |
| 10. | 18 July 2023 | Sri Lanka A vs Oman A, 10th Match, Group A | Oman A won the toss and opt to bowl |
| 11. | 19 July 2023 | Nepal A vs UAE A, 11th Match, Group B | UAE A won the toss and opt to bat |
| 12. | 19 July 2023 | Pakistan A vs India A, 12th Match, Group B | PAK A won the toss and opt to bat |
| 13. | 21 July 2023 | Sri Lanka A vs Pakistan A, Semi-Final 1 | PAK A won the toss and opt to bat |
| 14. | 21 July 2023 | India A vs Bangladesh A, Semi-Final 2 | BAN A won the toss and opt to bowl |
| 15. | 23 July 2023 | Pakistan A vs India A, Final |
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Match Result
| S.No. | Date | Matches | Men’s Asia Cup Match Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 July 2023 | Sri Lanka A vs Bangladesh A, 1st Match, Group A | SL won by 48 Runs |
| 2. | 13 July 2023 | Afghanistan A vs Oman, 2nd Match, Group A | AFG won by 72 Runs |
| 3. | 14 July 2023 | India A vs UAE, 3rd Match, Group B | IND won by 8 wickets |
| 4. | 14 July 2023 | Pakistan A vs Nepal, 4th Match, Group B | PAK won by 4 wickets |
| 5. | 15 July 2023 | Bangladesh A vs Oman, 5th Match, Group A | BAN A won by 8 wickets |
| 6. | 15 July 2023 | Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A, 6th Match, Group A | AFG won by 11 Runs |
| 7. | 17 July 2023 | Pakistan A vs UAE, 7th Match, Group B | PAK won by 184 Runs |
| 8. | 17 July 2023 | India A vs Nepal, 8th Match, Group B | IND A won by 9 wickets |
| 9. | 18 July 2023 | Bangladesh A vs Afghanistan A, 9th Match, Group A | BAN A won by 21 Runs |
| 10. | 18 July 2023 | Sri Lanka A vs Oman, 10th Match, Group A | SL A won by 217 Runs |
| 11. | 19 July 2023 | Nepal vs UAE, 11th Match, Group B | NEP A won by 3 wickets |
| 12. | 19 July 2023 | Pakistan A vs India A, 12th Match, Group B | IND A won by 8 wickets |
| 13. | 21 July 2023 | Sri Lanka A vs Pakistan A, Semi-Final 1 | PAK A won by 60 Runs |
| 14. | 21 July 2023 | India A vs Bangladesh A, Semi-Final 2 | IND A won by 51 Runs |
| 15. | 23 July 2023 | Pakistan A vs India A, Final |