2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup

2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup
Official logo for 2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup
Dates27 January – 11 February 2024
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockouts
Host(s) Thailand
Champions Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up Cambodia
Participants10
Matches22
Player of the seriesCambodia Luqman Butt
Most runsCambodia Luqman Butt (245)
Most wicketsCambodia Sharwan Godara (12)
Cambodia Utkarsh Jain (12)
2023

The 2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup, the second edition of the ACC Men's Challenger Cup, was played in Thailand in January and February 2024.[1] All of the matches had Twenty20 International (T20I) status, and the tournament was a part of the qualification pathway for the 2025 Asia Cup.[2]

Cambodia and Saudi Arabia qualified for the Premier Cup by winning their respective semi-final matches.[3][4] Singapore beat Japan by 8 wickets in the third-place play-off.[5] Saudi Arabia beat Cambodia by 5 wickets in the final.[6] The victory meant that Saudi Arabia retained the trophy,[7] having won the 50-over format tournament in 2023.[8]

  1. ^ "Thailand Cricket to host ACC Men's Challenger Cup 2024 in January/February". Czarsportz. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ "ACC announces 2023-24 cricket calendar; India, Pakistan in same group for Asia Cup 2023". Sportstar. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Cambodia win a place alongside the Asian elite as they beat Singapore by six wickets". Cricket Association of Thailand. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ^ "ACC Men's T20I Challenger Trophy: Faisal leads Saudi Arabia to semi-final victory". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Singapore Chase 216 for 3rd place". Japan Cricket Association. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Saudi Arabia see off Cambodia challenge to win ACC challenger cup". Cricket Association of Thailand. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Saudi Arabia see off Cambodia to retain ACC Challenger Cup title in Thailand". Arab News. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Saudi Arabia, Bahrain win through ACC Challenger Cup". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 February 2024.