The 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup was played from 27 October until 2 November 2007 in Kuwait.
Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
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Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group Stage with Finals |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() ![]() |
Participants | 10 |
The ten competing teams were: Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the UAE.
Group stage
editGroup A
editGroup A saw eventual finalists Oman and Afghanistan finish in the top two and qualify for the semi-final stage. Malaysia failed to win a match,[1] despite featuring Somerset player Arul Suppiah in their squad.[2]
Team | M | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
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Oman | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Afghanistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Qatar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Nepal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
editGroup B was a closer group than Group A. The UAE topped the group after winning all four of their games, and hosts Kuwait joined them in the semi-finals after finishing ahead of Singapore.[1]
Team | M | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
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United Arab Emirates | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Kuwait | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Singapore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Semi-finals
edit 1 November 2007
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Adnan Ilyas 48 (36)
Azmatullah 2/31 (4 overs) |
Azmatullah 41 (28 overs)
Hemin Desai 3/22 (3 overs) |
3rd place play-off
editFinal
edit 2 November 2007
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Karim Sadiq 27 (24)
Zeshan Ahmed 3/30 (3 overs) |
Nelesh Palmer 66 (56)
Hameed Hasan 2/31 (4 overs) |
- Tournament regulations stated that a Bowl-out was to be used in the event of a tie, but due to the poor condition of the pitch after the match it was cancelled and the trophy shared
Final standings
editPosition | Team |
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1st | Oman
Afghanistan |
3rd | Kuwait |
4th | United Arab Emirates |
5th | Qatar |
6th | Singapore |
7th | Nepal |
8th | Saudi Arabia |
9th | Hong Kong |
10th | Malaysia |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup Archived 2009-11-25 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ Malaysia squad Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine at Asian Cricket Council official website
External links
editInternational cricket in 2007-08