# 1996 ACC Trophy

The 1996 ACC Trophy was a cricket tournament in Malaysia, which took place from 6 to 16 September 1996. It gave Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helped form an essential part of regional rankings. The tournament was won by Bangladesh who defeated the UAE in the final by 108 runs.

## Teams

The teams were separated into two groups of six. The following teams took part in the tournament:
| Bangladesh  Brunei  Fiji  Hong Kong  Japan  Nepal | Malaysia  Maldives  Papua New Guinea  Singapore  Thailand  United Arab Emirates |

## Group stages

The top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals.

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.447 | 10 |
| Fiji | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.372 | 8 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.747 | 6 |
| Nepal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -0.414 | 4 |
| Brunei | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1.640 | 2 |
| Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -5.099 | 0 |
* 6 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Bangladesh 213/9 (50 overs) | v | Nepal 90/5 (39.2 overs) |
| Harunur Rashid 52 Raju Khadka 2/42 (? overs) | | V. Karmacharya 24 Saiful Islam 2/12 (? overs) |
* Bangladesh won on faster scoring rate Kuala Lumpur
* When play was halted at 39.2 over, Nepal needed to have scored 168 runs to win. Scorecard not complete.
* 6 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Brunei 230/9 (50 overs) | v | Japan 71 all out (35 overs) |
| Stuart Alpe 58 Tomohiro Amino 3/28 (10 overs) | | Hirokazu Takahashi 34 Manzur Ahmed 3/7 (5 overs) |
* Brunei won by 159 runs Kuala Lumpur
* 6 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Fiji 225 all out (49.1 overs) | v | Hong Kong 206/9 (47.4 overs) |
| Jone Sorovakatini 56 Stewart Brew 5/48 (? overs) | | Stewart Brew 47 Lesi Sorovakatini 3/25 (? overs) |
* Fiji won by 19 runs Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Player of the match: Stewart Brew (Hong Kong)
* Scorecard not complete
* 7 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Fiji 156 all out (48.3 overs) | v | Bangladesh 157/4 (39 overs) |
| Taione Batina 39 Salahuddin Ahmed 3/20 (10 overs) | | Aminul Islam 44* Jone Sorovakatini 1/23 (? overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 141 runs Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 7 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Japan 72 all out (33 overs) | v | Nepal 73/2 (15 overs) |
| H. Minami 17 L.B. Chhetri 3/8 (6 overs) | | Manish Raj Pandey 27 A. Funayama 1/16 (3 overs) |
* Nepal won by 8 wickets The Padang, Kuala Lumpur Player of the match: Manish Raj Pandey (Nepal)
* 8 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Brunei 129/9 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 133/1 (24 overs) |
| Sanjiv Sabharwal 22 Saiful Islam 4/21 (10 overs) | | Harunur Rashid 66* Ian Campbell 1/3 (? overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 9 wickets Rubber Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 8 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Fiji 257/7 (50 overs) | v | Nepal 134 all out (40.2 overs) |
| Lesi Sorovakatini 70 Mosharraf 3/35 (? overs) | | Pawan Agrawal 33 Lesi Sorovakatini 2/21 (? overs) |
* Fiji won by 123 runs Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 8 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Japan 89 all out (47.3 overs) | v | Hong Kong 93/3 (12.4 overs) |
| Tetsuo Fuji 15 Stewart Brew 4/22 (10 overs) | | Stewart Brew 50* A. Funayama 2/65 (6.4 overs) |
* Hong Kong won by 7 wickets Royal Military College, Sungai Besi
* 10 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Bangladesh 270/4 (42 overs) | v | Japan 56 all out (27 overs) |
| Shahriar Hossain 104 Tetsuo Fuji 2/34 (3 overs) | | Hirokazu Takahashi 25 (29) Akram Khan 6/5 (6 overs) |
* Bangladesh won on faster scoring rate Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
* Bangladesh innings reduced to 42 overs, Japan target was 242 runs in 37 overs
* 10 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Hong Kong 380/5 (50 overs) | v | Brunei 93 all out (30 overs) |
| Rahul Sharma 139 | | R. Somasundram 37* Rahul Sharma 3/11 (? overs) |
* Hong Kong won by 287 runs Perbadanan Kemajuan Negari Selangor, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 11 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Bangladesh 224/7 (50 overs) | v | Hong Kong 116 all out (40.1 overs) |
| Shahriar Hossain 67 Stewart Brew 3/56 (9 overs) | | Pat Fordham 27 Salahuddin Ahmed 3/29 (10 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 108 runs Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Player of the match: Saiful Islam (Bangladesh)
* 11 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Nepal 171 all out (45 overs) | v | Brunei 93 all out (30 overs) |
| Pawan Agrawal 80 Ian Campbell 3/35 (? overs) | | Stuart Alpe 26 Musharaf Izhar 3/8 (? overs) |
* Nepal won by 64 runs Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Player of the match: Pawan Agrawal (Nepal)
* Scorecard not complete
* 11 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Fiji 469/7 (50 overs) | v | Japan 89 all out (47.1 overs) |
| Joji Bulabalavu 150 Nobuyasa Yoshioka 2/67 (5 overs) | | Kenichi Katohi 21 Seci Sekinini 3/11 (7 overs) |
* Fiji won by 380 runs Royal Military College, Sungai Besi Player of the match: Joji Bulabalavu (Fiji)
* 12 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Brunei 177/9 (50 overs) | v | Fiji 181/6 (30.1 overs) |
| Brett MacRae 40 Seci Sekinini 3/35 (? overs) | | Joeli Mateyawa 67* R. Somasundram 2/30 (? overs) |
* Fiji won by 4 wickets Perbadanan Kemajuan Negari Selangor, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 12 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Nepal 137 all out (49 overs) | v | Hong Kong 139/4 (33.3 overs) |
| Musharaf Izhar 47 Ravi Sujanani 4/30 (? overs) | | Mark Eames 43 |
* Hong Kong won by 6 wickets Royal Military College, Sungai Besi
* Scorecard not complete

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.769 | 10 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.426 | 8 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.859 | 6 |
| Singapore | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1.153 | 4 |
| Maldives | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -0.059 | 2 |
| Thailand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -3.549 | 0 |
* 6 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Papua New Guinea 172/8 (50 overs) | v | Malaysia 46 all out (23.2 overs) |
| Vai Kevau 46 Tan Kim Hing 2/28 (? overs) | | Dinesh Ramadas 12 Rarua Ipi 5/16 (? overs) |
* Papua New Guinea won by 126 runs Perbadanan Kemajuan Negari Selangor, Kuala Lumpur Player of the match: Rarua Ipi (Papua New Guinea)
* Scorecard not complete
* 6 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Thailand 129 all out (46.4 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 130/2 (21.1 overs) |
| Saleem Raza 4/13 (? overs) | | |
* United Arab Emirates won by 8 wickets Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 7 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Malaysia 114 all out (47.4 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 115/8 (47.4 overs) |
| Suresh Navaratnam 39 Saleem Raza 4/21 (? overs) | | Azhar Saeed 25 Marimuthu Muniandy 5/29 (? overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 2 wickets Perbadanan Kemajuan Negari Selangor, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 7 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Papua New Guinea 183 all out (46.3 overs) | v | Maldives 149 all out (46.5 overs) |
| Aukuma Noka 56 Imad Ismail 3/34 (? overs) | | Ahmed Kaleem 26 Vavine Pala 3/18 (? overs) |
* Papua New Guinea won by 34 runs Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 7 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Thailand 140/9 (50 overs) | v | Singapore 141/2 (30.2 overs) |
| Varin Khaniyo 40 Anthon Ranggi 3/18 (? overs) | | Thaiyar Mohamed 76* |
* Singapore won by 8 wickets Rubber Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 8 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Maldives 190 all out (49.1 overs) | v | Singapore 191/5 (47.5 overs) |
| Faiz Sammad 45 Anthon Ranggi 4/42 (? overs) | | T. Ravichandran 65 Imad Ismail 2/43 (? overs) |
* Singapore won by 5 wickets Perbadanan Kemajuan Negari Selangor, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 8 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Papua New Guinea 186/9 (50 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 184/7 (41.1 overs) |
| Vavine Pala 65 Arshad Laeeq 4/32 (? overs) | | Arshad Laeeq 57 Tuku Raka 3/40 (? overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 3 wickets Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Player of the match: Arshad Laeeq (UAE)
* Scorecard not complete
* 10 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Thailand 36 all out (29 overs) | v | Malaysia 37/1 (5.4 overs) |
| Shujaul Ansari 10 Marimuthu Muniandy 4/8 (8 overs) | | Suresh Navaratnam 23* |
* Malaysia won by 9 wickets Royal Military College, Sungai Besi
* Scorecard not complete
* 10 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Maldives 167 all out (46.3 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 171/2 (31.2 overs) |
| Abdullah Shafeeu 48 Mohammad Hyder 5/34 (? overs) | | Azhar Saeed 100* |
* United Arab Emirates won by 8 wickets Rubber Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 10 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Papua New Guinea 178/5 (40.1 overs) | v | Singapore 85/9 (25 overs) |
| Vai Kevau 55 H. Rasheed 2/11 (? overs) | | Kiran Deshpande 20 Rarua Ipi 4/15 (? overs) |
* Papua New Guinea won on faster scoring rate Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Player of the match: Ipi Morea (Papua New Guinea)
* Papua New Guinea innings reduced to 40.1 overs, Singapore target was 129 runs in 25 overs. Scorecard not complete.
* 11 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Malaysia 296/7 (50 overs) | v | Singapore 143/9 (50 overs) |
| Suresh Navaratnam 67 Dinesh Chelvathurai 4/51 (? overs) | | Graham Wilson 38 Jeevandran Nair 5/22 (? overs) |
* Malaysia won by 153 runs Rubber Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur Player of the match: Suresh Navaratnam (Malaysia)
* Scorecard not complete
* 11 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Maldives 271/9 (50 overs) | v | Thailand 114 all out (36.2 overs) |
| Ibrahim Hussain 87 Pradeep Gulati 3/43 (? overs) | | Anil Tanwani 47 Mohamed Shahid 4/23 (? overs) |
* Maldives won by 157 runs Perbadanan Kemajuan Negari Selangor, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 12 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Maldives 120 all out (46.5 overs) | v | Malaysia 122/5 (35 overs) |
| Ahmed Kaleem 30 Marimuthu Muniandy 4/26 (? overs) | | Suresh Singh 65 Mohamed Shahid 3/35 (? overs) |
* Malaysia won by 5 wickets Rubber Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 12 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Thailand 92 all out (45 overs) | v | Papua New Guinea 94/4 (13.1 overs) |
| Mustaq Ahmed 37 Noel Kariko 5/9 (? overs) | | James Maha 45 |
* Papua New Guinea won by 6 wickets Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete
* 12 September 1996 (scorecard)
| United Arab Emirates 304/9 (50 overs) | v | Singapore 143/8 (50 overs) |
| Azhar Saeed 79 Shehzad Haque 3/36 (? overs) | | Thaiyar Mohamed 55 Asim Saeed 4/20 (? overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 161 runs Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
* Scorecard not complete

## Semi-finals

* 13 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Papua New Guinea 134 all out (37.1 overs) | v | Bangladesh 135/3 (30 overs) |
| Arua Uda 31 (61) Mohammad Rafique 3/10 (7.1 overs) | | Habibul Bashar 45 (54) Vavine Pala 1/15 (7 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Shyam Bansal & Udaya Wickremasinghe Player of the match: Aminul Islam (Bangladesh)
* 14 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Fiji 139 all out (36 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 140/5 (32.4 overs) |
| Taione Batina 35 (62) Azhar Saeed 4/16 (4 overs) | | Saleem Raza 45 (35) Taione Batina 2/? (? overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 5 wickets Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Shakoor Rana & Udaya Wickremasinghe Player of the match: Azhar Saeed (UAE)
* Scorecard not complete

## Final

* 15 September 1996 (scorecard)
| Bangladesh 212 all out (49.3 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 104 all out (36.5 overs) |
| Shahriar Hossain 58 (96) Saleem Raza 3/31 (10 overs) | | Arshad Laeeq 31* Salahuddin Ahmed 3/13 (6 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 108 runs Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Shyam Bansal & Shakoor Rana Player of the match: Khaled Mahmud (Bangladesh)

## Statistics

| Most runs | Most runs | Most wickets | Most wickets |
| Shahriar Hossain | 300 | Azhar Saeed | 14 |
| Aminul Islam | 257 | Stewart Brew | 14 |
| Azhar Saeed | 234 | Marimuthu Muniandy | 13 |
| Joji Bulabalavu | 227 | Saleem Raza | 12 |
| Habibul Bashar | 219 | Mohammad Rafique | 12 |