# 2002 ACC Trophy

The 2002 ACC Trophy was a cricket tournament held from 10 to 21 July 2002 in Singapore. 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 the United Arab Emirates, who defeated Nepal in the final by six wickets. This was the UAE's second consecutive title.

## Teams

The following ten teams took part in the tournament:
| Kuwait  Nepal  Oman  Qatar  United Arab Emirates | Hong Kong  Malaysia  Maldives  Singapore  Thailand |

## Group stages

The ten teams were divided into two groups of five, with the top two from each group qualifying for the semi-finals.

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | NRR | Pts |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.187 | 11 |
| Nepal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.718 | 9 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.244 | 6 |
| Oman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1.512 | 3 |
| Qatar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2.348 | 0 |
* 10 July 2002 (scorecard)
| United Arab Emirates 196/8 (38 overs) | v | Oman 58 all out (22.3 overs) |
| Khurram Khan 76 (71) Ameet Sampat 2/15 (4 overs) | | C. Tanki 15 (21) Ahmed Nadeem 4/17 (8 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 138 runs The Padang, Singapore
* Match was reduced to 38 overs per side
* 11 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Qatar 100 all out (31 overs) | v | Kuwait 102/2 (16.5 overs) |
| Mohammad Jahangir 35 (60) Abdullah Khan 3/6 (1 over) | | Ghayoor Ahmed 48* (54) Iftikhar Hussain 2/25 (3.5 overs) |
* Kuwait won by 8 wickets Kallang Ground, Singapore
* 12 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Nepal 153/9 (50 overs) | v | Oman 48 all out (35.3 overs) |
| Shakti Gauchan 37 (95) Hemal Mehta 4/17 (10 overs) | | Jitendra Redkar 12 (69) Mehboob Alam 3/13 (8 overs) |
* Nepal won by 105 runs The Padang, Singapore
* 14 July 2002 (scorecard)
| United Arab Emirates 289/9 (50 overs) | v | Kuwait 123 all out (41.3 overs) |
| Khurram Khan 113 (99) Zakar Anwar 3/44 (10 overs) | | Ghayoor Ahmed 33 (49) Arshad Ali 5/10 (5.3 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 166 runs Kallang Ground, Singapore
* 14 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Nepal 210 all out (47.5 overs) | v | Qatar 80 all out (35.2 overs) |
| Shakti Gauchan 53 (114) Iftikhar Hussain 4/45 (9 overs) | | Ameenullah Khan 15 (20) Mehboob Alam 5/24 (6 overs) |
* Nepal won by 130 runs Indian Association Ground, Singapore
* 15 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Oman 267/6 (50 overs) | v | Qatar 171 all out (43.5 overs) |
| Rakesh Sharma 92 (96) Usman Malik 3/23 (10 overs) | | Irfan Shahid 46 (46) Maqbool Moosa 2/34 (8 overs) |
* Oman won by 96 runs Indian Association Ground, Singapore
* 16 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Kuwait 66 all out (23 overs) | v | Oman 68/2 (14.5 overs) |
| Rakesh Sharma 24 (33) Waheed Janjua 3/24 (10 overs) | | Waheed Janjua 36* (41) Ali Akbar 1/4 (1.5 overs) |
* Kuwait won by 8 wickets Indian Association Ground, Singapore
* 16 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Nepal 159/9 (50 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 162/4 (44.4 overs) |
| Parash Luniya 35 (60) Khurram Khan 2/19 (10 overs) | | Arshad Ali 67 (104) Bardan Chalise 1/15 (3 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets The Padang, Singapore
* 17 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Nepal 288/6 (50 overs) | v | Kuwait 164 all out (35.1 overs) |
| Dipendra Chaudhary 80* (96) Hasan Arif 4/57 (10 overs) | | Waheed Janjua 43 (33) Basanta Regmi 3/31 (9.1 overs) |
* Nepal won by 124 runs The Padang, Singapore
* 17 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Qatar 158/9 (50 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 159/4 (34 overs) |
| Ameenullah Khan 38 (32) Mohammad Tauqir 3/32 (9 overs) | | Asim Saeed 68 (91) Irfan Shahid 2/27 (10 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets The Padang, Singapore

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | NRR | Pts |
| Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.868 | 11 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.736 | 8 |
| Singapore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.441 | 5 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.212 | 3 |
| Thailand | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -5.375 | 0 |
* 10 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Malaysia 271/6 (40 overs) | v | Thailand 77 all out (25.4 overs) |
| Yazid Imran 109 (47) A.J. Khan 3/32 (8 overs) | | R. Suchakankha 15 (49) Chew Pok Cheong 4/17 (5 overs) |
* Malaysia won by 194 runs Indian Association Ground, Singapore
* Match was reduced to 40 overs per side
* 11 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Hong Kong 222/5 (36 overs) | v | Singapore 206/8 (36 overs) |
| Tabarak Dar 56 (61) Sunder Mani 2/36 (8 over) | | Zubin Shroff 101* (99) Sher Lama 5/34 (7 overs) |
* Hong Kong won by 6 runs (D/L) Kallang Ground, Singapore
* Match was reduced to 36 overs per side, Singapore target was 213 runs
* 11 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Singapore 206 all out (48.2 overs) | v | Maldives 144/8 (25 overs) |
| Zubin Shroff 42 (62) Afzal Faiz 4/20 (4.2 overs) | | Moosa Kaleem 55 (53) Sunder Mani 3/34 (5 overs) |
* Singapore won by 7 wickets (D/L) The Padang, Singapore
* Maldives target was 152 runs in 25 overs
* 12 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Hong Kong 326/5 (48 overs) | v | Thailand 95 all out (36.1 overs) |
| Rahul Sharma 105 (66) Varin Silpadhanichkun 3/63 (10 overs) | | S. Suphavadeeprasit 36 (93) Rahul Sharma 3/13 (6.1 overs) |
* Hong Kong won by 231 runs Indian Association Ground, Singapore
* Match was reduced to 48 overs per side
* 12 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Malaysia 161 all out (39.4 overs) | v | Maldives 119 all out (35.1 overs) |
| Yazid Imran 35 (41) Ismail Nihad 3/25 (7 overs) | | Moosa Kaleem 31 (50) Chew Pok Cheong 3/22 (8 overs) |
* Malaysia won by 42 runs Kallang Ground, Singapore
* Match was reduced to 40 overs per side
* 14 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Hong Kong 159 all out (48.5 overs) | v | Malaysia 160/9 (48.5 overs) |
| Ravi Sujanani 31 (81) Suresh Navaratnam 4/27 (10 overs) | | Yazid Imran 37 Sher Lama 3/24 (9.5 overs) |
* Malaysia won by 1 wicket The Padang, Singapore
* 15 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Hong Kong 347/2 (50 overs) | v | Maldives 259 all out (48.2 overs) |
| Alexander French 203 (158) Abdullah Shahid 1/63 (10 overs) | | Moosa Kaleem 91 (85) Jawaid Iqbal 3/41 (10 overs) |
* Hong Kong won by 88 runs Kallang Ground, Singapore
* 15 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Malaysia 203/5 (50 overs) | v | Singapore 109 all out (42.4 overs) |
| Rakesh Madhavan 72 (114) Rishi Kaul 2/24 (10 overs) | | Suneth Mendis 25 (46) Marimuthu Muniandy 4/9 (6.4 overs) |
* Malaysia won by 94 runs The Padang, Singapore
* 16 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Singapore 440/2 (50 overs) | v | Thailand 115 all out (41.3 overs) |
| Kapila Mendis 191 (139) H.D. Singh 2/61 (5 overs) | | A.J. Khan 24 (26) Rishi Kaul 3/17 (8 overs) |
* Singapore won by 325 runs Kallang Ground, Singapore
* 17 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Thailand 121 all out (48.5 overs) | v | Maldives 125/2 (16 overs) |
| Anil Tanwani 52 Ahmed Amir 3/14 (7.5 overs) | | Moosa Kaleem 51* Varin Silpadhanichkun 1/30 (6 overs) |
* Maldives won by 8 wickets Indian Association Ground, Singapore

## Semi-finals

* 19 July 2002 (scorecard)
| United Arab Emirates 280/7 (50 overs) | v | Hong Kong 193 all out (48.2 overs) |
| Asim Saeed 55 (73) Rahul Sharma 2/37 (7 overs) | | Saleem Malik 52 (38) Khurram Khan 4/46 (9.2 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 87 runs Kallang Ground, Singapore
* 19 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Nepal 181/9 (50 overs) | v | Malaysia 156 all out (47.2 overs) |
| Shakti Gauchan 67 (110) Noor Roslee 2/30 (8 overs) | | Eszrafiq Aziz 50 Raj Pradhan 3/39 (? overs) |
* Nepal won by 25 runs Indian Association Ground, Singapore
* Malaysia innings scorecard incomplete

## Final

* 21 July 2002 (scorecard)
| Nepal 184 all out (50 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 185/4 (38.3 overs) |
| Paresh Lohani 52 (79) Arshad Ali 4/24 (6 overs) | | Khurram Khan 60 (63) Binod Das 2/27 (7 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets Kallang Ground, Singapore

## Statistics

| Most runs | Most runs | Most wickets | Most wickets |
| Arshad Ali | 12 |
| Khurram Khan | 299 | Mehboob Alam | 11 |
| Rahul Sharma | 272 | Suresh Navaratnam | 11 |
| Kapila Mendis | 260 | Mohammad Tauqir | 11 |
| Shakti Gauchan | 248 | Ahmed Nadeem | 10 |