# 2004 ACC Trophy

The 2004 ACC Trophy was a cricket tournament in Malaysia, taking place between 12 and 24 June 2004. It gave Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helps forms an essential part of regional rankings. The tournament was won by the UAE who defeated Oman in the final by 94 runs.

## Teams

The teams were separated into four groups: three groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The following teams took part in the tournament:
| Qatar  Singapore  United Arab Emirates  Thailand | Kuwait  Malaysia  Maldives  Saudi Arabia | Afghanistan  Bahrain  Hong Kong  Oman | Bhutan  Iran  Nepal |

## Group stages

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

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | BP | CP | NRR | Pts |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.208 | 18 |
| Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.343 | 12 |
| Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1.913 | 6 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3.806 | 0 |
* 12 June 2004 (scorecard)
| United Arab Emirates 302/8 (50 overs) | v | Singapore 69 all out (30.1 overs) |
| Arshad Ali 128 (128) Athipattu Balaji 5/55 (10 overs) | | Iftekhar Haider 16 Rizwan Latif 4/4 (8.1 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 233 runs Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Peter Manuel & Ivaturi Shivram Player of the match: Arshad Ali (UAE)
* 13 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Thailand 103 all out (38.1 overs) | v | Qatar 107/0 (14.2 overs) |
| Zeeshan Khan 29 Saleem Akhtar 3/8 (9.1 overs) | | Omer Taj 58* |
* Qatar won by 10 wickets Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Peter Manuel & S.K. Sharma Player of the match: Omer Taj (Qatar)
* 14 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Singapore 275/4 (50 overs) | v | Thailand 170 all out (49.4 overs) |
| Joshua Dearing 100* (99) Varin Silpadhanichkun 1/18 (6 overs) | | Zeeshan Khan 44 (69) Pramodh Raja 3/26 (10 overs) |
* Singapore won by 105 runs Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Saleem Badar & S.K. Sharma Player of the match: Joshua Dearing (Singapore)
* 15 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Qatar 111 all out (48 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 112/0 (22.3 overs) |
| Omer Taj 27 (83) Mohammad Tauqir 6/15 (10 overs) | | Asim Saeed 66* (69) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 10 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Samiur Rahman & Ivaturi Shivram Player of the match: Mohammad Tauqir (UAE)
* 16 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Singapore 107 all out (30.4 overs) | v | Qatar 111/3 (18.3 overs) |
| Zeng Renchun 21 (46) Abbas Khan 2/11 (5 overs) | | Omer Taj 68 (54) Athipattu Balaji 2/14 (4.3 overs) |
* Qatar won by 7 wickets Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Jasbir Singh & Saleem Badar Player of the match: Omer Taj (Qatar)
* 17 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Thailand 78 all out (28.1 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 80/0 (10.5 overs) |
| Nishadh Rego 15 (48) Mohammad Tauqir 2/0 (1.1 overs) | | Asghar Ali 41 (33) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 10 wickets Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Peter Manuel & Samiur Rahman Player of the match: Asghar Ali (UAE)

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | BP | CP | NRR | Pts |
| Kuwait | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.763 | 18 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.140 | 11 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.173 | 6 |
| Maldives | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1.479 | 1 |
* 12 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Malaysia 219/8 (50 overs) | v | Maldives 197 all out (40 overs) |
| Suresh Navaratnam 81* (97) Mohamed Mahfooz 1/15 (4 overs) | | Moosa Kaleem 70 Rohan Suppiah 2/24 (6 overs) |
* Malaysia won by 22 runs Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Sailab Hossain & Zameer Haider Player of the match: Suresh Navaratnam (Malaysia)
* 13 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Kuwait 228 all out (48.3 overs) | v | Saudi Arabia 176 all out (48.1 overs) |
| Khalid Butt 74 Wahajuddin Khwaja 3/41 (9 overs) | | Rizwan Qayyum 42 Khalid Butt 3/21 (8 overs) |
* Kuwait won by 52 runs Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed & Zameer Haider Player of the match: Khalid Butt (Kuwait)
* 14 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Saudi Arabia 262 all out (49.4 overs) | v | Maldives 171 all out (43.4 overs) |
| Sarfraz Ahmed 75 (104) Neesham Nasir 3/40 (10 overs) | | Hassan Ibrahim 51 (72) Mohammad Moazzam 3/22 (6.4 overs) |
* Saudi Arabia won by 91 runs Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed & Jasbir Singh
* 15 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Kuwait 226 all out (50 overs) | v | Malaysia 118 all out (37.2 overs) |
| Hanees Babu 44 (98) Suresh Navaratnam 4/36 (10 overs) | | Rohan Selvaratnam 37 (76) Azmatullah Mohammed 4/9 (7.2 overs) |
* Kuwait won by 108 runs Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: M. Hussein & Jagath Nandakumar Player of the match: Mohammad Ali (KUW)
* 16 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Maldives 163 all out (47.3 overs) | v | Kuwait 164/2 (28.3 overs) |
| Hassan Ibrahim 34 (72) Rafat Khan 4/26 (10 overs) | | Sibtain Raza 86 (86) Neesham Nasir 1/30 (7 overs) |
* Kuwait won by 8 wickets Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Peter Manuel & S.K. Sharma Player of the match: Sibtain Raza (Kuwait)
* 17 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Malaysia 268/7 (50 overs) | v | Saudi Arabia 203 all out (46.4 overs) |
| Suresh Navaratnam 88 (103) Naeem Amin 3/49 (7 overs) | | Wahajuddin Khwaja 55 (63) Rohan Suppiah 3/25 (10 overs) |
* Malaysia won by 65 runs Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed & Ivaturi Shivram

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | BP | CP | NRR | Pts |
| Oman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.273 | 15 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.360 | 8 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.153 | 7 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.527 | 6 |
* 12 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Bahrain 212/7 (50 overs) | v | Hong Kong 188 all out (49.3 overs) |
| Qamar Saeed 79 (69) Sher Lama 3/49 (10 overs) | | Rahul Sharma 62 (66) Zafar Zaheer 2/36 (6.3 overs) |
* Bahrain won by 24 runs Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Jasbir Singh & Jagath Nandakumar Player of the match: Qamar Saeed (Bahrain)
* 13 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Afghanistan 202 all out (47.4 overs) | v | Oman 204/6 (45.5 overs) |
| Nowroz Mangal 101 (133) Hemin Desai 6/43 (9.4 overs) | | Hemin Desai 82 Mohammad Nabi 3/28 (10 overs) |
* Oman won by 4 wickets Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Jagath Nandakumar & Samiur Rahman Player of the match: Hemin Desai (Oman)
* 14 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Bahrain 216 all out (49.2 overs) | v | Oman 220/6 (48.3 overs) |
| Fahad Sadeq 46 (90) Mohammad Asif 3/29 (10 overs) | | Azhar Ali 65* (100) Qamar Saeed 2/21 (10 overs) |
* Oman won by 4 wickets Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Samiur Rahman & Ivaturi Shivram Player of the match: Azhar Ali (Oman)
* 15 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Hong Kong 169 all out (49.1 overs) | v | Afghanistan 157 all out (42 overs) |
| Manoj Cheruparambil 33 (61) Ahmed Shah 3/17 (8.1 overs) | | Raees Ahmadzai 60 (76) Jawaid Iqbal 3/24 (9 overs) |
* Hong Kong won by 12 runs Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed & Jasbir Singh Player of the match: Raees Ahmadzai (Afghanistan)
* 16 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Bahrain 172 all out (48 overs) | v | Afghanistan 173/2 (29.5 overs) |
| Abdul Waheed 49 (89) Ahmed Shah 3/23 (10 overs) | | Karim Sadiq 100 (102) Ashraf Yaqoob 1/30 (5 overs) |
* Afghanistan won by 8 wickets Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Jagath Nandakumar & Zameer Haider Player of the match: Karim Sadiq (Afghanistan)
* 17 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Oman 185 all out (50 overs) | v | Hong Kong 174 all out (48.4 overs) |
| Rakesh Sharma 37 (53) Jawaid Iqbal 4/57 (9 overs) | | Tim Smart 48 (102) Hemin Desai 5/29 (8.4 overs) |
* Oman won by 11 runs Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Sailab Hossain & Zameer Haider Player of the match: Hemin Desai (Oman)

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | BP | CP | NRR | Pts |
| Nepal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.214 | 12 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.283 | 6 |
| Iran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.914 | 0 |
* 12 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Bhutan 91 all out (46 overs) | v | Nepal 92/1 (13 overs) |
| Damber Gurung 31 Raj Pradhan 3/13 (7 overs) | | Mehboob Alam 44 (31) Phuntsho Wangdi 1/26 (3 overs) |
* Nepal won by 9 wickets Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Saleem Badar & S.K. Sharma
* 13 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Bhutan 187 all out (47.1 overs) | v | Iran 101 all out (32.1 overs) |
| Thinlay Wangchuk 48 Raez Mehrazar 4/30 (10 overs) | | Mustafa Haji 37 (retired hurt) Lobzang Yonten 3/9 (5.1 overs) |
* Bhutan won by 86 runs Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Sailab Hossain & Saleem Badar Player of the match: Thinlay Wangchuk (Bhutan)
* 14 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Iran 29 all out (23.4 overs) | v | Nepal 30/0 (1.3 overs) |
| Hossein Ali 8 (22) Shakti Gauchan 5/1 (4.4 overs) | | Paresh Lohani 24 (9) |
* Nepal won by 10 wickets Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Peter Manuel & Zameer Haider Player of the match: Mehboob Alam (Nepal)

## Quarter-finals

* 19 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Kuwait 242 all out (49.4 overs) | v | Afghanistan 193 all out (44.2 overs) |
| Khalid Butt 117 Nowroz Mangal 4/27 (10 overs) | | Nowroz Mangal 63 Azmatullah 3/38 (9.2 overs) |
* Kuwait won by 49 runs Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Jasbir Singh & Sailab Hossain
* 19 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Bhutan 70 all out (40.3 overs) | v | Oman 71/0 (4.4 overs) |
| Manoj Adhikari 14 Hemal Mehta 4/6 (10 overs) | | Adnan Ilyas 50 (16) |
* Oman won by 10 wickets Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Saleem Badar & S.K. Sharma
* 19 June 2004 (scorecard)
| United Arab Emirates 267 all out (49.5 overs) | v | Malaysia 206 all out (47.2 overs) |
| Syed Maqsood 83 (97) Suresh Navaratnam 4/46 (9.5 overs) | | Rakesh Madhavan 68 Syed Maqsood 4/43 (8 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 61 runs Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Jagath Nandakumar & Ivaturi Shivram Player of the match: Syed Maqsood (UAE)
* 19 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Nepal 164/9 (50 overs) | v | Qatar 165/6 (46.4 overs) |
| Sharad Vesawkar 49 Qamar Sadiq 3/35 (10 overs) | | Omer Taj 56 Mehboob Alam 1/12 (5 overs) |
* Qatar won by 4 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed & Samiur Rahman

## 5th place play-off semi-finals

* 20 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Malaysia 121 all out (35.5 overs) | v | Afghanistan 122/7 (34.2 overs) |
| Shankar Retinam 33 (60) Nowroz Mangal 2/7 (2.4 overs) | | Asadullah Khan 45 (92) Suresh Navaratnam 2/44 (10 overs) |
* Afghanistan won by 3 wickets Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed & S.K. Sharma Player of the match: Asadullah Khan (Afghanistan)
* 20 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Bhutan 72 all out (37.4 overs) | v | Nepal 76/4 (13 overs) |
| Tshering Dorji 20 (58) Raj Pradhan 4/21 (8 overs) | | Mehboob Alam 42 (31) Phuntsho Wangdi 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Nepal won by 6 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Jagath Nandakumar & Zameer Haider Player of the match: Mehboob Alam (Nepal)

## Semi-final

* 20 June 2004 (scorecard)
| United Arab Emirates 338/7 (50 overs) | v | Kuwait 218 all out (35.4 overs) |
| Arshad Ali 118 (125) Azmatullah 3/57 (10 overs) | | Khalid Butt 114 (51) Mohammad Tauqir 4/39 (10 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 120 runs Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Saleem Badar & Ivaturi Shivram Player of the match: Khalid Butt (Kuwait)
* 20 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Qatar 158 all out (45.3 overs) | v | Oman 159/6 (33.5 overs) |
| Abbas Khan 72 (93) Hemin Desai 3/26 (9 overs) | | Adnan Ilyas 39 Qamar Sadiq 3/28 (7.5 overs) |
* Oman won by 4 wickets Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Jasbir Singh & Peter Manuel Player of the match: Abbas Khan (Qatar)

## 5th place play-off

* 21 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Nepal 147 all out (48.2 overs) | v | Afghanistan 100 all out (41.2 overs) |
| Paras Khadka 34 Ahmed Shah 5/14 (10 overs) | | Ahmed Shah 30 Raj Pradhan 4/20 (10 overs) |
* Nepal won by 47 runs Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Samiur Rahman & Zameer Haider Player of the match: Raj Pradhan (Nepal)

## 3rd place play-off

* 21 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Kuwait 217 all out (49.5 overs) | v | Qatar 192 all out (46.4 overs) |
| Azmatullah 84 Saleem Akhtar 2/11 (10 overs) | | Omer Taj 52 Khalid Butt 3/32 (10 overs) |
* Kuwait won by 25 runs Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed & Sailab Hossain Player of the match: Azmatullah (Kuwait)

## Final

* 22 June 2004 (scorecard)
| United Arab Emirates 253/7 (50 overs) | v | Oman 159 all out (44 overs) |
| Arshad Ali 77 (105) Hemal Mehta 3/38 (10 overs) | | Hemal Mehta 39 Mohammad Tauqir 3/26 (9 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 94 runs Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Peter Manuel & Ivaturi Shivram Player of the match: Ali Asad (UAE)

## Statistics

| Most runs | Most runs | Most wickets | Most wickets |
| Arshad Ali | 286 | Hemin Desai | 21 |
| Khalid Butt | 342 | Mohammad Tauqir | 16 |
| Nowroz Mangal | 271 | Suresh Navaratnam | 15 |
| Asim Saeed | 267 | Azmatullah | 14 |
| Omer Taj | 261 | Mehboob Alam | 12 |
| | Team | Status |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | Champion |
| 2 | Oman | Runners Up |
| 3 | Kuwait | |
| 4 | Qatar | |
| 5 | Nepal | |
| 6 | Afghanistan | |
| 7 | Malaysia | |
| 8 | Bhutan | |
| 9 | Hong Kong | |
| 10 | Bahrain | |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | |
| 12 | Singapore | |
| 13 | Iran | |
| 14 | Maldives | |
| 15 | Thailand | |