# 2014 ACC Premier League

ACC Premier League, the three-tier tournament was evolved from the former two-tier ACC Trophy cricket competition. The 2014–15 season started with top tier tournament which was held in Malaysia in May. It gives Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helps form an essential part of regional rankings. Some of the individual matches were given One Day International (ODI) status by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The top four teams of top-tier tournament, Afghanistan, UAE, Nepal and Oman qualified for the 2014 ACC Championship, while Hong Kong and Malaysia remained in the 2016 ACC Premier League. In the second division held in Singapore between 7–13 July, the host winning the tournament also qualified for the same tournament. Results of the ACC Premier League 2014 was determined on rankings in the final table. If two or more teams had equal points, rankings were decided by net run-rate.

## Teams

* Nepal – 1st in 2012 ACC Trophy Elite (tied with UAE)
* United Arab Emirates – 1st in 2012 ACC Trophy Elite (tied with Nepal)
* Afghanistan – 3rd in 2012 ACC Trophy Elite
* Malaysia – 4th in 2012 ACC Trophy Elite
* Hong Kong – 5th in 2012 ACC Trophy Elite
* Oman – 6th in 2012 ACC Trophy Elite

## Squads

| Nepal | United Arab Emirates | Afghanistan | Malaysia | Hong Kong | Oman |
| Paras Khadka (c) Gyanendra Malla (vc) Subash Khakurel (wk) Mehboob Alam Binod Bhandari Naresh Budhayer Shakti Gauchan Ramnaresh Giri Sompal Kami Rohan Bhujhel Mandip Phuyal Basanta Regmi Aarif Sheikh Sharad Vesawkar | Khurram Khan (c) Amjad Ali (wk) Abdul Haq Ahmed Raza Fayyaz Ahmed Irfan Sajjad Kamran Shazad Krishnachandran Karate Mohammad Naveed Mohammad Shahzad Noor-ul-Amin Swapnil Patil Salman Faris Shaiman Anwar | Mohammad Nabi (c) Shafiqullah (wk) Aftab Alam Amir Hamza Dawlat Zadran Hashmatullah Shaidi Mirwais Ashraf Mohammad Mujtaba Nasir Ahmadzai Noor Ali Zadran Rahmat Shah Samiullah Shenwari Shapoor Zadran Usman Ghani | Ahmed Faiz (c) Shafiq Sharif (wk) Anwar Arudin Hammadullah Khan Hassan Ghulam Hiran Ralalage Irfan Zarbani Khizar Hayat Nasir Shafiq Pavandeep Singh Shahrulnizam Yusof Shukri Rahim Suhan Alagaratnam Suharril Fetri Suresh Navaratnam | Jamie Atkinson (c, wk) Aizaz Khan Ankur Sharma Babar Hayat Ehsan Nawaz Haseeb Amjad Irfan Ahmed Roy Lamsam Nadeem Ahmed Nizakat Khan Skhawat Ali Tanwir Afzal Waqas Barkat | Sultan Ahmed (c, wk) Aamir Kaleem Amir Ali Munis Ansari Arif Hussain Jatinder Singh Khawar Ali Ajay Lalcheta Mohammad Nadeem Rajesh Ranpura Shuaib Al Balushi Vaibhav Wategaonkar Zeeshan Maqsood Zeeshan Siddiqui |

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.062 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.214 |
| 3 | Nepal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.024 |
| 4 | Oman | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.082 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.132 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.951 |

## Matches

* 1 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Malaysia 195 (40.2 overs) | v | Oman 269/6 (50.0 overs) |
| Ahmed Faiz 70 (90) Zeeshan Siddiqui 3/24 (4 overs) | | Zeeshan Maqsood 77 (108) Hassan Ghulam 4/72 (10 overs) |
* Oman won by 74 runs Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: VK Jha & U Kaluhetti Player of the match: Aamir Kaleem (Oman)
* Oman won the toss and chose to bat
* 1 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Afghanistan 218/4 (43.1 overs) | v | Hong Kong* 216 (49.3 overs) |
| Usman Ghani 70 (68) Ehsan Nawaz 1/19 (3 overs) | | Babar Hayat 53 (66) Amir Hamza 3/30 (10 overs) |
* Afghanistan won by 6 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan & Sarika Prasad Player of the match: Usman Ghani (Afghanistan)
* Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field
* Full ODI match.
* Usman Ghani (Afg), Ankur Vasishta, Babar Hayat, Ehsan Nawaz, Haseeb Amjad, Nizakat Khan, Tanwir Afzal and Waqas Barkat (all HK) made their ODI debuts.
* 1 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Nepal 195/6 (39.5 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 191 (48.1 overs) |
| Subash Khakurel 71 (91) Fayyaz Ahmed 2/49 (9.5 overs) | | Swapnil Patil 76 (95) Mehboob Alam 3/21 (8 overs) |
* Nepal won by 4 wickets Selangor Turf Club, Selangor Umpires: Shafizan Shahriman & N Sivan Player of the match: Subash Khakurel (Nepal)
* Nepal won the toss and chose to field
* 2 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| United Arab Emirates 232 (44.3 overs) | v | Afghanistan* 302/5 (50.0 overs) |
| Amjad Ali 98 (107) Rahmat Shah 5/32 (5.3 overs) | | Samiullah Shenwari 82* (68) Khurram Khan 2/33 (8 overs) |
* Afghanistan won by 70 runs Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan and Sarika Prasad Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan)
* United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to field
* Full ODI match.
* Fayyaz Ahmed, Irfan Sajid, Krishna Karate, Mohammad Naveed and Mohammad Shahzad (all UAE) made their ODI debuts.
* 2 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Nepal 150/5 (37.3 overs) | v | Malaysia 149 (43.0 overs) |
| Mehboob Alam 53 (71) Suresh Navaratnam 3/33 (9 overs) | | Anwar Arudin 34(25) Sompal Kami 5/47 (10 overs) |
* Nepal won by 5 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Viswanadan Kalidas Player of the match: Sompal Kami (Nepal)
* Malaysia won the toss and chose to bat
* 2 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Oman 143 (45.1 overs) | v | Hong Kong 134 (41.1 overs) |
| Sultan Ahmed 37 (55) Irfan Ahmed 3/17 (7.1 overs) | | Haseeb Amjad 38 (35) Ajay Lalcheta 4/22 (10 overs) |
* Oman won by 9 runs Selangor Turf Club, Selangor Umpires: Ramani Batumalai and Poobalan Loganathan Player of the match: Ajay Lalcheta (Oman)
* Hong Kong won the toss and chose to field
* 4 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| United Arab Emirates 158/8 (48.3 overs) | v | Hong Kong* 157 (45.2 overs) |
| Fayyaz Ahmed 37 (79) Tanwir Afzal 2/27 (9 overs) | | Irfan Ahmed 30 (35) Mohammad Shahzad 4/26 (10 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 2 wickets Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan and Sarika Prasad Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad (United Arab Emirates)
* United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to field
* Full ODI match.
* 4 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Malaysia 176/7 (37.0 overs) | v | Afghanistan 175 (46.0 overs) |
| Ahmed Faiz 44 (49) Shapoor Zadran 2/44 (7 overs) | | Usman Ghani 36 (48) Khizar Hayat 4/29 (8 overs) |
* Malaysia won by 3 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Upul Kaluhetti Player of the match: Khizar Hayat (Malaysia)
* Malaysia won the toss and chose to field
* 4 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Oman 161/8 (47.5) | v | Nepal 157 (45.0 overs) |
| Zeeshan Maqsood 44 (49) Shakti Gauchan 2/19 (10 overs) | | Gyanendra Malla 26 (24) Aamir Kaleem 4/35 (10 overs) |
* Oman won by 2 wickets Selangor Turf Club, Selangor Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas and Shafizan Shahriman Player of the match: Aamir Kaleem (Oman)
* Oman won the toss and chose to field
* 5 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Malaysia 158 (44.4 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 162/4 (25.4 overs) |
| Anwar Arudin 37(40) Fayyaz Ahmed 3/12 (4.4 overs) | | Shaiman Anwar 53(33) Hassan Ghulam 2/31 (5.4 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Upul Kaluhetti Player of the match: Fayyaz Ahmed (United Arab Emirates)
* United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to field
* 5 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Hong Kong 181 (41.5 overs) | v | Nepal 147/3 (34.1 overs) |
| Irfan Ahmed 106 (115) Sompal Kami 4/34 (7 overs) | | Paras Khadka 43* (52) Irfan Ahmed 2/25 (8 overs) |
* Nepal won by 7 wickets (D/L method) Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Ramani Batumalai and Viswanadan Kalidas Player of the match: Irfan Ahmed (Hong Kong)
* Nepal won the toss and chose to field
* Rain Delay - Target revised to 144 from 38 overs (D/L method)
* 5 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Oman 186 (48.1 overs) | v | Afghanistan 187/5 (34.0 overs) |
| Zeeshan Maqsood 43(61) Mohammad Nabi 3/26 (10 overs) | | Noor Ali Zadran 67(83) Aamer Ali 1/4 (2 overs) |
* Afghanistan won by 5 wickets Selangor Turf Club, Selangor Umpires: Loganathan Poobalan and Narayanan Sivan Player of the match: Samiullah Shenwari (Afghanistan)
* Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field
* 7 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Nepal 128/9 (32.0 overs) | v | Afghanistan 262 (49.3 overs) |
| Paras Khadka 33 (51) Dawlat Zadran 4/26 (7 overs) | | Usman Ghani 51 (61) Shakti Gauchan 3/39 (10 overs) |
* Afghanistan won by 108 runs (D/L method) Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Sarika Prasad and Shafizan Shahriman Player of the match: Dawlat Zadran (Afghanistan)
* Nepal won the toss and chose to field
* Rain Delay - Target revised to 237 from 32 overs (D/L method).
* 7 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Oman 105 (38.0 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 162 (38.4 overs) |
| Vaibhav Wategaonkar 34 (64) Fayyaz Ahmed 3/14 (5 overs) | | Mohammad Shahzad 50 (74) Munis Ansari 4/43 (9 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 57 runs Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Loganathan Poobalan and Narayanan Sivan Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad (United Arab Emirates)
* Oman won the toss and chose to field
* 7 May 9:30 AM Scorecard
| Hong Kong 186/6 (42.1 overs) | v | Malaysia 184 (46.5) |
| Hammadullah Khan 38 (75) Nadeem Ahmed 3/28 (8.5 overs) | | Babar Hayat 45 (76) Khizar Hayat 2/29 (10 overs) |
* Hong Kong won by 4 wickets Selangor Turf Club, Selangor Umpires: Vinay Kumar and Buddhi Pradhan Player of the match: Waqas Barkat (Hong Kong)
* Hong Kong won the toss and chose to field

## Statistics
### Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Usman Ghani | Afghanistan | 228 | 5 | 45.60 | 85.07 | 70 | 0 | 3 |
| Amjad Ali | United Arab Emirates | 207 | 5 | 41.40 | 83.46 | 98 | 0 | 1 |
| Irfan Ahmed | Hong Kong | 201 | 5 | 40.20 | 96.17 | 106 | 1 | 0 |
| Noor Ali Zadran | Afghanistan | 199 | 5 | 39.80 | 75.66 | 67 | 0 | 2 |
| Samiullah Shenwari | Afghanistan | 173 | 5 | 57.66 | 100.58 | 82* | 0 | 1 |

### Most wickets

The top five wicket takers (total wickets) are listed in this table.
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
| Sompal Kami | Nepal | 15 | 5 | 15.13 | 17.2 | 5.25 | 5/47 |
| Irfan Ahmed | Hong Kong | 10 | 5 | 16.60 | 22.9 | 4.34 | 3/17 |
| Aamir Kaleem | Oman | 9 | 5 | 14.11 | 21.4 | 3.94 | 4/36 |
| Dawlat Zadran | Afghanistan | 9 | 4 | 15.44 | 18.4 | 5.02 | 4/26 |
| Basanta Regmi | Nepal | 9 | 5 | 20.11 | 30.8 | 3.90 | 3/42 |