The 2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup was the inaugural edition of the ACC Women's Premier Cup, hosted by Malaysia in February 2024.[1] The tournament was a part of the qualification pathway for 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.[2] The Asian Cricket Council announced the complete fixtures for the tournament on 16 January 2024.[3]
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| Dates | 10 – 18 February 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Champions |  United Arab Emirates (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Malaysia |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series | Esha Oza |
| Most runs | Esha Oza (249) |
| Most wickets | Heena Hotchandani (13) |
Four semi-finalists Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand and United Arab Emirates qualified for the 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup,[4] after it had been originally announced that only the finalists (UAE and Malaysia) would qualify. [5] UAE defeated Malaysia in the final by 37 runs.[6]
Squads
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 Bhutan[8]
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 Hong Kong[9]
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 Indonesia
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 Japan[10]
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 Kuwait[11]
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 Malaysia[12]
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 Maldives[13]
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 Myanmar
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 Nepal[14]
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 Oman[15]
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 Qatar
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 Singapore[16]
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 Thailand
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 United Arab Emirates[17]
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Malaysia v Kuwait series
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| Malaysia | Kuwait | ||
| Dates | 4 – 6 February 2024 | ||
| Captains | Winifred Duraisingam | Amna Tariq | |
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| Results | Malaysia won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Wan Julia (73) | Amna Tariq (73) | |
| Most wickets | Mahirah Izzati Ismail (6) | Maria Jasvi (5) | |
Ahead of the tournament, Malaysia and Kuwait contested a three-match T20I series.[18]
1st T20I
edit2nd T20I
edit3rd T20I
editGroup stage
editGroup A
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Thailand
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.729 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Kuwait
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.514 | |
| 3 | Myanmar
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.507 | |
| 4 | Singapore
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.991 |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo[19]
Fixtures
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Khin Myat 7 (14)
Chanida Sutthiruang 3/9 (3 overs) |
Nannapat Koncharoenkai 21* (18)
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- Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
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Naruemol Chaiwai 83* (64)
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Zeefa Jilani 25 (30)
Nattaya Boochatham 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected field.
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Ada Bhasin 24 (42)
Zin Kyaw 3/17 (4 overs) |
Khin Myat 28 (29)
Diviya G K 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
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Zeefa Jilani 27 (27)
Shwe Yee Win 4/18 (4 overs) |
Theint Soe 29 (42)
Zeefa Jilani 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Myanmar won the toss and elected to field.
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Suwanan Khiaoto 74 (58)
Diviya G K 2/35 (4 overs) |
Vinu Kumar 21 (42)
Chayanisa Phengpaen 3/14 (3.5 overs) |
- Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chayanisa Phengpaen (Tha) made her T20I debut.
Group B
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.751 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Japan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.462 | |
| 3 | China
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.756 | |
| 4 | Oman
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −3.510 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[19]
Fixtures
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zhi Xin Yu (Chn) and Mehak Thakur (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.
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Nitya Joshi 43 (53)
Shimako Kato 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Akshadha Gunasekar, Nitya Joshi, Trupti Pawde, Shreya Prabhu and Cynthia Saldanha (Oma) all made their T20I debuts.
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Sakshi Shetty 8 (4)
Suraksha Kotte 3/9 (3 overs) |
- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
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Han Lili 29 (41)
Ahilya Chandel 4/8 (2.5 overs) |
Erika Oda 31 (26)
Mengting Liu 3/15 (4 overs) |
- China won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yang Yu Xuan (Chn) made her T20I debut.
- Ahilya Chandel became the first player for Japan to take a hat-trick in women's T20Is.[20]
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Sakshi Shetty 13 (17)
Xu Qian 3/5 (4 overs) |
Sun Meng Yao 32 (43)
Sushma Shetty 1/3 (1 over) |
- China won the toss and elected to field.
- Sahana Jeelany and Sushama Shetty (Oma) both made their T20I debuts.
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Erika Oda 17 (30)
Vaishnave Mahesh 3/16 (4 overs) |
Kavisha Egodage 34* (32)
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- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
Group C
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Malaysia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.006 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Indonesia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.080 | |
| 3 | Qatar
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.602 | |
| 4 | Bahrain
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −4.872 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[19]
Fixtures
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Ni Luh Dewi 38 (47)
Mas Elysa 2/7 (4 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
- Desi Wulandari (Idn) made her T20I debut.
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Deepika Rasangika 18 (13)
Sabeeja Panayan 4/13 (4 overs) |
Aysha 27 (17)
Deepika Rasangika 1/7 (1 overs) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sana Butt (Bhr), Krishna Bhuva and Taful Elkhair (Qat) all made their T20I debuts.
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Ni Putu Ayu Nanda Sakarini 71* (63)
Tharanga Gajanayake 2/21 (4 overs) |
Deepika Rasangika 18 (32)
Ni Wayan Sariani 3/4 (2.3 overs) |
- Indonesia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mas Elysa 23 (23)
Sudha Thapa 3/18 (4 overs) |
Angeline Mare 36 (46)
Nur Dania Syuhada 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
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Elsa Hunter 68 (46)
Pavithra Shetty 2/37 (4 overs) |
- Bahrain won toss and elected to field.
- Durriya Malik and Nishma Pereira (Bhr) both made their T20I debuts.
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Khadija Imitaz 15 (26)
Ni Wayan Sariani 3/7 (4 overs) |
Ni Luh Dewi 34* (38)
Saachi Dhadwal 1/6 (3 overs) |
- Indonesia won the toss and elected to field.
Group D
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nepal
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.585 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Hong Kong
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.615 | |
| 3 | Bhutan
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.322 | |
| 4 | Maldives
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −8.000 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[19]
Fixtures
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Dechen Wangmo 36 (35)
Nabba Naseem 3/23 (4 overs) |
Sumayya Abdul 15 (56)
Ngwang Choden 3/5 (4 overs) |
- Maldives won the toss and elected to field.
- Eva Yangzom (Bhu), Fathimath Anaal, Fathimath Malha, Nabaa Naseem, Aishath Meesa Rameez and Hawwa Shaaiqa (Mdv) all made their T20I debuts.
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Latsha Haleemath 17 (15)
Kary Chan 4/5 (2.4 overs) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hawwa Ifasha and Leen Luthufee (Mdv) both made their T20I debuts.
- Mariko Hill became the first player for Hong Kong to score a century in women's T20Is.[21]
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Sumayya Abdul 5 (6)
Asmina Karmacharya 4/7 (4 overs) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rubina Chhetry became the first player for Nepal to score a century in women's T20Is.[22]
- Nepal scored their highest total in women's T20Is.[23]
Knockout stage
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| A1 | Thailand
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| D2 | Hong Kong
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| QF1 | Thailand
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| QF2 | United Arab Emirates
| 70/7 (20) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United Arab Emirates
| 122/6 (20) | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Indonesia
| 66/6 (20) | ||||||||||||
| SF1 | United Arab Emirates
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| SF2 | Malaysia
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| C1 | Malaysia
| 101/3 (20) | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Japan
| 85/7 (20) | ||||||||||||
| QF3 | Malaysia
| 116/6 (19.5) | ||||||||||||
| QF4 | Nepal
| 115/6 (20) | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Nepal
| 50/2 (6.5) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Kuwait
| 73/9 (20) | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
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- Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Heena Hotchandani (UAE) took her first hat-trick in T20Is.
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Priyada Murali 29 (33)
Sita Rana Magar 3/11 (4 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nepal were set a revised target of 50 runs from 12 overs due to rain.
- Sita Rana Magar (Nep) took her first hat-trick in T20Is.[24]
Semi-finals
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
Final standings
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates
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| 2 | Malaysia
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| 3 | Nepal
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| 4 | Thailand
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| 5 | Indonesia
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| 6 | Hong Kong
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| 7 | Japan
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| 8 | Kuwait
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| 9 | Bhutan
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| 10 | Qatar
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| 11 | Myanmar
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| 12 | China
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| 13 | Singapore
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| 14 | Oman
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| 15 | Bahrain
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| 16 | Maldives
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References
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