The ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 will start on October 18 and run till October 27 in Muscat, Oman.
Organised by the Asian Cricket Council, the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 will see as many as eight teams compete in a total of 15 matches.
As per the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 format, these teams have been divided into two groups of four teams each.
Group A has Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka A. Hosts Oman, arch-rivals India A, Pakistan A and the United Arab Emirates are clubbed in Group B.
Each team will play the other sides in their group once in a single round-robin format. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 semi-finals.
The winner of Group A will face the runner-up in Group B in the first semi-final while the top-placed team in Group B will face the second-placed team in Group A in the other semi-final.
The winners of the two semi-finals will lock horns in the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 final on October 27.
All matches in the upcoming T20 tournament will be played at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) in Muscat, Oman.
The ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 will be the sixth edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.
Pakistan A won the previous edition of the tournament after beating India A by 128 runs in the 2023 final.
Meanwhile, Tilak Varma will lead India A in the upcoming ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup.
Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Ayush Badoni, Vaibhav Arora, Sai Kishore and Rahul Chahar are some of the rising T20 stars included in the India A squad.
Where to watch ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 live in India
The ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network’s TV channels in India.
Live streaming of the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 schedule and live match start times
All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)
Friday, October 18
Bangladesh A vs Hong Kong, Group A - 2:30 PM
Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A, Group A - 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 19
United Arab Emirates vs Oman, Group B - 2:30 PM
India A vs Pakistan A, Group B - 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 20
Sri Lanka A vs Hong Kong, Group A - 2:30 PM
Bangladesh A vs Afghanistan A, Group A - 7:00 PM
Monday, October 21
Pakistan A vs Oman, Group B - 2:30 PM
India A vs United Arab Emirates, Group B - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, October 22
Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong, Group A - 2:30 PM
Sri Lanka A vs Bangladesh A, Group A - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 23
Pakistan A vs United Arab Emirates, Group B - 2:30 PM
India A vs Oman, Group B - 7:00 PM
Friday, October 25
Semi-final 1, A1 vs B2 - 2:30 PM
Semi-final 2, B1 vs A2 - 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 27
ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 final - 7:00 PM
ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 teams and squads
Afghanistan A: Sediqullah Atal (captain), Darwish Rasooli, Hassan Eisakheil, Sadiqullah Patan, Wafiullah, Ishaq Rahimi, Noman Shah, Karim Janat, Shahidullah Kamal, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Zubaid Akbari, Abdul Rahman, Allah Mohammad, Bashir Ahmad, Bilal Sami, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Saleem Safi, Nangyalai Khan, Qais Ahmad
Bangladesh A: Akbar Ali (captain), Saif Hassan, Naim Sheikh, Jishan Alam, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Rakibul Hasan, Aliss Al Islam, Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby, Wasi Siddiquee, Abu Hider Rony, Ripon Mondal, Maruf Mridha, Rejaur Rahman Raja
Hong Kong: Nizakat Khan (captain), Yasim Murtaza, Zeeshan Ali, Martin Coetzee, Babar Hayat, Rajab Hussain, Ateeq Iqbal, Aizaz Khan, Anas Khan, Ehsan Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Anshuman Rath, Ayush Shukla, Darsh Vora
India A: Tilak Varma (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Anuj Rawat, Prabhsimran Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Anshul Kamboj, Hrithik Shokeen, Aaqib Khan, Vaibhav Arora, Rasikh Salam, Sai Kishore, Rahul Chahar
Oman: Jatinder Singh, Kashyap Prajapati, Khalid Kail, Shoaib Khan, Hammad Mirza, Pratik Athavale, Aaqib Ilyas, Ayan Khan, Muzahir Raza, Siddharth Bukkapatnam, Zeeshan Maqsood, Kaleemullah, Rafiullah, Shakeel Ahmed, Sufyan Mehmood
Pakistan A: Mohammad Haris (captain), Abbas Afridi, Qasim Akram, Ahmed Daniyal, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Imran, Haseebullah Khan, Yasir Khan, Zaman Khan, Arafat Minhas, Sufiyan Moqim, Mehran Mumtaz, Abdul Samad, Omair Yousuf
Sri Lanka A: Nuwanidu Fernando (captain), Lahiru Udara, Yashodha Lanka, Lasith Croospulle, Sahan Arachchige, Pavan Rathnayake, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Dinura Kalupahana, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Ramesh Mendis, Dushan Hemantha, Nimesh Vimukthi, Nipun Ransika, Isitha Wijesundara, Eshan Malinga
United Arab Emirates: Basil Hameed (captain), Aryansh Sharma, Ansh Tandon, Dhruv Parashar, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Haider Shah, Muhammad Jawadullah, Nilansh Keswani, Omid Rahman, Rahul Chopra, Raja Akifullah, Sanchit Sharma, Tanish Suri and Vishnu Sukumaran
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