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ACC Trophy Elite 2008: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 23 July to 3 August 2008

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  • Schedule & Results Summary
  • Points Tables
  • Final Placings
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The ACC Trophy Elite 2008 will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 25th July to 3rd August 2008. As beaten finalists in the last tournament, Hong Kong go into the 2008 event as the second seeds in the ten team competition. Other teams in Hong Kong's group are Nepal, Singapore, Qatar and Kuwait. Top seeds for the event are UAE whilst Afghanistan and hosts Malaysia will prove to be strong contenders. Finalists of the tournament may qaualify as the two non-test playing nations at the 2010 Asia Cup.

The Hong Kong team will be leaving for Kuala Lumpur on 17th July for a pre-tournament training tour before the main event. They will play 2–3 matches against the Malaysian team and a local Expats XI.

News & Reports

  • Hong Kong heroes make history! [04.08.2008]
  • Hong Kong claim ACC title [Cricinfo Bulletin 03.08.2008]
  • Hong Kong hit the heights [ACC Match Report 01.08.2008]
  • Hong Kong and UAE make it to final [Cricinfo Bulletin 01.08.2008]
  • Hong Kong advances [ACC Match Report 30.07.2008]
  • Afghanistan and Nepal top groups [Cricinfo Bulletin 30.07.2008]
  • Hong Kong thrash Qatar by 176 runs [Cricinfo Bulletin 28.07.2008]
  • Afghanistan and Hong Kong score wins [Cricinfo Bulletin 27.07.2008]
  • Nepal Nail Hong Kong [ACC Match Report 25.07.2008]
  • Malaysia and Saudi Arabia start with wins [Cricinfo Bulletin 25.07.2008]
  • ACC Trophy Preview [ACC website 24.07.2008]
  • UAE start as favourites [Cricinfo Bulletin 24.07.2008]
  • Tabarak Dar: Leading From the Front [ACC website 24.07.2008]
  • Hong Kong team named for ACC Trophy 2008 [08.07.2008]

Groups

The following are the groups and seedings for the ACC Trophy 2008:

Group A Group B
  • UAE (1)
  • Afghanistan (3)
  • Bahrain (6)
  • Malaysia (7)
  • Saudi Arabia (10)
  • Hong Kong (2)
  • Nepal (4)
  • Singapore (5)
  • Qatar (8)
  • Kuwait (9)

Hong Kong Squad

The 14-man Hong Kong squad for the ACC Trophy 2008 is:

  • Tabarak Dar (Captain)
  • Najeeb Amar (Vice Captain)
  • Irfan Ahmed
  • Nadeem Ahmed
  • Munir Dar
  • Butt Hussain
  • Jamie Atkinson
  • Zain Abbas
  • Ashish Gadhia
  • Skhawat Ali
  • Ilyas Gul
  • Shakeel Haq
  • Zafran Ali
  • Niaz Ali
  • Coach - Aftab Habib
  • Team Manager - Jawad Ashraf
  • Physio - Robert Lui

Schedule & Results Summary

PRE-ACC TROPHY MATCHES
Date Match Venue Result
18.07.2008 Hong Kong v. Malaysian President's XI Kinrara Oval Malaysia 188 from 46.1 overs (Munir Dar 10-0-25-2, Nadeem Ahmed 10-0-50-2, Najeeb Amar 5.1-0-25-2) beat Hong Kong 157 from 50 overs (Butt Hussain 62, Najeeb Amar 21, Irfan Ahmed 44) by 31 runs
20.07.2008 Hong Kong v. Expats XI Club Aman Hong Kong 193-9 from 50 overs (Tabarak Dar 42, Zain Abbas 43*, Skhawat Ali 26) beat Expats XI 53 from 18 overs (Irfan Ahmed 6-1-24-5, Ilyas Gul 2-0-6-2) by 140 runs
ACC TROPHY ELITE 2008 MATCHES
Date Match Venue Result
25.07.2008 Hong Kong v. Nepal Selangor Turf Club Nepal 245-7 from 50 overs (Paresh Lohani 42, Sharad Veshawkar 48, Paras Khadka 81) beat Hong Kong 201-9 from 50 overs (Butt Hussain 52; Binod Das 9-1-57-3, Basant Regmi 10-1-41-3) by 44 runs Scorecard | ACC Match Report | Cricinfo Bulletin
27.07.2008 Hong Kong v. Kuwait Bayuemas Oval Kuwait 161 from 46.2 overs (Nadeem Malik 26, Sabtain Razak 47; Nadeem Ahmed 10-3-28-4) lost to Hong Kong 164-4 (Tabarak Dar 32, Butt Hussain 53*) from 35.5 overs Scorecard | Cricinfo Bulletin
28.07.2008 Hong Kong v. Qatar Selangor Turf Club Hong Kong 276 from 49.2 overs (Ilyas Gul 56, Najeeb Amar 45, Munir Dar 89; Haroon Abbasi 10-1-41-3) beat Qatar 100 (Omer Taj 30, Muhammad Jehangir 25, Imtinan Mirza 27) from 19 overs (Irfan Ahmed 8-0-47-5, Najeeb Amar 6-0-18-3) by 176 runs Scorecard | Cricinfo Bulletin
30.07.2008 Hong Kong v. Singapore Royal Military College Hong Kong 255-9 from 50 overs (Zain Abbas 80, Skhawat Ali 83; Muhammad Ali 9-1-45-5) beat Singapore 162 from 34.2 overs (Glenn Meyer 35, Christopher Janik 29, Shoib Razak 27; Najeeb Amar 8.2-0-34-3) by 93 runs Scorecard | ACC Match Report | Cricinfo Bulletin
01.08.2008 SF1: Hong Kong v. Afghanistan Kinrara Oval

Hong Kong 154-9 from 50 overs (James Atkinson 26, Najeeb Amar 29*; Hasti Gul 10-2-23-3) beat Afghanistan 129 from 43.4 overs (Ahmad Shah Ahmadi 36; Ilyas Gul 10-1-26-3, Nadeem Ahmed 7.4-2-14-3) by 25 runs Scorecard | ACC Match Report | Cricinfo Bulletin

03.08.2008 FINAL: Hong Kong v. UAE Kinrara Oval UAE 243-7 from 50 overs (Saqib Ali 102, Khurram Khan 56; Najeeb Amar 4-61) lost to Hong Kong 205-7 from 34.1 overs (Najeeb Amar 100, James Atkinson 26, Butt Hussain 27*; Shadeep Silva 3-39) by 3 wkts (D/L target 203 from 36 overs) Scorecard | ACC Match Commentary | Cricinfo Bulletin

Points Tables

Group A Points Table as at 30th July 2008 (after completion of group stage)

Teams Played Won Lost Tie N/R Points Net Run Rate
Afghanistan 4 3 1 - - 6 +0.96
UAE 4 3 1 - - 6 +0.70
Malayasia 4 2 2 - - 4 +0.51
Bahrain 4 1 3 - - 2 +0.21
Saudi Arabia 4 1 3 - - 2 -2.54

Group B Points Table as at 30th July 2008 (after completion of group stage)

Teams Played Won Lost Tie N/R Points Net Run Rate
Nepal 4 4 - - - 8 +1.15
Hong Kong 4 3 1 - - 6 +1.48
Singapore 4 1 3 - - 2 -0.62
Kuwait 4 1 3 - - 2 -0.91
Qatar 4 1 3 - - 2 -1.26

Final Placings

The following are the final team placings at the conclusion of matches at the ACC Trophy Elite 2008.

  1. Hong Kong
  2. UAE
  3. Afghanistan
  4. Nepal
  5. Singapore
  6. Malaysia
  7. Bahrain
  8. Kuwait
  9. Qatar
  10. Saudi Arabia

Photos

  • Photo Gallery - Hong Kong at the ACC Trophy Elite 2008

Related Links

  • Hong Kong Player Profiles
  • Asian Cricket Council
  • Cricinfo's Tournament Coverage

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