2026 ACC Men's Premier Cup
| Dates | 30 August – 12 September 2026 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | ODI 50 overs List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and knockout |
| Host | Malaysia |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 24 |
The 2026 ACC Men's Premier Cup will be the third edition of ACC Premier Cup that will take place in Malaysia from 30 August to 12 September 2026 and will serve as the final stage of qualification for the 2027 Asia Cup.[1][2]
Teams and qualification
The top 8 teams from the 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup were joined by the two finalists from the 2026 ACC Men's Challenger Cup.[3]
| Means of qualification | Venue | No. of teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup (Top 8 teams) |
Oman | 8 |  Bahrain |
 Hong Kong | |||
 Kuwait | |||
 Nepal | |||
 Oman | |||
 Qatar | |||
 Saudi Arabia | |||
 United Arab Emirates | |||
| 2026 ACC Men's Challenger Cup | Singapore | 2 |  Malaysia |
 Singapore | |||
| Total | 10 |
Squads
| Bahrain |
Hong Kong |
Kuwait[4] |
Malaysia |
Nepal[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Oman |
Qatar |
Saudi Arabia |
Singapore[6] |
United Arab Emirates[7] |
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Nepal in India
Ahead of the tournament, the Nepal men's team toured India in August 2026 to play two warm-up matches against the Karnataka men's cricket team.[8][9] Nepal won both matches, taking the series 2–0.[10][11][12]
Nepal tour matches in India
Match 1 18 August 2026 10:00 |
Nepal XI 188 (45 overs) |
v |
Karnataka 72 (28 overs) |
Aasif Sheikh 49 (70) Keerthi M 5/20 (8 overs) |
- Nepal XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 2 21 August 2026 10:00 |
Karnataka 242/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Nepal XI 244/5 (44.3 overs) |
Sharath Srinivas 48 (66) Sandeep Lamichhane 3/30 (7 overs) |
Warm-up matches
Prior to the tournament, Nepal and Kuwait each played two warm-up matches against Malaysia at the Selangor Turf Club.[13][14]
Malaysia warm-up matches
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Aasif Sheikh 161 (85) Aslam Khan 1/19 (1 over) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nepal were set a revised target of 228 runs from 48 overs due to rain.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Kuwait won the toss and elected to bat.
Group stage
The ten participating nations were divided into two groups, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage. Asian Cricket Council announced the fixtures on 12 August 2026.[15]
Group A
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Hong Kong |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Malaysia (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Nepal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fixtures
Group B
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Oman |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Qatar |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Singapore |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fixtures
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Winner of Group A | ||||||||
| B2 | Runner-up of Broup B | ||||||||
| SFW1 | Winner of Semi-final 1 | ||||||||
| SFW2 | Winner of Semi-final 2 | ||||||||
| B1 | Winner of Group B | ||||||||
| A2 | Runner-up of Group A | 3rd place Playoff | |||||||
| SF1L | Loser of Semi-final 1 | ||||||||
| SF2L | Loser of Semi-final 2 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
3rd place play-off
Final
References
- ↑ "Malaysia Cricket to host ACC Men's Premier Cup 2026 in August/September". Czarsportz. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "एसीसी प्रिमियर कप : नेपालको पहिलो खेल साउदीसँग" [ACC Premier Cup: Nepal's first match against Saudi Arabia]. Gorkhapatra (in Nepali). 8 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Malaysia and Singapore promoted to Premier Cup as Thailand miss out". Cricket Association of Thailand. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Mohammed Aslam to lead Kuwait in ACC Men's Premier Cup 2026 in Malaysia". Cricket Kuwait. 25 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026 – via Instagram.
- ↑ Pandey, Binod (10 August 2026). "CAN hands Lamichhane ODI reins ahead of ACC Premier Cup". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ "Squad Announcement. ACC Men's Premier Cup 2026". Singapore Cricket Association. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 28 August 2026 – via Instagram.
- ↑ "Harpreet Singh Bhatia to lead UAE in ACC Men's Premier Cup 2026". Emirates Cricket Board. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Nepal thrash Karnataka by 116 runs in first warm-up match". Online Khabar. 18 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Rastriya Samachar Samiti (18 August 2026). "Nepal Cricket Team Secures Dominant Victory Against Karnataka in Practice Match". Ratopati. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "कर्नाटकविरुद्ध नेपाल ५ विकेटले विजयी, देव खनालको शतक" [Nepal won by 5 wickets against Karnataka, Dev Khanal's century]. Republica (in Nepali). 21 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Nepal Men's Practice Match Scorecard". Cricket Association of Nepal. 21 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026 – via Facebook.
- ↑ "Nepal vs Karnataka Practice Match Scorecard". Cricket Association of Nepal. 21 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026 – via Facebook.
- ↑ "Nepal defeats Malaysia by nine wickets". The Rising Nepal. 25 August 2026. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ Pandey, Binod (25 August 2026). "Nepal crush Malaysia in ACC Premier Cup warm-up". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ @ACCMedia1 (12 August 2026). "𝐓𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥. 𝐀 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐌𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐩 The ACC Mens Premier Cup 2026 is set for some serious cricket in Malaysia with every game carrying its own weight. Action begins on the 30th August" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- 1 2 "ACC Men's Premier Cup 2026 Points Table & Team Standings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2026.