Cricket tournament
The 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge was a cricket tournament in Chiang Mai, Thailand, taking place between 12 and 21 January 2009. It gave Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also formed part of the regional qualifications for the ICC World Cricket League. The top 2 teams were promoted to the ACC Trophy Elite Division. Bhutan also qualified for the WCL82010
Teams
After the 2006 ACC Trophy a decision was made to split the tournament into two divisions. The placement of teams in these divisions was determined by the final rankings in the previous tournament. The top ten teams went into the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite with the remaining teams taking part in the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge. They were also joined by China who had not previously taken part in the tournament.
Qualified through participation in 2006 ACC Trophy:
Newcomers to the ACC Trophy:
Squads
Group stage
Points Tables
Green denotes teams going into the semifinals. Yellow denotes teams that play in the fifth place playoff and remain in the ACC Trophy Challenge Division. Red denotes teams that play in the seventh place playoff and remain in the ACC Trophy Challenge Division.
Fixtures and results
Bhutan 111 all out (33.4 overs)
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Oman112/2 (13.1 overs)
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Adnan Ilyas 50 (36) Lobzang Yonten 1–33 (3 overs)
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Oman won by 8 wickets Prem Oval, Chiang Mai Umpires: M Kamrulzzaman (Thailand) and AK Rana (Thailand) Player of the match: Hemal Mehta (Oman)
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Nishadh Rego 62 (123) Abdulla Shahid 3–13 (10 overs)
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Afzal Faiz 37 (69) Ashish Dey 3–34 (10 overs)
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Ye Myo Tun 20 (78) Jahaber Kiyasudeen 3–23 (9 overs)
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Basil George 36* (60) Aung Aung 1–18 (5 overs)
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Iran 369/6 (50 overs)
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China62 all out (23.3 overs)
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Nariman Bakhtiar 120 (66) Dong Chao 2–60 (8 overs)
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Dong Chao 16 (47) Abdolvahab Ebrahimpour 2–7 (4 overs)
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Iran won by 307 runs Gymkhana Club, Chiang Mai Umpires: U Kaluhetti (Thailand) and AK Rama (Thailand) Player of the match: Shirmohammad Balouchnezhad (Iran)
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Iran 79 all out (35 overs)
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Shirmohammad Balouchnezhad 17 (36) Mohamed Mahfooz 4–6 (6 overs)
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Moosa Kaleem 24* (29) Nariman Bakhtiar 2–26 (7 overs)
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Maldives won by 8 wickets Prem Oval, Chiang Mai Umpires: U Kaluhetti (Thailand) and M Kamrulzzaman (Thailand) Player of the match: Mohamed Mahfooz (Maldives)
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Sinnathurai Induraj 90 (86) Lobzang Yonten 3–22 (10 overs)
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Kencho Norbu 50 (75) Shorin Khan 1–36 (9 overs)
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China 39 all out (12.2 overs)
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Wang Ronggang 8 (4) Noppon Senamontree 4–21 (4.2 overs)
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John Hottinger 14 (11) Zhang Yufei 1–11 (3.3 overs)
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Thailand won by 8 wickets Prem Oval, Chiang Mai Umpires: KC Huat (Malaysia) and R Batumalai (Malaysia) Player of the match: Noppon Senamontree (Thailand)
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Oman14/0 (2.2 overs)
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Oman132/1 (14.5 overs)
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Oman won by 9 wickets Prem Oval, Chiang Mai Umpires: U Kaluhetti (Thailand) and M Kamrulzzaman (Thailand) Player of the match: Adnan Ilyas (Oman)
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Iran133 all out (42.4 overs)
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Zeeshan Khan 63 (65) Atnan Zehi 3–31 (7 overs)
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Nariman Bakhtiar 40 (52) Ashish Dey 3–18 (9 overs)
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Thailand won by 97 runs Gymkhana Club, Chiang Mai Umpires: KC Huat (Malaysia) and KG Srinivasan (Singapore) Player of the match: Zeeshan Khan (Thailand)
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China61 all out (32.2 overs)
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Afzal Faiz 93 (62) Li Jian 3–57 (10 overs)
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Wang Ronggang 21 (49) Ismail Nahid 6–10 (10 overs)
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Maldives won by 315 runs Prem Oval, Chiang Mai Umpires: R Batumalai (Malaysia) and KG Srinivasan (Singapore)
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Kyaw Ze Ya 10 (18) Dampo 6–17 (9.4 overs)
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Dorji 24* 29 Aye Min Than 1–22 (3 overs)
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Semifinals
Winners of the semifinals were promoted to the ACC Trophy Elite Division and qualified for the final.
Oman 240 all out (49.4 overs)
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Shafraz Jaleel 25 (38) Amir Ali 3–4 (4.1 overs)
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Oman won by 102 runs Prem Oval, Chiang Mai Umpires: M Kamruzzaman (Thailand) and AK Rana (Thailand) Player of the match: Sultan Ahmed (Oman)
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Bhutan 164 all out (48.4 overs)
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Kencho Norbu 45 (135) Zeeshan Khan 2–29 (9 overs)
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Anil Tanwani 20 (52) Dampo 5–29 (8.2 overs)
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- Bhutan qualified for WCL8 as a result of this match.
Final and Playoffs
China 181 all out (39.3 overs)
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Li Jian 32 (43) Aye Min Than 4–54 (9.3 overs)
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Aye Min Than 19 (40) Li Jian 4–16 (4.3 overs)
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China won by 118 runs Gymkhana Club, Chiang Mai Umpires: U Kaluhetti (Thailand) and M Kamruzzaman (Thailand) Player of the match: Li Jian (China)
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Iran 274/9 (50 overs)
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Brunei222 all out (46.2 overs)
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Sujay Kamat 40 (54) Loghman Sheikhi 4–33 (10 overs)
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Iran won by 52 runs Prem Oval, Chiang Mai Umpires: R Batumalai (Malaysia) and KC Huat (Malaysia) Player of the match: Shirmohammad Balouchnezhad (Iran)
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Shyam Sideek 14 (33) Abdulla Shahid 4–13 (10 overs)
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Ahmed Hassan 26* (41) Ashish Dey 1–10 (2 overs)
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Oman 322/9 (50 overs)
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Bhutan109 all out (42.1 overs)
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Oman won by 213 runs Prem Oval, Chiang Mai Umpires: M Kamruzzaman (Thailand) and AK Rana (Thailand) Player of the match: Adnan Ilyas (Oman)
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Final Placings
Statistics
References
External links