The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) will host Asia’s top competition for associate teams. It’s the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026.
The tournament returns for its third edition in August-September 2026.
So here’s all you need to know about the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026 schedule.
When does the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026 start?
The third edition begins on August 30, 2026. Oman will take on Singapore in the tournament opener in Kuala Lumpur at 9:30 AM local time (7:00 AM IST).
At the same time, the second match will see Hong Kong square off against Saudi Arabia in Bangi.
How many teams are in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026?
It’s a 10-team tournament. Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Qatar and the UAE are the other six teams.
Are the teams divided into groups?
Yes. There are two groups of five teams each.
Here are the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026 groups:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Bahrain | Kuwait |
| Hong Kong | Oman |
| Malaysia | Qatar |
| Nepal | Singapore |
| Saudi Arabia | UAE |
What’s the format of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026?
First of all, the tournament returns in 50-over format, with the 2024 edition played in T20Is.
While the matches are of 50 overs, most of them will carry List A status. Only the matches played between two teams with ODI status will count as ODIs.
Speaking of the group stage, it follows a single round-robin format. So teams will face their group opponents once.
The top two teams from both groups will qualify for the semi-finals. Group A toppers will take on the second-placed Group B team in the first semi-final, while the Group B toppers will lock horns against the second-placed Group A team in the other semi-final.
The losers of both semis will play in the third-place playoff. And the final of the tournament will see both semi-final winners face each other. The winner between them will seal a slot in the Men’s Asia Cup 2027.
How many matches will take place in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026?
The tournament will see a total of 24 matches, including 20 group-stage games. The other four are part of the knockouts.
Which venues will host the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026?
Two venues across Malaysia will host the tournament. Kuala Lumpur and Bangi will share equal hosting duties, staging 12 games each.
Here are the venues for the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026:
- Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
- YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi
What’s the complete schedule for the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026?
The group stage runs from August 30 to September 8, with two matches per day. The semi-finals will then follow on September 10, with the third-place playoff and the final on September 12.
ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026 Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (Local/IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | Oman vs Singapore | Kuala Lumpur | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Aug 30, 2026 | Hong Kong vs Saudi Arabia | Bangi | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Qatar vs UAE | Kuala Lumpur | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Bahrain vs Nepal | Bangi | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia | Kuala Lumpur | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Kuwait vs Singapore | Bangi | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Bahrain vs Hong Kong | Kuala Lumpur | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Oman vs Qatar | Bangi | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Kuwait vs UAE | Kuala Lumpur | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Malaysia vs Nepal | Bangi | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Qatar vs Singapore | Kuala Lumpur | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia | Bangi | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Kuwait vs Oman | Kuala Lumpur | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Malaysia vs Hong Kong | Bangi | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Nepal vs Saudi Arabia | Kuala Lumpur | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Singapore vs UAE | Bangi | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 7, 2026 | Malaysia vs Bahrain | Kuala Lumpur | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 7, 2026 | Kuwait vs Qatar | Bangi | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Hong Kong vs Nepal | Kuala Lumpur | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Oman vs UAE (ODI) | Bangi | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 1st Semi-Final: A1 vs B2 | Kuala Lumpur | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 2nd Semi-Final: B1 vs A2 | Bangi | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 3rd-place Playoff: 1st SF Loser vs 2nd SF Loser | Bangi | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Final | Kuala Lumpur | 9:30 AM/7:00 AM |
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What are the squads?
Here are the squads of all teams for the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026:
Bahrain
Asif Ali (c), Prashant Kurup (vc & wk), Fiaz Ahmed, Sohail Ahmed, Imran Anwar, Junaid Aziz, Rizwan Butt, Ali Dawood, Abdul Majid, Ahmer Bin Nasir, Yaseer Nazeer, Amaish Rana, Shujaat Rasool, Muhammad Salman, Asif Shaikh, Muhammad Wasim
Hong Kong
Yasim Murtaza (c), Babar Hayat, Anshuman Rath, Ateeq Iqbal, Ayush Shukla, Ehsan Khan, Hassan Khan, Kalhan Challu, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Nasrulla Rana, Shahid Wasif, Zeeshan Ali
Malaysia
Syed Aziz (c & wk), Muhammad Akram, Amir Khan, Prashant Madhukar, Saif Ullah Malik, Sharvin Muniandy, Nazmus Sakib (wk), Virandeep Singh (wk), Muhamad Syahadat, Arif Ullah, Vijay Unni, Aqeel Wahid
Nepal
Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Basir Ahamad, Dipendra Singh Airee, Hemant Dhami, Gulshan Jha, Sundeep Jora, Karan KC, Dev Khanal, Arjun Kumal, Sher Malla, Ishan Pandey, Rohit Paudel, Lalit Rajbanshi, Aasif Sheikh (wk)
Saudi Arabia
Waji Ul Hassan (c), Ishtiaq Ahmad (vc), Manan Ali (wk), Muhammad Atif, Zahid Iqbal, Faisal Khan, Usman Najeeb, Ahmad Raza, Sheikh Shad Saif, Muhammad Saqib, Hisham Sheikh, Syed Naqash Tanveer, Zain Ul Abidin, Abdul Waheed
Kuwait
Mohammed Aslam (c), Ali Zaheer, Abdullah Zaheer, Adnan Idrees, Bilal Tahir, Meet Bhavsar (WK), Muhammad Aqif, Nimish Lateif, Ummer Abbas, Ravija Sandaruwan, Mohammed Shafeeq, Sandaruwan Chinthaka (WK), Vishwa Teja, Yasin Patel.
Oman
Vinayak Shukla (c), Jatinder Singh, Hammad Mirza, Hasnain Wahab, Karan Sonavale, Wasim Ali, Shakeel Ahmad, Mujibur Ali, Jiten Ramanandi, Hassnain Ali Shah, Muhammed Imran, Shah Faisal, Jay Odedra, Nadeem Khan
Qatar
Mirza Mohammed Baig (c), Shahzeb Afridi, Owais Ahmed, Zubair Ali, Muhammad Asim, Amir Farooq, Zeeshan Haider, Shahzaib Jamil (wk), Ikramullah Khan, Daniel Louis, Imal Liyanage (wk), Obaid ur Rahman, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Akshay Shankar
Singapore
Manpreet Singh (c), Suryansh Gulecha, Girin Gune, Rian Naik, Saiharsha Venugopal, Chandramouli Sridev, Hari Kukreja, Daksh Tyagi, Harman Singh, Kabir Berlia, Harsh Venkatram, Kabir Zandani, Yuvan Pandey, Pranav Sudarshan
UAE
Harpreet Singh Bhatia (c), Aayan Afzal Khan, Adeeb Usmani, Akshdeep Nath, Aryansh Sharma, Haider Ali, Ibrar Ahmed, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Mohsin Khan, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Shahdad, Rahul Chopra, Sohaib Khan, Tanish Suri.
Where to watch the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026?
FanCode will live stream the entire ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026 in India.
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