2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup

2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 Group Stage with Finals Kuwait Afghanistan 2013 and Oman 1 10 2009 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup The 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup was played from 27 October until 2 November 2007 in Kuwait. The ten competing teams were: Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the UAE. Group stage Group A Group A saw eventual finalists Oman and Afghanistan finish in the top two and qualify for the semi-final stage. Malaysia failed to win a match,2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20091125133738/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/ASIA2020/about.shtml 2009-11-25 at CricketEurope despite featuring Somerset player Arul Suppiah in their squad.Malaysia squad https://web.archive.org/web/20071015151641/http://asiancricket.org/cnt_07_2020_msia.cfm 2007-10-15 at Asian Cricket Council official website TeamMWLTNRPtsOman431006Afghanistan 2013431006Qatar422004Nepal422004Malaysia404000 Group B Group B was a closer group than Group A. The UAE topped the group after winning all four of their games, and hosts Kuwait joined them in the semi-finals after finishing ahead of Singapore. TeamMWLTNRPtsUAE440008Kuwait422004Singapore422004Hong Kong413002Saudi Arabia413002 Semi-finals 1 November 2007 Oman 160/9 (20 overs) 122 all out (19.3 overs) Kuwait Adnan Ilyas 48 (36) Azmatullah 2/31 (4 overs) Azmatullah 41 (28 overs) Hemin Desai 3/22 (3 overs) Oman won by 38 runs (scorecard) Unity Cricket Club Vinay Jha, Siva Sarika Hemin Desai 1 November 2007 Afghanistan 2013 163 all out (19.5 overs) 116 all out (18.4 overs) UAE Nowroz Mangal 61 (30) Shadeep Silva 4/22 (3.5 overs) Amjad Javed 36 (20) Samiullah Shinwari 4/20 (3.4 overs) Afghanistan 2013 won by 47 runs (scorecard) Unity Cricket Club Srinivasan, Riaz Chaudhari Nowroz Mangal 3rd place play-off 2 November 2007 Kuwait 126/7 (20 overs) 123/8 (20 overs) UAE Yaseen Mughal 24* (25) Shadeep Silva 2/35 (4 overs) Saqib Ali 53 (38) Yaseen Mughal 4/21 (3 overs) Kuwait won by 3 runs (scorecard) KOC Cricket Ground not known Yaseen Mughal Final 2 November 2007 Afghanistan 2013 151/9 (20 overs) 151/7 (20 overs) Oman Karim Sadiq 27 (24) Zeshan Ahmed 3/30 (3 overs) Nelesh Palmer 66 (56) Hameed Hasan 2/31 (4 overs) Match tied (scorecard) KOC Cricket Ground Waseem Abbas, Naveed Malik Nelesh Palmer Tournament regulations stated that a Bowl-out was to be used in the event of a tie, but due to the poor condition of the pitch after the match it was cancelled and the trophy shared Final standings +PositionTeam1stOman Afghanistan3rdKuwait4thUnited Arab Emirates5thQatar6thSingapore7thNepal8thSaudi Arabia9thHong Kong10thMalaysia See also ACC Twenty20 Cup ACC Trophy References External links International cricket in 2007-08 ACC Twenty20 Cup Category:International cricket competitions in Kuwait Category:ACC Twenty20 Cup Category:2007 in Kuwaiti sport