| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | 50 overs per side |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin with knockouts |
| Host(s) |  Nepal |
| Champions |  Bangladesh (2nd title) |
| Participants | 10 teams |
| Matches | 23/23 |
| Player of the series | Aminul Islam |
| Most runs |  Saeed-al-Saffar (236) |
| Most wickets | Aminul Islam (14) |
The 1998 ACC Trophy was a cricket tournament in Nepal, taking place from 3 October to 13 October 1998. It gave Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helped form an essential part of regional rankings. The tournament was won by Bangladesh who defeated Malaysia in the final by 8 wickets. This would be Bangladesh's final ACC Trophy title prior to their elevation to Test status in 2000.
Teams
The teams were separated into two groups of five. The following teams took part in the tournament:
Group stages
The top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | A | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.638 | 7 |
 Malaysia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.269 | 6 |
 Singapore |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.880 | 3 |
 Maldives |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1.396 | 2 |
 Papua New Guinea |
4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.901 | 1 |
4 October 1998 (scorecard) |
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Mohammad Aflah 25 (73) Ramesh Menon 3/10 (9 overs) |
- Match reduced to 45 overs
5 October 1998 (scorecard) |
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Aukuma Noka 58 (52) Rex Martens 3/41 (7.4 overs) |
Zubin Shroff 51 (82) John Ovia 2/19 (10 overs) |
7 October 1998 (scorecard) |
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Faruk Ahmed 58 (74) Ravi Thambinayagam 3/22 (4 overs) |
- Match reduced to 47 overs
8 October 1998 (scorecard) |
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Mohammad Aflah 26 (33) Hasibul Hossain 4/35 (5.3 overs) |
- Match reduced to 41 overs
8 October 1998 (scorecard) |
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Ravi Thambinayagam 29 (32) Marimuthu Muniandy 4/19 (8 overs) |
- Match reduced to 39 overs
9 October 1998 (scorecard) |
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- Papua New Guinea left Nepal on October 8, as otherwise they would have had to wait for another week to catch the next flight available.
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | A | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hong Kong |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.884 | 7 |
| United Arab Emirates |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.062 | 7 |
 Thailand |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3.044 | 3 |
| Nepal |
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2.030 | 2 |
 Japan |
4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2.993 | 1 |
7 October 1998 (scorecard) |
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Chalee Kader 22 (47) Sada Hussain 3/20 (7 overs) |
Sada Hussain 53 (33) Chalee Kader 2/14 (3 overs) |
7 October 1998 (scorecard) |
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Babar Malik 82 (54) Jummei Hanada 3/52 (7.1 overs) |
Jummei Hanada 24 (73) Shehzad Altaf 6/13 (10 overs) |
8 October 1998 (scorecard) |
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Colin Devonshire 42 (60) Ken Wadano 3/27 (8 overs) |
Yoichi Sato 23 (43) Arvinder Singh 4/16 (10 overs) |
Semi-finals
11 October 1998 (scorecard) |
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Suresh Singh 48 (88) Stewart Brew 4/38 (8 overs) |
- Match reduced to 40 overs
Final
Statistics
| Most runs[1] | Most wickets[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed-al-Saffar | 236 | Aminul Islam | 14 |
| Javed Omar | 185 | Rahul Sharma | 13 |
| Nasir Siddiqi | 155 | Marimuthu Muniandy | 13 |
| Shahriar Hossain | 152 | Ramesh Menon | 10 |
| Aminul Islam | 150 | Mohammad Tauqir | 9 |
References
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
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