The ACC Trophy Elite 2008 will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 25th July to 3rd August 2008. As beaten finalists in the last tournament, Hong Kong go into the 2008 event as the second seeds in the ten team competition. Other teams in Hong Kong's group are Nepal, Singapore, Qatar and Kuwait. Top seeds for the event are UAE whilst Afghanistan and hosts Malaysia will prove to be strong contenders. Finalists of the tournament may qaualify as the two non-test playing nations at the 2010 Asia Cup.
The Hong Kong team will be leaving for Kuala Lumpur on 17th July for a pre-tournament training tour before the main event. They will play 2–3 matches against the Malaysian team and a local Expats XI.
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Groups
The following are the groups and seedings for the ACC Trophy 2008:
Group A |
Group B |
- UAE (1)
- Afghanistan (3)
- Bahrain (6)
- Malaysia (7)
- Saudi Arabia (10)
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- Hong Kong (2)
- Nepal (4)
- Singapore (5)
- Qatar (8)
- Kuwait (9)
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Hong Kong Squad
The 14-man Hong Kong squad for the ACC Trophy 2008 is:
Schedule & Results
Summary
PRE-ACC TROPHY MATCHES |
Date |
Match |
Venue |
Result |
| 18.07.2008 |
Hong Kong v. Malaysian President's XI |
Kinrara Oval |
Malaysia 188 from 46.1 overs (Munir Dar 10-0-25-2, Nadeem Ahmed 10-0-50-2, Najeeb Amar 5.1-0-25-2) beat Hong Kong 157 from 50 overs (Butt Hussain 62, Najeeb Amar 21, Irfan Ahmed 44) by 31 runs |
| 20.07.2008 |
Hong Kong v. Expats XI |
Club Aman |
Hong Kong 193-9 from 50 overs (Tabarak Dar 42, Zain Abbas 43*, Skhawat Ali 26) beat Expats XI 53 from 18 overs (Irfan Ahmed 6-1-24-5, Ilyas Gul 2-0-6-2) by 140 runs |
ACC TROPHY ELITE 2008 MATCHES |
Date |
Match |
Venue |
Result |
| 25.07.2008 |
Hong Kong v. Nepal |
Selangor Turf Club |
Nepal 245-7 from 50 overs (Paresh Lohani 42, Sharad Veshawkar 48, Paras Khadka 81) beat Hong Kong 201-9 from 50 overs (Butt Hussain 52; Binod Das 9-1-57-3, Basant Regmi 10-1-41-3) by 44 runs
Scorecard | ACC Match Report | Cricinfo Bulletin |
| 27.07.2008 |
Hong Kong v. Kuwait |
Bayuemas Oval |
Kuwait 161 from 46.2 overs (Nadeem Malik 26, Sabtain Razak 47; Nadeem Ahmed 10-3-28-4) lost to Hong Kong 164-4 (Tabarak Dar 32, Butt Hussain 53*) from 35.5 overs
Scorecard | Cricinfo Bulletin |
| 28.07.2008 |
Hong Kong v. Qatar |
Selangor Turf Club |
Hong Kong 276 from 49.2 overs (Ilyas Gul 56, Najeeb Amar 45, Munir Dar 89; Haroon Abbasi 10-1-41-3) beat Qatar 100 (Omer Taj 30, Muhammad Jehangir 25, Imtinan Mirza 27) from 19 overs (Irfan Ahmed 8-0-47-5, Najeeb Amar 6-0-18-3) by 176 runs
Scorecard | Cricinfo Bulletin |
| 30.07.2008 |
Hong Kong v. Singapore |
Royal Military College |
Hong Kong 255-9 from 50 overs (Zain Abbas 80, Skhawat Ali 83; Muhammad Ali 9-1-45-5) beat Singapore 162 from 34.2 overs (Glenn Meyer 35, Christopher Janik 29, Shoib Razak 27; Najeeb Amar 8.2-0-34-3) by 93 runs
Scorecard | ACC Match Report | Cricinfo Bulletin |
| 01.08.2008 |
SF1: Hong Kong v. Afghanistan |
Kinrara Oval |
Hong Kong 154-9 from 50 overs (James Atkinson 26, Najeeb Amar 29*; Hasti Gul 10-2-23-3) beat Afghanistan 129 from 43.4 overs (Ahmad Shah Ahmadi 36; Ilyas Gul 10-1-26-3, Nadeem Ahmed 7.4-2-14-3) by 25 runs
Scorecard | ACC Match Report | Cricinfo Bulletin |
| 03.08.2008 |
FINAL: Hong Kong v. UAE |
Kinrara Oval |
UAE 243-7 from 50 overs (Saqib Ali 102, Khurram Khan 56; Najeeb Amar 4-61) lost to Hong Kong 205-7 from 34.1 overs (Najeeb Amar 100, James Atkinson 26, Butt Hussain 27*; Shadeep Silva 3-39) by 3 wkts (D/L target 203 from 36 overs)
Scorecard | ACC Match Commentary | Cricinfo Bulletin |
Points Tables
Group A Points Table as at 30th July 2008 (after completion of group stage)
| Teams |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Tie |
N/R |
Points |
Net Run Rate |
| Afghanistan |
4 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
6 |
+0.96 |
| UAE |
4 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
6 |
+0.70 |
| Malayasia |
4 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
4 |
+0.51 |
| Bahrain |
4 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
2 |
+0.21 |
| Saudi Arabia |
4 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
2 |
-2.54 |
Group B Points Table as at 30th July 2008 (after completion of group stage)
| Teams |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Tie |
N/R |
Points |
Net Run Rate |
| Nepal |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
+1.15 |
| Hong Kong |
4 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
6 |
+1.48 |
| Singapore |
4 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
2 |
-0.62 |
| Kuwait |
4 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
2 |
-0.91 |
| Qatar |
4 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
2 |
-1.26 |
Final Placings
The following are the final team placings at the conclusion of matches at the ACC Trophy Elite 2008.
- Hong Kong
- UAE
- Afghanistan
- Nepal
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
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