The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is the premier body for cricket in the Asian continent. Apart from hosting the men’s senior Asia Cup from time to time, and also many other smaller events and women’s trophies, they also host the ACC Emerging Team’s Asia Cup – both the men’s and women’s competitions.
The first edition of this men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup was played in 2013 and since then, there have been six hosted tournaments in different parts of Asia like Singapore, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and the most recent host nation was Oman, where the 2024 Emerging Men’s Asia Cup took place.
All Emerging Teams Asia Cup winners
Initially, all teams participating used to send their U-23 talents to participate but now, the A teams of various nations participate. Till date, the teams to have played in at least one edition include India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Singapore, Afghanistan, UAE, Oman, Hong Kong, and Malaysia.
We’re going to look at all the winners in the Emerging Teams Asia Cup over the years, from the first edition till date. So far, there have been only three victorious countries in the men’s edition of this tournament, including Sri Lanka A, Pakistan A, and India A. Sri Lanka and Pakistan are the join most successful teams here, with 2 titles each under their belt.
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India U-23 won the first edition of the Emerging Asia Cup in 2013, beating Pakistan U-23 by a big margin of 9 wickets and 16+ overs to spare. See below for our complete ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup winners list, last updated 25th October 2024, towards the end of the 2024 edition which is being hosted in Oman’s Muscat:
ACC Emerging Asia Cup all winners list
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue | Player of the Match |
| 2013 | India U-23 | Pakistan U-23 | Kallang Ground, Singapore | KL Rahul – 93(107)* |
| 2017 | Sri Lanka U-23 | Pakistan U-23 | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | Shehan Jayasuriya – 3/22 & 7(15) |
| 2018 | Sri Lanka U-23 (2) | India U-23 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Kamindu Mendis – 61(55) & 1 catch |
| 2019 | Pakistan U-23 | Bangladesh U-23 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Rohail Nazir – 113(111) |
| 2023 | Pakistan A (2) | India A | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Tayyab Tahir – 108(71) & 2 catches |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Oman | TBD |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Sri Lanka and Pakistan have both successfully defended their ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup titles once each. At the time of us last updating this, they’re both still in contention of becoming the first to have three titles in the overall ACC Emerging Asia Cup winners list.
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Individually, there have been many players who have played in multiple editions of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup over time, especially after the U-23 requirement was taken off. There have been some great performances in finals of these competitions but no player has won the MOM award in two different finals as yet.
Delighted to see our rising stars winning the Emerging Asia Cup.
Congratulations to the entire Shaheens squad. Well done! 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/66amBPWp2g
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) July 23, 2023
While all the first five editions were played in the List A format, the 2024 ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup was the first edition played in the 20-over format, and it’s likely this will be maintained going forward as well. We’ll update this Emerging Asia Cup all winners list in real-time, so keep coming back to this page for future updates as well.
FAQs
Q. Who is the defending champion of the Emerging Asia Cup?
Ans. Going into the 2024 Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup, Pakistan had won not just the last edition, but the last couple of editions in 2019 and 2023, making them the defending champions.
Q. How many times has Pakistan won the emerging Asia Cup?
Ans. The Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 and 2023 editions respectively were won by Pakistan U-23 and Pakistan A, giving them a total of 2 titles and tying with Sri Lanka A to be the most successful team in this competition’s history.
Q. What is the Emerging Asia Cup?
Ans. Much like the men’s senior team ACC Asia Cup tournament, there’s also the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup which includes all the A-team players who aren’t a part of the senior squad. It’s for additional exposure and the development of the future squads of each country.
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