ACC Premier League, the three-tier tournament was evolved from the former two-tier ACC Trophy cricket competition. The 2014–15 season started with top tier tournament which was held in Malaysia in May. It gives Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helps form an essential part of regional rankings. Some of the individual matches were given One Day International (ODI) status by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
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| Cricket format | One Day International, 50 overs |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Champions |  Afghanistan (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series |  Irfan Ahmed |
| Most runs | Usman Ghani (228) |
| Most wickets |  Sompal Kami (15) |
The top four teams of top-tier tournament, Afghanistan, UAE, Nepal and Oman qualified for the 2014 ACC Championship, while Hong Kong and Malaysia remained in the 2016 ACC Premier League. In the second division held in Singapore between 7–13 July, the host winning the tournament also qualified for the same tournament. Results of the ACC Premier League 2014 was determined on rankings in the final table. If two or more teams had equal points, rankings were decided by net run-rate.
Teams edit
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Squads edit
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Points table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Afghanistan
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.062 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.214 |
| 3 | Nepal
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.024 |
| 4 | Oman
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.082 |
| 5 | Hong Kong
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.132 |
| 6 | Malaysia
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.951 |
Matches edit
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- Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field
- Full ODI match.
- Usman Ghani (Afg), Ankur Vasishta, Babar Hayat, Ehsan Nawaz, Haseeb Amjad, Nizakat Khan, Tanwir Afzal and Waqas Barkat (all HK) made their ODI debuts.
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- Nepal won the toss and chose to field
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to field
- Full ODI match.
- Fayyaz Ahmed, Irfan Sajid, Krishna Karate, Mohammad Naveed and Mohammad Shahzad (all UAE) made their ODI debuts.
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- Malaysia won the toss and chose to bat
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- Hong Kong won the toss and chose to field
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to field
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- Oman won the toss and chose to field
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to field
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- Nepal won the toss and chose to field
- Rain Delay - Target revised to 144 from 38 overs (D/L method)
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- Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field
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- Nepal won the toss and chose to field
- Rain Delay - Target revised to 237 from 32 overs (D/L method).
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Statistics edit
Most runs edit
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s |
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| Usman Ghani | Afghanistan |
228 | 5 | 45.60 | 85.07 | 70 | 0 | 3 |
| Amjad Ali | United Arab Emirates |
207 | 5 | 41.40 | 83.46 | 98 | 0 | 1 |
| Irfan Ahmed | Hong Kong |
201 | 5 | 40.20 | 96.17 | 106 | 1 | 0 |
| Noor Ali Zadran | Afghanistan |
199 | 5 | 39.80 | 75.66 | 67 | 0 | 2 |
| Samiullah Shenwari | Afghanistan |
173 | 5 | 57.66 | 100.58 | 82* | 0 | 1 |
Most wickets edit
The top five wicket takers (total wickets) are listed in this table.
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
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| Sompal Kami | Nepal |
15 | 5 | 15.13 | 17.2 | 5.25 | 5/47 |
| Irfan Ahmed | Hong Kong |
10 | 5 | 16.60 | 22.9 | 4.34 | 3/17 |
| Aamir Kaleem | Oman |
9 | 5 | 14.11 | 21.4 | 3.94 | 4/36 |
| Dawlat Zadran | Afghanistan |
9 | 4 | 15.44 | 18.4 | 5.02 | 4/26 |
| Basanta Regmi | Nepal |
9 | 5 | 20.11 | 30.8 | 3.90 | 3/42 |