ACC Twenty20 Cup
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The Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 Cup is a Twenty20
cricket
tournament held in Asia
. The first tournament was jointly won by Afghanistan and Oman.
. Ten teams participated in the tournament. The final between Afghanistan and Oman was tied after 20 overs each. Tournament regulations stated that a Bowl-out
was to be used in the event of a tie, but due to damage caused to the pitch it was cancelled and the trophy shared.
.
to participate in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
.
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
tournament held in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. The first tournament was jointly won by Afghanistan and Oman.
2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup
The 2007 tournament took place from 27 October until 2 November in KuwaitKuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
. Ten teams participated in the tournament. The final between Afghanistan and Oman was tied after 20 overs each. Tournament regulations stated that a Bowl-out
Bowl-out
A bowl-out is used in various forms of limited overs cricket to decide a match that would otherwise end in a tie. The procedure is similar to a penalty shootout in association football. Five bowlers from each side deliver one or two balls each at an unguarded wicket...
was to be used in the event of a tie, but due to damage caused to the pitch it was cancelled and the trophy shared.
2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup
A second tournament was held in November 2009, featuring all but the bottom two teams from the 2007 tournament. The cricket team from Afghanistan was the winner again. The top three teams from the 2009 tournament joined Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for the cricket tournament at the 2010 Asian Games2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...
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2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup
A third tournament will be held in December 2011, featuring ten teams. The top three teams from the 2011 tournament will head to the UAEUnited Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
to participate in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier will be played in early 2012 and is a part of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier series. This edition of the qualifier for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 will be an expanded version comprising ten qualifiers from regional Twenty20 tournaments in addition to the six...
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