Archive:2026 ACC Men's Challenger Cup

The 2026 ACC Men's Challenger Cup was the third edition of the ACC Men's Challenger Cup, hosted by the Singapore Cricket Association from 10 to 20 June 2026. Ten associate teams competed in 16 matches across two venues in Singapore. The defending champions, Saudi Arabia, did not contest the 2026 edition. Hosts Singapore were defeated in the final by Malaysia, who won their maiden title. Both Malaysia and Singapore also advanced to the 2026 ACC Men's Premier Cup.

Background

The ACC Men's Challenger Cup is a biennial international cricket competition in limited overs cricket format, an alternating format of 50-overs and 20-overs cricket. Organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) since its inauguration in 2023, the competition is played by the associate members of the ACC, with the top teams advancing to the ACC Men's Premier Cup to determine qualification for the Asia Cup and the Asia Cup Rising Stars. Saudi Arabia were the defending champions having won the 2023 edition in 50-over format and the 2024 edition in 20-over format; whom did not play in the 2026 edition as they had directly advanced to the 2026 Premier Cup.

Format

The 10 participating teams were divided into four groups: two groups of three teams and two groups of two teams. In the group stage, each team played each of the other teams in the group once in a round-robin format for 8 matches, and the top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage. The knockout stage consisted of four quarter-finals, two semi-finals, a third-place play-off and a final. In the 2026 tournament, all the matches were played in 50-over format without international status.

Teams

The top eight teams from the 2024 Premier Cup directly qualified for the 2026 Premier Cup, while the next ranked 10 teams in the ICC T20I rankings: Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Uzbekistan played in the Challenger Cup.

Venues

Template:Location map+ The tournament was played across two venues in Singapore: 10 matches at Singapore National Cricket Ground including quarter-finals two and four, semi-final two, and the final) and six matches at Singa Oval (including quarter-finals one and three, semi-final one, and the third place play-off).

Group stage

In the group stage, two groups of three teams and two groups of two teams played in a round-robin format for a total of eight matches from 10 to 13 June 2026. The top two teams from each group – Malaysia and China from group A, Singapore and Maldives from group B, Thailand and Bhutan from group C and Indonesia and Uzbekistan from group D – advanced to the knockout stage.

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

The knockout stage consisted of four quarter-finals played on 15 and 16 June, two semi-finals played on 18 June, a third place play-off, and a final played on 20 June. The top two teams (winners of the semi-finals / finalists): Malaysia and Singapore qualified for the 2026 ACC Men's Premier Cup.

Bracket

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See also

• 2026 ACC Women's Premier Cup