Cricket tournament
The 1998 ACC Trophy was a cricket tournament in Nepal, taking place from 3 October to 13 October 1998. It gave Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helped form an essential part of regional rankings. The tournament was won by Bangladesh who defeated Malaysia in the final by 8 wickets. This would be Bangladesh's final ACC Trophy title prior to their elevation to Test status in 2000.
Teams
The teams were separated into two groups of five. The following teams took part in the tournament:
Group stages
The top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals.
Group A
- Points: Bangladesh 1; Papua New Guinea 1
- Points: Maldives 1; Singapore 1
- Match reduced to 45 overs
- Match reduced to 47 overs
- Match reduced to 41 overs
- Match reduced to 39 overs
- Papua New Guinea left Nepal on October 8, as otherwise they would have had to wait for another week to catch the next flight available.
Group B
- Points: Hong Kong 1; United Arab Emirates 1
- Points: Nepal 1; Thailand 1
Japan  18 all out (20.2 overs)
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Japan70 all out (29.1 overs)
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Japan85 all out (34.3 overs)
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Nepal 150 all out (38 overs)
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Semi-finals
- Match reduced to 40 overs
Final
Statistics
References
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