The Asian Cricket Council Premier League is set to begin on 1 May in Malaysia, with the tournament favorites Afghanistan against Hong Kong in the first game . The 50 -over competition has six teams, of which Afghanistan , Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates have ODI status . The week long competition includes 15 games , with all the teams face each other .
This year’s tournament includes Nepal , who were impressive in the recently concluded World Twenty20 in Bangladesh , winning two of three qualifying matches . Soon after, the cricketers Nepal boycotted the national tournament a day that was meant to be a screening test for this competition , but suspended a week later.
Afghanistan enter the tournament as the team to beat . Although they had a bad start in the World Twenty20 where he won only one game , do not have the experience of playing against senior teams – . They were impressive in the Asian Cup this year , which were part of the first time, and also demolished Bangladesh.
Hong Kong come into the competition with the confidence of having beaten Bangladesh in the last game in the World Twenty20 . UAE won ODI status after finishing in the top four at the ICC Cricket World Cup qualifier New Zealand ; he lost the final of that tournament to Scotland.
The last edition of the Asian Cricket Council Premier League was in 2012. The title was shared by the United Arab Emirates and Nepal after a tie .
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