The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Trophy, conceived in 1996, is the One Day International qualification tournament for the Asia Cup. There are 22 members of the ACC and they compete against each other in order to try and gain qualification for the Asia Cup. The ACC Trophy is a 50-overs per side tournament played according to all normal ICC rules and regulations, and whilst it is used for entry into the Asia Cup, it also paves the way for Asian non-Test nations to attempt qualification for the Cricket World Cup. The tournament format is in a four group stage, with the top two teams from each group progressing into a knock-out stage.
The teams which are eligible to participate for the ACC Trophy include Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, China, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
The archive collection includes matches footage from this exciting and intensive contest of Asian cricket, dating from 1995 to 2000.