The 2026 ACC Women's Premier Cup was the second edition of the ACC Women's Premier Cup, hosted by Malaysian Cricket Association from 3 to 13 June 2026. Eighteen associate teams competed in 40 matches across four venues in Malaysia. The defending champions, the United Arab Emirates were defeated in the final by Thailand. The top four teams of the tournament: Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and Hong Kong qualified for the 2026 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.

Background The ACC Women's Premier Cup is a biennial international cricket competition in Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) format, organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). It was inaugurated in 2024. The competition is played by the associate members of the ACC to determine qualification for the Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. The United Arab Emirates were the defending champions.

Format The 18 participating teams were divided into four groups: two groups of five teams and two groups of four teams. In the group stage, each team played each of the other teams in the group once in a round-robin format, 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.

Venues

The tournament was played across 4 venues in Malaysia: 12 matches at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval in Bangi (including quarter-finals 2 and 4), 6 matches each at Selangor Turf Club in Kuala Lumpur and Kolej Tuanku Jaafar Cricket Oval in Mantin and 16 matches at Bayuemas Oval in Pandamaran (including quarter-finals 1 and 3, both semi-finals, 3rd place play-off and final).

Squads Following squads were announced for the tournament: Bahrain: Sana Butt (wk), Sweeta Corda, Reshel D'Souza, Tharanga Gajanayake, Ashwini Govinda (wk), Disna Jayasooriya, Manmeet Kaur, Nipuni Nadeera, Reema Naseer, Saee Parekh, Deepika Rasangika (c), Sara Vivek, Abeera Waris, Shruti Yadav Bhutan: Ngawang Choden (wk), Ritshi Choden, Sonam Choden, Tshering Choki Choden, Anju Gurung (c), Samjana Mongar, Chado Om, Sonam Palden, Riya Pradhan, Mamta Rai, Sonam, Dechen Wangmo, Sangay Yangzom, Tshering Zangmo China: Cai Yuzhi, Chen Xinyu, Feng Qian, Gong Yuting, Hong Yali, Jiang Chuquin (wk), Jiaping Li, Lyu Yihan, Ma Ruike, Mingyue Zhu (c), Wang Huiying, Wei Haiting, Xie Wenyan, Zhao Yihan Hong Kong: Maryam Bibi, Charlotte Chan, Kary Chan, Shing Chan, Yasmin Daswani (wk), Mariko Hill, Joyleen Kaur, Emma Lai, Marina Lamplough, Natasha Miles (c), Iqra Sahar, Shanzeen Shahzad (wk), Alison Siu, Ruchitha Venkatesh Indonesia: Ni Ariani, Derni Bangi, Ni Luh Dewi, Kisi Kasse, Sang Maypriani, Rahmawati Pangestuti, Dara Paramitha, Ni Kadek Fitria Rada Rani, Ni Putu Ayu Nanda Sakarini (c, wk), Ni Made Putri Suwandewi, Desi Wulandari Japan: Ahilya Chandel, Ayumi Fujikawa, Hinase Goto, Haruna Iwasaki, Shimako Kato, Ayaka Kato-Stafford, Elena Kusuda-Nairn, Erika Oda, Kurumi Ota, Bianca Shino-Dyson (wk), Seika Sumi, Mamta Kaswan, Mai Yanagida (c), Nonoha Yasumoto Kuwait: Suchitha D'Sa (wk), Venora D'Souza, Candice Dias, Siobhan Gomez, Mariamma Hyder, Maria Jasvi, Zeefa Jilani, Khadija Khalil (wk), Priyada Murali, Maryam Omar, Balasubramani Shanti, Amna Tariq (c), Tshering Yangchen, Rida Zainab Malaysia: Winifred Duraisingam, Aisya Eleesa, Mas Elysa (c), Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Elsa Hunter, Nurin Imanina, Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Wan Julia (wk), Dhanusri Muhunan, Irdina Beh Nabil, Aina Najwa (wk), Nur Arianna Natsya, Nur Qalysha, Nur Dania Syuhada Mongolia: Oyunsuvd Amarjargal, Gansuk Anujin (c), Myagmarzaya Batnasan, Uugansuvd Bayarjavkhlan, Damdinsuren Enkhtsetseg, Nomin-Erdene Erdenebat, Batjargal Ichinkhorloo, Enkhbold Khaliunaa (wk), Sunjidmaa Phillips, Javzandulam Tugsjargal, Battur Unenchtseceg, Ganbold Urjindulam Myanmar: Htet Aung, Thae Thae Aung (wk), Zon Lin, Khin Myat, Wa Thone Nadi, Aye Phyo, Moe Ei Phyu, Pan Ei Phyu, May San, Thiri Sandar Shwe, Theint Soe (c), Lin Lin Tun, Shwe Yee Win, Zar Win (wk) Nepal: Indu Barma (c), Rubina Chhetry, Kabita Joshi, Anu Kadayat, Seemana KC, Samjhana Khadka, Kabita Kunwar, Puja Mahato, Sony Pakhrin, Rubi Poddar (wk), Sita Rana Magar, Bindu Rawal, Riya Sharma, Manisha Upadhayay Oman: Afida Afthab, Amanda Dcosta, Jayadhanyha Gunasekar, Javed Hina, Fiza Javed, Sahana Jeelany, Nitya Joshi, Sameera Khan, Lujaina, Priyanka Mendonca (c), Trupti Pawde, Cynthia Saldanha (wk), Sushanthika Sathiya, Alifiya Sayed Philippines: Jhon Andreano, Ma Luz Barcelona, Reyven Castillo, Katie Donovan (c), Maritoni Gatchalian, Mericris Hindoy, Karri Keen, Kyte Keen, Jomae Masaya, Jessica Medianesta (wk), Simran Sirah, Amelia Valdez, Elyza Wall, Zoe Milag Wong Qatar: Aysha Abdur Rahman (c), Lihara Ayeysekara, Shahreen Bahadur, Gertrude Candiru, Taful Elkhair, Khadija Imtiaz, Maria Jacob, Jaza Mariyam, Fatima Mukadam, Sargam Patel, Shrutiben Rana (wk), Krisheta Sarvanakumar (wk), Roshni Sebastian, Pavithra Selvam Saudi Arabia: Mah Noor Aamir, Najwa Akram, Maheen Amir, Laiba Arif, Rizwana Begum, Nimra Ghazanfar (wk), Ashmal Hashmi, Usra Umar Farooq, Afshan Khan, Abeer Maryam, Laiba Nasrullah, Mah Noor, Sara, Masahel Waqas (c) Singapore: Ananyah Ahuja, Rashmeka Badri Narayanan, Riyaa Bhasin (wk), Laasya Bommareddy, Haresh Dhavina, Devika Galia, Piumi Gurusinghe (wk), Vinu Kumar, Shafina Mahesh (c, wk), Pushpa Murali, Roma Raval, Roshni Seth, Anushka Tomar, Ella Ungerman Thailand: Nannaphat Chaihan, Naruemol Chaiwai (c), Natthakan Chantham, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Nannapat Koncharoenkai (wk), Suleeporn Laomi, Phannita Maya, Chayanisa Phengpaen, Thipatcha Putthawong, Arrikan Phuengkho, Chanida Sutthiruang, Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Koranit Suwanchonrathi United Arab Emirates: Samaira Dharnidharka, Heena Hotchandani, Al Maseera Jahangir, Lavanya Keny, Suraksha Kotte, Mehul Kulkarni, Vaishnave Mahesh, Indhuja Nandakumar, Esha Oza (c), Theertha Satish (wk), Simran Sheth, Shashikala Silva, Janani Thirukkumaran, Katie Thompson

Group stage In the group stage, two groups of five teams and two groups of four teams played in a round-robin format for a total of 32 matches from 3 to 9 June 2026 across four venues. The top two teams from each group: Thailand and Japan from group A, the United Arab Emirates and Oman from group B, Indonesia and Malaysia from group C and Hong Kong and Nepal from group D advanced to the knockout stage.

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage The knockout stage consisted of four quarter-finals played on 10 June, two semi-finals played on 12 June, a 3rd place-playoff and a final played on 13 June. The top four teams (winners of the quarter-finals / semi-finalists): Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and Hong Kong qualified for the 2026 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.

Bracket

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Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

3rd place play-off

Final

See also

2026 ACC Men's Challenger Cup 2026 ACC Men's Premier Cup

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