Wikipedia

2005 ACC Under-19 Cup

The 2005 ACC Under-19 Cup was an international under-19 cricket tournament held in Nepal from 8 to 19 November 2005. The sixth ACC under-19 tournament to be held, matches were played in the capital Kathmandu and three other cities in the Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur, Kirtipur, and Lalitpur.

2005 ACC Under-19 Cup
Dates8 – 19 November 2005
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format50-over
Tournament format(s)Group stage, playoffs
Host(s)   Nepal
Champions   Nepal (3rd title)
Participants15
Matches28
Most runsMalaysia Ariffin Ramly (276)
Most wicketsHong Kong Irfan Ahmed (14)
← 2003
2007 →

The number of teams at the tournament increased to fifteen (from the ten at the previous edition), with Afghanistan, Bahrain, Brunei, Iran, and Saudi Arabia making their debuts.[1] Coached by Roy Dias and captained by Paras Khadka, Nepal defeated Malaysia in the final at Kirtipur's Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, with an estimated 10–15,000 people in attendance, as well as television viewership of 1.5 million.[2] The team won its second consecutive title (and third overall), and consecutively qualified for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka.[3] Kuwait and Qatar were the losing semi-finalists for the second tournament in a row.[4][5] The leading runscorer at the tournament was Malaysian batsman Ariffin Ramly, while the leading wicket-taker was Hong Kong's Irfan Ahmed.[6][7] The tournament's semi-finals and final were broadcast live on Nepal Television.[1]

Group stages edit

Full fixtures:CricketArchive[permanent dead link]

Group A edit

Team Pld W L BP CP Pts NRR
    Nepal 2 2 0 2 0 12 +5.120
  Bahrain 2 1 1 1 0 6 +2.832
  Brunei 2 0 2 0 0 0 –6.973
Notes
  • Group A was the only group to have three teams; all others had four.[8]
  • Bahrain scored 383/4 from 50 overs against Brunei, the highest team total of the tournament.[9]
  • Brunei were dismissed for 21 from 15.2 overs against Nepal, the lowest team total of the tournament.[10]
  • Two centuries were scored in Group A, both by Bahraini batsman against Brunei, with Gayan de Silva scoring 200 not out and Danish Jasnaik scoring 102 not out. De Silva's innings was the best individual batting performance at the tournament.[11]
  • One five-wicket haul was recorded in Group B, with Bahrain's Salman Sattar taking 8/15 against Brunei, the best individual bowling performance at the tournament.[12]

Group B edit

Team Pld W L BP CP Pts NRR
  Kuwait 3 3 0 2 0 17 +2.937
  United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 2 1 13 +2.433
  Afghanistan 3 1 2 1 0 6 +1.158
  Iran 3 0 3 0 0 0 –6.053
Notes

Group C edit

Team Pld W L BP CP Pts NRR
  Qatar 3 2 1 2 1 13 +1.211
  Singapore 3 2 1 1 0 11 –0.282
  Thailand 3 1 2 0 1 6 –0.242
  Oman 3 1 2 0 1 6 –0.680
Notes

Group D edit

Team Pld W L BP CP Pts NRR
  Malaysia 3 3 0 3 0 18 +3.607
  Hong Kong 3 2 1 2 0 12 +0.467
  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 1 0 6 –0.807
  Maldives 3 0 3 0 0 0 –3.267
Notes

Finals edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
D1   Malaysia 176/9
B2   United Arab Emirates 164
D1   Malaysia 218/6
C1   Qatar 158
A2   Bahrain 123
C1   Qatar 124/3
D1   Malaysia 83
A1     Nepal 87/3
D2   Hong Kong 179/8
B1   Kuwait 183/8
B1   Kuwait 146
A1     Nepal 147/1
A1     Nepal 223/9
C2   Singapore 123

Quarter-finals edit

16 November
Scorecard
Malaysia  
176/9 (48 overs)
v
  Kuwait
164 (44.2 overs)
Malaysia won by 12 runs
Birendra Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya Ground, Bhaktapur
Umpires: Jahangir Alam and Suhas Phadkar
Player of the match: Manrick Singh (Mal)
  • UAE won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • The match was reduced to 48 overs per side before the start of play.
16 November
Scorecard
Bahrain  
123 (34.4 overs)
v
  Qatar
124/3 (29.4 overs)
Qatar won by 7 wickets
Pulchowk Campus Ground, Lalitpur
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Tamoor Sajjad (Qat)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
16 November
Scorecard
Hong Kong  
179/8 (50 overs)
v
  Kuwait
183/8 (45.1 overs)
Kuwait won by 2 wickets
Tudikhel Ground, Kathmandu
Umpires: Jasbir Singh and Manzur Rahman
Player of the match: Habibullah Iftikhar (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to bowl.
16 November
Scorecard
Nepal    
223/9 (50 overs)
v
  Singapore
123 (44.4 overs)
Nepal won by 100 runs
Tribhuvan University Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Karunaratne Boteju and Riazuddin
Player of the match: Sharad Vesawkar (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

Semi-finals edit

17 November
Scorecard
Malaysia  
218/6 (50 overs)
v
  Qatar
158 (42.2 overs)
Malaysia won by 60 runs
Tudikhel Ground, Kathmandu
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and Buddhi Pradhan
Player of the match: Manrick Singh (Mal)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to bowl.
17 November
Scorecard
Kuwait  
146 (39.2 overs)
v
    Nepal
147/1 (37.5 overs)
Nepal won by 9 wickets
Tribhuvan University Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Jasbir Singh and Nadir Shah
Player of the match: Amrit Bhattarai and Kanishka Chaugai (both Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bowl.

Final edit

19 November
Scorecard
Malaysia  
83 (25.5 overs)
v
    Nepal
87/3 (25.5 overs)
Nepal won by 7 wickets
Tribhuvan University Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: K. G. Lakshminarayan and Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Bantu Bataju (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • Nepal won the 2005 ACC Under-19 Cup and qualified for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup.

Statistics edit

Most runs edit

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Ariffin Ramly   Malaysia 276 6 69.00 98* 0 3
Habibullah Iftikhar   Kuwait 275 5 91.66 153* 1 1
Gayan de Silva   Bahrain 229 3 114.50 200* 1 0
Eszrafiq Azis   Malaysia 179 6 29.83 85 0 1
Suhan Alagaratnam   Malaysia 163 6 27.16 55 0 2

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets edit

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI
Irfan Ahmed   Hong Kong 33.0 14 8.14 14.14 3.45 6/15
Amrit Bhattarai     Nepal 42.0 13 9.23 19.38 2.85 4/38
Tamoor Sajjad   Qatar 34.4 12 6.41 17.33 2.22 4/6
Imran Nasir   Saudi Arabia 28.0 12 7.33 14.00 3.14 5/28
Mohammad Fawad   United Arab Emirates 33.0 12 8.16 16.50 2.96 5/14

Source: CricketArchive

Final standing edit

Rank Team Status
1     Nepal Qualified for 2006 Under-19 World Cup
2   Malaysia
3   Kuwait
4   Qatar
5   United Arab Emirates
6   Hong Kong
7   Singapore
8   Bahrain
9   Afghanistan
10   Thailand
11   Oman
12   Saudi Arabia
13   Maldives
14   Iran
15   Brunei

References edit

  1. ^ a b (7 October 2005). "Nepal Awarded The Right To Host ACC U-19 Cup" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ^ (21 November 2005). "NEPAL: TOP OF THE WORLD" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ (20 November 2005). "Nepal cruise to Asian Under-19 title" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. ^ Youth Asia Cup 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  5. ^ Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  6. ^ Batting at Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  7. ^ Bowling at Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  8. ^ Tables, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  9. ^ Highest team totals, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  10. ^ Lowest team totals, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  11. ^ a b Centuries, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  12. ^ a b c d Four wickets in an innings, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005_ACC_Under-19_Cup&oldid=1059770781"