2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup

The 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup was the 5th edition of ACC Under-19 Cup.The cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka from 15 to 23 December 2016. It formed part of the qualification process for the 2018 Under-19 World Cup. Eight teams participated in the tournament, with the six Asian teams at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup being joined by the top two teams from the 2016 Asia Division Two event.[1] India won the tournament, beating Sri Lanka by 34 runs in the final.[2]

2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup
Dates15 – 23 December 2016
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format50-over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin, playoffs
Host(s) Sri Lanka
Champions India (5th title)
Runners-up Sri Lanka
Participants8
Matches15
Player of the seriesIndia Himanshu Rana
Most runsIndia Himanshu Rana (283)
Most wicketsIndia Rahul Chahar
Sri Lanka Praveen Jayawickrama (10)
2017

Teams

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No. Teams Qualification method
1   India automatically qualified
2   Pakistan
3   Bangladesh
4   Sri Lanka
5   Afghanistan
6     Nepal
7   Malaysia qualified through 2016 Asia Division Two
8   Singapore

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L NR BP Pts NRR
1   India 3 3 0 0 3 15 2.554
2   Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 1 9 0.746
3     Nepal 3 1 2 0 0 4 −0.334
4   Malaysia 3 0 3 0 0 0 −2.817
Source: ESPNcricinfo

  Advanced to semi-finals

Matches

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11 December
Scorecard
India  
289/8 (50 overs)
v
  Malaysia
54 (22.3 overs)
India won by 235 runs
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo

15 December
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
227/8 (50 overs)
v
    Nepal
226 (49.3 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 1 run
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo

16 December
Scorecard
Nepal    
172/9 (50 overs)
v
  India
174/4 (33.3 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo

16 December
Scorecard
Malaysia  
104 (38.2 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
108/2 (18 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa

18 December
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
207 (48.5 overs)
v
  India
208/4 (39.5 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa

18 December
Scorecard
Malaysia  
153 (44.4 overs)
v
    Nepal
154/9 (44.4 overs)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L NR BP Pts NRR
1   Bangladesh 3 2 1 0 1 9 1.584
2   Afghanistan 3 2 1 0 1 9 1.425
3   Pakistan 3 2 1 0 1 9 1.368
4   Singapore 3 0 3 0 0 0 −11.312
Source: ESPNcricinfo

  Advanced to semi-finals

Matches

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15 December
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
146 (48.3 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
150/6 (43.1 overs)
Bangladesh won by 4 wickets
Uyanwatte Stadium, Matara

15 December
Scorecard
Singapore  
78 (25.1 overs)
v
  Pakistan
80/1 (8.3 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Galle International Stadium, Galle

16 December
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
273/3 (50 overs)
v
  Pakistan
252 (49.1 overs)
Afghanistan won by 21 runs
Uyanwatte Stadium, Matara

16 December
Scorecard
Singapore  
70 (25.5 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
71/3 (5.0 overs)
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
Galle International Stadium, Galle

18 December
Scorecard
Singapore  
73 (18.2 overs)
v
  Afghanistan
75/1 (4.1 overs)
Afghanistan won by 9 wickets
Surrey Village Cricket Ground, Maggona

18 December
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
230 (49.5 overs)
v
  Pakistan
233/9 (49.1 overs)
Pakistan won by 1 wicket
Galle International Stadium, Galle

Finals

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Semi-finals

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20 December
Scorecard
India  
294 (49.1 overs)
v
  Afghanistan
217/7 (50 overs)
India won by 77 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

21 December
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
194 (49.1 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
106/2 (27.1 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 26 runs (D/L)
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Final

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23 December
Scorecard
India  
273/8 (50 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
239 (48.4 overs)
India won by 34 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Statistics

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Most runs

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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
Himanshu Rana   India 283 5 56.60 130 1 2
Shubman Gill   India 252 5 50.40 78 0 3
Vishva Chathuranga   Sri Lanka 193 5 48.25 68* 0 2
Prithvi Shaw   India 191 5 38.20 89 0 1
Saif Hassan   Bangladesh 158 4 39.50 67 0 1

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

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

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave Econ SR BBI
Rahul Chahar   India 31.0 10 8.30 2.67 18.6 5/27
Praveen Jayawickrama   Sri Lanka 36.3 10 14.20 3.89 21.9 4/25
Mujeeb Zadran   Afghanistan 35.0 9 15.22 3.91 23.3 4/13
Yash Thakur   India 38.4 9 19.44 4.52 25.7 3/38
Naveen-ul-Haq   Afghanistan 32.2 9 20.88 5.81 21.5 5/80

Source: ESPNcricinfo

References

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  1. ^ "Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup" – espncricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Spinners Abhishek and Chahar seal title for India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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