2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup

The 2017 Under-19 Asia Cup waswas the 6th edition of ACC Under-19 Cup.The cricket tournament was held in Malaysia from 10 to 19 November 2017.[1] It was originally scheduled to be held in India, but it was moved after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) refused to travel to India.[2]

2017 Under-19 Asia Cup
Dates10 – 19 November 2017
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format50-over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin, playoffs
Host(s) Malaysia
Champions Afghanistan (1st Title)
Runners-up Pakistan
Participants8
Matches15
Player of the seriesAfghanistan Mujeeb Zadran
Most runsPakistan Mohammad Taha (250)
Most wicketsAfghanistan Mujeeb Zadran (20)
Official websitehttp://www.asiancricket.org
2016
2018

Teams edit

No. Teams Qualification method
1   India ICC full member
2   Pakistan
3   Bangladesh
4   Sri Lanka
5   Afghanistan
6   Malaysia Host
7     Nepal Winner of 2017 ACC U19 Asia Cup Eastern Qualifiers
8   United Arab Emirates Winner of 2017 ACC U19 Asia Cup Western Qualifiers

Squads edit

  Afghanistan[3]   Bangladesh[4]   India[5]   Malaysia[6]
  • Virandeep Singh (c)
  • Muhammad Amir
  • Syed Aziz
  • Haiqal Khair
  • Mohammad Arief
  • Muhammad Hafiz
  • Muhammad Irfaq
  • Shaunvinder Singh
  • Vishvaruben
  • Wan Amirul
    Nepal[7]   Pakistan[8]   Sri Lanka[9]   United Arab Emirates[10]
  • Kamindu Mendis(c)
  • Jehan Daniel
  • Krishan Sanjula
  • Ashen Bandara
  • Hasitha Boyagoda
  • Thisaru Rashmika Dilshan
  • Praveen Jayawickrama
  • Nipu Ransika
  • Dhananjaya Lakshan
  • Nishan Madushanka Perera
  • Nuwanidu Fernando
  • Nipun Dhananjaya
  • Randeer Ranasinghe
  • Kalana Perera
  • Kevin Koththigoda
  • Fahad Nawaz (c)
  • Syed Haider (w/k)
  • Aryan Lakra
  • Brandon Adam
  • Hrithik Ansh
  • Kartik Palaniappan
  • Niel Lobo
  • Monish Lakhani
  • Muhammad Ali
  • Rahul Neelesh
  • Shah Faisal Khan
  • Marlon Malcom Singh

Group stage edit

Pool A edit

Points table edit

Team Pld W L NR T NRR Pts
  Bangladesh 3 3 0 0 0 +2.377 6
    Nepal 3 2 1 0 0 +0.889 4
  India 3 1 2 0 0 +1.257 2
  Malaysia 3 0 3 0 0 -4.757 0

Matches edit

10 November 2017
Scorecard
India  
310/7 (50 overs)
v
  Malaysia
108 (37.1 overs)
India won by 202 runs
Kinrara Academy Oval
11 November 2017
Scorecard
Nepal    
167/6 (40.1 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
181/8 (39.5 overs)
Bangladesh won by 2 wickets (D/L method)
Kinrara Academy Oval
12 November 2017
Scorecard
Nepal    
185/8 (50 overs)
v
  India
166 (48.1 overs)
Nepal won by 19 runs
Bayuemas Oval
13 November 2017
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
335/6(50 overs)
v
  Malaysia
73 (26 overs)
Bangladesh won by 262 runs
Bayuemas Oval
14 November 2017
Scorecard
Malaysia  
45 (15.3 overs)
v
    Nepal
48/2 (5.2 overs)
Nepal won by 8 wickets
Bayuemas Oval
14 November 2017
Scorecard
India  
187/8 (32 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
191/2 (28.0 overs)
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets (D/L method)
Royal Selangor Club

Pool B edit

Points table edit

Team Pld W L NR T NRR Pts
  Afghanistan 3 2 1 0 0 +2.853 4
  Pakistan 3 2 1 0 0 +1.240 4
  Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 0 +0.988 4
  United Arab Emirates 3 0 3 0 0 -4.964 0

Matches edit

10 November 2017
Scorecard
Pakistan  
57 (20 overs)
v
  Afghanistan
62/3 (9.1 overs)
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
Bayuemas Oval
10 November 2017
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  
66 (22 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
68/3 (16 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Royal Selangor Club
11 November 2017
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
196/8 (42 overs)
v
  Afghanistan
135 (33.5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 61 Runs
Bayuemas Oval
12 November 2017
Scorecard
Pakistan  
299 (47.1 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
73 (26 overs)
Pakistan won by 226 Runs
Royal Selangor Club
13 November 2017
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
141 (49.4 overs)
v
  Pakistan
142/7 (32.1 overs)
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
Kinrara Academy Oval
14 November 2017
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
224/3 (20 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
90/9 (20 overs)
Afghanistan won by 134 runs
Kinrara Academy Oval

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Semifinals Final
      
A1   Bangladesh 274/6 (50)
B2   Pakistan 199/5 (39)
B2   Pakistan 63 (22.1)
B1   Afghanistan 248/7 (50)
B1   Afghanistan 108/3 (20.3)
A2     Nepal 103 (28)

Semi-finals edit

16 November 2017
Semi-final 1
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
274/6 (50 overs)
v
  Pakistan
199/5 (39 overs)
Pakistan won by 2 run (D/L method)
Kinrara Academy Oval
17 November 2017
Semi-final 2
Scorecard
Nepal    
103 (28 overs)
v
  Afghanistan
108/3 (20.3 overs)
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
Kinrara Academy Oval

Final edit

19 November 2017
Scorecard
  Afghanistan
248/7 (50 overs)
v
Pakistan  
63 (22.1 overs)
Afghanistan won by 185 runs
Kinrara Academy Oval

Statistics edit

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 Econ SR BBI
Mujeeb Zadran   Afghanistan 40.1 20 5.55 2.76 12.05 6/23
Praveen Jayawickrama   Sri Lanka 18.5 11 5.27 3.07 10.27 5/17
Sandeep Lamichhane     Nepal 28.3 9 10.55 3.33 19 5/8
Mohammad Musa   Pakistan 32.0 9 13.22 3.71 21.33 3/11
Munir Riaz   Pakistan 32.0 8 17.37 4.34 24 3/30

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
Mohammad Taha   Pakistan 250 5 50 94 0 2
Pinak Ghosh   Bangladesh 199 4 66.33 82 0 2
Rahmanullah Gurbaz   Afghanistan 194 5 38.8 71 0 2
Darwish Rasool   Afghanistan 191 5 95.5 105* 1 1
Towhid Hridoy   Bangladesh 179 4 62.67 120 1 0

Source: ACC

Final standings edit

Pos. Team
1   Afghanistan
2   Pakistan
3   Bangladesh
4     Nepal
5   India
6   Sri Lanka
7   Malaysia
8   United Arab Emirates

References edit

  1. ^ "Under-19 Asia Cup moved out of India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Cricket Board has its way, U-19 Asia Cup shifted from Bengaluru to Kuala Lumpur". DNA India. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ^ "AFGHANISTAN U-19 TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR YOUTH ASIA CUP 2017". www.cricket.af. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh U-19 Team for Asia cup 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "India Under-19s Squad - ACC U19 Asia Cup, 2017 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Malaysia U-19 Squad for Asia cup 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Nepal to play ACC U-19 Youth Asia Cup in Malaysia". 7 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Pakistan U19 Team for ACC Youth U19 Asia Cup in Malaysia". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Sri Lanka U-19 Squad for Asia cup 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  10. ^ "UAE U-19 Squad for Asia cup 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

External links edit