2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup

The 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup was an international 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
Participants8
Matches played15
Most runs Himanshu Rana (283)
Most wickets Rahul Chahar
Praveen Jayawickrama (10)

Teams

Eight teams participated in the tournament:

Group A

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

11 October
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

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

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

Semi-finals

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

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

Most runs

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

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Himanshu Rana India283556.6013012
Shubman Gill India252550.407803
Vishva Chathuranga Sri Lanka193548.2568*02
Prithvi Shaw India191538.208901
Saif Hassan Bangladesh158439.506701

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

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

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveEconSRBBI
Rahul Chahar India31.0108.302.6718.65/27
Praveen Jayawickrama Sri Lanka36.31014.203.8921.94/25
Mujeeb Zadran Afghanistan35.0915.223.9123.34/13
Yash Thakur India38.4919.444.5225.73/38
Naveen-ul-Haq Afghanistan32.2920.885.8121.55/80

Source: ESPNcricinfo

References

  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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