2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Dates14 – 23 November 2019
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Group and Knockout
Host(s)Bangladesh Bangladesh
Champions Pakistan U23 (1st title)
Runners-up Bangladesh U23
Participants8
Matches15
Player of the seriesBangladesh Soumya Sarkar
Most runsPakistan Rohail Nazir (302)
Most wicketsBangladesh Sumon Khan (14)
2018
2023

The 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup was the fourth edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup held in Bangladesh between 14 and 23 November 2019.[1][2] Eight teams participated in the tournament, including five under-23 age level teams of Test nations and the top three teams from the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier. The tournament was organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).[3] Nepal replaced the United Arab Emirates, after they pulled out due to an unknown reason.[4] Nepal qualified on virtue of being fourth in the Asia Cup qualifier.[5]

Pakistan won the tournament, beating Bangladesh by 77 runs in the final.[6]

Teams[edit]

The teams were placed in the following groups:[7]

Group A[8] Group B[8]
 Sri Lanka U23  India U23
 Pakistan U23  Bangladesh U23
 Afghanistan U23  Hong Kong (2018 Asia Cup Qualifier) (1st)
 Oman (2018 Asia Cup Qualifier) (3rd)    Nepal (2018 Asia Cup Qualifier) (4th)

Squads[edit]

 Afghanistan U23[9]  Bangladesh U23[10]  Hong Kong[11]  India U23[12]
 Oman[13]  Pakistan U23[14]  Sri Lanka U23[15]    Nepal[16]

Prior to the start of the tournament, India's Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Arshdeep Singh were ruled out of the tournament and were replaced by Aditya Thakare and Shivam Mavi respectively.[17]

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Pakistan U23 3 3 0 0 0 6 +2.066
 Afghanistan U23 3 2 1 0 0 4 +0.316
 Oman 3 1 2 0 0 2 −1.673
 Sri Lanka U23 3 0 3 0 0 0 −0.837

  Advanced to knockout stage.

14 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka U23 
268 (50 overs)
v
 Oman
269/6 (48.5 overs)
Ashen Bandara 62 (51)
Mohammad Sanuth 3/41 (10 overs)
Jatinder Singh 131* (150)
Amila Aponso 3/40 (10 overs)
Oman won by 4 wickets
Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Jatinder Singh (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kalana Perera (Sri Lanka U23) made his List A debut.

14 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan U23 
138 (42.2 overs)
v
 Pakistan U23
142/2 (35.3 overs)
Munir Ahmad 41 (71)
Mohammad Mohsin 4/30 (9.2 overs)
Rohail Nazir 53* (73)
Nijat Masood 1/18 (5 overs)
Pakistan U23 won by 8 wickets
Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Mohammad Mohsin (Pakistan U23)
  • Afghanistan U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Haider Ali and Akif Javed (Pakistan U23) both made their List A debuts.

16 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Pakistan U23 
183 (49.5 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka U23
93 (30.4 overs)
Amad Butt 44 (45)
Asitha Fernando 3/28 (9.5 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 34 (56)
Mohammad Hasnain 6/19 (7 overs)
Pakistan U23 won by 90 runs
Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Mohammad Hasnain (Pakistan U23)
  • Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohammad Asad (Pakistan U23) made his List A debut.

16 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Oman 
153 (44 overs)
v
 Afghanistan U23
154/1 (30.5 overs)
Jatinder Singh 72 (84)
Tariq Stanikzai 4/29 (10 overs)
Abdul Malik 91* (102)
Aqib Ilyas 1/20 (5 overs)
Afghanistan U23 won by 9 wickets
Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Tariq Stanikzai (Afghanistan U23)
  • Afghanistan U23 won the toss and elected to field.
  • Gopendra Bohra (Oma) made his List A debut.

18 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka U23 
238 (49.5 overs)
v
 Afghanistan U23
242/3 (44.5 overs)
Charith Asalanka 100 (106)
Azmatullah Omarzai 3/36 (9.5 overs)
Shahidullah 102* (137)
Kalana Perera 1/30 (6 overs)
Afghanistan U23 won by 7 wickets
Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Shahidullah (Afghanistan U23)
  • Afghanistan U23 won the toss and elected to field.

18 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Pakistan U23 
319/6 (50 overs)
v
 Oman
172 (47.2 overs)
Haider Ali 118 (131)
Fayyaz Butt 2/61 (8 overs)
Mohammad Nadeem 46 (68)
Khushdil Shah 3/27 (6.2 overs)
Pakistan U23 won by 147 runs
Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Haider Ali (Pakistan U23)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Bangladesh U23 3 3 0 0 0 6 +2.502
 India U23 3 2 1 0 0 4 +0.829
   Nepal 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.752
 Hong Kong 3 0 3 0 0 0 −2.058

  Advanced to knockout stage.

14 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal   
193 (44.5 overs)
v
 India U23
194/3 (42 overs)
Pawan Sarraf 56 (49)
Saurabh Dubey 4/26 (7.5 overs)
Sanvir Singh 56 (73)
Karan KC 1/25 (7 overs)
India U23 won by 7 wickets
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Savar
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Saurabh Dubey (India U23)

14 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong 
164/9 (50 overs)
v
 Bangladesh U23
166/1 (24.1 overs)
Haroon Arshad 35 (33)
Sumon Khan 4/33 (10 overs)
Soumya Sarkar 84* (74)
Ehsan Khan 1/39 (8 overs)
Bangladesh U23 won by 9 wickets
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 4 Ground, Savar
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh U23)

16 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
India U23 
246 (50 overs)
v
 Bangladesh U23
250/4 (42.1 overs)
Armaan Jaffer 105 (98)
Sumon Khan 4/64 (10 overs)
Nazmul Hossain Shanto 94 (88)
Yash Rathod 1/16 (2 overs)
Bangladesh U23 won by 6 wickets
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Savar
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh U23)
  • Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to field.
  • Vinayak Gupta (India U23) made his List A debut.

16 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal   
217 (50 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
177 (45.5 overs)
Sharad Vesawkar 89 (139)
Aizaz Khan 3/42 (9 overs)
Kinchit Shah 53 (80)
Abinash Bohara 3/32 (9 overs)
Karan KC 3/32 (9 overs)
Nepal won by 40 runs
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 4 Ground, Savar
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Sharad Vesawkar (Nep)

18 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
India U23 
322/5 (50 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
202 (47.3 overs)
Chinmay Sutar 104* (85)
Kinchit Shah 3/33 (10 overs)
Shahid Wasif 68 (84)
Shubham Sharma 4/32 (10 overs)
India U23 won by 120 runs
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Savar
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Chinmay Sutar (India U23)

18 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal   
138 (44.3 overs)
v
 Bangladesh U23
140/2 (24 overs)
Sompal Kami 38 (63)
Sumon Khan 3/29 (8.3 overs)
Nazmul Hossain Shanto 59* (56)
Karan KC 1/11 (6 overs)
Bangladesh U23 won by 8 wickets
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 4 Ground, Savar
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh U23)
  • Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage[edit]

Semi finals[edit]

1st Semi final
20 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Pakistan U23 
267/7 (50 overs)
v
 India U23
264/8 (50 overs)
Omair Yousuf 66 (97)
Shivam Mavi 2/53 (10 overs)
Sanvir Singh 76 (90)
Saif Badar 2/57 (10 overs)
Pakistan U23 won by 3 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Saif Badar (Pakistan U23)
  • Pakistan U23 won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Semi final
21 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan U23 
228/9 (50 overs)
v
 Bangladesh U23
229/3 (39.5 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 114 (128)
Hasan Mahmud 3/48 (10 overs)
Soumya Sarkar 61 (59)
Abdul Wasi 2/46 (8 overs)
Bangladesh U23 won by 7 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh U23)
  • Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to field.

Final[edit]

23 November 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Pakistan U23 
301/6 (50 overs)
v
 Bangladesh U23
224 (43.3 overs)
Rohail Nazir 113 (111)
Sumon Khan 3/75 (10 overs)
Afif Hossain 49 (53)
Mohammad Hasnain 3/32 (8.3 overs)
Pakistan U23 won by 77 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Rohail Nazir (Pakistan U23)
  • Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to field.

References[edit]

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