2005 ACC Under-19 Cup

2005 ACC Under-19 Cup
Dates 8 – 19 November 2005
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format 50-over
Tournament format(s) Group stage, playoffs
Host(s)    Nepal
Champions    Nepal (3rd title)
Participants 15
Matches played 28
Most runs Malaysia Ariffin Ramly (276)
Most wickets Hong Kong Irfan Ahmed (14)

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.

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

Full fixtures: CricketArchive

Group A

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 B

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Most runs

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

The top five wickettakers 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

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

  1. 1 2 (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. 1 2 Centuries, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Four wickets in an innings, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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