2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup

2021 Under-19 Asia Cup
2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup Logo
Dates23 December 2021 – 31 December 2021
AdministratorAsian Cricket Council (ACC)
Cricket format50-over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin, playoffs
HostUnited Arab Emirates
Champions India (8th title)
Runners-up Sri Lanka
Participants8
Matches15
Player of the series Harnoor Singh
Most runs Shaik Rasheed (133)
Most wickets Zeeshan Zameer (11)

The 2021 Under-19 Asia Cup was the 9th edition of ACC Under-19 Cup. The cricket tournament was played in United Arab Emirates from 23 to 31 December 2021. Eight teams contested in the tournament, including five full members and three qualified members.[1][2][3][4]

Teams

No. Teams Qualification method
1  India ICC Full Member
2  Pakistan
3  Bangladesh
4  Sri Lanka
5  Afghanistan
6  Kuwait Qualifiers
7    Nepal
8  United Arab Emirates

Squads

 Afghanistan[5]  Bangladesh[6]  India[7]  Kuwait[8]    Nepal[9][10]  Pakistan[11]  Sri Lanka[12]  United Arab Emirates[13]
  • Meet Bhavsar (c & wk)
  • M Umar
  • Abdul Sadiq
  • Aamir Ali
  • Abdullah Zaheer
  • Talha Hassan
  • Mohamed Raashiq
  • Mohamad Thoufiq
  • Ethan Cheran
  • Abdullah Farooq
  • Mirza Ahmed
  • Jude Saldanha
  • Zeeshan Azeem
  • Mohammad Bastaki
  • Henry Thomas
  • Habier Ali

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Pakistan 3 3 0 0 0 6 1.142 Advanced to Semi-finals
2  India 3 2 1 0 0 4 1.085
3  Afghanistan 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.158
4  United Arab Emirates (H) 3 0 3 0 0 0 −2.100
Source: Cricinfo
(H) Host
23 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
India 
282/5 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
128 (34.3 overs)
Harnoor Singh 120 (130)
Alishan Sharafu 2/44 (5 overs)
Kai Smith 45 (70)
Rajvardhan Hangargekar 3/24 (9 overs)
India U-19 won by 154 runs
ICC Academy Oval-1, Dubai
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju (SL) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Harnoor Singh (IND)
  • United Arab Emirates U-19 won the toss and elected to field.
23 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
52 (23.1 overs)
v
 Pakistan
53/6 (16.4 overs)
Nangeyalia Kharote 15 (27)
Ahmed Khan 3/21 (6 overs)
Maaz Sadaqat 14* (46)
Noor Ahmad 3/20 (5 overs)
Pakistan U-19 won by 4 wickets
ICC Academy Oval-2, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Awais Ali (PAK)
  • Afghanistan U-19 won the toss and elected to bat.
25 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
India 
237 (49 overs)
v
 Pakistan
240/8 (50 overs)
Aaradhya Yadav 50 (83)
Zeeshan Zameer 5/60 (10 overs)
Muhammad Shahzad 81 (105)
Raj Bawa 4/56 (10 overs)
Pakistan U-19 won by 2 wickets
ICC Academy Oval-2, Dubai
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju (SL) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Muhammad Shahzad (PAK)
  • Pakistan U-19 won the toss and elected to field.
25 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
194/9 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
54 (14.4 overs)
Allah Noor 97* (129)
Nilansh Keswani 3/24 (10 overs)
Nilansh Keswani 15 (15)
Bilal Sami 3/12 (5 overs)
Afghanistan U-19 won by 140 runs
ICC Academy Oval-1, Dubai
Umpires: Naresh D'Souza (UAE) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
  • United Arab Emirates U-19 won the toss and elected to field.
  • Pakistan U-19 qualified for Semi-final as a result of this match.
27 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
259/4 (50 overs)
v
 India
262/6 (48.2 overs)
Ijaz Ahmadzai 86* (68)
Kaushal Tambe 1/25 (8 overs)
Harnoor Singh 65 (74)
Noor Ahmad 4/43 (10 overs)
India U-19 won by 4 wickets
ICC Academy Oval-2, Dubai
Umpires: Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
  • India U-19 won the toss and elected to field.
  • India U-19 qualified for Semi-finals as result of this match.
27 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
Pakistan 
219/8 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
198/9 (50 overs)
Qasim Akram 50 (67)
Aayan Afzal Khan 3/44 (10 overs)
Aayan Afzal Khan 38 (32)
Qasim Akram 3/52 (9 overs)
Pakistan U-19 won by 21 runs
ICC Academy Oval-1, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Naresh D'Souza (UAE)
  • Pakistan U-19 won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Bangladesh 3 2 0 0 1 5 3.810 Advanced to Semi-finals
2  Sri Lanka 3 2 0 0 1 5 3.340
3  Kuwait 3 1 2 0 0 2 −3.308
4    Nepal 3 0 3 0 0 0 −1.485
Source: Cricinfo
23 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
323/5 (50 overs)
v
 Kuwait
49 (17.3 overs)
Pawan Pathiraja 86 (72)
Zeeshan Azeem 2/49 (6 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 25 (24)
Dunith Wellalage 4/2 (1.3 overs)
Sri Lanka U-19 won by 274 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Waleed Yaqub (Pak)
Player of the match: Pawan Pathiraja (SL)
  • Sri Lanka U-19 won the toss and elected to bat.
24 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
297/4 (50 overs)
v
   Nepal
143 (42.3 overs)
Prantik Nawrose Nabil 127* (112)
Tilak Bhandari 1/31 (6 overs)
Gulsan Jha 35 (28)
SM Meherob 2/20 (9 overs)
Bangladesh U-19 won by 154 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE)
Player of the match: Prantik Nawrose Nabil (BAN)
  • Bangladesh U-19 won the toss and elected
to bat.
25 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
291 (49.2 overs)
v
 Kuwait
69 (25.3 overs)
Mahfijul Islam 112 (119)
Abdul Sadiq 3/40 (8.2 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 43 (77)
Ripon Mondol 3/10 (8 overs)
Bangladesh U-19 won by 222 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Waleed Yaqub (Pak)
Player of the match: Mahfijul Islam (BAN)
  • Kuwait U-19 won the toss and elected to field.
26 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
322/4 (50 overs)
v
   Nepal
262 (47.5 overs)
Sadisha Rajapaksa 131 (119)
Mohammad Aadil Alam 2/46 (9 overs)
Arjun Saud 64 (80)
Raveen de Silva 3/35 (7 overs)
Sri Lanka U-19 won by 60 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE)
  • Sri Lanka U-19 won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Bangladesh U-19 and Sri Lanka U-19 qualified for semi finals as a result of this match.
28 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
130/4 (32.4 overs)
v
Md Prantik Nawrose 45 (64)
Traveen Mathew 2/17 (6 overs)
Match abandoned due to COVID-19
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Akbar Ali (UAE)
  • Sri Lanka U-19 won the toss and elected to field.
28 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
Nepal   
239 (42.3 overs)
v
 Kuwait
241/9 (48.5 overs)
Basir Ahamad 56 (61)
Mirza Ahmed 3/22 (5 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 175* (149)
Gulshan Jha 3/70 (10 overs)
Kuwait U-19 won by 1 wicket
ICC Academy Oval-2, Dubai
Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
  • Kuwait U-19 won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
A1  Pakistan 125
B2  Sri Lanka 147
B2  Sri Lanka 106/9
A2  India 104/1
B1  Bangladesh 140
A2  India 243/8

Semi-finals

30 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
147 (44.5 overs)
v
 Pakistan
125 (49.3 overs)
Matheesha Pathirana 31 (33)
Zeeshan Zameer 4/32 (10 overs)
Ahmad Khan 36 (74)
Traveen Mathew 4/14 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka U-19 won by 22 runs
ICC Academy Oval-1, Dubai
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Traveen Mathew (SL)
  • Sri Lanka U-19 won the toss and elected to bat.

30 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
India 
243/8 (50 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
140 (38.2 overs)
Shaik Rasheed 90 (108)
Rakibul Hassan 3/41 (10 overs)
Ariful Islam 42 (77)
Ravi Kumar 2/22 (5 overs)
India U-19 won by 103 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju (SL) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Shaik Rasheed (IND)
  • Bangladesh U-19 won the toss and elected to field.

Final

31 December 2021
9:30
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
106/9 (38 overs)
v
 India
104/1 (21.3 overs)
Yasiru Rodrigo 19* (26)
Vicky Ostwal 3/11 (8 overs)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi 56* (67)
Yasiru Rodrigo 1/12 (3 overs)
India U-19 won by 9 wickets (DLS method)
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Vicky Ostwal (IND)
  • Sri Lanka U-19 won the toss and elected to bat.
  • India U-19 were set a revised target of 102 runs from 38 overs due to rain.

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