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]
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| Dates | 14 – 23 November 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Group and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Bangladesh |
| Champions |  Pakistan U23 (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Bangladesh U23 |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Soumya Sarkar |
| Most runs | Rohail Nazir (302) |
| Most wickets | Sumon Khan (14) |
Pakistan won the tournament, beating Bangladesh by 77 runs in the final.[6]
Teams
editThe teams were placed in the following groups:[7]
| Group A[8] | Group B[8] |
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 Sri Lanka U23
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 India U23
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| Pakistan U23
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Bangladesh U23
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 Afghanistan U23
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 Hong Kong (2018 Asia Cup Qualifier) (1st)
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 Oman (2018 Asia Cup Qualifier) (3rd)
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 Nepal (2018 Asia Cup Qualifier) (4th)
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Squads
edit| Afghanistan U23[9]
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Bangladesh U23[10]
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Hong Kong[11]
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India U23[12]
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| Oman[13]
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Pakistan U23[14]
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Sri Lanka U23[15]
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Nepal[16]
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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
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Pakistan U23
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.066 |
| Afghanistan U23
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.316 |
| Oman
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.673 |
| Sri Lanka U23
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.837 |
Advanced to knockout stage.
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- Afghanistan U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
- Haider Ali and Akif Javed (Pakistan U23) both made their List A debuts.
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- Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Asad (Pakistan U23) made his List A debut.
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- Afghanistan U23 won the toss and elected to field.
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Bangladesh U23
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.502 |
| India U23
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.829 |
| Nepal
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.752 |
| Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.058 |
Advanced to knockout stage.
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- India U23 won the toss and elected to field.
- Saurabh Dubey, Armaan Jaffer, Parth Rekhade, Yash Rathod, Hrithik Shokeen, Chinmay Sutar (India U23) and Kushal Bhurtel (Nep) all made their List A debuts.
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- Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to field.
- Haroon Arshad, Aftab Hussain, Raunaq Kapur, Mohsin Khan and Wajid Shah (HK) all made their List A debuts.
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- Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to field.
- Vinayak Gupta (India U23) made his List A debut.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Nasrulla Rana (HK) and Abinash Bohara (Nep) both made their List A debuts.
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- India U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aarush Bhagwat, Hassan Khan Mohammad (HK), Kumar Suraj and Kuldip Yadav (India U23) all made their List A debuts.
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- Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage
editSemi finals
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- Pakistan U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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- Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to field.
References
edit- ^ "Calendar of activities 2019". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup set to begin tomorrow". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh to host 2019 ACC emerging Asia Cup". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "UAE pull out from Emerging Asia Cup". New Age. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Nepal set to play ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup". The Bootballer. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Rohail's century earns Pakistan ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 trophy". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 Trophy Unveiling Ceremony". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Host Bangladesh drawn with India". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Afghanistan Emerging travels to Bangladesh for Asia Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Media Release : Bangladesh squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Hong Kong ACC Emerging Teams Tournament Men's Squad Announcement". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "India Under-23s Squad". Time of India. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Kaleem replaces Maqsood as captain for ACC Emerging Teams' Asia Cup". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Saud Shakeel named Pakistan captain for ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Final Squad Announced For Emerging Cup, Khadka and Lamichhane Miss Out". dailylivescores. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Yashasvi Jaiswal in Challenger Trophy, unwell Nagarkoti to miss Emerging Asia Cup". Sportstar. Retrieved 14 November 2019.