2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

The 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup was the third edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup held in Karachi, Pakistan and Colombo, Sri Lanka.[3] Eight teams participated in the tournament including five under-23 age level teams of Test nations and top three teams from 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier. This tournament was organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).[4] Initially, Pakistan was sole host for the tournament but India and BCCI refused to send Indian players to Pakistan.[5] Following the increasing political tensions between India and Pakistan, ACC announced that Sri Lanka would be the co-host whilst India's matches and knockout stage will be played there.[6][7] The U-23 teams from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals. Sri Lanka's U-23 defeated India U-23 by 3 runs in the final to win the tournament.[8]

2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Dates6 – 15 December 2018
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Group and Knockout
Host(s) Sri Lanka
 Pakistan
Champions Sri Lanka U23 (2nd title)
Runners-up India U23
Participants8
Matches15
Player of the seriesSri Lanka Kamindu Mendis
Most runsSri Lanka Kamindu Mendis (310)[1]
Most wicketsIndia Mayank Markande (12)[2]
2017
2019

Teams

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Group A Group B
  India U23   Pakistan U23
  Sri Lanka U23   Bangladesh U23
  Afghanistan U23   Hong Kong (2018 Asia Cup Qualifier) (1st)
  United Arab Emirates (2018 Asia Cup Qualifier) (2nd)   Oman (2018 Asia Cup Qualifier) (3rd)

Squads

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

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1   India U23 3 3 0 0 0 6 0.928 Advanced to knockouts
2   Sri Lanka U23 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.673
3   Afghanistan U23 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.228
4   Oman 3 0 3 0 0 0 −1.820
Source: [17]
7 December 2018
09:45
Scorecard
Sri Lanka U23  
324/5 (50 overs)
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  Oman
215/8 (50 overs)
Hasitha Boyagoda 80 (94)
Jay Odedra 3/47 (10 overs)
Jatinder Singh 36 (59)
Shammu Ashan 2/34 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka U23 won by 109 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
  • Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to bat.

7 December 2018
09:45
Scorecard
India U23  
281/8 (50 overs)
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  Afghanistan U23
207 (44.4 overs)
Deepak Hooda 105 (103)
Fazal Haque 3/54 (9 overs)
Karim Janat 58 (88)
Jayant Yadav 3/37 (10 overs)
India U23 won by 74 runs
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
  • Afghanistan U23 won the toss and elected to field.
  • Prabhsimran Singh (India U23) made his List A debut.

8 December 2018
09:45
Scorecard
Afghanistan U23  
210 (47.5 overs)
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  Sri Lanka U23
211/9 (49.2 overs)
Karim Janat 68 (99)
Lasith Embuldeniya 3/35 (10 overs)
Kamindu Mendis 71 (98)
Zia-ur-Rehman 3/33 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka U23 won by 1 wicket
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
  • Afghanistan U23 won the toss and elected to bat.

8 December 2018
09:45
Scorecard
Oman  
203 (44.2 overs)
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  India U23
206/4 (41.1 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 117 (122)
Mayank Markande 4/41 (10 overs)
Ankush Bains 83 (98)
Jay Odedra 3/38 (10 overs)
India U23 won by 6 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

10 December 2018
09:45
Scorecard
Sri Lanka U23  
260/7 (50 overs)
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  India U23
261/6 (47.3 overs)
Avishka Fernando 80 (106)
Shivam Mavi 3/62 (10 overs)
Himmat Singh 126* (140)
Kamindu Mendis 3/51 (9 overs)
India U23 won by 4 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
  • Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to bat.

10 December 2018
09:45
Scorecard
Afghanistan U23  
252 (49.1 overs)
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  Oman
140 (39.5 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 83 (67)
Kaleemullah 3/39 (9.1 overs)
Moonamchery Michal 54 (71)
Karim Janat 2/9 (4 overs)
Afghanistan U23 won by 112 runs
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
  • Afghanistan U23 won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1   Pakistan U23 3 2 1 0 0 4 1.389 Advanced to knockouts
2   Bangladesh U23 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.100
3   United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 0 1 3 0.449
4   Hong Kong 3 0 2 0 1 1 −2.530
Source: [17]
6 December 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Pakistan U23  
366/3 (50 overs)
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  Hong Kong
141 (34 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 130 (125)
Aizaz Khan 2/92 (9 overs)
Shahid Wasif 59 (81)
Mohammad Ilyas 5/35 (7 overs)
Pakistan U23 won by 225 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Izatullah Safi (Afg)
Player of the match: Mohammad Ilyas (Pakistan U23)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

6 December 2018
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  
267 (49.4 overs)
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  Bangladesh U23
170 (36.5 overs)
Ghulam Shabber 52 (57)
Shoriful Islam 4/55 (10 overs)
Mizanur Rahman 43 (62)
Imran Haider 4/35 (7 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 97 runs
Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Tariq Rasheed (Pak) and Ahmed Shahab (Pak)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

7 December 2018
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  
233/9 (50 overs)
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  Pakistan U23
235/1 (39 overs)
Ashfaq Ahmed 69 (89)
Ashiq Ali 3/34 (10 overs)
Hussain Talat 116* (109)
Ahmed Raza 1/44 (9 overs)
Pakistan U23 won by 9 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Izatullah Safi (Afg)
  • Pakistan U23 won the toss and elected to field.

7 December 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh U23  
286/8 (50 overs)
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  Hong Kong
258/7 (50 overs)
Mosaddek Hossain 100 (86)
Aizaz Khan 3/62 (9 overs)
Nizakat Khan 92 (95)
Mosaddek Hossain 2/23 (4 overs)
Bangladesh U23 won by 28 runs
Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Riazuddin (Pak) and Mohammad Sajid (Pak)
  • Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to bat.

9 December 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh U23  
309/5 (50 overs)
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  Pakistan U23
225 (46.5 overs)
Mosaddek Hossain 85* (74)
Khushdil Shah 3/48 (9 overs)
Khushdil Shah 61 (58)
Nayeem Hasan 3/36 (10 overs)
Bangladesh U23 won by 84 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Izatullah Safi (Afg)
Player of the match: Mosaddek Hossain (Bangladesh U23)
  • Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Suleman Shafqat (Pakistan U23) made his List A debut.

9 December 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Hong Kong  
87/4 (31 overs)
v
Babar Hayat 45* (86)
Ahmed Raza 1/12 (7 overs)
No result
Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Riazuddin (Pak) and Ahmed Shahab (Pak)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.

Knockouts

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Semi finals

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1st Semi final
13 December 2018
09:45
Scorecard
Pakistan U23  
172 (44.4 overs)
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  India U23
178/3 (27.3 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 67 (95)
Mayank Markande 4/34 (9.4 overs)
Nitish Rana 60* (60)
Khushdil Shah 1/31 (5 overs)
India U23 won by 7 wickets
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
  • India U23 won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Semi final
13 December 2018
09:45
Scorecard
Bangladesh U23  
237 (49.1 overs)
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  Sri Lanka U23
241/6 (48.2 overs)
Mizanur Rahman 72 (95)
Chamika Karunaratne 4/31 (8.1 overs)
Kamindu Mendis 91* (88)
Shoriful Islam 2/50 (9.2 overs)
Sri Lanka U23 won by 4 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
  • Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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15 December 2018
09:45
Scorecard
Sri Lanka U23  
270/7 (50 overs)
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  India U23
267/9 (50 overs)
Kamindu Mendis 61 (55)
Ankit Rajpoot 2/61 (10 overs)
Jayant Yadav 71 (85)
Asela Gunaratne 3/38 (7 overs)
Sri Lanka U23 won by 3 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Tavir Ahmed (Ban) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka U23)
  • Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  11. ^ "Aizaz Khan to replace injured Anshuman Rath as captain for Emerging Nations Cup!". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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