2003 Youth Asia Cup

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2003 Youth Asia Cup
Dates14 – 27 July 2003
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket format 50-over
Tournament format(s)Group stage, playoffs
Host(s)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
ChampionsFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (2nd title)
Participants10
Matches23
Player of the series Flag of Oman.svg Adnan Ilyas
Most runs Flag of Oman.svg Adnan Ilyas (239)
Most wickets Flag of Nepal.svg Manjeet Shrestha (10)
Flag of Oman.svg Adnan Ilyas (10)
Flag of Kuwait.svg Waqas Jamil (10)
2001
2005

The 2003 Youth Asia Cup was an international under-19 cricket tournament held in Karachi, Pakistan, from 14 to 27 July 2003. The fifth ACC under-19 tournament to be held, it was originally scheduled to be held in Singapore, but was moved to Karachi as a precaution against the SARS outbreak. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared organising responsibilities. [1]

Contents

Nepal defeated Malaysia in the final, winning its second title and qualifying for the 2004 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. [2] Played during the usual off-season in Pakistan, the tournament was heavily impacted by monsoon rains – three matches (including the final) were shortened, three ended in no result (including a semi-final), and five were abandoned entirely (including the other semi-final), with no play possible. [3] The player of the tournament was Oman's Adnan Ilyas, who was the leading runscorer, [4] and also one of three players who led the tournament's wicket-taking, alongside Nepal's Manjeet Shrestha and Kuwait's Waqas Jamil. [5]

Squads

Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [6] Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait [7] Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia [8] Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives [9] Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal [10]
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman [11] Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar [12] Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore [13] Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand [14] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [15]

Group stages

Source: CricketArchive

Group A

TeamPldWLNRABPPtsNRR
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 43001321+4.608
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 41111112+1.204
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 41111112–0.204
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 41111011–1.030
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 4031003–5.209
14 July
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
391/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
47 (31.3 overs)
Nepal won by 344 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Nadeem Ghauri
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

14 July
Scorecard
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg
249/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
209/9 (50 overs)
Singapore won by 40 runs
Karachi Gymkhana
Umpires: Mohammad Aslam and Saleem Badar
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.

16 July
Scorecard
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg
276/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
17/1 (6.4 overs)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.

16 July
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
201 (43 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
13/0 (2.4 overs)
  • UAE won the toss and elected to bat.



20 July
Scorecard
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
50 (23.4 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
51/2 (12 overs)
Qatar won by 8 wickets
PCB Academy Ground, Karachi
Umpires: Mohammad Aslam and Saleem Badar
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to bowl.

20 July
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
78 (39.5 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
79/2 (15.1 overs)
Nepal won by 8 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Islam Khan
  • UAE won the toss and elected to bat.

22 July
Scorecard
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
94 (35.4 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
96/2 (21 overs)
UAE won by 8 wickets
PCB Academy Ground, Karachi
Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed and Nadeem Ghauri
  • UAE won the toss and elected to bowl.

22 July
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
202/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
59 (45.1 overs)
Nepal won by 143 runs
Asghar Ali Shah Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Islam Khan and Saleem Babar
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

TeamPldWLNRABPPtsNRR
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 43001220+2.337
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 42101215+1.867
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 41200212+1.670
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 4120119–2.064
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4030103–3.935
15 July
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
296/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
71 (24 overs)
Oman won by 225 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed and Nadeem Ghauri
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bowl.

15 July
Scorecard
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
279 (49.4 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
283/2 (45.4 overs)
Malaysia won by 8 wickets
Quaid-e-Azam Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Islam Khan

17 July
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
PCB Academy Ground, Karachi
Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed and Saleem Badar


19 July
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
129 (33 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
133/3 (24.3 overs)
Kuwait won by 7 wickets
Quaid-e-Azam Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Mohammad Aslam
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • The match was reduced to 35 overs per side before the start of play. [1]

19 July
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
52 (23 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
55/0 (3.1 overs)
Oman won by 10 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Saleem Badar
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.

21 July
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
174 (46.2 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
178/6 (36 overs)
Hong Kong won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Nadeem Ghauri
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.

21 July
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
278/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
157/9 (30 overs)
Malaysia won by 51 runs (D/L)
Quaid-e-Azam Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Islam Khan
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • Oman's target was 209 runs in 30 overs.

23 July
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
85 (35.3 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
86/6 (19.5 overs)
Kuwait won by 4 wickets
Quaid-e-Azam Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Saleem Badar
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to bowl.

23 July
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
108 (48.5 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
109/2 (16.2 overs)
Malaysia won by 8 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Mohammad Aslam
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.

Finals

Semi-finals

25–26 July
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
110/5 (33 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
  • Nepal qualified for the final based on a better record in the group stages.

25–26 July
Scorecard
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
  • No toss was made.
  • The match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
  • Malaysia qualified for the final based on a better record in the group stages.

Final

27 July
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
155/5 (25 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
125/6 (25 overs)
Nepal won by 30 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Nadeem Ghauri
Player of the match: Sharad Vesawkar (Nep)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • The match was reduced to 25 overs per side before the start of play.
  • Nepal won the 2003 Youth Asia Cup and qualified for the 2004 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.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Adnan Ilyas Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 2394119.50168*10
Kanishka Chaugai Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 196549.0012510
Satgunasingam Vickneswaran Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 183361.0012510
Yashwant Subedi Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 181536.206301
Saim Shibli Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 155351.668201

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBBI
Manjeet Shrestha Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 24.0106.5014.402.704/17
Adnan Ilyas Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 28.0109.7016.803.466/16
Waqas Jamil Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 27.31010.9016.503.964/23
Imran Younus Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 23.089.3717.253.263/17
Lakpar Lama Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 28.575.8524.711.423/5

Source: CricketArchive

Final standing

RankTeamStatus
1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Qualified for 2004 Under-19 World Cup
2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
3Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
5Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
6Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
7Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
8Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
9Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
10Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives

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