2005 ACC Under-19 Cup
Dates | 8 – 19 November 2005 |
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Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
Cricket format | 50-over |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage, playoffs |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Participants | 15 |
Matches | 28 |
Most runs | ![]() |
Most wickets | ![]() |
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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[permanent dead link]
Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | BP | CP | Pts | NRR |
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![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +5.120 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +2.832 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –6.973 |
- Notes
- Group A was the only group to have three teams; all others had four.[8]
- Bahrain scored 383/4 from 50 overs against Brunei, the highest team total of the tournament.[9]
- Brunei were dismissed for 21 from 15.2 overs against Nepal, the lowest team total of the tournament.[10]
- Two centuries were scored in Group A, both by Bahraini batsman against Brunei, with Gayan de Silva scoring 200 not out and Danish Jasnaik scoring 102 not out. De Silva's innings was the best individual batting performance at the tournament.[11]
- One five-wicket haul was recorded in Group B, with Bahrain's Salman Sattar taking 8/15 against Brunei, the best individual bowling performance at the tournament.[12]
Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | BP | CP | Pts | NRR |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | +2.937 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | +2.433 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +1.158 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –6.053 |
- Notes
- Two centuries were scored in Group B, both against Iran – Kuwait's Habibullah Iftikhar scored 153 and the UAE's Shehan Dharmasena scored 109.[11]
- Four five-wicket hauls were recorded in Group B – Afghanistan's Sanaullah Mohib took 5/17 against Iran, the UAE's Shoaib Sarwar took 5/21 against Iran, Kuwait's Ali Shahzad also took 5/21 against Iran, and the UAE's Mohammad Fawad took 5/26 against Afghanistan.[12]
Group C
Team | Pld | W | L | BP | CP | Pts | NRR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | +1.211 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | –0.282 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | –0.242 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | –0.680 |
- Notes
- Two five-wicket hauls were recorded in Group C – Singapore's Jayanth Ganapathy took 5/38 against Qatar and Oman's Mushtaq Syed against Singapore.[12]
Group D
Team | Pld | W | L | BP | CP | Pts | NRR |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | +3.607 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.467 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | –0.807 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.267 |
- Notes
- Three five-wicket hauls were recorded in Group D, all against the Maldives – Hong Kong's Irfan Ahmed took 6/15, Malaysia's Darvin Muralitharan took 5/5, and Saudi Arabia's Imran Nasir took 5/28.[12]
Finals
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() | 176/9 | ||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 164 | ||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() | 218/6 | ||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 158 | ||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 123 | ||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 124/3 | ||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() | 83 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 87/3 | ||||||||||||
D2 | ![]() | 179/8 | ||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 183/8 | ||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 146 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 147/1 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 223/9 | ||||||||||||
C2 | ![]() | 123 |
Quarter-finals
16 November Scorecard |
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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 | ![]() 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 |
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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 |
v | ![]() 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 |
v | ![]() 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Ariffin Ramly | ![]() | 276 | 6 | 69.00 | 98* | 0 | 3 |
Habibullah Iftikhar | ![]() | 275 | 5 | 91.66 | 153* | 1 | 1 |
Gayan de Silva | ![]() | 229 | 3 | 114.50 | 200* | 1 | 0 |
Eszrafiq Azis | ![]() | 179 | 6 | 29.83 | 85 | 0 | 1 |
Suhan Alagaratnam | ![]() | 163 | 6 | 27.16 | 55 | 0 | 2 |
Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
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Irfan Ahmed | ![]() | 33.0 | 14 | 8.14 | 14.14 | 3.45 | 6/15 |
Amrit Bhattarai | ![]() | 42.0 | 13 | 9.23 | 19.38 | 2.85 | 4/38 |
Tamoor Sajjad | ![]() | 34.4 | 12 | 6.41 | 17.33 | 2.22 | 4/6 |
Imran Nasir | ![]() | 28.0 | 12 | 7.33 | 14.00 | 3.14 | 5/28 |
Mohammad Fawad | ![]() | 33.0 | 12 | 8.16 | 16.50 | 2.96 | 5/14 |
Source: CricketArchive
Final standing
Rank | Team | Status |
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1 | ![]() | Qualified for 2006 Under-19 World Cup |
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References
- ^ a b (7 October 2005). "Nepal Awarded The Right To Host ACC U-19 Cup" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ (21 November 2005). "NEPAL: TOP OF THE WORLD" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ (20 November 2005). "Nepal cruise to Asian Under-19 title" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Youth Asia Cup 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Batting at Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Bowling at Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Tables, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Highest team totals, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Lowest team totals, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ a b Centuries, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d Four wickets in an innings, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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