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 format50-over
Tournament format(s)Group stage, playoffs
Host(s) Pakistan
Champions   Nepal (2nd title)
Participants10
Matches23
Player of the seriesOman Adnan Ilyas
Most runsOman Adnan Ilyas (239)
Most wicketsNepal Manjeet Shrestha (10)
Oman Adnan Ilyas (10)
Kuwait (10)
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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]

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 '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 's .[5]

Squads[]

 [6]  [7]  Malaysia[8]  [9]    Nepal[10]
  • (c)
  • Ali Shahzad
  • (wk)
 [11]  [12]  [13]  [14]  United Arab Emirates[15]

Group stages[]

Source: CricketArchive

Group A[]

Team Pld W L NR A BP Pts NRR
   Nepal 4 3 0 0 1 3 21 +4.608
  4 1 1 1 1 1 12 +1.204
 United Arab Emirates 4 1 1 1 1 1 12 –0.204
  4 1 1 1 1 0 11 –1.030
  4 0 3 1 0 0 3 –5.209
14 July
Scorecard
Nepal   
391/4 (50 overs)
v
 
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
 
249/9 (50 overs)
v
 
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
 
276/9 (50 overs)
v
 
17/1 (6.4 overs)
No result
Karachi Gymkhana
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Mohammad Aslam
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
16 July
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
201 (43 overs)
v
 
13/0 (2.4 overs)
  • UAE won the toss and elected to bat.
18 July
Scorecard
Nepal   
v
 
  • No toss was made.
18 July
Scorecard
 
v
Match abandoned
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Islam Khan and Mohammad Aslam
  • No toss was made.
20 July
Scorecard
 
50 (23.4 overs)
v
 
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 
78 (39.5 overs)
v
   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
 
94 (35.4 overs)
v
 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   
202/8 (50 overs)
v
 
59 (45.1 overs)
Nepal won by 143 runs
Asghar Ali Shah Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Islam Khan and
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B[]

Team Pld W L NR A BP Pts NRR
 Malaysia 4 3 0 0 1 2 20 +2.337
  4 2 1 0 1 2 15 +1.867
  4 1 2 0 0 2 12 +1.670
  4 1 2 0 1 1 9 –2.064
  4 0 3 0 1 0 3 –3.935
15 July
Scorecard
 
296/5 (50 overs)
v
 
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
 
279 (49.4 overs)
v
 Malaysia
283/2 (45.4 overs)
Malaysia won by 8 wickets
, Karachi
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Islam Khan
17 July
Scorecard
 
v
Match abandoned
PCB Academy Ground, Karachi
Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed and Saleem Badar
17 July
Scorecard
 
v
 
Match abandoned
, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Asad Rauf
19 July
Scorecard
 
129 (33 overs)
v
 
133/3 (24.3 overs)
Kuwait won by 7 wickets
, 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
 
52 (23 overs)
v
 
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
 
174 (46.2 overs)
v
 
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 
278/5 (50 overs)
v
 
157/9 (30 overs)
Malaysia won by 51 runs (D/L)
, 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
 
85 (35.3 overs)
v
 
86/6 (19.5 overs)
Kuwait won by 4 wickets
, Karachi
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Saleem Badar
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to bowl.
23 July
Scorecard
 
108 (48.5 overs)
v
 Malaysia
109/2 (16.2 overs)
Malaysia won by 8 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar and
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.

Finals[]

Semi-finals[]

25–26 July
Scorecard
Nepal   
110/5 (33 overs)
v
 
No result
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Islam Khan and Mohammad Aslam
  • 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
 
Match abandoned
, Karachi
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Saleem Badar
  • 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   
155/5 (25 overs)
v
 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.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Adnan Ilyas   239 4 119.50 168* 1 0
Kanishka Chaugai    Nepal 196 5 49.00 125 1 0
 Malaysia 183 3 61.00 125 1 0
   Nepal 181 5 36.20 63 0 1
  155 3 51.66 82 0 1

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
Manjeet Shrestha    Nepal 24.0 10 6.50 14.40 2.70 4/17
Adnan Ilyas   28.0 10 9.70 16.80 3.46 6/16
  27.3 10 10.90 16.50 3.96 4/23
  23.0 8 9.37 17.25 3.26 3/17
   Nepal 28.5 7 5.85 24.71 1.42 3/5

Source: CricketArchive

Final standing[]

Rank Team Status
1    Nepal Qualified for 2004 Under-19 World Cup
2  Malaysia
3  
4  
5  
6  United Arab Emirates
7  
8  
9  
10  

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Youth Asia Cup 2003 - Karachi, 14-27 July 2003 Archived 10 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine – Hong Kong Cricket Association. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ^ (27 July 2003). "Nepal book a berth for Youth World Cup 2004" – CricInfo. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ^ Youth Asia Cup 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ Batting and fielding in Youth Asia Cup 2003 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ^ Bowling in Youth Asia Cup 2003 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. ^ Hong Kong Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. ^ Kuwait Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. ^ Malaysia Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. ^ Maldives Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. ^ Nepal Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. ^ Oman Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. ^ Qatar Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. ^ Singapore Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  14. ^ Thailand Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. ^ UAE Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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