2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup

2018 Under-19 Asia Cup
Dates	29 September – 7 October 2018
Administrator	Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format	50-over
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin, playoffs
Host	Bangladesh
Champions	India (6th title)
Runners-up	Sri Lanka
Participants	8
Matches	15
Player of the series	Yashasvi Jaiswal
Most runs	Yashasvi Jaiswal (318)
Most wickets	Harsh Tyagi (11)

The 2018 Under-19 Asia Cup was the 7th edition of ACC Under-19 Cup. The cricket tournament was held in Bangladesh from 29 September to 7 October at Chittagong and Cox's Bazar. 8 teams participated in the tournament, including 5 full members of the International Cricket Council and three qualifiers. Afghanistan were the defending champions but failed to defend their title after a loss against Sri Lanka in the semi-finals. India defeated Sri Lanka by 144 runs in the final to win the tournament for the 6th time.

Teams

No.	Teams	Qualification method
1	India	ICC full member
2	Pakistan
3	Bangladesh
4	Sri Lanka
5	Afghanistan
6	Hong Kong	Qualifiers
7	Nepal
8	United Arab Emirates

Squads

Bangladesh announced their 15-man squad on 12 September.^[1]

Afghanistan^[2]	Bangladesh^[3]	Hong Kong^[4]	India^[5]	Nepal^[6]	Pakistan^[7]	Sri Lanka^[8]	United Arab Emirates^[9]
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (c) & (wk) Abdul Rahman Abid Mohammadi Arif Khan Azmatullah Omarzai Baseer Khan Farhan Zakhil Ijaz Ahmad Mohammad Ishaq Nawid Mohammad Kabir Qais Ahmad Riaz Hassan Rizwanullah Murad Samiullah Jawad Sediqullah Atal Suliman Arabzai Zakiullah Sultani	Towhid Hridoy (c) Akbar Ali Amite Hasan Avishek Das Mehedi Hasan Minhazur Rahman Mrittunjoy Chowdhury Prantik Nawroz Nabil Rakibul Hasan Rishad Hossain Sajid Hossain Shahadat Hossain Dipu Shamim Hossain Shoriful Islam Tanzid Hasan	Kabir Sodhi (c) Aarush Bhagwat (wk) Adit Gorawara Danyial Butt Dhananjay Rao Haroon Arshad Harpreet Singh Hassan Khan Mohammad Kalhan Challu Mohammad Hassan Nasrulla Rana Raunaq Kapur Vikas Sharma Wajid Shah	Pawan Shah (c) Ajay Dev Goud Anuj Rawat (wk) Ayush Badoni Devdutt Padikkal Harsh Tyagi Mohit Jangra Nehal Wadhera Prabhsimran Singh Rajesh Mohanty Sabir Khan Sameer Choudhary Siddharth Desai Yash Rathod Yashasvi Jaiswal	Aasif Sheikh (c) Arun Airee Bhim Sharki Kamal Airee Nandan Yadav Pawan Sarraf Rabindra Shahi Rashid Khan Ravi Shah Rit Gautam Rohit Kumar Paudel Sagar Dhakal Sundeep Jora Surya Tamang Trit Raj Das	Rohail Nazir (c & wk) Arshad Iqbal Awaiz Zafar Bilal Javed Farrukh Waqas Jahanzaib Sultan Junaid Khan Mohammad Asif Mohammad Hasnain Muhammad Mohsin Khan Muhammad Musa Naseem Shah Saad Khan Saim Ayub Waqar Ahmed	Nipun Dananjaya (c) Dunith Wellalage Kalana Perera Kalhara Senarathne Kamil Mishara Naveen Fernando Navod Paranavithana Nipun Malinga Nishan Madushka Nuwanidu Fernando (wk) Pasindu Sooriyabandara Rohan Sanjaya Sandun Mendis Selvarajh Mathushan Shashika Dulshan	Fahad Nawaz (c) Aaron Benjamin Ali Mirza Alishan Sharafu Ansh Tandon Anwar Khan Aryan Lakra Brandon Martis Deshan Chethyia Jonathan Figy John Karthik Meiyappan Mohammed Faraazuddin Niel Lobo Palaniapan Meiyappan Ronak Panoly

Matches

Points table

Team^[10]	Pld	W	L	NRR	Pts
India	3	3	0	+2.993	6
Afghanistan	3	2	1	+0.650	4
Nepal	3	1	2	–1.542	2
United Arab Emirates	3	0	3	–2.552	0

29 September 2018
Scorecard

United Arab Emirates
140 (43.5 overs)

v

Afghanistan
144/5 (27 overs)

Afghanistan Under-19s won by 5 wickets
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 4 Ground, Savar
Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg)

Afghanistan Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.

29 September 2018
Scorecard

India
304/9 (50 overs)

v

Nepal
133 (36.5 overs)

India Under-19s won by 171 runs
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Savar
Umpires: Tariq Rasheed (Pak) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Yashasvi Jaiswal (Ind)

Nepal Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.

30 September 2018
Scorecard

India
354/6 (50 overs)

v

United Arab Emirates
127 (50 overs)

India Under-19s won by 227 runs
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Savar
Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak)
Player of the match: Devdutt Padikkal (Ind)

India Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.

1 October 2018
Scorecard

Nepal
131 (38.3 overs)

v

Afghanistan
136/7 (37.3 overs)

Afghanistan Under-19s won by 3 wickets
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 4 Ground, Savar
Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak)
Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg)

Nepal Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.

2 October 2018
Scorecard

India
221 (45.3 overs)

v

Afghanistan
170 (45.4 overs)

India Under-19s won by 51 runs
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Savar
Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak)
Player of the match: Yashasvi Jaiswal (Ind)

India Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.

2 October 2018
Scorecard

United Arab Emirates
268/8 (50 overs)

v

Nepal
274/7 (49.1 overs)

Nepal Under-19s won by 3 wickets
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 4 Ground, Savar
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Rohit Kumar (Nep)

United Arab Emirates Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.

Points table

Team^[10]	Pld	W	L	NRR	Pts
Sri Lanka	3	3	0	+1.644	6
Bangladesh	3	2	1	+0.840	4
Pakistan	3	1	2	+0.678	2
Hong Kong	3	0	3	–4.959	0

29 September 2018
Scorecard

Bangladesh
141 (46.4 overs)

v

Sri Lanka
144/4 (37.5 overs)

Sri Lanka Under-19s won by 6 wickets
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) Nandan (Ind)
Player of the match: Nuwanidu Fernando (SL)

Sri Lanka Under-19s on the toss and elected to field.

29 September 2018
Scorecard

Hong Kong
77 (33 overs)

v

Pakistan
78/1 (14.4 overs)

Pakistan Under-19s won by 9 wickets
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Unknown
Player of the match: Naseem Shah (Pak)

Pakistan Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.

30 September 2018
Scorecard

Hong Kong
56 (33.1 overs)

v

Sri Lanka
58/0 (9.2 overs)

Sri Lanka Under-19 won by 10 wickets
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Moniruzzaman (Ban)
Player of the match: Shashika Dulshan (SL)

Sri Lanka Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.

1 October 2018
Scorecard

Pakistan
187 (45.2 overs)

v

Bangladesh
191/7 (47.2 overs)

Bangladesh Under-19s won by 3 wickets
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Nandan (Ind)
Player of the match: Shamim Hossain (Ban)

Bangladesh Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.

2 October 2018
Scorecard

Hong Kong
91 (46.5 overs)

v

Bangladesh
92/5 (11.2 overs)

Bangladesh Under-19s won by 5 wickets
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Nandan (Ind)
Player of the match: Rishad Hossain (Ban)

2 October 2018
Scorecard

Sri Lanka
200 (49.4 overs)

v

Pakistan
177/8 (50 overs)

Sri Lanka Under-19s won by 23 runs
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Arshad Iqbal (Pak)

Pakistan Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-finals

4 October 2018
Scorecard

India
172 (49.3 Overs)

v

Bangladesh
170 (46.2 overs)

India Under-19s won by 2 runs
Sher-e Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg)and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Mohit Jangra (Ind)

India Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.

5 October 2018
Scorecard

Sri Lanka
209/7 (50 overs)

v

Afghanistan
178 (48.3 overs)

Sri Lanka Under-19s won by 31 runs
Sher-e Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Nandan (Ind)
Player of the match: Nuwanidu Fernando (Sri)

Afghanistan Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

7 October 2018
Scorecard

India
304/3 (50 overs)

v

Sri Lanka
160 (38.4 overs)

India Under-19s won by 144 runs
Sher-e Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg)
Player of the match: Harsh Tyagi (Ind)

India Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.

Final standings

Pos.	Team
1	India
2	Sri Lanka
3	Bangladesh
4	Afghanistan
5	Pakistan
6	Nepal
7	United Arab Emirates
8	Hong Kong

References

↑ "BCB announces final squad for U-19 Asia Cup Bangladesh' 2018". UNB. 12 September 2018.
↑ "AFG Under-19 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup 2018/19 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
↑ "BAN Under-19 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup 2018/19 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
↑ "HK U19 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup 2018/19 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
↑ "IND Under-19 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup 2018/19 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
↑ "Nepal All Set for ACC U19 Asia Cup 2018, Eyes Trophy". Nepali Sansar. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
↑ "ACC Youth U19 Asia Cup 2018 (ODI Squad)". Pakistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.
↑ "SL Under-19 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup 2018/19 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
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[1] "BCB announces final squad for U-19 Asia Cup Bangladesh' 2018". UNB. 12 September 2018.

[2] "AFG Under-19 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup 2018/19 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[3] "BAN Under-19 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup 2018/19 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[4] "HK U19 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup 2018/19 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[5] "IND Under-19 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup 2018/19 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[6] "Nepal All Set for ACC U19 Asia Cup 2018, Eyes Trophy". Nepali Sansar. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[7] "ACC Youth U19 Asia Cup 2018 (ODI Squad)". Pakistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.

[8] "SL Under-19 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup 2018/19 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[9] "UAE Under-19 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup 2018/19 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[Points-10] 1 2 "ACC U19 Asia Cup 2018: STANDINGS". Asian Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

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