2003 Youth Asia Cup
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]
| Dates | 14 – 27 July 2003 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | 50-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage, playoffs |
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| Champions |  |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Player of the series |  |
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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
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Group stages
Source: CricketArchive
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | +4.608 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | +1.204 |
| 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 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 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 |
19 July Scorecard |
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133/3 (24.3 overs) | |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to bowl.
- The match was reduced to 35 overs per side before the start of play.[1]
21 July Scorecard |
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157/9 (30 overs) | |
- Oman won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Oman's target was 209 runs in 30 overs.
23 July Scorecard |
Oman 85 (35.3 overs) |
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86/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to bowl.
Finals
Semi-finals
25–26 July Scorecard |
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- 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.
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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| Adnan Ilyas | | 239 | 4 | 119.50 | 168* | 1 | 0 |
| Kanishka Chaugai | | 196 | 5 | 49.00 | 125 | 1 | 0 |
| Satgunasingam Vickneswaran | | 183 | 3 | 61.00 | 125 | 1 | 0 |
| Yashwant Subedi | | 181 | 5 | 36.20 | 63 | 0 | 1 |
| Saim Shibli | | 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 |
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| Manjeet Shrestha | | 24.0 | 10 | 6.50 | 14.40 | 2.70 | 4/17 |
| Adnan Ilyas | | 28.0 | 10 | 9.70 | 16.80 | 3.46 | 6/16 |
| Waqas Jamil | | 27.3 | 10 | 10.90 | 16.50 | 3.96 | 4/23 |
| Imran Younus | | 23.0 | 8 | 9.37 | 17.25 | 3.26 | 3/17 |
| Lakpar Lama | | 28.5 | 7 | 5.85 | 24.71 | 1.42 | 3/5 |
Source: CricketArchive
Final standing
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Qualified for 2004 Under-19 World Cup |
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References
- 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.
- (27 July 2003). "Nepal book a berth for Youth World Cup 2004" – CricInfo. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Youth Asia Cup 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Batting and fielding in Youth Asia Cup 2003 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Bowling in Youth Asia Cup 2003 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Hong Kong Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Kuwait Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Malaysia Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Maldives Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Nepal Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Oman Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Qatar Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Singapore Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Thailand Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- UAE Squad – Youth Asia Cup 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.