The 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup was the third edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup held in Karachi, Pakistan and Colombo, Sri Lanka.[3] Eight teams participated in the tournament including five under-23 age level teams of Test nations and top three teams from 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier. This tournament was organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).[4] Initially, Pakistan was sole host for the tournament but India and BCCI refused to send Indian players to Pakistan.[5] Following the increasing political tensions between India and Pakistan, ACC announced that Sri Lanka would be the co-host whilst India's matches and knockout stage will be played there.[6][7] The U-23 teams from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals. Sri Lanka's U-23 defeated India U-23 by 3 runs in the final to win the tournament.[8]
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| Dates | 6 – 15 December 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Group and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka Pakistan |
| Champions | Sri Lanka U23 (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  India U23 |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Kamindu Mendis |
| Most runs | Kamindu Mendis (310)[1] |
| Most wickets | Mayank Markande (12)[2] |
Teams
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| India U23
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Pakistan U23
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| Sri Lanka U23
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 Bangladesh U23
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 Afghanistan U23
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 Hong Kong (2018 Asia Cup Qualifier) (1st)
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 United Arab Emirates (2018 Asia Cup Qualifier) (2nd)
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 Oman (2018 Asia Cup Qualifier) (3rd)
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Squads
editGroup stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 1 | India U23
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.928 | Advanced to knockouts |
| 2 | Sri Lanka U23
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.673 | |
| 3 | Afghanistan U23
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.228 | |
| 4 | Oman
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.820 |
Source: [17]
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- Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Afghanistan U23 won the toss and elected to field.
- Prabhsimran Singh (India U23) made his List A debut.
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- Afghanistan U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Afghanistan U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 1 | Pakistan U23
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.389 | Advanced to knockouts |
| 2 | Bangladesh U23
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.100 | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.449 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2.530 |
Source: [17]
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Pakistan U23 won the toss and elected to field.
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- Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Bangladesh U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
- Suleman Shafqat (Pakistan U23) made his List A debut.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Knockouts
editSemi finals
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- India U23 won the toss and elected to field.
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- Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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- Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018 | Most Runs | Top 10". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018 | Most Wickets | Top 10". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Fixtures, Schedule | ACC Emerging Teams Cup |". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan to host ACC Emerging Cup in 2018". Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan to host Emerging Asia Cup in 2018". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "BCCI refuses to play in Pakistan". First Post. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Beat India by Three Runs to Clinch Emerging Teams Asia Cup". News 18. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan Squad Announced for ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Media Release : ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh emerging squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Aizaz Khan to replace injured Anshuman Rath as captain for Emerging Nations Cup!". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "India Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Oman Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Squad for the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2018". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announce team that will represent the UAE in Asia Cricket's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup 2018". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.