2005 ACC Under-19 Cup

Cricket tournament February 2025 April 2026 2005 ACC Under-19 Cup 8 19 November 2005 Asian Cricket Council 50-over Group stage, playoffs Nepal NEP 3 15 28 MYS Ariffin Ramly (276) HKG Irfan Ahmed (14) 2003 2007 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.(7 October 2005). "Nepal Awarded The Right To Host ACC U-19 Cup" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2015. 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.(21 November 2005). "NEPAL: TOP OF THE WORLD" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2015. The team won its second consecutive title (and third overall), and consecutively qualified for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka.(20 November 2005). "Nepal cruise to Asian Under-19 title" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2015. Kuwait and Qatar were the losing semi-finalists for the second tournament in a row.Youth Asia Cup 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015.Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015. The leading runscorer at the tournament was Malaysian batsman Ariffin Ramly, while the leading wicket-taker was Hong Kong's Irfan Ahmed.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. The tournament's semi-finals and final were broadcast live on Nepal Television. Group stages Full fixtures:CricketArchiveJune 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Group A Team Pld Matches played W Won – 5 points L Lost – 0 points BP Bonus points CP Consolation points Pts Points NRR Net run rateNEP 2 2 0 2 0 12 +5.120BHR 2 1 1 1 0 6 +2.832BRU 2 0 2 0 0 0 −6.973 Notes Group A was the only group to have three teams; all others had four.Tables, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015. Bahrain scored 383/4 from 50 overs against Brunei, the highest team total of the tournament.Highest team totals, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015. Brunei were dismissed for 21 from 15.2 overs against Nepal, the lowest team total of the tournament.Lowest team totals, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015. 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.Centuries, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015. 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.Four wickets in an innings, Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2015. Group B Team Pld Matches played W Won – 5 points L Lost – 0 points BP Bonus points CP Consolation points Pts Points NRR Net run rateKUW 3 3 0 2 0 17 +2.937UAE 3 2 1 2 1 13 +2.433AFG 3 1 2 1 0 6 +1.158IRN 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. 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. Group C Team Pld Matches played W Won – 5 points L Lost – 0 points BP Bonus points CP Consolation points Pts Points NRR Net run rateQAT 3 2 1 2 1 13 +1.211SIN 3 2 1 1 0 11 −0.282THA 3 1 2 0 1 6 −0.242OMA 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. Group D Team Pld Matches played W Won – 5 points L Lost – 0 points BP Bonus points CP Consolation points Pts Points NRR Net run rateMYS 3 3 0 3 0 18 +3.607HKG 3 2 1 2 0 12 +0.467SAU 3 1 2 1 0 6 −0.807MDV 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. Finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final A1 NEP 223/9 C2 SIN 123 D2 HKG 179/8 B1 KUW 183/8 D1 MYS 176/9 B2 UAE 164 A2 BHR 123 C1 QAT 124/3 B1 KUW 146 A1 NEP 147/1 D1 MYS 218/6 C1 QAT 158 D1 MYS 83 A1 NEP 87/3 Quarter-finals 16 November MYS 176/9 (48 overs) KUW 164 (44.2 overs) Malaysia won by 12 runs Birendra Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya Ground, Bhaktapur Jahangir Alam and Suhas Phadkar Manrick Singh (Mal) Scorecard UAE won the toss and elected to bowl. The match was reduced to 48 overs per side before the start of play. 16 November BHR 123 (34.4 overs) QAT 124/3 (29.4 overs) Qatar won by 7 wickets Pulchowk Campus Ground, Lalitpur Ranmore Martinesz and Zameer Haider Tamoor Sajjad (Qat) Scorecard Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat. 16 November HKG 179/8 (50 overs) KUW 183/8 (45.1 overs) Kuwait won by 2 wickets Tudikhel Ground, Kathmandu Jasbir Singh and Manzur Rahman Habibullah Iftikhar (Kuw) Scorecard Kuwait won the toss and elected to bowl. 16 November NEP 223/9 (50 overs) SIN 123 (44.4 overs) Nepal won by 100 runs Tribhuvan University Ground, Kirtipur Karunaratne Boteju and Riazuddin Sharad Vesawkar (Nep) Scorecard Nepal won the toss and elected to bat. Semi-finals 17 November MYS 218/6 (50 overs) QAT 158 (42.2 overs) Malaysia won by 60 runs Tudikhel Ground, Kathmandu Ranmore Martinesz and Buddhi Pradhan Manrick Singh (Mal) Scorecard Qatar won the toss and elected to bowl. 17 November KUW 146 (39.2 overs) NEP 147/1 (37.5 overs) Nepal won by 9 wickets Tribhuvan University Ground, Kirtipur Jasbir Singh and Nadir Shah Amrit Bhattarai and Kanishka Chaugai (both Nep) Scorecard Nepal won the toss and elected to bowl. Final 19 November MYS 83 (25.5 overs) NEP 87/3 (25.5 overs) Nepal won by 7 wickets Tribhuvan University Ground, Kirtipur K. G. Lakshminarayan and Zameer Haider Bantu Bataju (Nep) Scorecard 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 Ariffin Ramly MYS 276 6 69.00 98* 0 3 Habibullah Iftikhar KUW 275 5 91.66 153* 1 1 Gayan de Silva BHR 229 3 114.50 200* 1 0 Eszrafiq Azis MYS 179 6 29.83 85 0 1 Suhan Alagaratnam MYS 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 Irfan Ahmed HKG 33.0 14 8.14 14.14 3.45 6/15 Amrit Bhattarai NEP 42.0 13 9.23 19.38 2.85 4/38 Tamoor Sajjad QAT 34.4 12 6.41 17.33 2.22 4/6 Imran Nasir SAU 28.0 12 7.33 14.00 3.14 5/28 Mohammad Fawad UAE 33.0 12 8.16 16.50 2.96 5/14 Source: CricketArchive Final standing RankTeamStatus 1 NEP Qualified for 2006 Under-19 World Cup 2 MYS 3 KUW 4 QAT 5 UAE 6 HKG 7 SIN 8 BHR 9 AFG 10 THA 11 OMA 12 SAU 13 MDV 14 IRN 15 BRU References Category:Under-19 regional cricket tournaments Category:International cricket competitions in 2005 Category:International cricket competitions in Nepal