The 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup was the 5th edition of
ACC Under-19 Cup
The Under-19 Men's Asia Cup is a cricket competition, contested by the men's under-19 national cricket teams of the Asian Cricket Council members.
It was first held in 1989 in Bangladesh where India national under-19 cricket team, India won t ...
.The
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
tournament that was held in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
from 15 to 23 December 2016. It formed part of
the qualification process for the
2018 Under-19 World Cup. Eight teams participated in the tournament, with the six Asian teams at the
2016 Under-19 World Cup being joined by the top two teams from the 2016 Asia Division Two event.
"Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup"
– espncricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016. India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
won the tournament, beating Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
by 34 runs in the final.
Teams
Group stage
Group A
Matches
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Group B
Matches
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Finals
Semi-finals
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Final
Statistics
Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average
Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic.
Cricket
In cricket, a player's batting average is ...
.
Source
ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average
In cricket, a player's bowling average is the number of runs they have conceded per wicket taken. The lower the bowling average is, the better the bowler is performing. It is one of a number of statistics used to compare bowlers, commonly use ...
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Source
ESPNcricinfo
References
External links
at ESPNcricinfo
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International cricket competitions in 2016–17
International cricket competitions in Sri Lanka
2016 in Asian sport
2016 in Sri Lankan cricket
Under-19 regional cricket tournaments