# 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup

The 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup was the 5th edition of ACC Under-19 Cup.The cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka 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. India won the tournament, beating Sri Lanka by 34 runs in the final.

## Teams

| No. | Teams | Qualification method |
| 1 | India | automatically qualified |
| 2 | Pakistan | automatically qualified |
| 3 | Bangladesh | automatically qualified |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | automatically qualified |
| 5 | Afghanistan | automatically qualified |
| 6 | Nepal | automatically qualified |
| 7 | Malaysia | qualified through 2016 Asia Division Two |
| 8 | Singapore | qualified through 2016 Asia Division Two |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2.554 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.746 |
| 3 | Nepal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.334 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.817 |
Advanced to semi-finals

### Matches

* 11 December Scorecard
| India 289/8 (50 overs) | v | Malaysia 54 (22.3 overs) |
* India won by 235 runs Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
* 15 December Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 227/8 (50 overs) | v | Nepal 226 (49.3 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 1 run Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
* 16 December Scorecard
| Nepal 172/9 (50 overs) | v | India 174/4 (33.3 overs) |
* India won by 6 wickets Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
* 16 December Scorecard
| Malaysia 104 (38.2 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 108/2 (18 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
* 18 December Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 207 (48.5 overs) | v | India 208/4 (39.5 overs) |
* India won by 6 wickets Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
* 18 December Scorecard
| Malaysia 153 (44.4 overs) | v | Nepal 154/9 (44.4 overs) |
* Nepal won by 1 wicket Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.584 |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.425 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.368 |
| 4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11.312 |
Advanced to semi-finals

### Matches

* 15 December Scorecard
| Afghanistan 146 (48.3 overs) | v | Bangladesh 150/6 (43.1 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 4 wickets Uyanwatte Stadium, Matara
* 15 December Scorecard
| Singapore 78 (25.1 overs) | v | Pakistan 80/1 (8.3 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 9 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle
* 16 December Scorecard
| Afghanistan 273/3 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 252 (49.1 overs) |
* Afghanistan won by 21 runs Uyanwatte Stadium, Matara
* 16 December Scorecard
| Singapore 70 (25.5 overs) | v | Bangladesh 71/3 (5.0 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle
* 18 December Scorecard
| Singapore 73 (18.2 overs) | v | Afghanistan 75/1 (4.1 overs) |
* Afghanistan won by 9 wickets Surrey Village Cricket Ground, Maggona
* 18 December Scorecard
| Bangladesh 230 (49.5 overs) | v | Pakistan 233/9 (49.1 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 1 wicket Galle International Stadium, Galle

## Finals
### Semi-finals

* 20 December Scorecard
| India 294 (49.1 overs) | v | Afghanistan 217/7 (50 overs) |
* India won by 77 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
* 21 December Scorecard
| Bangladesh 194 (49.1 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 106/2 (27.1 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 26 runs (D/L) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

### Final

* 23 December Scorecard
| India 273/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 239 (48.4 overs) |
* India won by 34 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

## 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 |
| Himanshu Rana | India | 283 | 5 | 56.60 | 130 | 1 | 2 |
| Shubman Gill | India | 252 | 5 | 50.40 | 78 | 0 | 3 |
| Vishva Chathuranga | Sri Lanka | 193 | 5 | 48.25 | 68* | 0 | 2 |
| Prithvi Shaw | India | 191 | 5 | 38.20 | 89 | 0 | 1 |
| Saif Hassan | Bangladesh | 158 | 4 | 39.50 | 67 | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo

### 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 | Econ | SR | BBI |
| Rahul Chahar | India | 31.0 | 10 | 8.30 | 2.67 | 18.6 | 5/27 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | Sri Lanka | 36.3 | 10 | 14.20 | 3.89 | 21.9 | 4/25 |
| Mujeeb Zadran | Afghanistan | 35.0 | 9 | 15.22 | 3.91 | 23.3 | 4/13 |
| Yash Thakur | India | 38.4 | 9 | 19.44 | 4.52 | 25.7 | 3/38 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | Afghanistan | 32.2 | 9 | 20.88 | 5.81 | 21.5 | 5/80 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo