2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Dates6 – 15 December 2018
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Group and Knockout
Host(s) Sri Lanka
 Pakistan
Champions Sri Lanka U23 (2nd title)
Runners-up India U23
Participants8
Matches15
Player of the seriesSri Lanka Kamindu Mendis
Most runsSri Lanka Kamindu Mendis (310)[1]
Most wicketsIndia Mayank Markande (12)[2]
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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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  2. ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018 | Most Wickets | Top 10". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Fixtures, Schedule | ACC Emerging Teams Cup |". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Pakistan to host ACC Emerging Cup in 2018". Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Pakistan to host Emerging Asia Cup in 2018". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  7. ^ "BCCI refuses to play in Pakistan". First Post. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka Beat India by Three Runs to Clinch Emerging Teams Asia Cup". News 18. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.