The ACC Men's U19 Premier Cup 2023 cricket tournament is scheduled to begin on Thursday, October 12, and concludes on Tuesday, October 24 in Malaysia.
The U19 cricket tournament, organised by the Asian Cricket Council, is a qualifying event for the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan in December this year.
A total of 16 Associate member nations will feature in the 13-day event which will be played in a 50-over format. The competition will be held across three venues - YSD UKM Oval in Bangi, Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur and Johor Cricket Academy. Johor.
The 16 teams participating in this tournament are divided into four groups of four teams each. The group stage will be held in a round-robin format with each team playing the other teams once.
ACC Men's U19 Premier Cup 2023: Groups
Group A - Nepal, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iran
Group B - UAE, Oman, Qatar, China
Group C - Singapore, Kuwait, Thailand, Maldives
Group D - Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia
The top teams from each group at the end of the group stage will progress to the semi-finals, which will be played at the YSD UKM Oval and the Bayuemas Oval on Sunday, October 22.
The two winning semi-finalists will clash in the final at the Bayuemas Oval while the two losing teams will face off in the third-place playoff match at the YSD UKM Oval on Tuesday, October 24.
The winner of the tournament as well as the finalist and the third-placed team will seal a spot in the eight-team ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup in December.
The three teams will join India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who qualified automatically as full member nations of the Asian Cricket Council.
ACC Men's U19 Premier Cup 2023 schedule and live India match times
All timings as per Indian Standard Time (IST)
Thursday, October 12
Bahrain U19 vs Saudi Arabia U19 - Bayuemas Oval - 7:00 AM
Nepal U19 vs Iran U19 - YSD UKM Oval - 7:00 AM
Singapore U19 vs Maldives U19 - Johor Cricket Academy - 7:00 AM
Friday, October 13
UAE U19 vs China U19 - Bayuemas Oval - 7:00 AM
Oman U19 vs Qatar U19 - YSD UKM Oval - 7:00 AM
Kuwait U19 vs Thailand U19 - Johor Cricket Academy - 7:00 AM
Saturday, October 14
Malaysia U19 vs Japan U19 - Bayuemas Oval - 7:00 AM
Hong Kong U19 vs Indonesia U19 - YSD UKM Oval - 7:00 AM
Sunday, October 15
Nepal U19 vs Bahrain U19 - Bayuemas Oval - 7:00 AM
Singapore U19 vs Kuwait U19 - Johor Cricket Academy - 7:00 AM
Saudi Arabia U19 vs Iran U19 - YSD UKM Oval - 7:00 AM
Monday, October 16
Qatar U19 vs China U19 - Bayuemas Oval - 7:00 AM
UAE U19 vs Oman U19 - YSD UKM Oval - 7:00 AM
Thailand U19 vs Maldives U19 - Johor Cricket Academy - 7:00 AM
Tuesday, October 17
Japan U19 vs Indonesia U19 - Bayuemas Oval - 7:00 AM
Bahrain U19 vs Iran U19 - YSD UKM Oval - 7:00 AM
Wednesday, October 18
Oman U19 vs China U19 - Bayuemas Oval - 7:00 AM
Hong Kong U19 vs Malaysia U19 - YSD UKM Oval - 7:00 AM
Kuwait U19 vs Maldives U19 - Johor Cricket Academy - 7:00 AM
Thursday, October 19
Singapore U19 vs Thailand U19 - Johor Cricket Academy - 7:00 AM
Nepal U19 vs Saudi Arabia U19 - YSD UKM Oval - 7:00 AM
UAE U19 vs Qatar U19 - Bayuemas Oval - 7:00 AM
Friday, October 20
Malaysia U19 vs Indonesia U19 - Bayuemas Oval - 7:00 AM
Hong Kong U19 vs Japan U19 - YSD UKM Oval - 7:00 AM
Sunday, October 22
Semi-final 1 - YSD UKM Oval - 7:00 AM
Semi-final 2 - Bayuemas Oval - 7:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24
Third-place playoff - YSD UKM Oval - 7:00 AM
Final - Bayuemas Oval - 7:00 AM
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