ACC U19 Asia Cup 2023: Top run-getters and wicket-takers after Bangladesh vs United Arab Emirates (Updated) ft. Ashiqur Rahman and Ayman Ahamed

Bangladesh Under-19 faced the United Arab Emirates Under-19 in the final of the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2023 on Sunday, December 17, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. UAE won the toss and elected to bowl.

Bangladesh lost their first wicket for just 14 runs. Ashiqur Rahman Shibli and Chowdhury Md Rizwan added 125 runs for the second wicket. Ariful Islam also played a crucial role with the bat.

Shibil went on to score 129 runs off 149 deliveries, while the other two batters scored a half-century each. Ayman Ahamed was the pick of the bowlers for UAE and took four wickets in 52 runs in 10 overs.

Only two batters managed to make a double-digit score for the UAE. Dhruv Parashar was the highest scorer for the team and remained unbeaten on 25 runs off 40 deliveries. UAE were bundled out for just 87 runs and Bangladesh won by a huge margin of 195 runs. Shibli went on to clinch the Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament awards.

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ACC U19 Asia Cup 2023 Most Runs List

Sr. No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s
1	Ashiqur Rahman Shibli (BD19)	5	5	2	378	129	126	448	84.37	2	2	34	4
2	Azan Awais (PAK19)	4	4	2	222	105*	111	282	78.72	1	1	26	0
3	Ariful Islam (BD19)	5	4	0	184	94	46	198	92.92	-	2	16	4
4	Saad Baig (PAK19)	4	4	1	176	68*	58.66	169	104.14	-	3	17	2
5	Shahzaib Khan (PAK19)	4	4	0	168	79	42	226	74.33	-	2	16	4
6	Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE19)	5	5	1	163	67*	40.75	175	93.14	-	2	16	3
7	T Suri (UAE19)	5	5	0	163	75	32.6	193	84.45	-	1	16	4
8	Jamshid Zadran (AFG19)	3	3	0	158	106	52.66	242	65.28	1	-	13	0
9	Numan Shah (AFG19)	3	3	0	139	60	46.33	161	86.33	-	2	10	4
10	AA Kulkarni (IND19)	4	4	2	138	70*	69	165	83.63	-	1	9	5

Ashiqur Rahman Shibli finished as the highest run-scorer in the tournament. He made 378 runs in five innings, including two centuries and half-centuries each.

Azan Awais continued to remain in second place and finished as the leading run-scorer for Pakistan. He scored 222 runs in four innings at an average of 111.

Ariful Islam moved to third place from 10th and has made 184 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 92.92.

Saad Baig slipped to fourth from third place. He made 176 runs in four matches at an average of 58.66 and a strike rate of 104.14.

Shahzaib Khan moved to fifth position from fourth. He made 168 runs in four matches at an average of 42.

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ACC U19 Asia Cup 2023 Most Wickets List

Sr. No	Player	Mat	Inns	Overs	MD	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
1	R Limbani (IND19)	4	4	39.1	4	150	12	7/13	12.5	3.82	19.58	-	1
2	Mohammad Zeeshan (PAK19)	4	4	32.2	2	119	11	6/19	10.81	3.68	17.63	1	1
3	Maruf Mridha (BD19)	4	4	32	5	114	10	4/41	11.4	3.56	19.2	1	-
4	Sheikh Paevez Jibon (BD19)	5	5	43.3	7	118	10	4/26	11.8	2.71	26.1	1	-
5	Ubaid Shah (PAK19)	4	4	35.5	3	149	10	4/44	14.9	4.15	21.5	1	-
6	D Parashar (UAE19)	5	5	39.3	2	163	10	6/44	16.3	4.12	23.7	-	1
7	Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby (BD19)	5	5	34.5	3	120	9	4/32	13.33	3.44	23.22	1	-
8	G Sanketh (SL19)	3	3	23.5	1	109	7	3/35	15.57	4.57	20.42	-	-
9	Rohanat Doullah Borson (BD19)	5	5	36	2	151	7	3/26	21.57	4.19	30.85	-	-
10	Ayman Ahamed (UAE19)	5	5	32.3	-	189	7	4/52	27	5.81	27.85	1	-

Raj Limbani was the highest wicket-taker in the tournament. He took 12 wickets in four matches at an average of 12.50.

Mohammad Zeeshan finished as the second-highest wicket-taker. He picked 11 wickets in four matches at an average of 10.81.

Maruf Mridha moved to third place from seventh. He took 10 wickets in four matches at an average of 11.40.

Sheikh Paevez Jibon jumped from sixth to fourth place. He picked 10 wickets at an average of 11.80, an economy of 2.71, and a strike rate of 26.10.

Ubaid Shah slipped from third place to fifth at the end of the tournament. He amassed 10 wickets in four matches at an average of 14.90.

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