Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Men’s U16 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Eastern region tournament from June 24th – July 04th, 2023. The U16 pathway program was started back in 2023 after a few years of hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic globally. Nepal U16 team are the defending Champions from the previously held edition in 2019 in Thailand, after winning the Final against Malaysia U16 team. The tournament will see U16 teams from Nepal, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia and Maldives competing for the Title.
Group A of the competition includes teams from Nepal, Malaysia and Thailand, while Group B consist of teams from Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Maldives.
ACC Men’s U16 East Zone Schedule
26th June 2023: Singapore U16 vs Maldives U16 (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong U16 vs Indonesia U16 (Scorecard)
27th June 2023: Malaysia U16 vs Thailand U16 (Scorecard) ; Indonesia U16 vs Singapore U16 (Scorecard)
28th June 2023: Maldives U16 vs Hong Kong U16 (Scorecard) ; Thailand U16 vs Nepal U16 (Scorecard)
29th June 2023: Indonesia U16 vs Maldives U16 (Scorecard)
30th June 2023: Nepal U16 vs Malaysia U16 (Scorecard) ; Singapore U16 vs Hong Kong U16 (Scorecard)
01st July 2023: Thailand U16 vs Indonesia U16 (Scorecard)
02nd July 2023: Indonesia U16 vs Maldives U16 (Scorecard)
03rd July 2023: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)
04th July 2023: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)
Squads
Thailand U16: Phanuwat Desungnoen, Ashirvad Narayan, Ratthasat Wanitchakham, Natpakhan Manowon, Suphanat Muangsai, Chanakarn Buajan, Sathawut Kanarsawa, Jetsada Yangsuay, Sutthimon Thongsom, Danuphon Fuangyotpinit, Dechaphon Chaisong, Piyawat Nordi, Kittikawin Prommachai and Eeshan Banerjee
Singapore U16: Veer Avlani, Raheel Thakkar, Riaan Naik, Shreyan Chyau Pattnaik, Roshan Ravichandran, Udbhav Yashasvi, Hariharan Ramani, Aslan Jafri, Pranav Dhanuka, Harsh Venkatram, Daksh Tyagi, Kabir Berlia, Rohan Nanduri and Arush Kappala
Maldives U16: Mabsar Abdulla Ibrahim, Raakin Abdulla, Mizyan Ibrahim, Mohamed Joodh Shafee Ibrahim, Hamdh Hussain Ali, Mohamed Shium Shamin Shareef, Ahmed Layan Muruthala, Mohamed Shifaau, Ahmed Nisah, Abdulla Kayan Ali, Yusuf Laith Ahmed, Adam Khaleel, Mohamed Raazee and Moosa Rasheed
Hong Kong U16: Aarez Dar, Abubakr Farooq, Arya Panjwani, Harry Hodgson, Maxi Clayton, Paarth Srivastava, Preet Mangukiya, Qasim Iqbal, Shayan Puri, Sheehan Audrey, Shiv Mathur, Veer Mathur, Will Walsh and Abhimanyu Ganeson
Nepal U16: Deep Bhujel, Ashish Luhar, Kritik Kamat, Santosh Yadav, Pratik Pokhrel, Sagar Gaire, Niraj Yadav, Pratik Bhattrai, Abishek Tiwari, Ashok Dhami, Rohan Sah, Sachin Malla, Suryanshu Koirala and Naren Bhatta