ACC U-19 Elite Cup 2013: Grouping and schedule of ACC U-19 Elite Cup

Ten non test playing nations from Asia will compete in the ACC U-19 Elite Cup 2013 which is also considered as the world Cup qualifier of ICC U-19 World Cup 2014 that is going to be held in UAE. So UAE have been already qualified for the ICC U-19 World cup as host, so other Nations beside UAE who comes First will qualify for the ICC U-19 World Cup. Nepal was the runner up of last ACC U-19 elite cup where Nepal came second after Afghanistan. Nepal is placed in Group B along with Qatar , Bahrain, Malaysia and Kuwait. While Group B consists of UAE, Hong Kong , Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Afghanistan.The Tournament will begin in Malaysia from 3rd of may and concluded in 11th May. The Match will be played in different grounds of Malaysia Such as (Club Aman, Bayuemas Oval, Kinrara Oval, Royal Selangor Club, Selangor Turf Club). Each Match is of 50 Overs and the match will begin 9:30 Local time that is 7:30 NST or 1:30 GMT. Nepal will face Kuwait on 3rd may,Qatar on 5th May, Bahrain on 6th may and host Malaysia on 8th may 2013. Semifinal and play off match will be played on 10th may while Final will be played on 11th May. Nepal is preparing for the Tournament and CAN has already called thirty players for training. 

See the Grouping and the complete Schedule Below.

Venue	:	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Club Aman, Bayuemas Oval, Kinrara Oval, Royal Selangor Club, Selangor Turf Club)
Dates	:	3rd - 11th May 2013

Winner (if UAE win*, the other finalist) progresses to U19 World Cup 2014
*UAE prequalified to U19 World Cup 2014, as hosts

GROUP A		GROUP B
Afghanistan		Nepal
Hong Kong		Qatar
UAE		Bahrain
Thailand		Malaysia
Saudi Arabia		Kuwait

Schedule:
Matches start at 9.30 AM (0130 hrs GMT)
Fri, 3 May	Hong Kong v Thailand at Club Aman Malaysia v Bahrain at Bayuemas Kuwait v Nepal at Kinrara Afghanistan v Saudi Arabia at STC**
Sat, 4 May	Saudi Arabia v Thailand at Club Aman Afghanistan v UAE at Bayuemas Malaysia v Qatar at Kinrara Bahrain v Kuwait at STC**
Sun, 5 May	Nepal v Qatar at Bayuemas Hong Kong v UAE at Kinrara
Mon, 6 May	Hong Kong v Saudi Arabia at Club Aman Bahrain v Nepal at Bayuemas Afghanistan v Thailand at Kinrara Malaysia v Kuwait at STC**
Tue, 7 May	Afghanistan v Hong Kong at Bayuemas Bahrain v Qatar at Kinrara Thailand v UAE at STC**
Wed, 8 May	Saudi Arabia v UAE at Bayuemas Malaysia v Nepal at Kinrara Kuwait v Qatar at STC**
Fri, 10 May	9th/10th Playoff: A5 v B5 at Club Aman SF2: B1 v A2 at Bayuemas SF1: A1 v B2 at Kinrara 7th/8th Playoff: A4 v B4 at STC**
Sat, 11 May	3rd/4th Playoff: Losers SF1 v Losers SF2 at Bayuemas Final: Winners SF1 v Winners SF2 at Kinrara 5th/6th Playoff: A3 v B3 at RSC

**10AM start (0200hrs GMT)