Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council Host(s) Hong Kong Participants 8 | Cricket format One Day International Champions Bangladesh | |
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout | ||
1997 Youth Asia Cup is a inaugural Youth Asia Cup tournament administered by Asian Cricket Council. This tournament was hosted by Hong Kong from 30 November - 7 December 1997. Total 8 team was participated on this tournament. This tournament is also a qualifying tournament for 1998 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at South Africa
Matches
A total of 18 matches were played in the tournament. Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea went for the Final securing their place at 1998 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at South Africa. In Final Bangladesh win Papua New Guinea by 256 runs and become 1999 Youth Asia Cup champions.
References
1997 Youth Asia Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA