After a whitewash in all practice matches against Bangladesh U19 team at Bangladesh , team moves to Thailand for the ACC U19 Elite Cup 2011. Nepal is listed on Group B where they will find some tough and challenging team like Afganisthan, UAE, Oman and Thailand.
The ACC Elite Cup will be played from February 1 – 10. Hong Kong ,Afghanistan, Qatar, Nepal, Malaysia, UAE, Singapore, Oman, Bahrain and Thailand are other participating team for this tournament. Teams are divided into two group, 5-5 each and all teams will play their group matches against same group team before the Semi Final. The Final match will be played at Thailand Cricket Ground on 10th February.
The tournament forms part of the qualifying process for ICC U/19 World Cup 2012. Only the top two team move forward to a global qualifier later in the year.
The tournament will be played at different venues like Gymkhana and Prem Oval, Chiang Mai; Asian Institute of Technology, Pattana School and Thailand Cricket Ground. All these matches will be played for 50 overs.
| GROUP A | GROUP B |
|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | Bangkok |
| Hong Kong | Afghanistan |
| Qatar | Nepal |
| Malaysia | UAE |
| Singapore | Oman |
| Bahrain | Thailand |
| Schedule: | |
| Matches start at 9.30 AM (0230 hrs GMT) | |
| Tues, Feb 1 | Bahrain v Hong Kong at Prem Malaysia v Qatar at Gymkhana Thailand v Afghanistan at TCG Nepal v UAE at AIT |
| Wed, Feb 2 | Qatar v Singapore at Prem Bahrain v Malaysia at Gymkhana Nepal v Oman at TCG Thailand v UAE at AIT |
| Thu, Feb 3 | Hong Kong v Singapore at Prem Afghanistan v Oman at TCG |
| Fri, Feb 4 |
Hong Kong v Qatar at Gymkhana Afghanistan v Nepal at AIT |
| Sat, Feb 5 |
Malaysia v Singapore at Prem Bahrain v Qatar at Gymkhana Oman v UAE at TCG Nepal v Thailand at AIT |
| Sun, Feb 6 | Bahrain v Singapore at Prem Hong Kong v Malaysia at Gymkhana Thailand v Oman at TCG Afghanistan v UAE at AIT |
| Tues, Feb 8 | SF1: A1 v B2 at TCG SF2: A2 v B1 at AIT |
| Weds, Feb 9 | 5th/6th Playoff: A3 v B3 at TCG 7th/8th Playoff: A4 v B4 at AIT |
| Thu, Feb 10 | FINAL: Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 at TCG 3rd/4th Playoff: Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 at AIT 9th/10th Playoff: A5 v B5 at BPS |
