| Dates | 14 – 27 July 2003 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | 50-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage, playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Pakistan |
| Champions |  Nepal (2nd title) |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Player of the series |  Adnan Ilyas |
| Most runs | Adnan Ilyas (239) |
| Most wickets | Manjeet Shrestha (10) Adnan Ilyas (10) Waqas Jamil (10) |
The 2003 Youth Asia Cup was an international under-19 cricket tournament held in Karachi, Pakistan, from 14 to 27 July 2003. The fifth ACC under-19 tournament to be held, it was originally scheduled to be held in Singapore, but was moved to Karachi as a precaution against the SARS outbreak. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared organising responsibilities.[1]
Nepal defeated Malaysia in the final, winning its second title and qualifying for the 2004 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.[2] Played during the usual off-season in Pakistan, the tournament was heavily impacted by monsoon rains – three matches (including the final) were shortened, three ended in no result (including a semi-final), and five were abandoned entirely (including the other semi-final), with no play possible.[3] The player of the tournament was Oman's Adnan Ilyas, who was the leading runscorer,[4] and also one of three players who led the tournament's wicket-taking, alongside Nepal's Manjeet Shrestha and Kuwait's Waqas Jamil.[5]
