| HISTORY |
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup History
The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010 will take place in New Zealand
between 15-30 January.16 teams will compete in the competition with
the 10 ICC Full Members (Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New
Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe)
being joined by six qualifiers.These six qualifiers were determined
by a qualifying event that was held in Toronto in September 2009,
with Afghanistan, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Papua New Guinea and
the USA all qualifying.
The 2010 competition will be the eighth time that the tournament has
taken place, with Australia and Pakistan both having won the event
on two occasions. |
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U19 Cricket World Cup - Pass Events (1998 - Australia) |
Teams: 16
Matches: 50
Winners: England
Runners-up: New Zealand
With India's Jagmohan Dalmiya as the ICC President, the U/19 event
was revived as part of a drive towards the game's "globalisation,"
an idea illustrated by the way the nine Test-playing sides were joined
by Bangladesh, Denmark, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, Papua New Guinea
and Scotland.
The extra teams meant a new format with four groups and the top two
sides from each going forward to two Super Leagues. The winners of
each contested the final while the bottom two line-ups from the first
group stages played against each other in two Plate Leagues with a
final for that competition as well.
Led by Owais Shah, England won by hitting form at the right time.
They only just qualified for the Super League on net run-rate after
losing to Bangladesh and then edged out Australia for a place in the
final by beating them quickly enough to overhaul their net run-rate.
Stephen Peters was England's star with the bat. He thrashed a quickfire
51 against Australia and followed it with 107 in the final against
New Zealand as England chased 242 for victory.
The tournament had its share of intrigue and touching stories. The
West Indies misread the qualification regulations and turned up with
seven players too old to take part and their opening game had to be
delayed by two days while replacement players were flown out.
The Caribbean side did not reach the Super League stage and lost in
the Plate final to Bangladesh but they did have the consolation of
Chris Gayle's form. Not named in the original squad, he hammered an
unbeaten 141 in that Plate final and was the tournament's top-scorer
with 364 runs.
One of the leading bowlers was future West Indies vice-captain Ramnaresh
Sarwan, who captured 16 wickets with his leg-spin, while Kenya's Thomas
Odoyo hinted at his all-round potential with 293 runs and 15 wickets.
Papua New Guinea, turned up with just two bags of kit between the
entire squad. When the first-class side Gauteng heard of their plight
they donated another four bags. It did not stop PNG losing every match
they played but it showed cricket's caring side. |
| 1998
- South Africa |
Teams: 16
Matches: 50
Winners: England
Runners-up: New Zealand
With India's Jagmohan Dalmiya as the ICC President, the U/19 event
was revived as part of a drive towards the game's "globalisation,"
an idea illustrated by the way the nine Test-playing sides were joined
by Bangladesh, Denmark, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, Papua New Guinea
and Scotland.
The extra teams meant a new format with four groups and the top two
sides from each going forward to two Super Leagues. The winners of
each contested the final while the bottom two line-ups from the first
group stages played against each other in two Plate Leagues with a
final for that competition as well.
Led by Owais Shah, England won by hitting form at the right time.
They only just qualified for the Super League on net run-rate after
losing to Bangladesh and then edged out Australia for a place in the
final by beating them quickly enough to overhaul their net run-rate.
Stephen Peters was England's star with the bat. He thrashed a quickfire
51 against Australia and followed it with 107 in the final against
New Zealand as England chased 242 for victory.
The tournament had its share of intrigue and touching stories. The
West Indies misread the qualification regulations and turned up with
seven players too old to take part and their opening game had to be
delayed by two days while replacement players were flown out.
The Caribbean side did not reach the Super League stage and lost in
the Plate final to Bangladesh but they did have the consolation of
Chris Gayle's form. Not named in the original squad, he hammered an
unbeaten 141 in that Plate final and was the tournament's top-scorer
with 364 runs.
One of the leading bowlers was future West Indies vice-captain Ramnaresh
Sarwan, who captured 16 wickets with his leg-spin, while Kenya's Thomas
Odoyo hinted at his all-round potential with 293 runs and 15 wickets.
Papua New Guinea, turned up with just two bags of kit between the
entire squad. When the first-class side Gauteng heard of their plight
they donated another four bags. It did not stop PNG losing every match
they played but it showed cricket's caring side. |
| 2000
- Sri Lanka |
Teams: 16
Matches: 54
Winners: India
Runners-up: Sri Lanka
India were worthy winners as the tournament expanded to include semi-finals
after both the Super League and Plate group stages.
The Indians were the only unbeaten side and their dominance came from
formidable batting. Captained by Mohammad Kaif, openers Ravneet Singh
and Manish Sharma impressed with three century partnerships but it
was the powerful and wristy left-hander Yuvraj Singh who really stole
the headlines.
Yuvraj thrashed 203 runs in the tournament from just 196 balls faced
including 58 from only 25 balls against Australia in the semi-final.
It was the prelude to a stunning introduction to the senior India
team later in the year when he hammered 84 from 80 balls against Australia
in the ICC Knock-out in Kenya. As if his form with the bat was not
enough, he also bowled some handy left-arm spin in Sri Lanka taking
4-36 against New Zealand and 4-15 against Nepal.
The prize for the most frustrated side of the tournament went to South
Africa who failed to qualify for the Super League stage after rain
prevented them from completing any of their group matches. They went
on to win the Plate competition and Graeme Smith was the leading run-scorer
with 348 runs.
The encouraging sign for the ICC was the appearance of three new sides
in the tournament - Nepal, the Netherlands and an experimental side
from the Americas, made up of players from the USA, Argentina, Bermuda
and Canada. |
| 2002
- New Zealand |
Teams: 16
Matches: 54
Winners: Australia
Runners-up: South Africa
Australia became the first side to hold the title for a second time
thanks to awesome form which saw them repeat India's feat of 2000
in going unbeaten throughout the tournament.
Their brand of aggressive batting was too much for opposition attacks
and they thrashed Kenya for 480 in 50 overs, with Craig Simmons scoring
155 from only 115 balls. That was part of a record 430-run win but
captain Cameron White bettered Simmons' individual mark when he scored
156 against Scotland.
White was part of a four-pronged spin attack for Australia. He bowled
his leg-breaks while slow-left armer Xavier Doherty was the tournament's
leading wicket-taker with 16 victims. The quartet was completed by
Beau Casson, equally at home bowling left-arm wrist and finger spin
and left-armer Jarrad Burke, who also made an unbeaten 100 in the
seven-wicket win over South Africa in the final.
Zimbabwe won the Plate competition led by their captain Tatenda Taibu,
who was named player of the tournament. He scored 250 runs, effected
eight dismissals behind the stumps and even took his pads off to bowl
medium pace and claim 12 wickets.
Zimbabwe's final opponents in the Plate were Nepal who beat Pakistan
and almost overcame England in the first group stage. |
| 2004
- Bangladesh |
Teams: 16
Matches: 54
Winners: Pakistan
Runners-up: West Indies
ICC President Ehsan Mani hailed this tournament "the most spectacular
U/19 World Cup the world has ever seen" and he was spot on.
30,000 fans turned up for the opening ceremony and the same number
appeared for the final even though the host nation was not involved.
Bangladesh had their moment of glory by winning the Plate competition
when they overcame Australia, who had already been humiliated by Zimbabwe
in the group stages, bowled out for 73 by Tinashe Panyangara's superb
6-31. The home side could also boast the tournament's leading wicket-taker
with left-arm spinner Enamul Haq Junior taking 22 wickets.
Pakistan won the thanks to some impressive bowling with the pace of
Ali Imran and Riaz Afridi backed up by the off-spin of Tariq Mahmood.
India lost out to Pakistan in the semi-final when they were without
their captain Ambati Rayudu, who was banned for presiding over his
side's slow over-rate in the Super League match against Sri Lanka.
Nepal also hinted at continued improvement, only narrowly missing
out on a place in the Super League stages when they beat South Africa
and Uganda while for Sri Lanka Farveez Maharoof and Upul Tharanga
both showed they were ready for promotion to senior level. |
| 2006
- Sri Lanka |
Teams: 16
Matches: 44
Winners: Pakistan
Runners-up: India
15 days of cricket with 16 teams from all over the world playing 44
matches climaxed in a thrilling Super League final in Colombo as defending
champions Pakistan became the first side to retain the trophy when
they beat India by 38 runs.
The tournament produced its fair share of great stories, with Bangladesh
qualifying for the Super League for the first time in their history
before going on to win the Super League play-offs to finish fifth.
ICC Associate Member Nepal beat South Africa and New Zealand to win
the Plate Championship and the United States of America took part
in the event for the first time, performed with credit and secured
a victory against Namibia.
And on top of that, the Super League final saw Pakistan win from a
seemingly hopeless position by bowling India out for 71 after they
had earlier been dismissed for only 109. |
| 2008
- Malaysia |
Teams: 16
Matches: 44
Winners: India
Runners-up: South Africa
For the first time, the event was hosted by an Associate Member
and Malaysian cricket fans had the opportunity to watch future cricket
stars in action. Tournament favorites Pakistan, who were looking
to take the Trophy home for the third time in a row after having
won it consecutively in 2004 and 2006, were stopped in their tracks
by an earnest South Africa in the semi-finals. They were met in
the Super League finals by India who had been stretched to the limit
by New Zealand in the other semi-final.
India remained unbeaten throughout the tournament and produced a
remarkable performance in a rain-interrupted final to beat South
Africa by 12 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method for their second
ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup triumph at the Kinrara Oval in Kuala
Lumpur.
The leading run-scorer of the tournament with 262 runs, Tanmay Srivastava,
scored 46 runs which proved to be a vital contribution to a disappointing
159 in 45 overs. In reply, a masterfully economical bowling effort
from openers Pradeep Sangwan (0-14) and Ajitesh Argal (2-7) and
strong support from spinners Ravindra Jadega (2-25), Siddharth Kaul
(2-26) and Sayyed Abdullah Iqbal (1-26) enabled India to claim victory.
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