U-19 Cricket World Cup Highest & Lowest Innings Totals...
The Under-19 Cricket World Cup is a step in international cricket for budding cricketers. Players like Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Babar Azam, Kagiso Rabada and Tim Southee have also played in the Under-19 World Cup early in their careers.
The 16 countries participating in the ICC U19 CWC 2020 have been divided into four groups of four teams each. India not only starts off as the favorites but are also the defending champions. The Boys in Blue, under the captaincy of Prithvi Shaw, won the tournament in New Zealand in 2018. India has won the U19 World Cup four times so far, the most by any team. The team led by Mohammad Kaif won the tournament in 2000. Virat Kohli, Unmukt Chand and Prithvi Shaw were the other captains when India won the U19 World Cup in 2008, 2012 and 2018.
Under-19 Cricket World Cup Highest Innings Totals | ||||
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Score | Batting team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
480/6 (50 overs) | Australia | Kenya | Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand | 20 January 2002 |
436/4 (50 overs) | New Zealand | Kenya | Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand | 17 January 2018 |
425/3 (50 overs) | India | Scotland | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 16 February 2004 |
419/4 (50 overs) | Sri Lanka.. | Kenya | Lincoln Green, Lincoln, New Zealand | 23 January 2018 |
402/3 (50 overs) | West Indies | Scotland | Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand | 21 January 2002 |
In the 2002 edition of the U19 World Cup, Australia posted a mammoth score of 480/6 in their 50 overs against Kenya U19 in Dunedin. This is the most teams in the history of the U19 World Cup. Australia then bundled out Kenya for just 50 runs and won the match by 430 runs.
Under-19 Cricket World Cup Lowest Innings Totals | ||||
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Score | Batting team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
22 (22.3 overs) | Scotland | Australia | M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh | 22 February 2004 |
41 (28.4 overs) | Canada | South Africa | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | 25 January 2002 |
41 (11.4 overs) | Bangladesh | South Africa | Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 24 February 2008 |
41 (22.5 overs) | Japan | India | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, South Africa | 21 January 2020 |
46 (30.4 overs) | Uganda | England | M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh | 17 February 2004 |
47 (17.1 overs) | Malaysia | New Zealand | Johor Cricket Academy Oval, Johor, Malaysia | 21 February 2008 |
Lowest total in U19 World Cup: In the 2004 edition of the U19 World Cup, Scotland were bundled out for just 22 runs against Australia U19 in Chattogram. This is the shortest team in the history of the U19 CWC.
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Winners:-
- 1988 (Winner: Australia)
- 1998 (Winner: England)
- 2000 (Winner: India)
- 2002 (Winner: Australia)
- 2004 (Winner: Pakistan)
- 2006 (Winner: Pakistan)
- 2008 (Winner: India)
- 2010 (Winner: Australia)
- 2012 (Winner: India)
- 2014 (Winner: South Africa)
- 2016 (Winner: West Indies)
- 2018 (Winner: India)
- 2020 (Winner: Bangladesh)
- Next Under-19 Cricket World Cup (2022)
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