2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup


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The 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in South Africa from 17 January to 9 February 2020.[1][2] It was the thirteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the second to be held in South Africa after the 1998 event.[3] Sixteen teams took part in the tournament, split into four groups of four.[4] The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super League, with the bottom two teams in each group progressing to the Plate League.[5] Bangladesh were the defending champions.[6]

2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Dates17 January – 9 February 2020
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council (ICC)
Cricket formatLimited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s) South Africa
Champions Bangladesh (1st title)
Runners-up India
Participants16
Matches48
Player of the seriesIndia Yashasvi Jaiswal
Most runsIndia Yashasvi Jaiswal (400)
Most wicketsIndia Ravi Bishnoi (17)
Official websiteOfficial website

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In the first Super League semi-final, India beat Pakistan by ten wickets to advance to the final,[7] with Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring an unbeaten century.[8] In the second Super League semi-final, Bangladesh beat New Zealand by six wickets, with Mahmudul Hasan Joy scoring a century.[9] The third-place playoff match between Pakistan and New Zealand was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.[10] Therefore, Pakistan finished in third place, after scoring more points than New Zealand in the group stage of the tournament.[11]

In the final, India batted first and were all out for 177 runs in 47.2 overs. Due to a rain interruption, Bangladesh were set a revised target of 170 runs from 46 overs, per the DLS method, which Bangladesh chased down in 42.1 overs.[12] Bangladesh beat India by three wickets to win the tournament.[13] It was Bangladesh's first championship win in an ICC event at any level.[14]

The top eleven full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) at the 2018 World Cup qualified automatically for the 2020 tournament; Ireland were the only full member to fail to qualify automatically.[1] They were joined by the winners of the five regional qualification tournaments.[15] Fifty teams took part in the qualification pathway matches during 2018 and 2019.[1] The first qualification matches took place in the Europe Division 2 group at various club cricket grounds in Essex and Hertfordshire, England, on 31 July 2018.[1] The final round of qualification fixtures took place in the Netherlands in July & August 2019.[16]

Nigeria became the first team to win their regional qualification group, and qualified for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup for the first time in their history.[17] Japan also qualified for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup for the first time in their history.[18] Japan were scheduled to play Papua New Guinea in their final qualification fixture, but Papua New Guinea forfeited the match.[19] The Papua New Guinea Cricket Board later suspended ten of the players for a year, after bringing the game into disrepute following a shoplifting incident.[20][21] Canada, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates were the remaining three teams to secure qualification.[22]

Team Mode of qualification
  Afghanistan ICC Full Member
  Australia ICC Full Member
  Bangladesh ICC Full Member
  England ICC Full Member
  India ICC Full Member
  New Zealand ICC Full Member
  Pakistan ICC Full Member
  South Africa ICC Full Member
  Sri Lanka ICC Full Member
  West Indies ICC Full Member
  Zimbabwe ICC Full Member
  Nigeria[23] Africa Division 1[24]
  Canada[25] Americas Division 1[26]
  United Arab Emirates[27] Asia Division 1[28]
  Japan[29] EAP Division 1[30]
  Scotland[31] Europe Division 1[32]

On 7 January 2020, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. Along with the sixteen umpires, Graeme Labrooy, Shaid Wadvalla and Phil Whitticase were also named as the match referees.[33]

The fixtures for the tournament were confirmed by the ICC on 24 October 2019.[34][35]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1   India 3 3 0 0 0 6 3.598
2   New Zealand 3 1 1 0 1 3 −0.577
3   Sri Lanka 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.214
4   Japan 3 0 2 0 1 1 −5.508

Source: [36]

v

Ollie White 80 (81)
Yugandhar Retharekar 1/17 (3 overs)
  • Japan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain during New Zealand's innings prevented any further play.
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ravi Bishnoi (Ind) took his four wickets without conceding a run, before finishing his spell with four wickets for five runs from eight overs.[37]
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • New Zealand were set a revised target of 192 runs from 23 overs due to rain.
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 22 overs per side due to rain.
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1   West Indies 3 3 0 0 0 6 2.340
2   Australia 3 2 1 0 0 4 1.255
3   England 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.837
4   Nigeria 3 0 3 0 0 0 −5.074

Source: [38]

  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
  • This was the first win in eight attempts for the West Indies against Australia in the U19 Cricket World Cup.[39]
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain during England's innings prevented any further play.
  • Nyeem Young became the first cricketer for the West Indies to score a fifty and take a five wicket haul in the same U19 match.[40]
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1   Bangladesh 3 2 0 0 1 5 5.008
2   Pakistan 3 2 0 0 1 5 2.706
3   Zimbabwe 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.478
4   Scotland 3 0 3 0 0 0 −4.804

Source: [41]

  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Bangladesh were set a revised target of 130 runs from 22 overs due to rain.
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.

v

Milton Shumba 58 (82)
Tahir Hussain 3/42 (7.3 overs)

  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain during Bangladesh's innings prevented any further play.
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 42 overs per side due to rain.
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1   Afghanistan 3 2 0 0 1 5 2.927
2   South Africa 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.488
3   United Arab Emirates 3 1 2 0 0 2 −1.104
4   Canada 3 0 2 0 1 1 −2.253

Source: [43]

  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shafiqullah Ghafari took the best figures for a Afghanistan bowler in a U19 World Cup match.[44]
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jonathan Figy scored the first century by a batsman for the United Arab Emirates in a U19 Cricket World Cup match.[45]
  • Canada won the toss and elected to field.
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain during the United Arab Emirates' innings prevented any further play.

Plate quarter-finals

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  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

v

Emmanuel Bawa 105* (95)
Akhil Kumar 3/63 (10 overs)

Harmanjeet Bedi 26* (62)
Sakhumuzi Ndlela 2/34 (9 overs)

  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to field.

Plate playoff semi-finals

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  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

v

  Japan
118 (29.4 overs)

Nicholas Manohar 101 (102)
Tushar Chaturvedi 2/47 (6 overs)

Neel Date 59 (75)
Akhil Kumar 6/46 (10 overs)

  • Japan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain during Scotland's innings prevented any further play.
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

Super League quarter-finals

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  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Super League playoff semi-finals

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  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Super League semi-finals

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  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

Japan  
115 (42 overs)

v

Shu Noguchi 31 (77)
Ifeanyichukwu Uboh 5/23 (8 overs)
  • Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Canada won the toss and elected to field.
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

9th-place playoff (Plate Final)

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  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain during the West Indies' innings prevented any further play.
  • West Indies finished in fifth place in the tournament, after finishing with more points than Australia in the group stage.[46]
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Pakistan finished in third place in the tournament, after finishing with more points than New Zealand in the group stage.[47]
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Bangladesh were set a revised target of 170 runs from 46 overs due to rain.
Pos. Team
1   Bangladesh
2   India
3   Pakistan
4   New Zealand
5   West Indies
6   Australia
7   Afghanistan
8   South Africa
9   England
10   Sri Lanka
11   Zimbabwe
12   Scotland
13   Canada
14   United Arab Emirates
15   Nigeria
16   Japan
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