Under -19 Cricket World Cup
2008 U-19 Cricket World Cup
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INDIA FINALLY DID IT. THEY WON THE UNDER 19 WORLD CUP 2008 BY BEATING SOUTH AFRICA IN A RAIN INTERRUPTED GAME. CAPTAIN OF U-19 CRICKET TEAM (VIRAT KHOLI) WAS REALLY HAPPY AT THIS HISTORIC MOMENT. INDIANS LOOKED GOOD IN THE WHOLE SERIES. THEY DEFEATED NEW ZEALAND IN SEMIFINALS AND SOUTH AFRICANS IN FINALS.
THE SCORE TO DEFEND WAS'NT THAT BIG BUT ALL CREDIT TO INDIA FOR NOT LEAVING THE HOPE .
2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2006 ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup was played in Sri Lanka from February 5 to February 19, 2006.
The final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo, which Pakistan won by 38 runs, enabling them to become the first back-to-back champions of the tournament.
Nations Participated in this tournament
Sixteen teams participated in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup. In the first round, they were divided into four pools, each pool containing 4 teams.
Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
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Pakistan |
West Indies |
India |
England |
New Zealand |
South Africa |
Sri Lanka |
Zimbabwe |
Bangladesh |
Australia |
Scotland |
Ireland |
Uganda |
United States |
Namibia |
Nepal |
Grounds
The matches were played on five grounds in
Colombo in Srilanka:
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground
Colombo Cricket Club Ground
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
P Saravanamuttu Stadium
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium
The Final
A dramatic final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo. After Pakistan set a very low target of 110 runs to win for India, a stunning Pakistani bowling performance got out India's top-order batsmen, taking the first six wickets for nine runs. India was eventually dismissed for 71, enabling Pakistan to become the first country ever to defend the trophy and become back-to-back champions of the tournament.