U-19 Cricket World Cup 2008

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 OVERJOYED AT THIS HISTORIC MOMENT.INDIANS LOOKED GOOD IN THE WHOLE SERIES. THEY DEFEATED NEW ZEALAND IN SEMIFINALS AND SOUTH AFRICANS IN FINALS.

virat

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

 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.

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