2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |
 Sri Lanka |
| Champions |
 India (1st title) |
| Participants | 16 |
| Most runs |
 Graeme Smith (348) |
| Most wickets |
 Zahid Saeed (15) |
The 2000 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup[1] was played in Sri Lanka from 11–28 January 2000. In all 16 sides competed in the tournament with India running out eventual winners, defeating Sri Lanka in the final by 6 wickets. Yuvraj Singh of India was named Player of the Tournament.
Future players that featured for their national team in the tournament were:
Australia - Michael Clarke, Nathan Hauritz, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Marsh, Andrew McDonald, Ed Cowan and Shane Watson
Bangladesh - Hannan Sarkar, Mohammad Ashraful, Rajin Saleh, Mohammad Salim, Anwar Hossain Monir and Ranjan Das
England - Ian Bell, Alex Loudon and Michael Carberry(Tim Murtagh also represented England but went on to play international cricket for Ireland)
India - Mohammad Kaif, Yuvraj Singh, Ajay Ratra, Venugopal Rao and Reetinder Sodhi
Ireland - Ryan Haire, Andrew White, John Mooney, Dom Joyce and Niall O'Brien
Kenya - Mohammad Sheikh, Kalpesh Patel, Collins Obuya, Morris Ouma and Josephat Ababu
Namibia - Jan-Berrie Burger and Burton van Rooi
Nepal - Aamir Akhtar, Binod Das, Dipendra Chaudhary, Mehboob Alam, Manoj Baishya, Parash Luniya and Raju Basnyat
Netherlands - Daan van Bunge, Atse Buurman and Adeel Raja
New Zealand - James Franklin, Ian Butler, Jamie How, Brendon McCullum, Shanan Stewart and Nathan McCullum
Pakistan - Shoaib Malik, Danish Kaneria, Imran Farhat, Taufeeq Umar, Faisal Iqbal, Hasan Raza, Imran Nazir, Yasir Arafat, Irfan Fazil, Humayun Farhat and Mohammad Sami
South Africa - Graeme Smith, Jacques Rudolph, Johan Botha, Albie Morkel and Thami Tsolekile (Jonathan Trott also represented South Africa but went on to play international cricket for England)
Sri Lanka - Jehan Mubarak, Prabath Nissanka, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Kaushalya Weeraratne, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Akalanka Ganegama and Thilina Kandamby
West Indies - Ryan Hinds, Marlon Samuels, Jermaine Lawson, Narsingh Deonarine, Brenton Parchment and Sewnarine Chattergoon
Zimbabwe - Mluleki Nkala, Travis Friend, Gavin Ewing, Greg Lamb, Alester Maregwede, Tatenda Taibu, Sean Ervine and Hamilton Masakadza
Statistics
Highest Runs Scorer[2] - Graeme Smith (South Africa) - 348 runs @ 87.00.
Most Wickets[3] - Zahid Saeed (Pakistan) - 15 wickets @ 7.60.
Highest Individual Score[4] - Jacques Rudolph (South Africa) - 156 not out, vs. Nepal.
Best Bowling Figures[5] - Zahid Saeed (Pakistan) - 5/14, vs. New Zealand.
References
- ↑ http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1999-2000/OTHERS+ICC/U19-WC2000/
- ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=2138;type=tournament
- ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=2138;type=tournament
- ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=2138;type=tournament
- ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?id=2138;type=tournament
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