2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
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| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |
 Malaysia |
| Champions |
 India (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
 South Africa |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Player of the series |
 Tim Southee |
| Most runs |
Tanmay Srivastava (262) |
| Most wickets |
Wayne Parnell (18) |
The 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was held in Malaysia from 17 February 2008 to 2 March 2008. The opening ceremony took place on 15 February 2008. The final was played between South Africa and India, which India won by 12 runs by D/L Method.
Venues
The matches took place at three locations, Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang. The respective venues were
Kuala Lumpur
Johor
- Johor Cricket Academy
- Maktab Perguruan Temenggong Ibrahim
Penang
Groups
The league stage of the tournament consisted of four groups of four teams each. Each team would play once with every team in the group. The groups would be stationed at their respective venues for the group stage. The figures in brackets indicate respective seedings.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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| Johor | Kuala Lumpur | Penang | Kuala Lumpur |
Group stage
Group A
All matches start at 0200 UTC.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
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 Pakistan |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.765 |
| New Zealand |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1.407 |
| Malaysia |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −1.403 |
 Zimbabwe |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −1.700 |
17 February (scorecard) |
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| Nik Azril Arifin 28 (43) Adil Raza 6/29 (10 overs) |
Umar Amin 31 (25) Sarath Ananthasivam 1/13 (2 overs) |
20 February (scorecard) |
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| Ahmed Faiz 50 (77) Daniel Landman 3/34 (10 overs) |
Tendai Mashonganyika 24 (42) Shahid Ali Khan 3/41 (8.4 overs) |
21 February (scorecard) |
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| Faizal Abu Hasan 9 (34) Trent Boult 7/20 (8.1 overs) |
Kane Williamson 27 (37) Saravanan Raj 2/15 (4 overs) |
Group B
All matches started at 0200 UTC.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
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| India |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.132 |
| South Africa |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1.066 |
 West Indies |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0.653 |
 Papua New Guinea |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −3.959 |
Group C
All matches start at 0200 UTC.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
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 Sri Lanka |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.912 |
 Australia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1.342 |
 Nepal |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −1.027 |
 Namibia |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −2.100 |
Group D
All matches start at 0200 UTC.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
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 Bangladesh |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.078 |
 England |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1.861 |
 Bermuda |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −2.285 |
 Ireland |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −2.264 |
Quarter-Finals
Super Quarter-Finals
25 February (scorecard) |
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| George Worker 47 (94) Roshen Silva 3/39 (10 overs) |
Sachith Pathirana 42 (63) Nick Beard 3/15 (6 overs) |
Plate Quarter-Finals
24 February (scorecard) |
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| Puspa Thapa 40 (48) Stewart Matsika 3/34 (10 overs) |
Tinashe Chimbambo 20 (34) Amrit Bhattarai 3/14 (8 overs) |
25 February (scorecard) |
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| Rodney Trott 23 (45) Joel Tom 3/26 (8 overs) |
Tony Ura 76 (55) Rodney Trott 1/24 (5 overs) |
Semi-Finals
Super Semi-Finals
5th Place Semi-Finals
27 February (scorecard) |
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| Sachith Pathirana 97 (91) Tom Westley 2/38 (9 overs) |
Tom Westley 58 (77) Roshen Silva 2/38 (7 overs) |
Plate Semi-Finals
27 February (scorecard) |
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| John Reva 14 (36) Sharmarh Brooks 2/9 (7 overs) |
Kieran Powell 37 (37) Loa Nou 2/8 (3.3 overs) |
13th Place Semi-Finals
26 February (scorecard) |
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| Daniel Landman 45 (22) Nik Azril Arafin 2/23 (7 overs) |
Aminuddin Ramly 70 (67) Edzai Jaure 3/39 (7 overs) |
Finals
13th Place Final
Plate Final
5th Place Final
Super Final
Final standings
| Position | Team |
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| 1 | India |
| 2 | South Africa |
| 3 | Pakistan |
| 4 | New Zealand |
| 5 | England |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | Bangladesh |
| 8 | Sri Lanka |
| 9 | West Indies |
| 10 | Nepal |
| 11 | Namibia |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea |
| 13 | Ireland |
| 14 | Zimbabwe |
| 15 | Malaysia |
| 16 | Bermuda |
Future players
Future players that featured for their national team in the tournament were:
Australia(6) – Phillip Hughes, James Pattinson, Josh Hazlewood, James Faulkner, Marcus Stoinis, Steve Smith
Bangladesh (6) – Nasir Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Rony Talukdar, Mohammad Mithun, Dolar Mahmud, Subhasis Roy and Suhrawadi Shuvo
England(5) – Steven Finn, Liam Dawson, James Taylor, Chris Woakes , Stuart Meaker and Tom Westley
India (5) – Virat Kohli, Abhinav Mukund, Saurabh Tiwary, Ravindra Jadeja and Manish Pandey
Ireland (6) – Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling, Andrew Britton, Stuart Poynter, James Shannon and James Hall
Nepal (6) - Amrit Bhattarai, Anil Mandal, Gyanendra Malla, Paras Khadka, Anil Mandal and Rahul Vishwakarma
New Zealand (6) – Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Hamish Rutherford, Tim Southee, Corey Anderson and George Worker
Pakistan (8) – Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Amir, Usman Salahuddin, Junaid Khan, Umar Amin, Imad Wasim, Shan Masood and Umar Akmal
South Africa (3) – Wayne Parnell, Reeza Hendricks, JJ Smuts, Mangaliso Mosehle and Rilee Rossouw
Sri Lanka (8) – Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera , Ashan Priyanjan, Kusal Perera, Sachith Pathirana, Angelo Perera and Dilshan Munaweera
West Indies (6) – Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo, Kieran Powell, Veerasammy Permaul, Nkrumah Bonner, Devon Thomas
Zimbabwe (6) – Kyle Jarvis, Peter Moor, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Prince Masavaure, Solomon Mire and Njabulo Ncube
Papua New Guinea (5) - John Reva, Charles Amini, Tony Ura, Loa Nou and Willie Gavera