2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

2002 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatLimited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) New Zealand
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up South Africa
Participants16
Matches54
Player of the seriesZimbabwe Tatenda Taibu
Most runsAustralia Cameron White (423)
Most wicketsAustralia Xavier Doherty (16)
Zimbabwe Waddington Mwayenga (16)
2000
2004

The 2002 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in New Zealand from 19 January to 9 February 2002.[1] A total of 16 sides competed in the tournament with Australia defeating South Africa in the final.[2] It was the fourth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the first to be held in New Zealand. Zimbabwe's Tatenda Taibu was named Man of the Tournament.

  1. ^ "2002 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup". ESPNCricinfo.
  2. ^ "Australian under-19 squad returns from World Cup triumph". ESPNCricinfo. 11 February 2002. Retrieved 24 January 2020.