2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Dates13 January – 3 February 2018
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council (ICC)
Cricket formatLimited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s) New Zealand
Champions India (4th title)
Runners-up Australia
Participants16
Matches48
Player of the seriesIndia Shubman Gill
Most runsCricket West Indies Alick Athanaze (418)
Most wicketsIndia Anukul Roy (14)
Afghanistan Qais Ahmad (14)
Canada Faisal Jamkhandi (14)
Official websiteOfficial website
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The 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in New Zealand from 13 January to 3 February 2018.[1] It was the twelfth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the third to be held in New Zealand after the 2002 and the 2010 events. New Zealand became the first country to host the event thrice.[2] The opening ceremony took place on 7 January 2018.[3] The West Indies were the defending champions.[4] However, they failed to defend their title, after losing their first two group fixtures.[5]

Following the group stage fixtures, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa had all qualified for the Super League quarter-final stage of the tournament. The other eight teams moved to the Plate League to determine their final placements in the competition.[6][7][8][9] Sri Lanka went on to win the Plate League, giving them a final position of ninth overall in the tournament.[10]

In the first Super League semi-final, Australia beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets to progress to the final.[11] In the second semi-final, India beat Pakistan by 203 runs to advance into the final.[12] In the third-place playoff, no play was possible due to rain and a wet outfield. Pakistan therefore finished in third place, as they finished their group ahead of Afghanistan on net run rate.[13] In the final, India defeated Australia by 8 wickets to win their fourth Under-19 World Cup title.[14]

  1. ^ "Tauranga, Whangarei to host U-19 World Cup games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ^ (10 January 2016). "BACK TO THE FUTURE - History of ICC U19 Cricket World Cup" Archived 10 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  3. ^ "ICC U19 Cricket World Cup opens in New Zealand". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ^ "West Indies win U-19 world cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 14 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Afghanistan, New Zealand and South Africa qualify for super league as Windies fail to defend title". International Cricket Council. 17 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan, NZ, South Africa qualify for Super League". Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. ^ "ICC U-19 World Cup: Australia, Pakistan Join India in Quarter-finals". News18. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  8. ^ "ICC U-19 World Cup: India face Bangladesh in quarter-finals". Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Teams look for crack combinations in Super League". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Boyagoda, Lakshan help Sri Lanka beat Windies and win Plate Championship". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Australia coast into Final on back of Merlo four-for, Edwards half-century". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Ruthless India seal spot in final with 203-run win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Pakistan finish third after rain forces abandonment". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Stats: The key numbers from India's U19 CWC Final triumph". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 February 2018.