2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Dates17 January – 9 February 2020
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council (ICC)
Cricket formatLimited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s) South Africa
Champions Bangladesh (1st title)
Runners-up India
Participants16
Matches48
Player of the seriesIndia Yashasvi Jaiswal
Most runsIndia Yashasvi Jaiswal (400)
Most wicketsIndia Ravi Bishnoi (17)
Official websiteOfficial website
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The 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in South Africa from 17 January to 9 February 2020.[1][2] It was the thirteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the second to be held in South Africa after the 1998 event.[3] Sixteen teams took part in the tournament, split into four groups of four.[4] The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super League, with the bottom two teams in each group progressing to the Plate League.[5] Bangladesh were the defending champions.[6]

In the first Super League semi-final, India beat Pakistan by ten wickets to advance to the final,[7] with Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring an unbeaten century.[8] In the second Super League semi-final, Bangladesh beat New Zealand by six wickets, with Mahmudul Hasan Joy scoring a century.[9] The third-place playoff match between Pakistan and New Zealand was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.[10] Therefore, Pakistan finished in third place, after scoring more points than New Zealand in the group stage of the tournament.[11]

In the final, India batted first and were all out for 177 runs in 47.2 overs. Due to a rain interruption, Bangladesh were set a revised target of 170 runs from 46 overs, per the DLS method, which Bangladesh chased down in 42.1 overs.[12] Bangladesh beat India by three wickets to win the tournament.[13] It was Bangladesh's first championship win in an ICC event at any level.[14]

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  13. ^ "ICC U19 World Cup 2020: Bangladesh clobbers India in the finals to win maiden trophy". The Cricket Times. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Akbar Ali and Shoriful Islam lead Bangladesh to Under-19 World Cup glory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2020.