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| Dates | 14 February – 1 March 2014 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council (ICC) |
| Cricket format | Limited-overs (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  United Arab Emirates |
| Champions |  South Africa (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Pakistan |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches | 48 |
| Player of the series | Aiden Markram |
| Most runs |  Shadman Islam (406) |
| Most wickets |  Anuk Fernando (15) |
| Official website | Official website |
The 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was a one-day cricket competition for sixteen international U-19 cricketing teams which was played in the United Arab Emirates. It was the tenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Sixteen nations competed: the ten Test-playing teams, the United Arab Emirates as hosts, and five additional associate and affiliate qualifiers (Afghanistan, Canada, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, and Scotland). India entered the tournament as defending champions, having won the title in 2012 in Australia under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand. In the final, South Africa beat Pakistan by six wickets to win the tournament. South Africa captain Aiden Markram was awarded Man of the Series.