ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup History and Winners

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

History of Under-19 Cricket World Cup: 

The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament played between under-19 teams from 16 countries, organized by the ICC every two years. It was organized for the first time in the year 1988 as the Youth World Cup. Only eight teams took part in the first edition of the tournament.

Brief information about Under-19 Cricket World Cup:

2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup:

The 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international limited-overs cricket tournament, scheduled to be held in the West Indies in 2022 with sixteen teams. It will be the fourteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the first to be held in the West Indies.

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2020:

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. It was the thirteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the second to be held in South Africa. Sixteen teams took part in the tournament, divided into four groups of four. The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super League, with the bottom two teams in each group advancing to the Plate League. India was the defending winner.

Which team has won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup title (trophy) the most times?

The Indian cricket team has lifted the Under-19 Cricket World Cup trophy 4 times. Team India is the team to win this title the most times. India has won this title under the captaincy of Muhammad Kaif (2002), Virat Kohli (2008) and Unmukt Chand (2012) and Prithvi Shaw (2018). Is. Australia's team has lifted this trophy 3 times. Australia won the Under-19 World Cup title in 1988, 2002 and 2010. Pakistan has won the tournament twice and England, South Africa and West Indies once each.

Who won the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2018?

India won the title of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 held in New Zealand. They won the title after defeating Australia by eight wickets in the final match. As soon as India won this World Cup, India had also made the world record for winning the Under-19 World Cup for the most number of times. India won this competition for the fourth time.

Who won the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2020?

Bangladesh has won the title of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2020 held in New Zealand. In the first Super League semi-final, India defeated Pakistan by ten wickets to advance to the final, with Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring an unbeaten century. In the second Super League semi-final, Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by six wickets, with Mahmudul Hasan Joy scoring a century. The third place playoff match between Pakistan and New Zealand was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain. So Pakistan finished third after scoring more points than New Zealand in the group stage of the tournament.

In the final, India batted first and scored 177 runs. Due to rain interruption, Bangladesh set a revised target of 170 runs in 46 overs, as per the DLS method, which Bangladesh chased down in 42.1 overs. Bangladesh won the tournament by defeating India by three wickets. It was Bangladesh's first win in an ICC event at any level. Let us know about the year, venue, winner and runner-up countries of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

List of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup winners since 1988 till date:

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