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Highs and lows of the U-19 World Cup

Rajneesh Gupta | March 09, 2004

Pakistan became the fourth country to win the Under-19 World Cup after Australia (1988 & 2002), England (1998) and India (2000) when they beat the West Indies by 25 runs in the final.

Pakistan is also the first team to defend their total successfully in a World Cup final. In the previous four finals, the teams batting second won the championship.

Following is a comprehensive statistical summary of the tournament:

  • Highest team totals
  • Lowest team totals
  • Victory by largest margin
  • Victory by narrowest margin
  • Centuries
  • Leading run-scorers
  • Highest partnership for each wicket
  • Best bowling in a match
  • Leading wicket-takers
  • Most dismissals in a match
  • Leading wicketkeepers
  • Most catches in a match
  • Leading fielders

    Highest team totals:
    TotalCountriesVenueDate
    425-3 (50)India v Scotland Dhaka BNS16-Feb-04
    389-2 (50)New Zealand v Scotland Dhaka BKSP19-Feb-04
    371-3 (50)West Indies v Papua New Guinea Khulna KDVS18-Feb-04
    340-5 (50)Australia v Ireland Chittagong MAAS29-Feb-04
    329-9 (50)Ireland v Uganda Chittagong MAAS23-Feb-04
    316-5 (50)India v Sri Lanka Dhaka BNS26-Feb-04
    309-7 (50)India v Bangladesh Dhaka BNS20-Feb-04
    306-2 (50)England v New Zealand Dhaka BNS23-Feb-04

    Lowest team totals:
    TotalCountriesVenueDate
    22 (22.3)Scotland v Australia Chittagong MAAS22-Feb-04
    46 (30.4)Uganda v England Chittagong MAAS17-Feb-04
    60 (17.5)Papua New Guinea v Pakistan Khulna KDVS15-Feb-04
    73 (19)Australia v Zimbabwe Rajshahi BDS18-Feb-04
    78 (33.3)Uganda v Bangladesh Chittagong CDVS25-Feb-04
    81 (31.1)Canada v Sri Lanka Rajshahi RDVS17-Feb-04
    83 (35)Papua New Guinea v Australia Chittagong CDVS24-Feb-04
    88 (27.3)West Indies v Pakistan Khulna KDVS20-Feb-04
    95 (30.2)Scotland v Bangladesh Dhaka FCS17-Feb-04

    Victory by largest margin:
    MarginCountriesVenueDate
    10 wktsAustralia v Scotland Chittagong MAAS22-Feb-04
    270 runsIndia v Scotland Dhaka BNS16-Feb-04
    240 runsNew Zealand v Scotland Dhaka BKSP19-Feb-04
    213 runsEngland v Uganda Chittagong MAAS17-Feb-04
    163 runsPakistan v West Indies Khulna KDVS20-Feb-04
    155 runsIreland v Canada Chittagong MAAS25-Feb-04
    152 runsWest Indies v Papua New Guinea Khulna KDVS18-Feb-04

    Victory by narrowest margin:
    MarginCountriesVenueDate
    10 wktsAustralia v Scotland Chittagong MAAS22-Feb-04
    270 runsIndia v Scotland Dhaka BNS16-Feb-04
    240 runsNew Zealand v Scotland Dhaka BKSP19-Feb-04
    213 runsEngland v Uganda Chittagong MAAS17-Feb-04
    163 runsPakistan v West Indies Khulna KDVS20-Feb-04
    155 runsIreland v Canada Chittagong MAAS25-Feb-04
    152 runsWest Indies v Papua New Guinea Khulna KDVS18-Feb-04

    Centuries:
    ScoreBatsmanTeamsVenueDate
    155*S DhawanIndia v Scotland Dhaka BNS16-Feb-04
    154 BJ WatlingNew Zealand v Scotland Dhaka BKSP19-Feb-04
    146 S DhawanIndia v Sri Lanka Dhaka BNS26-Feb-04
    144*B WilsonNew Zealand v Scotland Dhaka BKSP19-Feb-04
    127 BRM TaylorZimbabwe v New Zealand Dhaka BNS27-Feb-04
    120 S DhawanIndia v Bangladesh Dhaka BNS20-Feb-04
    120 J BooysenSouth Africa v Sri Lanka Dhaka FCS24-Feb-04
    117 T MarajWest Indies v Papua New Guinea Khulna KDVS18-Feb-04
    117 EJG MorganIreland v Uganda Chittagong MAAS23-Feb-04
    117 WU TharangaSri Lanka v South Africa Dhaka FCS24-Feb-04
    108*AN CookEngland v New Zealand Dhaka BNS23-Feb-04
    108*AN CookEngland v Zimbabwe Dhaka BKSP25-Feb-04
    107 LMP SimmonsWest Indies v Papua New Guinea Khulna KDVS18-Feb-04
    106 XM MarshallWest Indies v South Africa Dhaka FCS26-Feb-04
    102*SR PatelEngland v New Zealand Dhaka BNS23-Feb-04

    Leading run-scorers:
    BatsmanCountryMtsInnsNORunsHsAve.SR10050
    S DhawanIndia771505155* 84.1693.5131
    AN CookEngland772383108* 76.6074.8021
    XM MarshallWest Indies77033110647.2886.1912
    Nafis IqbalBangladesh88230586* 50.8370.76- 3
    Khalid LatifPakistan8812919041.5772.02- 3
    T MarajWest Indies88028711735.8773.581-
    B WilsonNew Zealand661269144* 53.8087.051-
    BJ WatlingNew Zealand66026815444.6670.5211
    EJG MorganIreland77026811738.2873.6211
    AB FudadinWest Indies88125059* 35.7169.44- 3

    Highest partnership for each wicket:
    WktRunsBatsmenTeamsVenueDate
    1st175 RV Uthappa & S DhawanIndia v Scotland Dhaka BNS16-Feb-04
    2nd273 BJ Watling & B WilsonNew Zealand v Scotland Dhaka BKSP19-Feb-04
    3rd 166 EJG Morgan & K O'BrienIreland v Uganda Chittagong MAAS23-Feb-04
    4th134 S Dhawan & S RainaIndia v Sri Lanka Dhaka BNS26-Feb-04
    5th115 S Dhawan & KD KarthikIndia v Sri Lanka Dhaka BNS26-Feb-04
    6th125 AR Beadle & SNJ O'KeefeAustralia v Bangladesh Dhaka FCS4-Mar-04
    7th83 GT de Silva & CKB KulasekaraSri Lanka v Zimbabwe Rajshahi BDS15-Feb-04
    8th93 CKB Kulasekara & MMM SurajSri Lanka v West Indies Dhaka FCS22-Feb-04
    9th67 Zulqarnain Haider & Mansoor AmjadPakistan v England Dhaka FCS27-Feb-04
    10th72 D de Boorder & TA DavisNew Zealand v Zimbabwe Dhaka BNS27-Feb-04

    Best bowling in a match:
    FiguresBowlerTeamsVenueDate
    6-31T PanyangaraZimbabwe v Australia Rajshahi BDS18-Feb-04
    6-37E IsaneezUganda v Bangladesh Chittagong CDVS25-Feb-04
    6-39LS BakerWest Indies v Sri Lanka Dhaka FCS22-Feb-04
    5-27CKB KulasekaraSri Lanka v Canada Rajshahi Stadium17-Feb-04
    5-28Riaz AfridiPakistan v West Indies Khulna KDVS20-Feb-04
    5-29S KeshvaniCanada v Bangladesh Chittagong CDVS23-Feb-04
    5-30Nazmul HossainBangladesh v Uganda Chittagong CDVS25-Feb-04
    5-31Enamul HaqueBangladesh v Australia Dhaka FCS4-Mar-04
    5-42Riaz AfridiPakistan v England Dhaka FCS27-Feb-04
    5-49G ThompsonIreland v West Indies Khulna KDVS16-Feb-04

    Leading wicket-takers:
    BowlerCountryMtsOversMdnsRunsWktsAve Best 5W4WSR RpO
    Enamul Haque jnr Bangladesh870.4112242210.185-31 1219.203.16
    Riaz Afridi Pakistan865.4102421912.735-28 2120.703.68
    Tariq Mahmood Pakistan867.582111811.724-33 - 122.603.11
    TT Bresnan England763.242411714.174-7 - 122.303.80
    Mansoor Amjad Pakistan86751691610.564-28 - 125.102.52
    M Shrestha Nepal65372161415.424-15 - 122.704.07
    MF Maharoof Sri Lanka654.372331416.644-28 - 223.304.27
    Nazmul Hossain Bangladesh862.1102101316.155-30 1128.603.37
    LS Baker West Indies653.432731222.756-39 1- 26.805.08
    G Thompson Ireland75462181218.165-49 1- 27.004.03
    A Sharma India76422651222.084-28 - 132.004.14
    R Bachan West Indies87223061225.503-34 - - 36.004.25

    Most dismissals in a match:
    DismissalsKeeperTeamsVenueDate
    4 (3 ct,1 st)TJ NewEngland v Nepal Chittagong MAAS15-Feb-04
    4 (2 ct,2 st)M SilwanaSouth Africa v Uganda Chittagong CDVS16-Feb-04
    4 (4 ct)BRM TaylorZimbabwe v Australia Rajshahi BDS18-Feb-04
    4 (2 ct,2 st)M KatuwalNepal v South AfricaChittagong CDVS18-Feb-04
    4 (3 ct, 1 st)D RamdinWest Indies v PakistanDhaka BNS5-Mar-04

    Leading wicketkeepers:
    Keeper CountryDis Ct StMts
    D Ramdin West Indies13678
    AJ Crosthwaite Australia13948
    BRM Taylor Zimbabwe111016
    Zulqarnain Haider Pakistan11838

    Most catches in a match:
    CtFielderCountriesVenueDate
    3SP GauchanNepal v Uganda Chittagong MAAS19-Feb-04
    3AT RayuduIndia v Bangladesh Dhaka BNS20-Feb-04
    3Nadif ChowdhuryBangladesh v Canada Chittagong CDVS23-Feb-04
    3WB RankinIreland v Uganda Chittagong MAAS23-Feb-04
    3EJG MorganIreland v Canada Chittagong MAAS25-Feb-04

    Leading fielders:
    FielderCountryCtMts
    K Pala Papua New Guinea65
    S Raina India67
    W Porterfield Ireland67
    Nadif Chowdhury Bangladesh68
    DA Musali Uganda55
    AT Rayudu India56
    EJG Morgan Ireland57
    Naeem Islam Bangladesh58
    AR Beadle Australia58
    Salman Qadir Pakistan58

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