2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
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| Cricket format | Limited-overs (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
| Champions | File:Flag of India.svg India (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches | 44 |
| Player of the series | New Zealand Tim Southee |
| Most runs | India Tanmay Srivastava (262) |
| Most wickets | South Africa Wayne Parnell (18) |
The 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was held in Malaysia from 17 February 2008 to 2 March 2008. It was the seventh edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The opening ceremony took place on 15 February 2008. The final was played between South Africa and India, which India won by 12 runs on the Duckworth–Lewis method.
Venues
The matches took place at three locations: Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang. The venues used were: Kuala Lumpur
Johor
Penang
Squads
Groups
The league stage of the tournament consisted of four groups of four teams each. Each team would play once with every team in the group. The groups would be stationed at their respective venues for the group stage. The figures in brackets indicate respective seedings.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (1) |
File:Flag of India.svg India (2) |
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (3) |
File:Flag of England.svg England (4) |
| Johor | Kuala Lumpur | Penang | Kuala Lumpur |
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Group stage
Group A
All matches start at 0200 UTC.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.765 |
| 2 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.407 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.403 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.700 |
Group B
All matches started at 0200 UTC.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.922 |
| 2 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.066 |
| 3 | File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.653 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.959 |
Group C
All matches start at 0200 UTC.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.912 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.342 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.027 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.100 |
Group D
All matches start at 0200 UTC.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.078 |
| 2 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.861 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.285 |
| 4 | File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.264 |
Quarter-finals
Super Quarter-finals
Plate Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Super Semi-finals
29 February and 1 March
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- Pakistan U19 were set a revised target of 252 runs from 47 overs due to rain.
5th Place Semi-Finals
Plate Semi-finals
27 February
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John Reva 14 (36)
Shamarh Brooks 2/9 (7 overs) |
Kieran Powell 37 (37)
Loa Nou 2/8 (3.3 overs) |
13th place Semi-finals
Finals
13th Place Final
Plate Final
Fifth-place final
Final
2 March
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- South Africa U19 were set a revised target of 116 runs from 25 overs due to rain.
Final standings
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "ICC Under-19 World Cup Points Table | ICC Under-19 World Cup Standings | ICC Under-19 World Cup Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2024.