Important Numbers of ICC Under-19 cricket World Cup

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Under-19 World Cup has started from 27th January, 2016, let’s have a look at the some important numbers of the Under-19 World Cup so far. This tournament is the 11th edition of U-19 World Cup. Out of the previous 10 tournaments, India and Australia have won the title 3 times each. Pakistan have won the title 2 times and England and South Africa held the title only once.

The first U-19 World Cup was held at Australia in 1987-88 and it was named “McDonald’s Bicentennial Youth World Cup”, in which Australia were emerged as the champions and in the last U-19 World Cup was held in UAE and in which South Africa were emerged as the Champions.

Here, we have presented some important number of Under-19 cricket World Cup

606 – Number of Runs scored by Eoin Morgan while playing for Ireland Under-19 team which is most by any other batsman in Under-19 World Cup. He had scored 606 runs from 13 matches.

27 – Number of Wickets taken by M Henriques while playing for Australia Under-19 which is most by any other bowler apart from G Thompson who had also taken 27 wickets while playing for Ireland in Under-19 World Cup. He had taken 27 wickets from 13 matches.

14 – Number of Sixes hit by West Indies’ N Pooran which is most by any batsman in Under-19 World Cup history. He had hit 14 sixes from 6 matches by scoring 303 runs.

70 – Number of Fours hit by Ireland’s Eoin Morgan which is most by any batsman in Under-19 World Cup history. He had hit 70 fours from 13 matches by scoring 606 runs.

936 – Number of Balls faced by Nepal’s K Chaugai which is most by any batsman in Under-19 World Cup history. He had scored 537 runs from 936 balls in Under-19 World Cup while representing Nepal.

176 – Number of Runs scored by West Indies’ DJ Pagon in an innings of a match against Scotland in Under-19 World Cup which is most by any batsman in an innings of match in Under-19 World Cup history. He had scored 176 runs from 129 balls by hitting 21 fours and 5 sixes at Dunedin on 21 January, 2002.

60.88 – Average at which KC Brathwaite had scored his 548 runs from 12 matches for West Indies in Under-19 World Cup which is highest among batsmen who had played at least 10 matches for their respective countries.

3 – Number of Hundreds scored by India’s Shikhar Dhawan in Under-19 World Cup which is most by any other batsman in Under-19 World Cup. He had scored three hundreds in 2004’s Under-19 World Cup and made 370 runs from 6 matches during that World Cup.

6 – Number of Fifty plus scores made by West Indies’ Kraig Brathwaite in Under-19 World Cup which is most by any other batsman in Under-19 World Cup history.

6 – Number of Times Scotland’s G Goudie had been out on duck in Under-19 World Cup which is most times among other batsmen in Under-19 World Cup history. He had been out on duck 6 times from 10 matches.

2 – Number of Five Wicket Hauls taken by Ireland’s G Thompson and Pakistan’s Riaz Afridi which is most times among other bowlers in Under-19 World Cup history.

20 – Number of Maidens bowled by Nepal’s P Khadka in Under-19 World Cup which is most by any other bowler in Under-19 World Cup history. He had bowled 135.2 overs and taken 23 wickets while playing for Nepal in Under-19 World Cup.

8.38 – Average at which Bangladesh’s player named Mehrab Hossian Jr. had taken his 13 wickets from 6 matches in Under-19 World Cup which is best among bowlers who had taken at least 10 wickets while playing for their respective teams in Under-19 World Cup.

2.44 – Economy rate at which South Africa’s JG Myburgh had given his 151 runs by bowling 61.4 overs in Under-19 World Cup which is least among bowlers who had bowled minimum of 60 overs for their respective teams in Under-19 World Cup.

28 – Number of Dismissals claimed by Australia’s wicket-keeper AJ Crosthwaite from 16 matches which is most by other wicket-keeper in Under-19 World Cup history.

12 – Number of Catches taken by West Indies’ N Deonarine from 13 matches in Under-19 World Cup which is most by any other fielder in Under-19 World Cup history.

303 – Number of Runs added by England’s DW Lawrence and JTA Burnahm for 2nd wicket against Fiji’s Under-19 team in Under-19 World Cup in Chittagong on 27 January, 2016 which is highest partnership by runs and for any wicket in Under-19 World Cup history.

480/6 – Number of Runs scored by Australian team against Kenya at Dunedin on 20 January, 2002 which is highest total made by an any team in Under-19 World Cup history.

Here is table that shows season-wise Under-19 World Cup winners.

SeasonWinner
1987/88Australia YC
1997/98England U19
1999/00India U19
2001/02Australia U19
2003/04Pakistan U19
2005/06Pakistan U19
2007/08India U19
2009/10Australia U19
2012India U19
2013/14South Africa U19

 

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