2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in the West Indies in January and February 2022 with sixteen teams taking part.[1] It was the fourteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the first that was held in the West Indies.[1] Bangladesh were the defending champions.[2]
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| Dates | 14 January – 5 February 2022 |
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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) |  West Indies |
| Champions |  India (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  England |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches | 48[n 1] |
| Player of the series |  Dewald Brevis |
| Most runs | Dewald Brevis (506) |
| Most wickets |  Dunith Wellalage (17) |
| Official website | Official website |
In March 2021, Cricket West Indies confirmed that the format would be the same as previous editions, with teams competing to progress to the Plate and Super League phases of the tournament.[3] In November 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed the full schedule for the tournament, with matches to be played in Antigua, Guyana, Saint Kitts, and Trinidad; the final will be played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.[4][5] New Zealand decided to withdraw from the tournament due to the extensive mandatory quarantine restrictions for minors on their return home,[6] with Scotland named as their replacement.[7]
England became the first team to reach the final of the tournament, after they beat Afghanistan by 15 runs in the first Super League semi-final match.[8] It was the first time that England had reached the final of the Under-19 Cricket World cup since winning the 1998 tournament in South Africa.[9] In the second semi-final, India beat Australia by 96 runs,[10] progressing to their fourth consecutive Under-19 Cricket World Cup final.[11]
Australia beat Afghanistan in the final playoff match of the tournament to finish in third place.[12] In the final, India beat England by four wickets to win their fifth Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[13] Dewald Brevis of South Africa was named the Player of the Tournament, after scoring 506 runs.[14]
Qualification
The top eleven teams from the previous tournament qualified automatically.[1] They were joined by the five winners of regional qualification tournaments.[15] In August 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the Americas, Asia, and EAP regional qualifiers had all been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] As a result, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Papua New Guinea all qualified directly to the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup based on their past performances in the last five regional qualifiers.[17] In the African group, Uganda won the Division 1 tournament to become the final team to qualify.[18] In the European group, Ireland beat Scotland in the regional final to qualify.[19] However, in November 2021, the ICC confirmed that Scotland had replaced New Zealand in the tournament, after New Zealand were forced to withdraw due to the extensive mandatory quarantine restrictions placed on the return of minors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]
| Team | Mode of Qualification |
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| West Indies | Host nation |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Afghanistan | Previous tournament |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | Previous tournament |
 Bangladesh | Previous tournament |
| England | Previous tournament |
| India | Previous tournament |
 New Zealand | Previous tournament (later withdrew)[21] |
 Pakistan | Previous tournament |
| South Africa | Previous tournament |
| Sri Lanka | Previous tournament |
 Zimbabwe | Previous tournament |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada[16] | Advanced from Regional Qualification |
 Ireland[19] | |
 Papua New Guinea[16] | |
 Uganda[18] | |
 United Arab Emirates[16] | |
 Scotland | Replaced New Zealand[22] |
Umpires
On 9 January 2022, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. Along with the nineteen umpires, Denavon Hayles, Graeme Labrooy and Phil Whitticase were also named as the match referees.[23]
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Squads
Each team selected a squad of fifteen players for the tournament, excluding reserves, with South Africa being the first team to name their squad.[24] Afghanistan's departure was delayed due to visa issues,[25] resulting in their warm-up matches being cancelled.[26] After taking part in the 2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the Afghanistan team flew from Dubai, via Manchester, to the Caribbean.[27] As a result, some of the Group C fixtures were revised to accommodate Afghanistan's late arrival.[28][29]
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.005 |
| 2 | Bangladesh |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.228 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.493 |
| 4 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.823 |
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Ali Naseer 73 (50) Gurnek Johal Singh 2/38 (8 overs) |
Mihir Patel 96 (105) Jash Giyanani 2/10 (3 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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Tom Prest 93 (93) Kairav Sharma 3/51 (10 overs) |
Gurnek Johal Singh 44 (40) Joshua Boyden 4/44 (10 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
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Anoop Chima 63 (117) Ripon Mondol 4/24 (8.3 overs) |
Iftakher Hossain 61* (89) Ethan Gibson 1/18 (5 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
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Punya Mehra 43 (64) Ripon Mondol 3/31 (9.1 overs) |
Mahfijul Islam 64* (69) Jash Giyanani 1/17 (3 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Bangladesh were set a revised target of 107 runs from 35 overs due to rain.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.633 |
| 2 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.558 |
| 3 | Ireland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.959 |
| 4 | Uganda |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −3.240 |
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Joshua Cox 111* (113) Joseph Baguma 2/34 (9 overs) |
Pascal Murungi 63 (82) Matthew Humphreys 4/25 (10 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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Dewald Brevis 104 (110) Juma Miyaji 3/33 (8 overs) |
Isaac Ategeka 29 (72) Liam Alder 2/13 (10 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
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Harnoor Singh 88 (101) Muzamil Sherzad 3/79 (10 overs) |
Scott MacBeth 32 (40) Kaushal Tambe 2/8 (2 overs) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
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George Van Heerden 111 (93) Reuben Wilson 2/59 (9 overs) |
Nathan McGuire 42 (33) Liam Alder 3/20 (5 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ireland were set a revised target of 312 runs from 47 overs due to rain.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Pakistan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.302 |
| 2 | Afghanistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.110 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.130 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −3.720 |
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Emmanuel Bawa 100 (95) Rasan Kevau 3/65 (9.5 overs) |
Malcolm Aporo 15 (49) Victor Chirwa 2/11 (7 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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Haseebullah Khan 135 (155) Alex Falao 5/58 (9 overs) |
Brian Bennett 82 (92) Awais Ali 6/56 (8.4 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
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Suliman Safi 70 (79) Katenalaki Singi 4/18 (5 overs) |
Aue Oru 13 (23) Izharulhaq Naveed 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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Christopher Kilapat 11 (30) Muhammad Shehzad 5/7 (6.4 overs) |
Abbas Ali 27* (32) Junior Morea 1/12 (3 overs) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
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Suliman Safi 111 (118) Alex Falao 3/54 (10 overs) |
Matthew Welch 53 (61) Nangialai Kharoti 4/30 (10 overs) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.753 |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.096 |
| 3 | West Indies (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.699 |
| 4 | Scotland |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.666 |
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Ackeem Auguste 57 (67) Cooper Connolly 3/17 (7 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
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Sakuna Nidarshana Liyanage 79 (84) Sean Fischer-Keogh 3/56 (9 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
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Oliver Davidson 43 (93) Shiva Sankar 3/17 (7 overs) |
Shaqkere Parris 26 (29) Charlie Peet 1/15 (4 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
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Dunith Wellalage 52 (71) Joshua Garner 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
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Kevin Wickham 56 (91) Dunith Wellalage 3/39 (10 overs) |
Sadisha Rajapaksa 76 (115) McKenny Clarke 2/38 (9.2 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
Plate League
| 13th-place playoff | Plate playoff semi-finals | Plate quarter-finals | Plate semi-finals | Plate final | |||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | United Arab Emirates | 127/9 (40.3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Uganda | 123 (38.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Uganda | 123 (28) | A3 | United Arab Emirates | 224/9 (50) | ||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Papua New Guinea | 88 (19.3) | D3 | West Indies | 142 (39.4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | West Indies | 317/6 (50) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Papua New Guinea | 148 (37.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Uganda | 226 (35.4) | A3 | United Arab Emirates | 128/2 (26) | ||||||||||||||||||
| D4 | Scotland | 170 (32.3) | B3 | Ireland | 122 (45.3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Ireland | 179 (43.3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Canada | 85 (29.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15th-place playoff | A4 | Canada | B3 | Ireland | 169/2 (32) | 11th-place playoff | |||||||||||||||||
| D4 | Scotland | C3 | Zimbabwe | 166 (48.4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Papua New Guinea | C3 | Zimbabwe | 248 (49.5) | D3 | West Indies | 262/2 (49.2) | ||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Canada | D4 | Scotland | 140 (39) | C3 | Zimbabwe | 256/4 (50) | ||||||||||||||||
Plate quarter-finals
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Ronald Lutaaya 25 (47) Adhitya Shetty 4/29 (10 overs) |
Kai Smith 25 (32) Matthew Musinguzi 3/21 (10 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Philippus le Roux 83 (107) Ethan Gibson 3/36 (10 overs) |
Kairav Sharma 19 (40) Reuben Wilson 3/18 (7 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
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Matthew Welch 78 (117) Jack Jarvis 3/46 (10 overs) |
Tomas Mackintosh 25 (41) David Bennett 3/25 (8 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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Matthew Nandu 128 (134) Boio Ray 3/43 (8 overs) |
Aue Oru 27* (52) Matthew Nandu 2/14 (6 overs) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
Plate playoff semi-finals
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Cyrus Kakuru 65 (59) John Kariko 5/19 (9 overs) |
Junior Morea 26 (17) Juma Miyaji 4/29 (9 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
Plate semi-finals
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Aayan Afzal Khan 93 (121) Shiva Sankar 3/31 (9 overs) |
Nathan Edward 51* (65) Dhruv Parashar 4/30 (9 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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Brian Bennett 37 (56) Muzamil Sherzad 5/20 (7.4 overs) |
Jack Dickson 78 (88) Tendekai Mataranyika 1/31 (8 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- An earthquake occurred during Zimbabwe's innings and caused the stadium buildings to shake, but did not interrupt play.[31]
Super League
| 5th-place playoff | Super League playoff semi-finals | Super League quarter-finals | Super League semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | England | 212/4 (31.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | South Africa | 209 (43.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | South Africa | 167 (37.3) | A1 | England | 231/6 (47) | ||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Sri Lanka | 232/6 (50) | C2 | Afghanistan | 215/9 (47) | ||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Sri Lanka | 130 (46) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Afghanistan | 134 (47.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Sri Lanka | 127 (34.2) | A1 | England | 189 (44.5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Pakistan | 365/3 (50) | B1 | India | 195/6 (47.4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | India | 117/5 (30.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Bangladesh | 111(37.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th-place playoff | A2 | Bangladesh | 175 (49.2) | B1 | India | 290/5 (50) | 3rd-place playoff | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Pakistan | 176/4 (46.3) | D2 | Australia | 194 (41.5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | South Africa | 298/8 (48.5) | C1 | Pakistan | 157 (35.1) | C2 | Afghanistan | 201 (49.2) | |||||||||||||||
| A2 | Bangladesh | 293/8 (50) | D2 | Australia | 276/7 (50) | D2 | Australia | 202/8 (49.1) | |||||||||||||||
Super League quarter-finals
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
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Abdul Hadi 37 (97) Vinuja Ranpul 5/10 (9.1 overs) |
Dunith Wellalage 34 (61) Bilal Sami 2/33 (10 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
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Mehran Mumtaz 29 (19) William Salzmann 3/37 (8.1 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
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Meherob Hasan 30 (48) Ravi Kumar 3/14 (7 overs) |
Angkrish Raghuvanshi 44 (65) Ripon Mondol 4/31 (9 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
Super League playoff semi-finals
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Dunith Wellalage 113 (130) Kwena Maphaka 3/60 (10 overs) |
Gerhardus Maree 44 (43) Raveen de Silva 2/14 (5 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Super League semi-finals
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Afghanistan were set a revised target of 231 runs from 47 overs due to rain.
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Yash Dhull 110 (110) Jack Nisbet 2/41 (9 overs) |
Lachlan Shaw 51 (66) Vicky Ostwal 3/42 (10 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
Placement matches
15th-place playoff
13th-place playoff
11th-place playoff
9th-place playoff (Plate Final)
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Jack Dickson 40 (83) Jash Giyanani 2/12 (6 overs) |
Kai Smith 49 (62) Jamie Forbes 1/32 (7 overs) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
7th-place playoff
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Ariful Islam 102 (103) Kwena Maphaka 3/55 (10 overs) |
Dewald Brevis 138 (130) Meherob Hasan 2/48 (8 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
5th-place playoff
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Qasim Akram (Pak) became the first player to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in a Youth ODI match.[32]
3rd-place playoff
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Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai 81 (79) Nivethan Radhakrishnan 3/31 (10 overs) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Final standings
The final standings for the tournament were as follows:[33]
| Pos. | Team |
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| 1 | India |
| 2 | England |
| 3 | Australia |
| 4 | Afghanistan |
| 5 | Pakistan |
| 6 | Sri Lanka |
| 7 | South Africa |
| 8 | Bangladesh |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates |
| 10 | Ireland |
| 11 | West Indies |
| 12 | Zimbabwe |
| 13 | Uganda |
| 14 | Scotland |
| 15 | Canada Papua New Guinea |
Team of the tournament
On 6 February 2022, the ICC announced the most valuable team of the tournament.[34]
Notes
- 48 matches were scheduled, but two of Canada's matches were cancelled due to COVID-19.
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