2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Explained

The 2000 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament played in Sri Lanka from 11 to 28 January 2000. It was the third edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the first to be held in Sri Lanka.

The 2000 World Cup was contested by sixteen teams, including three making their tournament debuts. After an initial group stage, the top eight teams played off in a super league to decide the tournament champions, with the non-qualifiers playing a separate "plate" competition. Portions of the group stage were heavily impacted by rain, especially in Group C, where only two matches could be played to completion. In the final, played at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club, India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets. Both teams had made the final for the first time. Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was named player of the tournament, while South Africa's Graeme Smith was the leading run-scorer and Pakistan's Zahid Saeed was the leading wicket-taker.

Teams and qualification

See main article: 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads. The nine full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) qualified automatically for the World Cup, while another seven teams qualified via other paths. Bangladesh and Nepal qualified as the top two teams at the 1999 Youth Asia Cup,^[1] while Ireland and the Netherlands did likewise through the 1999 European Under-19 Championship.^[2] The ICC Africa Under-19 Championships were not established until 2001, but Kenya and Namibia were invited to the World Cup as the top ICC associate members in Africa. There was also no qualification tournament held in the Americas development region, with instead a combined regional team being fielded (for the first and only time).^[3]

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Group stage

Group A

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	3	0	0	0	6	+2.779
	3	2	1	0	0	4	+0.073
	3	1	2	0	0	2	–0.236
	3	0	3	0	0	0	–2.725
Source: CricketArchive

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Group B

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	2	0	1	0	5	+1.500
	3	1	1	0	1	3	+1.500
	3	1	1	0	1	3	–1.073
	3	0	2	1	0	1	–3.339
Source: CricketArchive

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Group C

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	1	0	0	2	4	+2.912
	3	1	0	1	1	4	+0.304
	3	0	0	1	2	3	n/a
	3	0	2	0	1	1	–1.158
Source: CricketArchive

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Group D

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	3	0	0	0	6	+2.238
	3	2	1	0	0	4	+2.041
	3	0	2	1	0	1	–1.371
	3	0	2	1	0	1	–3.017
Source: CricketArchive

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Plate competition

The plate competition was contested by the eight teams that failed to qualify for the Super League.

Group 1

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	3	3	0	0	0	6	+2.565
	3	2	1	0	0	4	+0.142
	3	1	2	0	0	2	–0.984
	3	0	3	0	0	0	–1.640
Source: CricketArchive

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Group 2

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	3	0	0	0	6	+3.376
	3	2	1	0	0	4	–0.062
	3	1	2	0	0	2	–1.161
	3	0	3	0	0	0	–1.620
Source: CricketArchive

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Plate Semi-finals

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Plate Final

Super League

Group 1

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	3	0	0	0	6	+0.879
	3	2	1	0	0	4	+0.307
	3	1	2	0	0	2	+0.134
	3	0	3	0	0	0	–1.270
Source: CricketArchive

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Group 2

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	3	0	0	0	6	+1.137
	3	2	1	0	0	4	+1.441
	3	1	2	0	0	2	–0.520
	3	0	3	0	0	0	–2.190
Source: CricketArchive

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Semi-finals

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Final

Future senior players

Future players that featured for their national team in the tournament were:

Team	Future senior cricketers
	Michael Clarke Ed Cowan Nathan Hauritz Mitchell Johnson Shaun Marsh Andrew McDonald Shane Watson
	Hannan Sarkar Anwar Hossain Monir Mohammad Ashraful Mohammad Salim Rajin Saleh Ranjan Das
	Alex Loudon Ian Bell Michael Carberry Tim Murtagh
	Mohammad Kaif Venugopal Rao Ajay Ratra Yuvraj Singh Reetinder Sodhi
	Ryan Haire Andrew White John Mooney Dom Joyce Niall O'Brien
	Mohammad Sheikh Josephat Ababu Collins Obuya Morris Ouma Kalpesh Patel
	Jan-Berrie Burger Stephan Swanepoel Burton van Rooi
	Atse Buurman Adeel Raja Daan van Bunge
	James Franklin Ian Butler Jamie How Brendon McCullum Nathan McCullum Shanan Stewart
	Hasan Raza Danish Kaneria Faisal Iqbal Humayun Farhat Irfan Fazil Imran Farhat Imran Nazir Mohammad Sami Shoaib Malik Taufeeq Umar Yasir Arafat
	Thami Tsolekile Johan Botha Albie Morkel Andrew Puttick Jacques Rudolph Graeme Smith Jonathan Trott
	Akalanka Ganegama Thilina Kandamby Kaushal Lokuarachchi Jehan Mubarak Prabath Nissanka Muthumudalige Pushpakumara Kaushalya Weeraratne
	Ashish Bagai Chris Foggo Ashif Mulla Steven Outerbridge Oliver Pitcher Kevin Sandher Zubin Surkari
	Ryan Hinds Sewnarine Chattergoon Narsingh Deonarine Jermaine Lawson Brenton Parchment Marlon Samuels
	Mluleki Nkala Sean Ervine Gavin Ewing Travis Friend Greg Lamb Alester Maregwede Hamilton Masakadza Tatenda Taibu

Notes and References

1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/10/Youth_Asia_Cup_1999.html Youth Asia Cup 1999
2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/European_Under-19_Championship_1999.html European Under-19 Championship 1999
3. Tony Munro (19 November 1999) "Historic ICC meeting in Toronto" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2016.