2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatLimited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s) Sri Lanka
Champions Pakistan (2nd title)
Runners-up India
Participants16
Matches48
Player of the seriesIndia Cheteshwar Pujara
Most runsIndia Cheteshwar Pujara (349)
Most wicketsAustralia Moises Henriques (16)
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The 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in Sri Lanka from 2 to 15 February 2006. It was the sixth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

The final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo, which Pakistan won by 38 runs, enabling them to become the first back-to-back champions of the tournament.

Teams and qualification

Main article: 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads

The ten full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) qualified automatically:

Another six teams qualified through regional qualification tournaments:

2005 ACC Under-19 Cup
2005 Africa/EAP U19 Championship
2005 Americas U19 Championship
2005 European U19 Championship

Grounds

The matches were played on five grounds in Colombo:

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Bangladesh 3 3 0 0 0 6 2.048
2  Pakistan 3 2 1 0 0 4 2.108
3  New Zealand 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.631
4  Uganda 3 0 3 0 0 0 −3.253
Source: CricketArchive

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 0 6 2.253
2  West Indies 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.768
3  South Africa 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.327
4  United States 3 0 3 0 0 0 −2.676
Source: CricketArchive

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  India 3 3 0 0 0 6 2.037
2  Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 0 4 1.170
3  Namibia 3 1 2 0 0 2 −1.315
4  Scotland 3 0 3 0 0 0 −1.819
Source: CricketArchive

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 0 6 0.937
2  England 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.454
3    Nepal 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.127
4  Ireland 3 0 3 0 0 0 −1.264
Source: CricketArchive

Scorecard

No. Group Date Team 1 Captain Score Team 2 Captain Score Venue Result
Group Stages schedule
Match 1 A 5 Feb 2006 NZ Marc Ellison 175(45.3) BAN Mushfiqur Rahim 176/7(37.5) P. Saravanamuttu Stadium BAN by three wickets
Match 2 B 5 Feb 2006 SA Dean Elgar 141(34) AUS Moises Henriques 316/9(50) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground AUS by 175 runs
Match 3 C 5 Feb 2006 SCO Kasiam Farid 186(49.4) SL Angelo Mathews 187/6(39.5) R. Premadasa Stadium SL by four wickets
Match 4 D 5 Feb 2006 ZIM Sean Williams 215/7(44) IRL Eoin Morgan 97(29.1) Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground ZIM by 118 runs
Match 5 A 6 Feb 2006 PAK Sarfraz Ahmed 75/2(12.5) UGA Hamza Almuzahim 74(33.3) P. Saravanamuttu Stadium PAK by eight wickets
Match 6 B 6 Feb 2006 WI Leon Johnson 302/7(50) USA Hemant Punoo 215(45.4) Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground WI by 87 runs
Match 7 C 6 Feb 2006 IND Ravikant Shukla 173/1(27.1) NAM Stephanus Ackermann 170(48.5) R. Premadasa Stadium IND by nine wickets
Match 8 D 6 Feb 2006 ENG Moeen Ali 209/9(50) NEP Kanishka Chaugai 132(45.2) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground ENG by 77 runs
Match 9 A 7 Feb 2006 NZ Marc Ellison 259/6(50) UGA Hamza Almuzahim 137(48.4) Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground NZ by 122 runs
Match 10 B 7 Feb 2006 SA Dean Elgar 227/8(50) USA Hemant Punoo 115(29.1) P. Saravanamuttu Stadium SA by 162 runs
Match 11 C 7 Feb 2006 SL Angelo Mathews 263/8(50) NAM Stephanus Ackermann 126(38.3) R. Premadasa Stadium SL by 137 runs
Match 12 D 7 Feb 2006 ZIM Sean Williams 201(49.5) NEP Kanishka Chaugai 199/9(50) Colombo Cricket Club Ground ZIM by two runs
Match 13 A 8 Feb 2006 PAK Sarfraz Ahmed 170(43.1) BAN Mushfiqur Rahim 171/6(34.5) Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground BAN by four wickets
Match 14 B 8 Feb 2006 WI Leon Johnson 238(48) AUS Moises Henriques 251(47.5) Sinhalese Cricket Club Ground AUS by 13 runs
Match 15 C 8 Feb 2006 IND Ravikant Shukla 115/2(19) SCO Kasiam Farid 112(40.3) R. Premadasa Stadium IND by eight wickets
Match 16 D 8 Feb 2006 ENG Moeen Ali 214(49.4) IRL Eoin Morgan 210(50) Colombo Cricket Club Ground ENG by four runs
Match 17 A 9 Feb 2006 BAN Mushfiqur Rahim 255(49.4) UGA Hamza Almuzahim 84(33.4) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground BAN by 171 runs
Match 18 B 9 Feb 2006 AUS Moises Henriques 149/6(24.1) USA Hemant Punoo 148(42.5) P. Saravanamuttu Stadium AUS by four wickets
Match 19 C 9 Feb 2006 SCO Kasiam Farid 156(48) NAM Stephanus Ackermann 160/3(36.3) Colombo Cricket Club Ground NAM by seven wickets
Match 20 D 9 Feb 2006 IRL Eoin Morgan 174(45.3) NEP Kanishka Chaugai 234/8(50) Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground NEP by 60 runs
Match 21 A 10 Feb 2006 PAK Sarfraz Ahmed 78/2(9) NZ Marc Ellison 77(24) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground PAK by eight wickets
Match 22 B 10 Feb 2006 WI Leon Johnson 218/3(43.1) SA Dean Elgar 213/8(50) P. Saravanamuttu Stadium WI by seven wickets
Match 23 C 10 Feb 2006 IND Ravikant Shukla 209/6(47.4) SL Angelo Mathews 207(48.3) R. Premadasa Stadium IND by eight wickets
Match 24 D 10 Feb 2006 ENG Moeen Ali 172(49.5) ZIM Sean Williams 175/8(47.1) Colombo Cricket Club Ground ZIM by two wickets

Quarter-finals results

Super League Quarter-finals

No. Date Team 1 Captain Score Team 2 Captain Score Venue Results
QF 1 11 Feb 2006 BAN Mushfiqur Rahim 155(48.2) ENG Moeen Ali 156/5(43.3) P. Saravanamuttu Stadium ENG by five wickets
QF 2 11 Feb 2006 IND Ravikant Shukla 284/9(50) WI Leon Johnson 158(38.5) R. Premadasa Stadium or Sinhalese Sports Club Ground IND by 126 runs
QF 3 11 Feb 2006 ZIM Sean Williams 181(49.3) PAK Sarfraz Ahmed 185/5(48) Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground PAK by five wickets
QF 4 11 Feb 2006 AUS Moises Henriques 178/1(26.1) SL Sameera Zoysa 177(46.3) R. Premadasa Stadium or Sinhalese Sports Club Ground AUS by nine wickets

Plate Championship Quarter-finals

No. Date Team 1 Captain Score Team 2 Captain Score Venue Results
QF 1 14 Feb 2006 NZ Marc Ellison 305/7(49.1) IRL Eoin Morgan 304/9(50) R. Premadasa Stadium NZ by three wickets
QF 2 14 Feb 2006 NAM Stephanus Ackermann 219/8(50) USA Hemant Punoo 220/8(49) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground USA by two wickets
QF 3 14 Feb 2006 NEP Kanishka Chaugai 192/9(50) UGA Hamza Almuzahim 132(44.3) P. Saravanamuttu Stadium NEP by 60 runs
QF 4 14 Feb 2006 SA Dean Elgar 337/8(50) SCO Kasiam Farid 152(40.4) Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground SA by 185 runs

Semi-finals results

Plate Championship Semi-finals

No. Date Team 1 Captain Score Team 2 Captain Score Venue Results
SF 1 15 Feb 2006 NZ Marc Ellison 275/8(50) USA Hemant Punoo 125(29.3) P. Saravanamuttu Stadium NZ by 170 runs
SF 2 16 Feb 2006 NEP Kanishka Chaugai 214/8(50) SA Dean Elgar 212/5(50) Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground NEP by two runs

Super League Play-off Semi-finals

No. Date Team 1 Captain Score Team 2 Captain Score Venue Results
PSF 1 15 Feb 2006 BAN Mushfiqur Rahim 162/6(33.1) WI Leon Johnson 161(37.2) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground BAN by four wickets
PSF 2 16 Feb 2006 ZIM Sean Williams 256/8(50) SL Sameera Zoysa 259/2(47.2) R. Premadasa Stadium SL by eight wickets

Plate Championship Play-off Semi-finals

No. Date Team 1 Captain Score Team 2 Captain Score Venue Results
PSF 1 15 Feb 2006 IRL Eoin Morgan 116/4(29.2) NAM Stephanus Ackermann 115(36.3) Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground IRL by six wickets
PSF 2 17 Feb 2006 UGA Hamza Almuzahim 214/9(50) SCO Kasiam Farid 145(40) P. Saravanamuttu Stadium UGA by 69 runs

Super League Semi-finals

No. Date Team 1 Captain Score Team 2 Captain Score Venue Results
SF 1 15 Feb 2006 ENG Moeen Ali 58(20.1) IND Ravikant Shukla 292/4(50) R. Premadasa Stadium IND by 234 runs
SF 2 17 Feb 2006 PAK Sarfraz Ahmed 287/9(50) AUS Moises Henriques 124(32.3) R. Premadasa Stadium PAK by 163 runs

Final results

Plate Championship Play-off final

No. Date Team 1 Captain Score Team 2 Captain Score Venue Results
Play-off 18 Feb 2006 IRE Eoin Morgan 166/4(35.5) UGA Hamza Almuzahim 165/8(50) Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground IRE by six wickets

Super League Play-off final

No. Date Team 1 Captain Score Team 2 Captain Score Venue Results
Play-off 18 Feb 2006 BAN Mushfiqur Rahim 278/8(50) SL Sameera Zoysa 180(44.5) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground BAN by 98 runs

Plate Championship final

No. Date Team 1 Captain Score Team 2 Captain Score Venue Results
Final 18 Feb 2006 NZ Marc Ellison 204(49.2) NEP Kanishka Chaugai 205/9(49.4) P. Saravanamuttu Stadium NEP by one wicket

Final

A dramatic final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo. After Pakistan set a very low target of 110 runs to win for India, a stunning Pakistani bowling performance devastated India's top-order batsmen, taking the first six wickets for nine runs. India was eventually dismissed for 71, enabling Pakistan to become the first country ever to defend the title successfully and become back-to-back champions of the tournament.

19 February 2006
[1]
Pakistan 
109 (41.1 overs)
v
 India
71 (18.5 overs)
Rameez Raja Jr. 25 (67)
Piyush Chawla 4/8 (8.1 overs)
Piyush Chawla 25 (37)
Anwar Ali 5/35 (9 overs)
Pakistan won by 38 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Steve Davis (Aus)
Player of the match: Anwar Ali (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Final standings

Position Team
1  Pakistan
2  India
3  Australia
4  England
5  Bangladesh
6  Sri Lanka
7  Zimbabwe
8  West Indies
9    Nepal
10  New Zealand
11  South Africa
12  United States
13  Ireland
14  Uganda
15  Namibia
16  Scotland

Future senior players

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

Team Future senior cricketers
 Australia†
 Bangladesh†
 England
 India
 Ireland†
   Nepal
 New Zealand
 Pakistan
 Scotland
 South Africa†
 Sri Lanka
 West Indies
 Zimbabwe†
† Tom Cooper represented Australia but also went on to play international cricket for Netherlands.
Sirajullah Khadim who played for Bangladesh U-19 later represented Portugal
Eoin Morgan also represented Ireland but went on to play international cricket for England
Craig Kieswetter also represented South Africa but went on to play international cricket for England
Gary Ballance who played for Zimbabwe U-19 later represented England

See also

References

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