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.
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
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| Cricket format | Limited-overs (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Champions |  India (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches | 44 |
| Player of the series |  Tim Southee |
| Most runs | Tanmay Srivastava (262) |
| Most wickets | Wayne Parnell (18) |
Venues
editThe matches took place at three locations: Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang. The venues used were:
Kuala Lumpur
Johor
Penang
Squads
editGroups
editThe 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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| Johor | Kuala Lumpur | Penang | Kuala Lumpur |
Group stage
editGroup A
editAll matches start at 0200 UTC.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 |  Pakistan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.765 |
| 2 | New Zealand
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.407 |
| 3 | Malaysia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.403 |
| 4 |  Zimbabwe
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.700 |
Group B
editAll matches started at 0200 UTC.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.922 |
| 2 | South Africa
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.066 |
| 3 |  West Indies
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.653 |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.959 |
Group C
editAll matches start at 0200 UTC.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 |  Sri Lanka
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.912 |
| 2 |  Australia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.342 |
| 3 |  Nepal
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.027 |
| 4 |  Namibia
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.100 |
Group D
editAll matches start at 0200 UTC.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 |  Bangladesh
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.078 |
| 2 |  England
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.861 |
| 3 |  Bermuda
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.285 |
| 4 |  Ireland
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.264 |
Quarter-finals
editSuper Quarter-finals
editPlate Quarter-finals
editSemi-finals
editSuper Semi-finals
edit 29 February and 1 March
Scorecard |
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- Pakistan U19 were set a revised target of 252 runs from 47 overs due to rain.
5th Place Semi-Finals
editPlate Semi-finals
edit 27 February
Scorecard |
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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
editFinals
edit13th Place Final
editPlate Final
editFifth-place final
editFinal
edit 2 March
Scorecard |
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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
edit| Position | Team |
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| 1 | India
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| 2 | South Africa
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| 3 | Pakistan
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| 4 | New Zealand
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| 5 | England
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| 6 | Australia
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| 7 | Bangladesh
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| 8 | Sri Lanka
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| 9 | West Indies
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| 10 | Nepal
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| 11 | Namibia
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| 12 | Papua New Guinea
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| 13 | Ireland
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| 14 | Zimbabwe
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| 15 | Bermuda
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| 16 | Malaysia (H)
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "ICC Under-19 World Cup Points Table | ICC Under-19 World Cup Standings | ICC Under-19 World Cup Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2024.