2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Explained

2002 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Administrator:	International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:	Limited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament Format:	Round-robin and Knockout
Host:	New Zealand
Count:	2
Participants:	16
Matches:	54
Player Of The Series:	Tatenda Taibu
Most Runs:	Cameron White (423)
Most Wickets:	Xavier Doherty (16) Waddington Mwayenga (16)
Previous Year:	2000
Previous Tournament:	2000 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Next Year:	2004
Next Tournament:	2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

The 2002 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in New Zealand from 19 January to 9 February 2002.^[1] A total of 16 sides competed in the tournament with Australia defeating South Africa in the final.^[2] It was the fourth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the first to be held in New Zealand. Zimbabwe's Tatenda Taibu was named Man of the Tournament.

Teams and qualification

See main article: 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads. The ten full members of the ICC qualified automatically:

• also received automatic qualification as they held ODI status at that time.

Another five teams qualified through regional qualification tournaments:

2001 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship

• (1st place)

2001 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy

• (1st place)

2001 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship

• (1st place)

2001 ICC Europe Under-19 Championship

• (1st place)

2001 Youth Asia Cup

• (1st place)

Group stage

Group A

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	2	1	0	0	2	10	+1.770
	3	2	1	0	0	2	10	+1.421
	3	1	1	1	0	1	7	–0.341
	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	–3.187
Source: ESPNCricinfo

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Group B

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	2	0	0	1	2	12	+3.090
	3	1	1	0	1	1	7	+0.454
	3	1	2	0	0	1	5	–0.780
	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	–1.163
Source: ESPNCricinfo

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Group C

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	2	1	0	0	1	9	+0.820
	3	2	1	0	0	1	9	+0.804
	3	2	1	0	0	1	9	+0.387
	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	–2.531
Source: ESPNCricinfo

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Group D

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	3	0	0	0	3	15	+4.673
	3	2	1	0	0	2	10	+2.812
	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	–4.224
	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	–5.204
Source: ESPNCricinfo

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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

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	3	0	0	0	3	15	+3.098
	3	2	1	0	0	2	10	+0.232
	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	–1.652
	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	–1.545
Source: ESPNCricinfo

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Group 2

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	3	0	0	0	2	14	+1.067
	3	2	1	0	0	1	9	+1.071
	3	1	2	0	0	1	5	–0.145
	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	–2.191
Source: ESPNCricinfo

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Semi-finals

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Final

Super League

Group 1

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	2	1	0	0	2	10	+1.053
	3	2	1	0	0	1	9	+0.007
	3	2	1	0	0	1	8	+0.062
	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	–0.903
Source: ESPNCricinfo

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Group 2

width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=45
	3	3	0	0	0	2	14	+1.277
	3	2	1	0	0	0	8	+0.155
	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	–0.474
	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	–0.893
Source: ESPNCricinfo

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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
	Cameron White George Bailey Beau Casson Daniel Christian Xavier Doherty Shaun Marsh Mark Cosgrove
	Aftab Ahmed Mohammad Ashraful Nafees Iqbal Talha Jubair Mashrafe Mortaza
	Ashish Bagai Umar Bhatti
	Tim Bresnan Nick Compton Samit Patel
	Parthiv Patel Irfan Pathan Stuart Binny Suresh Raina
	Hiren Varaiya Rajesh Bhudia Nehemiah Odhiambo Alfred Luseno Ragheb Aga Morris Ouma Kalpesh Patel
	Stephan Swanepoel Burton van Rooi
	Basanta Regmi Kanishka Chaugai Manoj Katuwal Manjeet Shrestha Sanjam Regmi Shakti Gauchan
†	Ross Taylor Michael Bates Neil Broom Rob Nicol
	Mahuru Dai
	Salman Butt Junaid Zia Azhar Ali Najaf Shah Faisal Iqbal Hasan Raza Yasir Arafat Irfan Fazil Humayun Farhat Mohammad Khalil Umar Gul
	Kyle Coetzer Moneeb Iqbal
	Hashim Amla Ryan McLaren Rory Kleinveldt Stephen Cook Imraan Khan
	Jeewan Mendis Upul Tharanga Dhammika Prasad Farveez Maharoof
	Dwayne Bravo Ravi Rampaul Darren Sammy Narsingh Deonarine Gavin Tonge Donovan Pagon Shane Shillingford Lendl Simmons
	Elton Chigumbura Charles Coventry Stuart Matsikenyeri Brendan Taylor Waddington Mwayenga Tatenda Taibu Sean Ervine Hamilton Masakadza
† Peter Borren also represented New Zealand but went on to play international cricket for Netherlands.

External links

• Tournament site on ESPN CricInfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2002 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. ESPNCricinfo.
2. Web site: Australian under-19 squad returns from World Cup triumph. ESPNCricinfo. 11 February 2002. 24 January 2020.