2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Explained

2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Fromdate:15 February
Todate:5 March 2004
Administrator:ICC
Cricket Format:Limited-overs (50 overs)
Host: Bangladesh
Count:1
Participants:16
Matches:54
Player Of The Series: Shikhar Dhawan
Most Runs: Shikhar Dhawan (505)
Most Wickets: Enamul Haque (22)
Previous Year:2002
Previous Tournament:2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Next Year:2006
Next Tournament:2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

The 2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament played in Bangladesh from 15 February to 5 March 2004. It was the fifth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the first to be held in Bangladesh.

The 2004 World Cup was contested by sixteen teams, including one (Uganda) making its tournament debut. 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. Pakistan and the West Indies eventually progressed to the final, played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, where Pakistan won by 25 runs to claim their maiden title. The West Indies had been making their first appearance in the final. Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan was named player of the tournament and was the leading run-scorer, while Bangladesh's Enamul Haque was the leading wicket-taker.

Teams and qualification

See main article: 2004 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:

2003 Africa/EAP U19 Championship
2003 Americas U19 Championship
2003 European U19 Championship
2003 Youth Asia Cup

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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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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Group 2

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Semi-finals

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Final

Super League

Group 1

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Group 2

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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:

TeamFuture senior cricketers

• Faiz Fazal

Venues

RajshahiBograDhakaFatullahChattogramChattogramKhulna
Shaheed Qamaruzzaman StadiumShaheed Chandu StadiumBangabandhu National StadiumKhan Shaheb Osman Ali StadiumMA Aziz StadiumZohur Ahmed Chowdhury StadiumSheikh Abu Naser Stadium
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 18,000Capacity: 36,000Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 15,600Capacity:
Matches: 3Matches: 3Matches: 13Matches: 6Matches: 10Matches: 10Matches: 6Matches: 3

External Reference

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