| 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup | |
| Administrator: | International Cricket Council (ICC) |
| Cricket Format: | Limited-overs (50 overs) |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host: | United Arab Emirates |
| Count: | 1 |
| Participants: | 16 |
| Matches: | 48 |
| Fromdate: | 14 February |
| Todate: | 1 March 2014 |
| Most Runs: | Shadman Islam (406) |
| Most Wickets: |  Anuk Fernando (15) |
| Website: | Official website |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Next Tournament: | 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup |
The 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was a one-day cricket competition for sixteen international U-19 cricketing teams which was played in the United Arab Emirates. It was the tenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Sixteen nations competed: the ten Test-playing teams, the United Arab Emirates as hosts, and five additional associate and affiliate qualifiers (Afghanistan, Canada, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, and Scotland). India entered the tournament as defending champions, having won the title in 2012 in Australia under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand.In the final, South Africa beat Pakistan by six wickets to win the tournament. South Africa captain Aiden Markram was awarded Man of the Series.
Sixteen teams participated in the competition: the 10 nations with ICC Full Membership automatically qualified for the tournament, the UAE qualified as the hosts, and five additional teams qualified through the different regional tournaments. Unlike the previous tournament, there was no global qualifier for this world cup: rather, the winner of each of five regional tournaments directly qualified for the World Cup.
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| ICC Full Member | ||
| Host of the tournament | ||
| Champion of 2013 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup | ||
| Champion of 2013 ICC Africa U-19 Qualifier | ||
| Champion of 2013 ICC Europe Division 1 | ||
| Champion of 2013 EAP U-19 Championship | ||
| Champion of 2013 ICC Americas U-19 Championship Division 1 |
The following venues were used for the tournament:[1] [2]
| City | Stadium | |
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| Abu Dhabi | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium Nursery 1 | ||
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium Nursery 2 | ||
| Dubai | Dubai International Stadium | |
| ICC Academy | ||
| ICC Academy Ground No. 2 | ||
| Sharjah | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
The following groups were chosen for the World Cup 2012 by the International Cricket Council. The tournament began with a league stage consisting of four groups of four. Each team played each of the other teams in its group once.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
See main article: 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads. Each country selected a 15-man squad for the tournament.
The tournament groups and fixtures were released on 14 December 2013.[3]
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