United States national under-19 cricket team explained

United States Under-19s
Coach:	Asif Mujtaba
Captain:	Rishi Ramesh

The United States national under-19 cricket team represents the United States in international under-19 cricket. The team is coached by Asif Mujtaba and is captained by Rishi Ramesh.

The team was coached by Thiru Kumaran, a former Indian Test player, during the 2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship.^[1] and was coached by former U.S. player Kevin Darlington in 2020.^[2]

Performances at Under-19 World Cups

Year	Host	Result
	Australia	Did not qualify
	South Africa
2000	Sri Lanka
2002	New Zealand
2004	Bangladesh
2006	Sri Lanka	12/16
2008	Malaysia	Did not qualify
2010	New Zealand	15/16
2012	Australia	Did not qualify
2014
2016	Bangladesh
2018	New Zealand
2020	South Africa
2022
2024	South Africa	16/16

List of captains

Two players have captained the United States in under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches.^[3]

№	Name	First	Last	M	W	L	T	NR	Win%
1		2006	2006	5	1	4	0	0	20.00
2		2010	2010	6	1	4	0	1	16.67
				11	2	9	0	0	18.18

Records

All records listed are for under-19 One-Day International (ODI) matches only.

Team records

Highest totals^[4]

• 220/8 (49 overs), v., at SSC Ground, Colombo, February 14, 2006
• 217 (48.1 overs), v., at Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, January 19, 2010
• 215 (45.4 overs), v., at NCC Ground, Colombo, February 6, 2006

Lowest totals^[5]

• 105 (40.2 overs), v., at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, January 19, 2024
• 115 (33.1 overs), v., at Nelson Park, Napier, January 25, 2010
• 115 (29.1 overs), v., at P. Sara, Colombo, February 7, 2006

Individual records

Most career runs^[6]

• 136 – Hemant Punoo (from 5 matches in 2006, at an average of 27.20)
• 125 – Greg Sewdial (from 6 matches in 2010, at an average of 31.25)
• 109 – Steven Taylor (from 6 matches in 2010, at an average of 21.80)

Highest individual scores^[7]

• 70 (90 balls) – Andy Mohammed, v., Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, January 16, 2010
• 65 (52 balls) – Hemant Punoo, v., at NCC Ground, Colombo, February 6, 2006
• 64 (76 balls) – Hemant Punoo, v., at SSC Ground, Colombo, February 14, 2006

Most career wickets^[8]

• 10 – Saqeeb Saleem (from 6 matches in 2010, at an average of 14.50)
• 8 – Dominic Audain (from 5 matches in 2006, at an average of 24.00)
• 8 – Abhimanyu Rajp (from 5 matches in 2006, at an average of 24.87)
• 8 – Arya Garg (from 4 matches in 2024, at an average of 24.12)

Best bowling performances^[9]

• 5/61 (10 overs) – Abhimanyu Rajp, v., at P. Sara, Colombo, February 15, 2006
• 4/38 (9 overs) – Saqeeb Saleem, v., at Nelson Park, Napier, January 25, 2010
• 3/18 (7 overs) – Hammad Shahid, v., at Nelson Park, Napier, January 27, 2010

Notes and References

1. Peter Della Penna (June 10, 2015). "Thiru Kumaran to coach USA U-19 at regional qualifier" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
2. Web site: USA name Kevin Darlington, Mujtaba as Under-19 coaches Cricbuzz.com - Cricbuzz.
3. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=21;id=3759;type=team Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / List of captains
4. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=21;id=3759;type=team Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Highest totals
5. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/lowest_innings_totals.html?class=21;id=3759;type=team Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Lowest totals
6. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=21;id=3759;type=team Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most runs
7. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=21;id=3759;type=team Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / High scores
8. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=21;id=3759;type=team Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most wickets
9. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=21;id=3759;type=team Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings