Zimbabwe national under-19 cricket team explained

Zimbabwe
Coach:Prosper Utseya
Captain:Matthew Schonken
Owner:Zimbabwe Cricket

The Zimbabwe national under-19 cricket team represents Zimbabwe in under-19 international cricket

Zimbabwe has qualified for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on every occasion since 1998, by virtue of being a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The coach of the team for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup is Prosper Utseya, and the team captain is Matthew Schonken.

History

Zimbabwe has made the second round of the Under-19 World Cup on three occasions – in South Africa 1998, Bangladesh 2004 and Sri Lanka 2006. In the last of those, Zimbabwe emerged from the first round undefeated, but lost easily to Pakistan in the quarter-finals.

Mluleki Nkala (1998) and Waddington Mwayenga (2002) were the equal leading wicket-takers in their respective tournaments.

Zimbabwe's worst result came at the 2012 World Cup in Australia, where the team suffered defeats to Scotland and Papua New Guinea before regaining some credibility by defeating Namibia in the play-off for 15th place.[1]

Under-19 World Cup record

Zimbabwe's U19 World Cup record
YearResult
1988Part of ICC Associates XI
1998Second round8th1662400
2000First round11th1673400
2002First round9th1686200
2004Second round6th1663300
2006Second round7th1653200
2008First round14th1661500
2010First round13th1662400
2012First round15th1662400
2014First round11th1663300
2016First round10th1663300
2018First round11th1663300
2020First round11th1663300
2022First round12th1662400
2024Qualified
Total80324800

Records

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

Team records

Highest totals[2]
Lowest totals[3]

Individual records

Most career runs[4]
Highest individual scores[5]
Most career wickets[6]
Best bowling performances[7]

2022 World Cup squad

Zimbabwe's squad for the 2022 World Cup in West Indies was announced on 8 December 2021.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vishwakarma stars as Nepal and Zimbabwe win. ESPNcricinfo.
  2. News: RECORDS / ZIMBABWE UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGHEST TOTALS. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
  3. News: RECORDS / ZIMBABWE UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / LOWEST TOTALS. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
  4. News: RECORDS / ZIMBABWE UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST CAREER RUNS. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
  5. News: RECORDS / ZIMBABWE UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGH SCORES. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
  6. News: RECORDS / ZIMBABWE UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST WICKETS. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
  7. News: RECORDS / ZIMBABWE UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / BEST BOWLING FIGURES. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Zimbabwe U-19 WC squad named . New Zimbabwe . 8 December 2019.
  9. Web site: Zim U-19 team in injury setback . The Herald . 18 January 2020.