# 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

The 2000 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament played in Sri Lanka from 11 to 28 January 2000. It was the third edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the first to be held in Sri Lanka.
The 2000 World Cup was contested by sixteen teams, including three making their tournament debuts. 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. Portions of the group stage were heavily impacted by rain, especially in Group C, where only two matches could be played to completion. In the final, played at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club, India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets. Both teams had made the final for the first time. Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was named player of the tournament, while South Africa's Graeme Smith was the leading run-scorer and Pakistan's Zahid Saeed was the leading wicket-taker.

## Teams and qualification

The nine full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) qualified automatically for the World Cup, while another seven teams qualified via other paths. Bangladesh and Nepal qualified as the top two teams at the 1999 Youth Asia Cup, while Ireland and the Netherlands did likewise through the 1999 European Under-19 Championship. The ICC Africa Under-19 Championships were not established until 2001, but Kenya and Namibia were invited to the World Cup as the top ICC associate members in Africa. There was also no qualification tournament held in the Americas development region, with instead a combined regional team being fielded (for the first and only time).
* Americas
* Australia
* Bangladesh
* England
* India
* Ireland
* Kenya
* Namibia
* Netherlands
* Nepal
* New Zealand
* Pakistan
* South Africa
* Sri Lanka
* West Indies
* Zimbabwe

## Group stage
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| West Indies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.779 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.073 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.236 |
| Americas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.725 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 11 January Scorecard
| Americas 105 (33.1 overs) | v | England 109/2 (19.1 overs) |
* England won by 8 wickets Moors Sports Club, Colombo
* 11 January Scorecard
| West Indies 234/6 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 92/9 (31 overs) |
* West Indies won by 124 runs (D/L) Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
* Jermaine Lawson (West Indies Under-19s) took a hat-trick.
* 13 January Scorecard
| Americas 95 (42.1 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 96/2 (23.2 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets Kadirana Cricket Ground, Colombo
* 13 January Scorecard
| West Indies 196 (48.3 overs) | v | England 98 (36 overs) |
* West Indies won by 98 runs Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
* 15 January Scorecard
| West Indies 216/6 (50 overs) | v | Americas 74 (40.1 overs) |
* West Indies won by 142 runs Kadirana Cricket Ground, Colombo
* 15 January Scorecard
| England 187/8 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 184/6 (50 overs) |
* England won by 3 runs Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | NRR |
| India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +1.500 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1.500 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –1.073 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –3.339 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 12 January
| India 235/5 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 113 (34.5 overs) |
* India won by 122 runs Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
* 12 January Scorecard
| New Zealand 206/6 (32 overs) | v | Netherlands 55/9 (32 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 151 runs Uyanwatta Stadium, Matara
* 14 January Scorecard
| Bangladesh | v | New Zealand |
* Match abandoned Galle International Stadium, Galle
* 14 January
| Netherlands 58 (29.2 overs) | v | India 15/3 (4 overs) |
* No result Uyanwatta Stadium, Matara
* 16 January Scorecard
| Netherlands 137 (46.5 overs) | v | Bangladesh 119/5 (25.3 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 41 runs (D/L) Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
* 16 January Scorecard
| India 199 (49.1 overs) | v | New Zealand 171 (49.3 overs) |
* India won by 28 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | NRR |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +2.912 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +0.304 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | n/a |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1.158 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 12 January Scorecard
| Kenya 66 (25 overs) | v | Pakistan 67/2 (15.5 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 8 wickets Radella Cricket Grounds, Nuwara Eliya
* 12 January Scorecard
| South Africa 295/5 (50 overs) | v | Nepal 24/4 (12 overs) |
* No result Air Force Sports Club, Katunayake
* 14 January Scorecard
| Kenya | v | South Africa |
* Match abandoned Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala
* 14 January Scorecard
| Nepal | v | Pakistan |
* Match abandoned Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
* 16 January Scorecard
| Nepal 107 (44.3 overs) | v | Kenya 93 (24.5 overs) |
* Nepal won by 14 runs Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
* 16 January Scorecard
| Pakistan | v | South Africa |
* Match abandoned Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.238 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.041 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1.371 |
| Namibia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –3.017 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 12 January Scorecard
| Australia 321/2 (50 overs) | v | Namibia 55 (30.4 overs) |
* Australia won by 266 runs P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
* 12 January Scorecard
| Ireland 134 (47.1 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 135/2 (23.2 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
* 14 January Scorecard
| Australia 240 (49.4 overs) | v | Ireland 177/9 (50 overs) |
* Australia won by 63 runs Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo
* 14 January Scorecard
| Namibia 93 (44.2 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 96/3 (20.4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
* 16 January Scorecard
| Namibia 186/7 (48 overs) | v | Ireland 127/5 (36 overs) |
* Match tied (D/L) Moors Sports Club, Colombo
* 16 January Scorecard
| Australia 90 (37.1 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 91/2 (27 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

## Plate competition

The plate competition was contested by the eight teams that failed to qualify for the Super League.

### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.565 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.142 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.984 |
| Namibia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.640 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 19 January Scorecard
| Namibia 57 (28.3 overs) | v | Bangladesh 58/3 (11.1 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Uyanwatta Stadium, Matara
* 19 January Scorecard
| Kenya 162 (44.2 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 165/4 (31.4 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle
* 21 January Scorecard
| Bangladesh 198 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 73 (37.3 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 125 runs Uyanwatta Stadium, Matara
* 21 January Scorecard
| Namibia 231/5 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 233/7 (48.2 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle
* 23 January Scorecard
| Bangladesh 270/7 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 195/9 (50 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 75 runs Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
* 23 January Scorecard
| Kenya 220 (48 overs) | v | Namibia 166 (44.2 overs) |
* Kenya won by 54 runs Air Force Sports Club, Katunayake

### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.376 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.062 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.161 |
| Americas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.620 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 19 January Scorecard
| South Africa 264/3 (50 overs) | v | Americas 113 (40 overs) |
* South Africa won by 151 runs Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala
* 19 January Scorecard
| Ireland 149/8 (40 overs) | v | Netherlands 130 (38.3 overs) |
* Ireland won by 19 runs Radella Cricket Grounds, Nuwara Eliya
* 21 January Scorecard
| Ireland 183 (48.5 overs) | v | Americas 98 (36.3 overs) |
* Ireland won by 85 runs Radella Cricket Grounds, Nuwara Eliya
* 21 January Scorecard
| South Africa 278/6 (50 overs) | v | Netherlands 124/8 (49 overs) |
* South Africa won by 154 runs Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
* 23 January Scorecard
| Netherlands 226/7 (50 overs) | v | Americas 219/8 (50 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 7 runs Radella Cricket Grounds, Nuwara Eliya
* 23 January Scorecard
| Ireland 78 (30 overs) | v | South Africa 82/0 (13.4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 10 wickets Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala
| Plate Semi-finals | Plate Semi-finals | Plate Final | Plate Final |
| 25 January – Welagedara Stadium | 25 January – Welagedara Stadium |
| Bangladesh | 196 |
| Bangladesh | 196 | 27 January – Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 27 January – Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy |
| Ireland | 129 | 27 January – Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 27 January – Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy |
| Ireland | 129 | South Africa | 213 |
| 25 January – Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 25 January – Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | | South Africa | 213 |
| 25 January – Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 25 January – Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Bangladesh | 133 |
| Zimbabwe | 179/7 | Bangladesh | 133 |
| South Africa | 180/2 | | |

### Plate Semi-finals

* 25 January Scorecard
| Bangladesh 196 (48.5 overs) | v | Ireland 129 (43.3 overs) |
| Mohammad Kalim 58 (85) Dwayne McGerrigle 4/54 (9.5 overs) | | Niall O'Brien 36 (93) Ranjan Das 4/19 (9 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 67 runs Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 January Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 179/7 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 180/2 (35.2 overs) |
| Greg Lamb 63 (87) Dewald Senekal 2/18 (9 overs) | | Graeme Smith 82* (101) Hilton Henderson 2/48 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 8 wickets Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

### Plate Final

* 27 January Scorecard
| South Africa 213 (49.4 overs) | v | Bangladesh 133 (47.5 overs) |
| Graeme Smith 51 (62) Ranjan Das 3/43 (10 overs) | | Hannan Sarkar 51 (90) Dewald Senekal 3/20 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 80 runs Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

## Super League
### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.879 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.307 |
| West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.134 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.270 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 18 January Scorecard
| West Indies 199/6 (50 overs) | v | Australia 202/6 (48.5 overs) |
* Australia won by 4 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
* 18 January Scorecard
| New Zealand 90 (42.3 overs) | v | Pakistan 94/4 (31.4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 6 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
* 20 January Scorecard
| Australia 112 (47.5 overs) | v | Pakistan 113/6 (39.1 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 4 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
* 20 January Scorecard
| West Indies 218/8 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 161 (43.1 overs) |
* West Indies won by 57 runs Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
* 22 January Scorecard
| Australia 122 (42.2 overs) | v | New Zealand 53 (27 overs) |
* Australia won by 69 runs Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
* 22 January Scorecard
| West Indies 182 (49.4 overs) | v | Pakistan 185/7 (43.1 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 3 wickets Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo

### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.137 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.441 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.520 |
| Nepal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.190 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 18 January Scorecard
| Nepal 101/9 (44 overs) | v | India 105/2 (25.2 overs) |
* India won by 8 wickets Police Park Ground, Colombo
* 18 January Scorecard
| England 123 (47.3 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 124/3 (24.5 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
* 20 January Scorecard
| England 182/9 (50 overs) | v | India 183/1 (42.3 overs) |
* India won by 9 wickets Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo
* 20 January Scorecard
| Nepal 89 (34.2 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 92/1 (18.3 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
* 22 January Scorecard
| England 260/7 (50 overs) | v | Nepal 196 (46.3 overs) |
* England won by 64 runs Moors Sports Club, Colombo
* 22 January Scorecard
| India 242/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 201 (45.4 overs) |
* India won by 41 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

### Semi-finals

* 24 January Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 219 (49.1 overs) | v | Pakistan 209 (50 overs) |
| Ian Daniel 58 (93) Irfan Fazil 2/28 (6 overs) | | Faisal Iqbal 53 (71) Akalanka Ganegama 2/24 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 10 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 January Scorecard
| India 284/6 (50 overs) | v | Australia 114 (34.5 overs) |
| Ravneet Ricky 108 (148) Liam Buchanan 2/36 (6 overs) | | Shane Watson 38 (63) Anup Dave 3/25 (8 overs) |
* India won by 170 runs P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
* India won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 28 January Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 178 (48.1 overs) | v | India 180/4 (40.4 overs) |
| Jehan Mubarak 58 (108) Shalabh Srivastava 3/33 (9 overs) | | Reetinder Sodhi 39* (43) Kaushal Lokuarachchi 1/20 (6 overs) |
* India won by 6 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Peter Manuel (SL) Player of the match: Reetinder Sodhi (Ind)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

## Future senior players

Future players that featured for their national team in the tournament were:
| Team | Future senior cricketers |
| Australia | Michael Clarke Ed Cowan Nathan Hauritz Mitchell Johnson Shaun Marsh Andrew McDonald Shane Watson |
| Bangladesh | Hannan Sarkar Anwar Hossain Monir Mohammad Ashraful Mohammad Salim Rajin Saleh Ranjan Das |
| England | Alex Loudon Ian Bell Michael Carberry Tim Murtagh |
| India | Mohammad Kaif Venugopal Rao Ajay Ratra Yuvraj Singh Reetinder Sodhi |
| Ireland | Ryan Haire Andrew White John Mooney Dom Joyce Niall O'Brien |
| Kenya | Mohammad Sheikh Josephat Ababu Collins Obuya Morris Ouma Kalpesh Patel |
| Namibia | Jan-Berrie Burger Stephan Swanepoel Burton van Rooi |
| Netherlands | Atse Buurman Adeel Raja Daan van Bunge |
| New Zealand | James Franklin Ian Butler Jamie How Brendon McCullum Nathan McCullum Shanan Stewart |
| Pakistan | Hasan Raza Danish Kaneria Faisal Iqbal Humayun Farhat Irfan Fazil Imran Farhat Imran Nazir Mohammad Sami Shoaib Malik Taufeeq Umar Yasir Arafat |
| South Africa | Thami Tsolekile Johan Botha Albie Morkel Andrew Puttick Jacques Rudolph Graeme Smith Jonathan Trott |
| Sri Lanka | Akalanka Ganegama Thilina Kandamby Kaushal Lokuarachchi Jehan Mubarak Prabath Nissanka Muthumudalige Pushpakumara Kaushalya Weeraratne |
| United States | Ashish Bagai Chris Foggo Ashif Mulla Steven Outerbridge Oliver Pitcher Kevin Sandher Zubin Surkari |
| West Indies | Ryan Hinds Sewnarine Chattergoon Narsingh Deonarine Jermaine Lawson Brenton Parchment Marlon Samuels |
| Zimbabwe | Mluleki Nkala Sean Ervine Gavin Ewing Travis Friend Greg Lamb Alester Maregwede Hamilton Masakadza Tatenda Taibu |