# 1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

The 1998 MTN ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament played in South Africa from 11 January to 1 February 1998. Sponsored by the MTN Group, it was the second edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, coming ten years after the inaugural tournament in 1988, and the first to be held in South Africa.
Sixteen teams participated at the 1998 World Cup, up from only eight at the previous edition. 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. The tournament was won by England, which defeated New Zealand in the final to win its first and only title. New Zealand have failed to reach the final since then, whilst England have qualified for the final in 2022 but lost to India. Matches were held at venues around the country, though primarily in the interior, with the main final held at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. West Indian batsman Chris Gayle led the tournament in runs, while his teammate Ramnaresh Sarwan and Zimbabwe's Mluleki Nkala were the joint leading wicket-takers.

## Teams and qualification

The twelve ICC members that had qualified their senior teams for the 1999 World Cup also automatically qualified their under-19 teams for the 1998 Under-19 World Cup. Of those teams, nine were Test-playing countries and three were ICC associate members.
* Australia
* Bangladesh
* England
* India
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Pakistan
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Sri Lanka
* West Indies
* Zimbabwe
The other four teams were invited to the tournament based on criteria set by the ICC – unlike at later editions, only one regional qualification tournament, the 1997 Youth Asia Cup, was played.
* Denmark
* Ireland
* Namibia
* Papua New Guinea

## Pool stage
### Pool A

Pool A was known as the Bradman Pool, after former Australian batsman Sir Donald Bradman.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.896 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.795 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.901 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.058 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 12 January Scorecard
| Ireland 160 (44 overs) | v | Denmark 161/8 (48.3 overs) |
* Denmark won by 2 wickets Christian Brothers' College, Boksburg
* 12 January Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 168 (47 overs) | v | Pakistan 169/3 (46.5 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 7 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 13 January Scorecard
| Pakistan 348/7 (50 overs) | v | Denmark 71/7 (50 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 277 runs Christian Brothers' College, Boksburg
* 13 January Scorecard
| Ireland 159/9 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 163/8 (48 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets Christian Brothers' College, Boksburg
* 15 January Scorecard
| Denmark 97 (49.2 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 100/3 (18.5 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
* 15 January Scorecard
| Pakistan 292/8 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 153 (48.3 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 139 runs Avion Park Cricket Club, Kempton Park

### Pool B

Pool B was known as the Cowdrey Pool, after former English batsman Sir Colin Cowdrey.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.887 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.488 |
| West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4.569 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 12 January Scorecard
| Australia 352/8 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 249 (41.4 overs) |
* Australia won by 103 runs Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom
* 13 January Scorecard
| Australia 299/8 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 228/7 (50 overs) |
* Australia won by 71 runs Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom
* 13 January Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 290/8 (50 overs) | v | PNG 143 (39 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 147 runs Recreation Centre, Klerksdorp
* 14 January Scorecard
| PNG 59 (26 overs) | v | West Indies 60/0 (10.5 overs) |
* West Indies won by 10 wickets Manzil Park, Klerksdorp
* 15 January Scorecard
| Australia 398/6 (50 overs) | v | PNG 139 (34.3 overs) |
* Australia won by 259 runs Vaal Reefs Cricket Ground, Orkney
* 15 January Scorecard
| West Indies 234/8 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 236/5 (45.1 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom

### Pool C

Pool C was known as the Gavaskar Pool, after former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.729 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.775 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.320 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.413 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 11 January Scorecard
| India 197 (49.2 overs) | v | South Africa 201/6 (46.4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 4 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
* 12 January Scorecard
| Scotland 202 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 208/2 (35.5 overs) |
* Kenya won by 8 wickets Soweto Cricket Oval, Soweto
* 13 January Scorecard
| Scotland 103 (48 overs) | v | India 104/3 (26.3 overs) |
* India won by 7 wickets Lenasia Stadium, Johannesburg
* 13 January Scorecard
| South Africa 283/8 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 203/8 (50 overs) |
* South Africa won by 80 runs Soweto Cricket Oval, Soweto
* 15 January Scorecard
| India 253/9 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 78 (28.2 overs) |
* India won by 175 runs Azaadville Oval, Krugersdorp
* 15 January Scorecard
| Scotland 110 (38.1 overs) | v | South Africa 111/2 (19.2 overs) |
* South Africa won by 8 wickets Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom

### Pool D

Pool D was known as the Sobers Pool, after former West Indian all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.905 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.526 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.159 |
| Namibia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.910 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 12 January Scorecard
| Namibia 105 (43 overs) | v | Bangladesh 109/6 (28.1 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 4 wickets Laudium Oval, Pretoria
* 12 January Scorecard
| New Zealand 180 (47.1 overs) | v | England 181/6 (43.2 overs) |
* England won by 4 wickets St. Alban's College, Pretoria
* 13 January Scorecard
| New Zealand 278/8 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 179 (46.3 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 99 runs LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria
* 13 January Scorecard
| Namibia 161/9 (50 overs) | v | England 162/7 (33.4 overs) |
* England won by 3 wickets NF Oppenheimer Ground, Randjesfontein
* 15 January Scorecard
| England 223 (49.3 overs) | v | Bangladesh 225/7 (44 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 3 wickets Pretoria Boys High School, Pretoria
* 15 January Scorecard
| New Zealand 372/7 (50 overs) | v | Namibia 160 (43.5 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 212 runs LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria

## Plate competition

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

### Pool A

Pool A was known as the Magiet Pool, after South African administrator Rushdie Magiet.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.594 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.156 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.255 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.027 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 19 January Scorecard
| Kenya 132 (45.5 overs) | v | Bangladesh 134/7 (40.2 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 3 wickets Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom
* 19 January Scorecard
| PNG 118 (40.5 overs) | v | Ireland 119/4 (29.5 overs) |
* Ireland won by 6 wickets Lenasia Stadium, Johannesburg
* 20 January Scorecard
| Bangladesh 263 (49.3 overs) | v | PNG 102 (40.5 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 161 runs St. John's College, Johannesburg
* 20 January Scorecard
| Ireland 191 (48.5 overs) | v | Kenya 195/6 (48.4 overs) |
* Kenya won by 4 wickets Gert van Rensburg Stadium, Fochville
* 22 January Scorecard
| Ireland 169 (48.4 overs) | v | Bangladesh 173/7 (42.5 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 3 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 22 January Scorecard
| Kenya 211 (49.4 overs) | v | PNG 161 (46 overs) |
* Kenya won by 50 runs St Stithians College, Johannesburg

### Pool B

Pool B was known as the Procter Pool, after former South African all-rounder Mike Procter.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| West Indies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.930 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.424 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.406 |
| Namibia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.733 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 19 January Scorecard
| West Indies 307/6 (50 overs) | v | Denmark 107 (30.4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 200 runs St. Alban's College, Pretoria
* 19 January Scorecard
| Scotland 244/9 (50 overs) | v | Namibia 88 (32.2 overs) |
* Scotland won by 156 runs Avion Park Cricket Club, Kempton Park
* 20 January Scorecard
| Scotland 222/7 (38 overs) | v | Denmark 140 (37.3 overs) |
* Scotland won by 82 runs Avion Park Cricket Club, Kempton Park
* 20 January Scorecard
| Namibia 94 (38.3 overs) | v | West Indies 95/2 (17.4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 8 wickets Christian Brothers' College, Boksburg
* 22 January Scorecard
| Denmark 305/5 (50 overs) | v | Namibia 79 (30.5 overs) |
* Denmark won by 226 runs Wanderers Stadium (No. 3 Oval), Johannesburg
* 22 January Scorecard
| Scotland 144 (48.1 overs) | v | West Indies 148/5 (37.3 overs) |
* West Indies won by 5 wickets Gert van Rensburg Stadium, Fochville

### Plate Final

* 24 January Scorecard
| West Indies 243/8 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 245/4 (46.5 overs) |
| Chris Gayle 141* Mushfiqur Rahman 3/48 (10 overs) | | Al Sahariar 90* Ramnaresh Sarwan 2/35 (7 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 6 wickets Gert van Rensburg Stadium, Fochville Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Win)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl.

## Super Eights
### Pool A

Pool A was known as the D'Olivera Pool, after former England international Basil D'Oliveira.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.475 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.174 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.056 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.645 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 19 January Scorecard
| England 251 (49.3 overs) | v | Pakistan 233 (48.5 overs) |
* England won by 18 runs Centurion Park, Centurion
* 20 January Scorecard
| India 174 (49.2 overs) | v | Australia 175/4 (29.3 overs) |
* Australia won by 6 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion
* 23 January Scorecard
| Australia 253/8 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 226 (45.5 overs) |
* Australia won by 27 runs De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
* 24 January Scorecard
| India 252/8 (50 overs) | v | England 152 (33.5 overs) |
* India won by 51 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* Following a rain interruption, England's target (calculated using the Clark curves method) was 204 runs in 39 overs.
* 27 January Scorecard
| Australia 147 (47.2 overs) | v | England 151/4 (29.1 overs) |
* England won by 6 wickets Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
* 29 January Scorecard
| Pakistan 188 (46 overs) | v | India 191/5 (40.1 overs) |
* India won by 5 wickets Kingsmead, Durban
* The India–Pakistan fixture was attended by over 10,000 people, a tournament record.

### Pool B

Pool B was known as the Pollock Pool, after former South African batsman Graeme Pollock.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.243 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.488 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.040 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.760 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 21 January
| Zimbabwe 177 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 181/3 (38.2 overs) |
| Dion Ebrahim 60 (97) Murray Creed 2/35 (10 overs) | | Jon Kent 84 (94) David Mutendera 2/35 (8.2 overs) |
* South Africa won by 7 wickets St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* 22 January
| New Zealand 180 (48.5 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 139 (46.5 overs) |
| Jarrod Englefield 54 (98) Malinga Bandara 4/20 (6 overs) | | Upekha Fernando 36 (40) Bruce Martin 3/12 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 41 runs St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth
* No toss
* 25 January
| New Zealand 194 (45.2 overs) | v | South Africa 196/5 (45 overs) |
| Lou Vincent 55 (80) Gulam Bodi 4/26 (6.2 overs) | | Morne van Wyk 51 (78) Bruce Martin 2/31 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 5 wickets Newlands, Cape Town Player of the match: Morne van Wyk
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* 26 January
| Zimbabwe 137/9 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 138/6 (42 overs) |
| Mluleki Nkala 33 (72) Naren Rattwatte 3/27 (10 overs) | | Pradeep Hewage 80 (132) Mluleki Nkala 4/26 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets Buffalo Park, East London
* No toss
* 28 January
| Zimbabwe 97 (31.2 overs) | v | New Zealand 98/0 (12.2 overs) |
| Dion Ebrahim 27 (41) James Franklin 4/20 (5.2 overs) | | David Kelly 46* (45) Mluleki Nkala 0/30 (6 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 10 wickets Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* 30 January
| South Africa 240 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 244/7 (49.5 overs) |
| Jon Kent 55 (64) Malinga Bandara 3/44 (10 overs) | | Chamara Silva 85 (111) Victor Mpitsang 2/61 (8.5 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Kingsmead, Durban
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 1 February Scorecard
| New Zealand 241/6 (50 overs) | v | England 242/3 (46 overs) |
| James Franklin 56* (67) Giles Haywood 3/18 (10 overs) | | Stephen Peters 107 (125) James Franklin 1/35 (5 overs) |
* England won by 7 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Stewart Deenik (SA) Player of the match: Stephen Peters (Eng)
* New Zealand 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 | Appearance | Appearance | Appearance |
| Team | Future senior cricketers | Test | ODI | T20I |
| Australia | James Hopes | - | 84 | 12 |
| Australia | Michael Klinger | - | - | 3 |
| Australia | Marcus North | 21 | 2 | - |
| Bangladesh | Al Sahariar | 15 | 29 | - |
| Bangladesh | Ehsanul Haque | 1 | 6 | - |
| Bangladesh | Fahim Muntasir | 3 | 3 | - |
| Bangladesh | Hannan Sarkar | 17 | 20 | - |
| Bangladesh | Manjurul Islam | 17 | 34 | - |
| Bangladesh | Mehrab Hossain | 9 | 18 | - |
| Bangladesh | Mushfiqur Rahman | 10 | 28 | - |
| Denmark | Amjad Khan | 1 | - | 9 |
| Denmark | Freddie Klokker | - | - | 13 |
| England | Owais Shah | 6 | 71 | 17 |
| England | Paul Franks | - | 1 | - |
| England | Rob Key | 15 | 5 | - |
| England | Chris Schofield | 2 | - | 4 |
| England | Graeme Swann | 60 | 79 | 39 |
| India | Mohammad Kaif | 13 | 125 | - |
| India | Virender Sehwag | 104 | 251 | 19 |
| India | Laxmi Shukla | - | 3 | - |
| India | Harbhajan Singh | 103 | 236 | 28 |
| India | Reetinder Sodhi | - | 18 | - |
| Ireland | Ed Joyce | 1 | 78 | 18 |
| Kenya | Thomas Odoyo | - | 136 | 11 |
| Kenya | Josephat Ababu | - | 9 | - |
| Kenya | Jimmy Kamande | - | 86 | 12 |
| Kenya | Collins Obuya | - | 104 | 72 |
| Kenya | David Obuya | - | 74 | 10 |
| Kenya | Francis Otieno | - | 4 | - |
| Namibia | Bjorn Kotze | - | 5 | - |
| Namibia | Stephan Swanepoel | - | 5 | - |
| Namibia | Riaan Walters | - | 2 | - |
| New Zealand | James Franklin | 31 | 110 | 38 |
| New Zealand | Peter Ingram | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| New Zealand | Hamish Marshall | 13 | 66 | 3 |
| New Zealand | James Marshall | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| New Zealand | Bruce Martin | 5 | - | - |
| New Zealand | Peter McGlashan | - | 4 | 11 |
| New Zealand | Kyle Mills | 19 | 170 | 42 |
| New Zealand | Lou Vincent | 23 | 102 | 9 |
| New Zealand | Regan West | - | 10 | 5 |
| Pakistan | Hasan Raza | 7 | 16 | - |
| Pakistan | Imran Tahir | 20 | 107 | 38 |
| Pakistan | Bazid Khan | 1 | 5 | - |
| Pakistan | Abdul Razzaq | 46 | 265 | 32 |
| Pakistan | Inam-ul-Haq | 11 | - | - |
| Pakistan | Humayun Farhat | 1 | 5 | - |
| Pakistan | Shoaib Malik | 35 | 287 | 124 |
| South Africa | Grant Elliott | 5 | 83 | 17 |
| South Africa | Michael Lumb | - | 3 | 27 |
| South Africa | Gulam Bodi | - | 2 | 1 |
| South Africa | Jon Kent | - | 2 | - |
| South Africa | Victor Mpitsang | - | 2 | - |
| South Africa | Robin Peterson | 15 | 79 | 21 |
| South Africa | Jacques Rudolph | 48 | 45 | - |
| South Africa | Morne van Wyk | - | 17 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | Malinga Bandara | 8 | 31 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | Prasanna Jayawardene | 58 | 6 | - |
| Sri Lanka | Thilina Kandamby | - | 33 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | Chamara Silva | 11 | 75 | 16 |
| Scotland | John Blain | - | 33 | 6 |
| Scotland | Gregor Maiden | - | 3 | 3 |
| Scotland | Fraser Watts | - | 36 | 11 |
| West Indies | Sylvester Joseph | 5 | 13 | - |
| West Indies | Chris Gayle | 103 | 301 | 79 |
| West Indies | Daren Ganga | 48 | 35 | - |
| West Indies | Ryan Hinds | 15 | 14 | - |
| West Indies | Marlon Samuels | 71 | 204 | 67 |
| West Indies | Ramnaresh Sarwan | 87 | 181 | 18 |
| Zimbabwe | Mark Vermeulen | 9 | 43 | - |
| Zimbabwe | Dion Ebrahim | 29 | 82 | - |
| Zimbabwe | Neil Ferreira | 1 | - | - |
| Zimbabwe | Greg Lamb | 1 | 15 | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | Alester Maregwede | 2 | 11 | - |
| Zimbabwe | David Mutendera | 1 | 9 | - |
| Zimbabwe | Mluleki Nkala | 10 | 50 | 1 |