1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

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1998 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
ICC CWC U19.svg
Dates11 January – 1 February 1998
Administrator(s) ICC
Cricket format Limited-overs (50 overs)
Host(s)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
ChampionsFlag of England.svg  England (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Participants16
Matches50
Most runs WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Chris Gayle (364)
Most wickets WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Ramnaresh Sarwan (16)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mluleki Nkala (16)
1988
2000

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.

Contents

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. [1] [2]

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. [3]

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. [3]

Pool stage

Pool A

Pool A was known as the Bradman Pool, after former Australian batsman Sir Donald Bradman.

TeamPldWLTNRPtsNRR
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 330006+2.896
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 321004+0.795
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 312002–2.901
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 303000–1.058
Source: CricketArchive
12 January
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
160 (44 overs)
v
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
161/8 (48.3 overs)
Denmark won by 2 wickets
Christian Brothers' College, Boksburg

12 January
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
168 (47 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
169/3 (46.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

13 January
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
348/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
71/7 (50 overs)
Pakistan won by 277 runs
Christian Brothers' College, Boksburg

13 January
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
159/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
163/8 (48 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets
Christian Brothers' College, Boksburg

15 January
Scorecard
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg
97 (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
100/3 (18.5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

15 January
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
292/8 (50 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  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.

TeamPldWLTNRPtsNRR
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 330006+2.887
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 321004+0.488
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 312002+0.618
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 303000–4.569
Source: CricketArchive
12 January
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
352/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
249 (41.4 overs)
Australia won by 103 runs
Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom

13 January
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
299/8 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
228/7 (50 overs)
Australia won by 71 runs
Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom

13 January
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
290/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
143 (39 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 147 runs
Recreation Centre, Klerksdorp

14 January
Scorecard
PNG  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
59 (26 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
60/0 (10.5 overs)
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Manzil Park, Klerksdorp

15 January
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
398/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
139 (34.3 overs)
Australia won by 259 runs
Vaal Reefs Cricket Ground, Orkney

15 January
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
234/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  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.

TeamPldWLTNRPtsNRR
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 330006+1.729
Flag of India.svg  India 321004+1.775
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 312002–1.320
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 303000–2.413
Source: CricketArchive
11 January
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
197 (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
201/6 (46.4 overs)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

12 January
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
202 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
208/2 (35.5 overs)
Kenya won by 8 wickets
Soweto Cricket Oval, Soweto

13 January
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
103 (48 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
104/3 (26.3 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Lenasia Stadium, Johannesburg

13 January
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
283/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
203/8 (50 overs)
South Africa won by 80 runs
Soweto Cricket Oval, Soweto

15 January
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
253/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
78 (28.2 overs)
India won by 175 runs
Azaadville Oval, Krugersdorp

15 January
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
110 (38.1 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  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.

TeamPldWLTNRPtsNRR
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 321004+1.905
Flag of England.svg  England 321004+0.526
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 321004+0.159
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 303000–2.910
Source: CricketArchive
12 January
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
105 (43 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
109/6 (28.1 overs)
Bangladesh won by 4 wickets
Laudium Oval, Pretoria

12 January
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
180 (47.1 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
181/6 (43.2 overs)
England won by 4 wickets
St. Alban's College, Pretoria

13 January
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
278/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
179 (46.3 overs)
New Zealand won by 99 runs
LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria

13 January
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
161/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
162/7 (33.4 overs)
England won by 3 wickets
NF Oppenheimer Ground, Randjesfontein

15 January
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
223 (49.3 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
225/7 (44 overs)
Bangladesh won by 3 wickets
Pretoria Boys High School, Pretoria

15 January
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
372/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  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.

TeamPldWLTNRPtsNRR
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 330006+1.594
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 321004+0.156
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 312002+0.255
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 303000–2.027
Source: CricketArchive
19 January
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
132 (45.5 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
134/7 (40.2 overs)
Bangladesh won by 3 wickets
Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom

19 January
Scorecard
PNG  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
118 (40.5 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
119/4 (29.5 overs)
Ireland won by 6 wickets
Lenasia Stadium, Johannesburg

20 January
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
263 (49.3 overs)
v
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
102 (40.5 overs)
Bangladesh won by 161 runs
St. John's College, Johannesburg

20 January
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
191 (48.5 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
195/6 (48.4 overs)
Kenya won by 4 wickets
Gert van Rensburg Stadium, Fochville

22 January
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
169 (48.4 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
173/7 (42.5 overs)
Bangladesh won by 3 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

22 January
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
211 (49.4 overs)
v
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  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.

TeamPldWLTNRPtsNRR
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 330006+2.930
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 321004+1.424
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 312002–0.406
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 303000–3.733
Source: CricketArchive
19 January
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
307/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
107 (30.4 overs)
West Indies won by 200 runs
St. Alban's College, Pretoria

19 January
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
244/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
88 (32.2 overs)
Scotland won by 156 runs
Avion Park Cricket Club, Kempton Park

20 January
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
222/7 (38 overs)
v
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
140 (37.3 overs)
Scotland won by 82 runs
Avion Park Cricket Club, Kempton Park

20 January
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
94 (38.3 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
95/2 (17.4 overs)
West Indies won by 8 wickets
Christian Brothers' College, Boksburg

22 January
Scorecard
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg
305/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
79 (30.5 overs)
Denmark won by 226 runs
Wanderers Stadium (No. 3 Oval), Johannesburg

22 January
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
144 (48.1 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  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  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
243/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  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.

TeamPldWLTNRPtsNRR
Flag of England.svg  England 321004+0.475
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321004+0.174
Flag of India.svg  India 321004+0.056
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 303000–0.645
Source: CricketArchive
19 January
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
251 (49.3 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
233 (48.5 overs)
England won by 18 runs
Centurion Park, Centurion

20 January
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
174 (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
175/4 (29.3 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
Centurion Park, Centurion

23 January
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
253/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
226 (45.5 overs)
Australia won by 27 runs
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

24 January
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
252/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  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. [4]

27 January
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
147 (47.2 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
151/4 (29.1 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

29 January
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
188 (46 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  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. [3]

Pool B

Pool B was known as the Pollock Pool, after former South African batsman Graeme Pollock.

TeamPldWLTNRPtsNRR
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 321004+1.243
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 321004+0.488
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 321004–0.040
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 303000–1.760
Source: CricketArchive
21 January
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
177 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  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  Flag of New Zealand.svg
180 (48.5 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  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  Flag of New Zealand.svg
194 (45.2 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  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  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
137/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  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  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
97 (31.2 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  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  Flag of South Africa.svg
240 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  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  Flag of New Zealand.svg
241/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  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:

TeamFuture senior cricketersAppearance
TestODIT20I
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia James Hopes -8412
Michael Klinger --3
Marcus North 212-
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Al Sahariar 1529-
Ehsanul Haque 16-
Fahim Muntasir 33-
Hannan Sarkar 1720-
Manjurul Islam 1734-
Mehrab Hossain 918-
Mushfiqur Rahman 1028-
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Amjad Khan 1-9
Freddie Klokker --13
Flag of England.svg  England Owais Shah 67117
Paul Franks -1-
Rob Key 155-
Chris Schofield 2-4
Graeme Swann 607939
Flag of India.svg  India Mohammad Kaif 13125-
Virender Sehwag 10425119
Laxmi Shukla -3-
Harbhajan Singh 10323628
Reetinder Sodhi -18-
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Ed Joyce 17818
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Thomas Odoyo -13611
Josephat Ababu -9-
Jimmy Kamande -8612
Collins Obuya -10472
David Obuya -7410
Francis Otieno -4-
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Bjorn Kotze -5-
Stephan Swanepoel -5-
Riaan Walters -2-
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand James Franklin 3111038
Peter Ingram 283
Hamish Marshall 13663
James Marshall 7103
Bruce Martin 5--
Peter McGlashan -411
Kyle Mills 1917042
Lou Vincent 231029
Regan West -105
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Hasan Raza 716-
Imran Tahir 2010738
Bazid Khan 15-
Abdul Razzaq 4626532
Inam-ul-Haq 11--
Humayun Farhat 15-
Shoaib Malik 35287124
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Grant Elliott 58317
Michael Lumb -327
Gulam Bodi -21
Jon Kent -2-
Victor Mpitsang -2-
Robin Peterson 157921
Jacques Rudolph 4845-
Morne van Wyk -178
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Malinga Bandara 8314
Prasanna Jayawardene 586-
Thilina Kandamby -335
Chamara Silva 117516
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland John Blain -336
Gregor Maiden -33
Fraser Watts -3611
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Sylvester Joseph 513-
Chris Gayle 10330179
Daren Ganga 4835-
Ryan Hinds 1514-
Marlon Samuels 7120467
Ramnaresh Sarwan 8718118
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Mark Vermeulen 943-
Dion Ebrahim 2982-
Neil Ferreira 1--
Greg Lamb 1155
Alester Maregwede 211-
David Mutendera 19-
Mluleki Nkala 10501

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