Australian leggie's dazzling spell to Baby AB's sensational record: Here's a brief history and major records of Under-19 World Cup

History of U-19 World Cup
 

The inaugural edition of the tournament was played in 1988. India were lacklustre in the first couple of editions. It was in the year 2000, the Mohammad Kaif-led India won the trophy by beating Sri Lanka in the final. 
 

Here is a look at a brief history of the tournament including players with most runs, and wickets, team that has played the most finals, won most trophies, and others –
 

• In the year 1988, Australia became the first champion of the tournament. 
   
• The Indian team is the most successful team with five title wins to their name. After 2000, India won in 2008, 2012, 2018 and 2022. 
   
• India have also made it to the final of the Under-19 World Cup on a maximum number of occasions. India have played the final eight times. They have lost the final three times.
   
• So far, seven nations have been able to win the title. After India’s five title wins, Australia have three. Australia won in 1988, 2002, and 2010. Pakistan won their first title in 2004 and then were able to successfully defend it in 2016. England, South Africa, West Indies, and Bangladesh have won it once in 1998, 2014, 2016, and 2020 respectively. 
   
• New Zealand are the only nation to host the tournament three times in 2002, 2010, and 2018. South Africa will join the list in this edition. Earlier, they hosted it in 1998 and 2020. 
   
• Former England captain Eoin Morgan holds the record for most runs in the Under-19 World Cup. Representing Ireland, he has scored 606 runs from 13 innings at an average of 50.50 including two centuries and three fifties.
   
• In the previous edition of the tournament, South Africa’s Dewald Brevis aka ‘Baby AB’ broke the record for most runs in a single edition of the tournament. He scored 506 runs from six innings at an average of 84.33 including two centuries and three half-centuries. The previous record was held by India’s Shikhar Dhawan with 505 runs to his name in the 2004 edition of the tournament. 
   
• Sri Lanka’s Hastitha Boyagoda holds the record for the highest individual score. He scored 191 runs from 152 balls featuring 28 fours and two sixes against Kenya in 2018.
   
• The record for most wickets belongs to Wesley Madhevere who took 28 wickets from 18 innings including one fifer and two four-fers.
   
• The record for most wickets in a single edition of the Under-19 World Cup belongs to Bangladesh's Enamul Haque Jnr. The left-arm spinner took 22 wickets from eight games in 2004.
   
• The record for best bowling figures belongs to Australian leg-spinner Llyod Pope. He took eight wickets for 35 runs against England in 2018.
   
• The record for the highest total belongs to Australia. Against Kenya in 2002, they posted a mammoth total of 480/6 on the board.
   
• Scotland hold the record for the lowest total. They were bowled out for 22 from 22.3 overs by Australia in the 2004 edition of the tournament.
   
• India hold the record for most consecutive wins. India won 11 consecutive games from 2018 to 2020. 
   
• Papua New Guinea have suffered the most consecutive defeats. They faced 21 consecutive defeats starting from 1998 and ending in 2008. 
   
• Nepal’s Kanishka Chaugai has made the most appearances in Under-19 World Cup matches. Chaugai played 20 matches as he played in three editions from 2002 to 2006. 
   
• While it is the Under-19 World Cup, Denmark’s Thomas Nelson is the oldest player to participate in the history of this tournament. To make it a level playing field for nations who don’t play much cricket, some teams were provided an age relaxation in the initial editions. Nelson took the field against Namibia in 1988 when he was 23 years and 312 days old. 
   

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