The 2004 ICC Under-19 World Cup was an international

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tournament played in Bangladesh from 15 February to 5 March 2004. It was the fifth edition of the

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and the first to be held in Bangladesh. The 2004 World Cup was contested by sixteen teams, including one (

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) making its tournament debut. After an initial group stage, the top eight teams played off in a

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to decide the tournament champions, with the non-qualifiers playing a separate "plate" competition.

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and the

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eventually progressed to

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, played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in

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, where Pakistan won by 25 runs to claim their maiden title. The West Indies had been making their first appearance in the final. Indian batsman

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was named player of the tournament and was the leading run-scorer, while Bangladesh's

Enamul Haque Inam-ul-Haq ( ar, إنعام الحـــق ), meaning ''Gift of the Truth'', is a masculine Islamic given name.). Notable bearers of the name include; Cricketers * Inam-ul-Haq (Lahore cricketer) (born 1943), Pakistani cricketer *Enamul Haque ( ...

was the leading wicket-taker.

Teams and qualification

The ten full members of the

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(ICC) qualified automatically: * * * * * * * * * * Another six teams qualified through regional qualification tournaments: ; 2003 Africa/EAP U19 Championship * (1st place) * (2nd place) ;2003 Americas U19 Championship * (1st place) ; 2003 European U19 Championship * (1st place) * (2nd place) ; 2003 Youth Asia Cup * (1st place)

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Plate competition

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

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Group 1

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Group 2

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Semi-finals

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Final

Super League

Group 1

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Group 2

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Semi-finals

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Final

References

External Reference

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