The 2006

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was played in Sri Lanka from 2 to 15 February 2006. The final was played between

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and

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Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

, which Pakistan won by 38 runs, enabling them to become the first back-to-back champions of the tournament.

Teams and qualification

The ten full members of the

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(ICC) qualified automatically: * * * * * * * * * * Another six teams qualified through regional qualification tournaments: ; 2005 ACC Under-19 Cup * (1st place) ; 2005 Africa/EAP U19 Championship * (1st place) * (2nd place) ; 2005 Americas U19 Championship * (1st place) ; 2005 European U19 Championship * (1st place) * (2nd place)

Grounds

The matches were played on five grounds in Colombo: * Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground *

Colombo Cricket Club Ground Colombo Cricket Club Ground (CCCG; si, කොළඹ ක්‍රිකට් සමාජ ක්‍රීඩාංගනය, ta, கொலோம்போ கிரிக்கெட் கிளப் கிரௌண்ட்) is a multi-purpo ...

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground The Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground (SSC Cricket Ground) ( si, සිංහල ක්‍රිඩා සමාජ ක්‍රීඩාංගනය; ta, சிங்களவர் விளையாட்டுக் கழக அரங ...

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Tamil: பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து மைதானம், si, පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු ක්‍රීඩාංගනය) Colombo Oval o ...

* Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Quarter Finals results

Super League Quarter Finals

Plate Championship Quarter Finals

Semi Finals results

Plate Championship Semi Finals

Super League Play-off Semi Finals

Plate Championship Play-off Semi Finals

Super League Semi Finals

Final results

Plate Championship Play-off Final

Super League Play-off Final

Plate Championship Final

The Final

A dramatic final was played between

and

. After Pakistan set a very low target of 110 runs to win for India, a stunning Pakistani bowling performance devastated India's top-order batsmen, taking the first six wickets for nine runs. India was eventually dismissed for 71, enabling Pakistan to become the first country ever to defend the title successfully and become back-to-back champions of the tournament.

Final

Final standings

Future Players

Players that featured for their national team in the future were:

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References

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