The 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs

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tournament that was held in the West Indies in January and February 2022 with sixteen teams taking part. It was the fourteenth edition of the

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, and the first that was held in the West Indies.

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were the defending champions. In March 2021,

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confirmed that the format would be the same as previous editions, with teams competing to progress to the Plate and Super League phases of the tournament. In November 2021, the

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(ICC) confirmed the full schedule for the tournament, with matches to be played in

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, and

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; the final will be played at

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in Antigua. New Zealand decided to withdraw from the tournament due to the extensive mandatory quarantine restrictions for minors on their return home, with Scotland named as their replacement. England became the first team to reach the final of the tournament, after they beat Afghanistan by 15 runs in the first Super League semi-final match. It was the first time that England had reached the final of the Under-19 Cricket World cup since winning the 1998 tournament in South Africa. In the second semi-final, India beat Australia by 96 runs, progressing to their fourth consecutive Under-19 Cricket World Cup final. Australia beat Afghanistan in the final playoff match of the tournament to finish in third place. In the final, India beat England by four wickets to win their fifth Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

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of South Africa was named the Player of the Tournament, after scoring 506 runs.

COVID-19 impact

Ahead of India's Group B match against Ireland, six of India's team, including their captain and vice-captain, tested positive for

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, and were ruled out of the game. Ahead of India's next Group B match, against Uganda, five team members tested positive, again including their captain, and were all ruled out of the fixture. On 28 January 2022, the ICC confirmed that there were nine cases of COVID-19 within Canada's camp. Therefore, their remaining two Plate matches were cancelled, with Scotland progressing to the 13th-place playoff match due to a superior

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. The Canadian team flew back home shortly after the ICC's statement.

Qualification

The top eleven teams from the previous tournament qualified automatically. They were joined by the five winners of regional qualification tournaments. In August 2021, the

(ICC) announced that the Americas, Asia, and EAP regional qualifiers had all been cancelled due to the

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. As a result,

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, the

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and

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all qualified directly to the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup based on their past performances in the last five regional qualifiers. In the African group,

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won the Division 1 tournament to become the final team to qualify. In the European group,

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beat

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in the regional final to qualify. However, in November 2021, the ICC confirmed that Scotland had replaced New Zealand in the tournament, after New Zealand were forced to withdraw due to the extensive mandatory quarantine restrictions placed on the return of minors due to the

Umpires

On 9 January 2022, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. Along with the nineteen

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, Denavon Hayles,

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and

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were also named as the match referees. *

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* Sameer Bandekar * Nitin Bathi *

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* Emmerson Carington * Allan Haggo * Mark Jameson * Heath Kearns * Arnold Maddela * Vijaya Mallela * David McLean *

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* Jacqueline Williams

Squads

Each team selected a squad of fifteen players for the tournament, excluding reserves, with South Africa being the first team to name their squad. Afghanistan's departure was delayed due to visa issues, resulting in their warm-up matches being cancelled. After taking part in the 2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the Afghanistan team flew from

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, via

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, to the Caribbean. As a result, some of the Group C fixtures were revised to accommodate Afghanistan's late arrival.

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 League

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Plate playoff semi-finals

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Super League

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Placement matches

15th-place playoff

13th-place playoff

11th-place playoff

9th-place playoff (Plate Final)

7th-place playoff

5th-place playoff

3rd-place playoff

Final

Final standings

The final standings for the tournament were as follows:

Team of the tournament

On 6 February 2022, the ICC announced the most valuable team of the tournament. * Haseebullah Khan ( wk) * Teague Wyllie *

* Yash Dhull ( c) * Tom Prest *

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* Raj Bawa * Vicky Ostwal * Ripon Mondol * Awais Ali * Joshua Boyden *

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Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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