U19 World Cup: How every team fared in the West Indies
In all 16 teams participated in the tournament with the young players taking away various gains. For some, it was valuable game time at the highest level. For others, it was an early taste of a long-term future in cricket.
We look at how each team fared over the three-week event and rate the standout performers.
**Finishing spot:**16th
PNG finished bottom of Group C, having lost all of their group matches. They then suffered losses against the West Indies and Uganda in the Plate Championship, before their 15th-place playoff match against Canada was abandoned. Despite the results, the young PNG players gained invaluable experience playing at the highest junior level.
Top scorer: Aue Oru; 57 runs at 14.25, including a high score of 27* against the West Indies.
Top wicket-taker: Rasan Kevau; seven wickets at 22.42, including 3/23 against Afghanistan.
Standout player: Rasan Kevau's left-arm medium-pace gave PNG plenty to cheer about in the tournament. Kevau took three-wicket hauls against Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, his wickets throughout the tournament giving PNG much-needed footholds during matches.
Finishing spot: 15th
After losing all their matches in the group stage, Canada ended at the bottom of Group A. Followed by the cancellation of their last two Plate group matches due to Covid-19, Canada finished their U19 World Cup journey in 15th position.
Top scorer: Anoop Chima;148 runs at 37, including a high score of 63 against Bangladesh.
Top wicket-taker: Parmveer Kharoud, Kairav Sharma, and Ethan Gibson; six wickets apiece.
**Standout player:**Kairav Sharma with his brilliant bowling skills took some important wickets for Canada and must have impressed pundits with his performances. His best figures of 3/51 came against England.
Finishing spot: 14th
Scotland lost all their matches in Group D and only won one of their three Plate group matches. One match was cancelled due to Covid-19 which ended their World Cup journey with a 14th-place finish.
**Top scorer:**Jack Jarvis; 159 runs at 29.80, including a high score of 55 against Sri Lanka.
**Top wicket-taker:**Jack Jarvis and Oliver Davidson; seven wickets apiece.
**Standout player:**All-rounder Jack Jarvis contributed with both bat and ball and was Scotland's most consistent player throughout the tournament.
Finishing spot: 13th
Although Uganda lost all their group stage matches, they won their last two Plate group matches against PNG and Scotland. Uganda ended their World Cup journey in 13th position.
Top scorer: Pascal Murungi; 191 runs at 31.83, including a high score of 63 against Ireland.
Top wicket-taker: Juma Miyaji; 13 wickets at 17.76, including 4/25 against Scotland.
Standout player: Captain Pascal Murungi not only performed with the bat but also took nine wickets in six matches. He did justice to his role with his all-round performances and was the standout player for Uganda.
Finishing spot: 12th
Zimbabwe won only one match against PNG in their group and ended in third position in Group C. Zimbabwe also won one match against Scotland in their Plate group matches and ended their World Cup journey in 12th position.
Top scorer: Brian Bennett; 273 runs at 45.5, including a high score of 83 against Pakistan.
Top wicket-taker: Alex Falao; nine wickets at 26.7, including 5/58 against Pakistan.
Standout player: All-rounder Brian Bennett contributed with both bat and ball, scoring 273 runs and taking four wickets in six matches, making him the stand-out player for Zimbabwe.
Finishing spot: 11th
The hosts only managed to win one match in their group and finished third in Group D that included Sri Lanka and Australia. They managed to win two out of three Plate group matches and finished 11th in the tournament.
**Top scorer:**Kevin Wickham; 243 runs at 81.0, including a high score of 104 against Zimbabwe.
Top wicket-taker: Shiva Sankar; nine wickets at 22.3, including 3/17 against Scotland.
Standout player: Opener Matthew Nandu with a hundred against PNG was quite impressive. He not only contributed with the bat at the top of the order but also took crucial wickets for the team.
Finishing spot: 10th
Ireland only managed to win one group stage match and finished third in Group B. They then won two of their three matches in the Plate group to end up 10th in the World Cup.
Top scorer: Philippus le Roux; 165 runs at 41.25, including 83* against Canada.
Top wicket-taker: Muzamil Sherzad and Matthew Humphreys; 11 wickets apiece.
Standout player: Left-arm spinner Matthew Humphreys impressed with his spin bowling, taking 11 wickets in six matches. He also contributed with the bat and scored a total of 63 runs in five innings.
Finishing spot: 9th
Walking away from the World Cup with a victory in the Plate final was a major achievement for UAE cricket. After winning only one match in Group A, UAE finished third in the group table. But they won all their Plate group matches, ending their World Cup journey with lots of positives.
Top scorer: Punya Mehra; 175 runs at 35.0, including a high score of 72 against Canada.
**Top wicket-taker:**Jash Giyanani; 10 wickets at 14.3, including 3/21 against the West Indies.
**Standout player:**Ayan Afzal Khan was the third-highest run-scorer for the team with 146 runs in five innings and when given the opportunity with the ball he often took crucial wickets, finishing with five wickets in six matches.
Finishing spot: 8th
The defending champions won two of their three matches in the group stage and finished second in Group A. But their journey ended with a defeat in the quarter-final against their arch-rivals India. Bangladesh failed to win any of their playoff matches and finished eighth in the tournament.
Top scorer: Ariful Islam; 215 runs at 53.75, including a high score of 102 against South Africa.
**Top wicket-taker:**Ripon Mondal; 14 wickets at 15, including a best of 4/24 against Canada.
**Standout player:**Ripon Mondal’s 14 wickets include two four-wicket hauls - against India and Canada. His wicket-taking ability turned out to be crucial for Bangladesh throughout the tournament with no teammate taking more than six wickets.
Finishing spot: 7th
Despite a stellar showing by Dewald Brevis, South Africa couldn't push for a spot in the final four. They lost in the quarter-final against England and ended their journey at seventh position in the tournament.
**Top scorer:**Dewald Brevis; 506 at 84.33, including 138 against Bangladesh.
**Top wicket-taker:**Matthew Boast; 10 wickets at 20.9, including 3/26 against Ireland.
Standout player: Dewald Brevis was a standout performer, making two hundreds, two scores in the nineties and another half-century to finish as the highest run-scorer in the tournament. He also took seven wickets in six matches.
Finishing spot: 6th
Sri Lanka won all their group stage matches but crashed out of the tournament in a dramatic quarter-final against Afghanistan. In the playoff matches, they won one match against South Africa but lost to Pakistan in the fifth-place playoff match, ending their journey in sixth position.
**Top scorer:**Dunith Wellalage; 264 runs at 44.0, including a best of 113 against South Africa.
**Top wicket-taker:**Dunith Wellalage; 17 wickets at 13.58, including 5/27 against Australia.
**Standout player:**Captain Dunith Wellalage gave it all in the tournament and he was the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker for the team. He also finished as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament.
Finishing spot: 5th
Pakistan won all of their group stage matches and performed exceptionally until losing the quarter-final clash against Australia to make an exit. Pakistan won both their playoff matches and finished fifth in the U19 World Cup.
**Top scorer:**Haseebullah Khan; 380 runs at 76.0, including a high score of 136 against Sri Lanka.
Top wicket-taker: Awais Ali; 15 wickets at 15.80, including a 6/56 against Zimbabwe.
**Standout player:**Captain Qasim Akram performed really well with the bat scoring 203 runs in six matches and was also instrumental with the ball taking a total of 10 wickets in all matches. He incredibly became the first player in youth ODIs to make a hundred and take five wickets in a single game.
Finishing spot: 4th
Afghanistan again reached the semi-finals of the U19 World Cup, and were superb right through the tournament. They narrowly missed out on a spot on the final, losing to England by 15 runs, and finished fourth after losing another close game, this time to Australia by two wickets in the third-place playoff.
**Top scorer:**Suliman Safi; 227 runs at 37.83, including a high score of 111 against Zimbabwe.
**Top wicket-taker:**Nangeyalia Kharote; 11 wickets at 13.90, including a 4/30 against Zimbabwe.
**Standout player:**The excellent Noor Ahmad was a standout performer for Afghanistan, bamboozling batters with his variations. He finished with 10 wickets in the tournament.
Finishing spot: 3rd
A narrow win by two wickets in the third-place playoff against Afghanistan helped Australia finish third in the U19 World Cup 2022, the first time since 2006 that they missed out on a spot in the finals after reaching the semi-finals.
**Top scorer:**Teague Wyllie; 278 runs at 69.5, including a high score of 101* against Scotland.
**Top wicket-taker:**William Salzmann; 12 wickets at 19.4, including a 3/37 against Pakistan.
Standout player: The impressive Nivethan Radhakrishnan, the ambidextrous spin bowler, had a good tournament with bat and ball, making over 100 runs and taking seven wickets at 18.85.
Finishing spot: 2nd
Having reached the finals of the U19 World Cup for the first time since 1998, England had a disappointing final, collapsing to 47/5 batting first before a mini recovery gave them a decent total that ultimately wasn't quite good enough to get them the title.
**Top scorer:**Tom Prest; 292 runs at 58.4, including a high score of 154* against UAE.
**Top wicket-taker:**Joshua Boyden; 15 wickets at 9.86, including a 4/16 against Bangladesh.
Standout player: The 17-year old leggie Rehan Ahmed had an excellent tournament, finishing with 12 wickets at an average of 12.58 and standing out with his ability to take wickets at crucial stages.
Finishing spot: Champions
India had a spectacular tournament where they overcame odds stacked against them, remained unbeaten through the tournament and returned with a fifth U19 World Cup title. This was their fourth successive U19 World Cup final, underlining the strong pool of talent in the country.
**Top scorer:**Angkrish Raghuvanshi; 278 runs at 46.3, including a high score of 144 against Uganda.
**Top wicket-taker:**Vicky Ostwal; 12 wickets at 13.3, including a 5/28 against South Africa.
Standout player: The all-rounder Raj Bawa had a tournament to remember, making the highest score by an Indian in the U19 World Cup - a scintillating 162* against Uganda - and then grabbing 5/31 in the final against England, the best-ever bowling spell in the U19 World Cup final.