Cricket News

Australia, who surprisingly missed out on a Super League spot, took out their frustrations on a shell-shocked Scotland side, bundling them out for a measly 22 and winning well before lunch: meanwhile Nepal beat Papua New Guinea

Australia rout Scotland for 22

Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lanka's Under-19 captain and a fast bowling allrounder, leads the Man of the Tournament standings at the end of the first group phase

Maharoof leads Man of Tournament standings

Sri Lanka's top order let their side down to fall 19 runs short of a modest target set by West Indies in the Super League match at the Fatullah District Stadium

Baker bowls West Indies to victory

South Africa pulled off an exciting three-run win - and ended India's unbeaten record in the competition - in their floodlit Super League match at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka

South Africa squeak home by three runs

The ICC have sent a three-man group to identify bowlers with flawed actions at the Under-19 World Cup as part of its new measures to deal with the problem

ICC to inspect bowlers at U19 World Cup

21-Feb-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

South Africa scrape through to Super League

South Africa scraped their way into the Super League by the narrowest of margins by beating England by one wicket at Chittagong

Even though Australia beat Sri Lanka by two runs in a thrilling finish at Rajshahi, it was not enough to take them through to the Super League

Australia knocked out by Sri Lanka on run rate

India eased past Bangladesh by 131 runs at Dhaka to finish top of Group C and ensure their path to the Super League

India brush past Bangladesh to finish top

In the biggest upset of the tournament so far, Australia failed to qualify for the Super League even though they beat Sri Lanka

Australia crash out while South Africa scrape through

Pakistan became one of only two sides to emerge from the group stage unbeaten, completing their stay at Khulna with a thumping 163 victory over West Indies

Pakistan remain unbeaten with thumping win

Australia and South Africa face early elimination from the Under-19 World Cup, after further victories for Zimbabwe and Nepal

Australia and South Africa face early exit

19-Feb-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Sunny Singh shines for India

India won their second match of the Under-19 World Cup with what was in the end a comfortable 69-run win against New Zealand

Nepal held their nerve in a thrilling finish to beat the highly fancied South Africans by one wicket with two balls to spare

Nepal stun South Africa

Tishan Maraj and Lendl Simmons each made centuries, while Xavier Marshall and Assad Fudadin chipped in with brisk fifties, as West Indies overwhelmed Papua New Guinea at Khulna

West Indies cruise past Papua New Guinea

The Under-19 World Cup produced its first major shock when Australia were routed by Zimbabwe after being bowled out for 73 in front of a capacity 15,000 crowd at the Bogra District Stadium

Australia crash to humiliating defeat