The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is a biennial tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and contested by the junior teams of countries from across the world. The first ever U-19 Cricket World Cup was held way back in 1988 and was known as the Youth World Cup. After that edition, it took an entire decade for the next edition to take place but since then, the event has been hosted at regular intervals.
Over the years, some of world cricket’s best players have come out of the ICC U-19 World Cups including the likes of Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Darren Bravo, Eoin Morgan, Tim Southee, Wayne Parnell, and many others. It’s a platform for teenagers to showcase their talent and find a way into the national sides as well. On this page, we’ve put up a complete ICC U19 World Cup all winners list…
Overall, there have been fourteen editions of the U-19 World Cup to have completed till date (last updated 9th February 2024) and the most successful team from them is India U-19 with five (5) titles, while they’ve also made the finals on three other occasions. Australia U-19 is the next best team with three titles to their name while Pakistan has won twice and Bangladesh, England, South Africa, West Indies have won once each!
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The last tournament to have taken place was the 2022 ICC U-19 World Cup where India U-19 beat England U-19 in a low-scoring final in Antigua in the West Indies. The 2024 U19 CWC is the next major junior event on the calendar, taking place in South Africa. Take a look at our complete cricket U19 World Cup winners list below:
ICC U19 World Cup winners list
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue | Man of the Match |
| 1988 | Australia 🇦🇺 | Pakistan | Adelaide, Australia | Brett Williams – 108(134) |
| 1998 | England 🏴 | New Zealand | Johannesburg, South Africa | Stephen Peters – 107(125) |
| 2000 | India 🇮🇳 | Sri Lanka | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Reetinder Sodhi – 39(43)* |
| 2002 | Australia (2) 🇦🇺 | South Africa | Lincoln, New Zealand | Aaron Bird – 4/47 |
| 2004 | Pakistan 🇵🇰 | West Indies | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Asif Iqbal – 54(72) |
| 2006 | Pakistan (2) 🇵🇰 | India | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Anwar Ali – 17(42) & 5/35 |
| 2008 | India (2) 🇮🇳 | South Africa | Puchong, Malaysia | Ajitesh Argal – 2/7 |
| 2010 | Australia (3) 🇦🇺 | Pakistan | Lincoln, New Zealand | Josh Hazlewood – 4/30 |
| 2012 | India (3) 🇮🇳 | Australia | Townsville, Australia | Unmukt Chand – 111(130)* |
| 2014 | South Africa 🇿🇦 | Pakistan | Dubai, UAE | Corbin Bosch – 4/15 |
| 2016 | West Indies 🌴 | India | Dhaka, Bangaldesh | Keacy Carty – 52(125)* |
| 2018 | India (4) 🇮🇳 | Australia | Mount Maunganui, New Zealand | Manjot Kalra – 101(102)* |
| 2020 | Bangladesh 🇧🇩 | India | Potchefstroom, South Africa | Akbar Ali – 43(77)* |
| 2022 | India (5) 🇮🇳 | England | Antigua, West Indies | Raj Bawa – 5/31 & 35(54) |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD | Benoni, South Africa | TBD |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
On the personal records front, Eoin Morgan holds the record for most runs in the U19 World Cup (606 runs) and he went on to become England captain in the white ball formats, while also playing for Ireland for a brief while. On the other hand, Zimbabwe’s Wesley Madhevere has the most wickets (28 wickets) in this tournament, and it’ll be interesting to see if these records are broken anytime soon…
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There have been some great contributions in U19 World Cup finals over the years but one of the most memorable ones will be Raj Bawa from the 2022 U19 World Cup, where he not only picked up a 5-fer with the ball, but he also scored a vital 35(54) in the chase for India U19 to secure their fifth title in this competition. Anwar Ali did something similar in 2006, scoring 17(42) and bagging 5/35 with the ball.
While the first edition of the tournament saw eight teams participating, all subsequent editions had 16 participants which includes teams from associate ICC nations as well. However, none of these associate national have excelled or reached a final in any edition of the ICC U-19 World Cup as yet. From the 2026 U19 World Cup onwards, there will be 24 participating teams in every competition.
For more updates from the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup, stay tuned to ReadScoops.com.
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