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The 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was a one-day cricket competition for sixteen international U-19 cricketing teams which was held in August 2012. It was the ninth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The tournament was held in Australia for the second time after previously hosting it in 1988 with the tournament being held across three cities (Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Townsville).
| Dates | 11 August – 26 August 2012 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Limited-overs (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  Australia |
| Champions |  India (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Australia |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches | 48 |
| Player of the series | Will Bosisto |
| Most runs |  Anamul Haque (365) |
| Most wickets |  Reece Topley (19) |
| Official website | iccu19cricketworldcup.com |
Six teams qualified from the qualifying event as they joined the full members that automatically qualified through to the World Cup. The teams were separated into four groups of four with the top two teams qualifying through to the Super League while the bottom two will compete in the Plate Championship. After finishing second in their group, India beat Australia in the final by six wickets to win their third title after previously winning in 2000 and 2008.[1] India's Unmukt Chand scored 111 not out, facing 130 balls and was awarded Man of the Final.[2] Australian captain Will Bosisto was awarded Man of the Series. Canada was originally scheduled to be the host of the event, after being selected as hosts in 2007.[3]
16 teams participated in the competition. The 10 nations with ICC Full Membership automatically qualified for the tournament. Ten further teams competed in the qualifying event which was held in Ireland with only the top six teams qualifying through to the 2012 World Cup. Scotland (winners), Nepal, Ireland, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Namibia all finished in the top 6 to book their spot into the World Cup.
| Team | Mode of qualification |
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| Australia |
ICC Full Member |
| Bangladesh |
ICC Full Member |
| England |
ICC Full Member |
| India |
ICC Full Member |
 New Zealand |
ICC Full Member |
 Pakistan |
ICC Full Member |
 South Africa |
ICC Full Member |
 Sri Lanka |
ICC Full Member |
 West Indies |
ICC Full Member |
 Zimbabwe |
ICC Full Member |
 Scotland |
2011 ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier (1st) |
 Nepal |
2011 ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier (2nd) |
 Ireland |
2011 ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier (3rd) |
 Afghanistan |
2011 ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier (4th) |
 Papua New Guinea |
2011 ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier (5th) |
 Namibia |
2011 ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier (6th) |
The following groups were chosen for the World Cup 2012 by the International Cricket Council. The number alongside gives the rank of the team. The tournament will begin with a league stage consisting of four groups of four. Each team will play each of the other teams in its group once.[4]
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Each country selected a 15-man squad for the tournament.
Fixtures as follows:-[5]
Warm-up games
Warm-up matches
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Henry Walsh 33 (38) Vincent Moore 2/19 (6 overs) |
- South Africa Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
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- Bangladesh Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
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- Nepal Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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- India Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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- England Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
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- Ireland Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
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- Namibia Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Australia Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
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- England Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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Jano Coetzee 89 (123) Ronsford Beaton 4/43 (9 overs) |
- West Indies Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sri Lanka Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Australia Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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- India Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Pakistan Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
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- New Zealand Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
Group stage
- The top 2 teams from each group qualified for the knock-out rounds of the tournament.
- The bottom 2 teams from each group take part in a Plate competition knock-out.
Group A
Source: [6]
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- Australia Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
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- England Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
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- Nepal Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
- Harry Conway (Australia Under-19s) took a hat-trick.[7]
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- Ireland Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat
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- Ireland Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat
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- England Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Pakistan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.877 |
| 2 | New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.215 |
| 3 | Afghanistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.713 |
| 4 | Scotland |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.782 |
Source: [8]
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- Afghanistan Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
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- Scotland Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
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- Scotland Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat
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- New Zealand Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat
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- Afghanistan Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat
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- New Zealand Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | West Indies |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.750 |
| 2 | India |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.067 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.147 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.718 |
Source: [9]
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- Papua New Guinea Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
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- West Indies Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
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- Papua New Guinea Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat
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- Zimbabwe Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
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- India Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.987 |
| 2 | Bangladesh |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.336 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.683 |
| 4 | Namibia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.234 |
Source: [10]
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- Sri Lanka Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
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Anamul Haque 39 (60) Vincent Moore 3/44 (10 overs) |
- Bangladesh Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
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- Sri Lanka Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat
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- South Africa Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat
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- South Africa Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat
Knockout stages
Plate Championship
| 9th place play-off quarter-finals | 9th place play-off semi-finals | 9th place play-off | ||||||||
| 19 August – Allan Border Field | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 239/5 | |||||||||
| 21 August – Allan Border Field | ||||||||||
| Afghanistan | 244/6 | |||||||||
| Afghanistan | 336/7 | |||||||||
| 19 August – Allan Border Field | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 210 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 241/7 | |||||||||
| 24 August – Allan Border Field | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 200/9 | |||||||||
| Afghanistan | 194/9 | |||||||||
| 20 August – Peter Burge Oval | ||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 196/3 | |||||||||
| Nepal | 79 | |||||||||
| 22 August – Allan Border Field | ||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 80/2 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 258 | |||||||||
| 20 August – WEP Harris Oval | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 149 | 11th place play-off | ||||||||
| Namibia | 128/9 | |||||||||
| 24 August – WEP Harris Oval | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 129/6 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 185/5 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 182 | |||||||||
| Quarter-finals | 13th place play-off semi-finals | 13th place play-off | ||||||||
| 21 August – Peter Burge Oval | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 235 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 223 | |||||||||
| 23 August – Peter Burge Oval | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 89 | |||||||||
| Nepal | 90/4 | |||||||||
| 21 August – WEP Harris Oval | ||||||||||
| Nepal | 219/7 | |||||||||
| Namibia | 180 | 15th place play-off | ||||||||
| 23 August – WEP Harris Oval | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 236/9 | |||||||||
| Namibia | 166 | |||||||||
9th place play-off quarter-finals
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- Papua New Guinea Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Zimbabwe Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
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- Nepal Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Namibia Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
9th place play-off semi-finals
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- Afghanistan Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sri Lanka Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
13th place play-off semi-finals
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- Papua New Guinea Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Nepal Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
15th place play-off
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- Zimbabwe Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
13th place play-off
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- Papua New Guinea Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
11th place play-off
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- Ireland Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
Plate Final
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- Afghanistan Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
Super League
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 Aug – Tony Ireland Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 244 | |||||||||
| 21 Aug – Tony Ireland Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 141 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 191/8 | |||||||||
| 19 Aug – Endeavour Park 2 | ||||||||||
| Australia | 193/6 | |||||||||
| Bangladesh | 171 | |||||||||
| 26 Aug – Tony Ireland Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 172/5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 225/8 | |||||||||
| 20 Aug – Tony Ireland Stadium | ||||||||||
| India | 227/4 | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 136 | |||||||||
| 23 Aug – Tony Ireland Stadium | ||||||||||
| India | 137/9 | |||||||||
| India | 209/9 | |||||||||
| 20 Aug – Endeavour Park 1 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 200/9 | 3rd place play-off | ||||||||
| West Indies | 237 | |||||||||
| 25 Aug – Endeavour Park 1 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 238/7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 90 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 94/2 | |||||||||
| Quarter-finals | 5th place play-off semi-finals | 5th place play-off | ||||||||
| 21 Aug – Endeavour Park 2 | ||||||||||
| Bangladesh | 217/7 | |||||||||
| England | 219/6 | |||||||||
| 24 Aug – Endeavour Park 1 | ||||||||||
| England | 241/9 | |||||||||
| West Indies | 228 | |||||||||
| 22 Aug – Endeavour Park 1 | ||||||||||
| West Indies | 182 | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 166 | 7th place play-off | ||||||||
| 24 Aug – Endeavour Park 2 | ||||||||||
| Pakistan | 235/8 | |||||||||
| Bangladesh | 239/5 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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- England Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
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- Australia Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
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- Pakistan Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.
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- New Zealand Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
Semi-finals
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- Australia Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
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- New Zealand Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
5th place play-off semi-finals
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- England Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
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- Pakistan Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
7th place play-off
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- Bangladesh Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
5th place play-off
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- West Indies Under-19s won the toss and elected to field
3rd place play-off
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- New Zealand Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat
Final
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- India Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
| Position | Team |
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| 1 | India |
| 2 | Australia |
| 3 | South Africa |
| 4 | New Zealand |
| 5 | England |
| 6 | West Indies |
| 7 | Bangladesh |
| 8 | Pakistan |
| 9 | Sri Lanka |
| 10 | Afghanistan |
| 11 | Scotland |
| 12 | Ireland |
| 13 | Nepal |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea |
| 15 | Zimbabwe |
| 16 | Namibia |
- Qualify for the 2014 U-19 World Cup as full members.
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