United States national under-19 cricket team

The United States national under-19 cricket team represents the United States in international under-19 cricket. The team is coached by Asif Mujtaba and is captained by Rishi Ramesh.

United States Under-19s

Personnel
Captain	Rishi Ramesh
Coach	Asif Mujtaba

The team was coached by Thiru Kumaran, a former Indian Test player, during the 2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship.^[1] and was coached by former U.S. player Kevin Darlington in 2020.^[2]

Performances at Under-19 World Cups

Year	Host	Result
1988	Australia	Did not qualify
1998	South Africa
2000	Sri Lanka
2002	New Zealand
2004	Bangladesh
2006	Sri Lanka	12/16
2008	Malaysia	Did not qualify
2010	New Zealand	15/16
2012	Australia	Did not qualify
2014	UAE
2016	Bangladesh
2018	New Zealand
2020	South Africa
2022	West Indies
2024	South Africa	16/16

List of captains

Two players have captained the United States in under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches.^[3]

№	Name	First	Last	M	W	L	T	NR	Win%
1	Hemant Punoo	2006	2006	5	1	4	0	0	20.00
2	Shiva Vashishat	2010	2010	6	1	4	0	1	16.67
Overall				11	2	9	0	0	18.18

Records

All records listed are for under-19 One-Day International (ODI) matches only.

Team records

Highest totals^[4]

• 220/8 (49 overs), v.  Namibia, at SSC Ground, Colombo, February 14, 2006
• 217 (48.1 overs), v.  Ireland, at Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, January 19, 2010
• 215 (45.4 overs), v.  West Indies, at NCC Ground, Colombo, February 6, 2006

Lowest totals^[5]

• 105 (40.2 overs), v.  Ireland, at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, January 19, 2024
• 115 (33.1 overs), v.  Zimbabwe, at Nelson Park, Napier, January 25, 2010
• 115 (29.1 overs), v.  South Africa, at P. Sara, Colombo, February 7, 2006

Individual records

Most career runs^[6]

• 136 – Hemant Punoo (from 5 matches in 2006, at an average of 27.20)
• 125 – Greg Sewdial (from 6 matches in 2010, at an average of 31.25)
• 109 – Steven Taylor (from 6 matches in 2010, at an average of 21.80)

Highest individual scores^[7]

• 70 (90 balls) – Andy Mohammed, v.  Australia, Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, January 16, 2010
• 65 (52 balls) – Hemant Punoo, v.  West Indies, at NCC Ground, Colombo, February 6, 2006
• 64 (76 balls) – Hemant Punoo, v.  Namibia, at SSC Ground, Colombo, February 14, 2006

Most career wickets^[8]

• 10 – Saqeeb Saleem (from 6 matches in 2010, at an average of 14.50)
• 8 – Dominic Audain (from 5 matches in 2006, at an average of 24.00)
• 8 – Abhimanyu Rajp (from 5 matches in 2006, at an average of 24.87)
• 8 – Arya Garg (from 4 matches in 2024, at an average of 24.12)

Best bowling performances^[9]

• 5/61 (10 overs) – Abhimanyu Rajp, v.  New Zealand, at P. Sara, Colombo, February 15, 2006
• 4/38 (9 overs) – Saqeeb Saleem, v.  Zimbabwe, at Nelson Park, Napier, January 25, 2010
• 3/18 (7 overs) – Hammad Shahid, v.  Afghanistan, at Nelson Park, Napier, January 27, 2010

References

1. Peter Della Penna (June 10, 2015). "Thiru Kumaran to coach USA U-19 at regional qualifier" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
2. "USA name Kevin Darlington, Mujtaba as Under-19 coaches | Cricbuzz.com - Cricbuzz".
3. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / List of captains – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
4. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Highest totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
5. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Lowest totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
6. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most runs – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
7. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / High scores – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
8. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most wickets – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
9. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

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