ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012 begins tomorrow

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Published on: Aug 10, 2012

The ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012 will kick off tomorrow in the Australian State of Queensland. The tournament will feature 16 teams which are distributed in four groups. Apart from the 10 ICC full members, the ICC U19 World Cup 2012 will see the participation of six associate nations - Scotland, Nepal, Ireland, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Namibia.

By BV Swagath

The ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012 will kick off tomorrow in the Australian State of Queensland. The tournament will feature 16 teams which are distributed in four groups. Apart from the 10 ICC full members, the ICC U19 World Cup 2012 will see the participation of six associate nations - Scotland, Nepal, Ireland, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Namibia.

Schedule: ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012

Warm-ups Results: Under-19 World Cup 2012 Matches Results

Groups of ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012:

Group A: Australia, England, Nepal and Ireland

Group B: Pakistan, New Zealand, Scotland and Afghanistan

Group C: West Indies, India, Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea

Group D: Sri Lanka, South Africa, Bangladesh and Namibia

History of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup: The first ever Under-19 World Cup was held in 1988 and for the next 10 years the event wasn’t held. However, since 1998, the ICC has held this youth World Cup every two years. The last edition of the Under-19 World Cup was held in New Zealand in 2010 and was won by Australia led by Mitchell Marsh.

The 2012 edition of the Under-19 World Cup will be the 9th edition of this tournament. Australia has clinched the Under-19 World Cup three times followed up by India and Pakistan who have won it twice.

Here is the list of winners of the ICC U-19 World Cup:

Winner of Under-19 World Cup 1988 in Australia: Australia

Winner of Under-19 World Cup 1998 in South Africa: England

Winner of Under-19 World Cup 2000 in Sri Lanka: India

Winner of Under-19 World Cup 2002 in New Zealand: Australia

Winner of Under-19 World Cup 2004 in Bangladesh: Pakistan

Winner of Under-19 World Cup 2006 in Sri Lanka: Pakistan

Winner of Under-19 World Cup 2008 in Malaysia: India

Winner of Under-19 World Cup 2010 in New Zealand: Australia

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