2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

The 2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament played in Bangladesh from 15 February to 5 March 2004. It was the fifth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the first to be held in Bangladesh.

The 2004 World Cup was contested by sixteen teams, including one (Uganda) making its tournament debut. After an initial group stage, the top eight teams played off in a super league to decide the tournament champions, with the non-qualifiers playing a separate "plate" competition. Pakistan and the West Indies eventually progressed to the final, played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, where Pakistan won by 25 runs to claim their maiden title. The West Indies had been making their first appearance in the final. Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan was named player of the tournament and was the leading run-scorer, while Bangladesh's Enamul Haque was the leading wicket-taker.

Teams and qualification
The ten full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) qualified automatically:





Another six teams qualified through regional qualification tournaments:


 * 2003 Africa/EAP U19 Championship
 * (1st place)
 * (2nd place)
 * 2003 Americas U19 Championship
 * (1st place)


 * 2003 European U19 Championship
 * (1st place)
 * (2nd place)
 * 2003 Youth Asia Cup
 * (1st place)

Plate competition
The plate competition was contested by the eight teams that failed to qualify for the Super League.

Future senior players
Future players that featured for their national team in the tournament were:

External Reference
EspnCricinfo