Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team


The Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of Bangladesh in cricket at Under-19 level. They have been playing official Under-19 ODI matches since 1997 including competing in the last twelve World Cups and are the defending champion. They won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup for the first time in 2020. They have also played eight youth Tests since 2004. Future international players to have represented the team include Mushfiqur Rahim, Sakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Ashik Chowdhury, Nafees Iqbal, Shahadat Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Mustafizur Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza, Taskin Ahmed, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and many others.

Current squad

The current squad is announced 21 December 2019 by BCB:
International match summary-Bangladesh
Youth Test record versus other nations
OpponentMWLTD/NRFirst matchFirst win
8330228 July 200416 October 2009
1000120 November 2007-
1000127 December 2007-
1212097 July 200716 October 2018

Youth ODI record versus other nations

Supporting staff

Records in Under-19 World Cup

Team records

;Highest team totals
;Lowest team totals
;Most appearances
Most career runs
;Highest individual scores
;Most career wickets
;Best bowling figures
In the 2020 World Cup, Bangladesh were group champion with 2 wins and a no result where they were placed along with Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Scotland. In the Super league Quarter final, they defeated the host South Africa by 104 runs and defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets in the Semi-final to reach the final for the first ever time.

Final

In the final, India, batting first gathered 177 runs before being all out. In reply, Bangladesh made a flying start as they scored 55 runs losing only a wicket in first 10 overs. Soon Indian leggie Ravi Bishnoi picked up 4 quick wickets as Bangladesh were 102 for 6 from 62/2 at the end of 25 overs. When Bangladesh were 163/7 at the end of 41 overs and the still needing 15 runs to win, rain arrives and the match was reduced to 46 overs with a revised target as per DLS method was 7 runs needing from 30 balls. From thereon, Bangladesh did not take any unnecessary risks and scored the winning run with 23 balls to spare and win their first ever ICC title by 3 wickets.
; Team of the final
Akbar Ali, Towhid Hridoy, Parvez Hossain Emon, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Tanzid Hasan, Avishek Das, Shahadat Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Rakibul Hasan.