United States national under-19 cricket team

United States Under-19s
Personnel
CaptainUtkarsh Srivastava
CoachAsif Mujtaba

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.

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
3 Rishi Ramesh 2024 2024 4 0 4 0   0.00
Overall
15 2 13 0 0 13.33

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]

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.