(3 Feb) ICC U19 World Cup 2024: India U19 have successfully qualified for the ICC U19 World Cup 2024 semifinal. The tournament is heading to the conclusion of the Super Six stage and this Post will lead you to the latest updated list of Players with the Most Runs and Most Wickets in the ICC U19 World Cup 2024.
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The defending champions have been undefeated this season and the credit goes to exceptional batting followed by even better bowling performances. The skipper Uday Saharan is leading the batting from the front and is the second-highest run-scorer for the team with a century to his name.
India U19 were the first team from Group 1 to qualify for the semifinal. While Australia U19 and South Africa U19 have already qualified for the semifinal from Group 2. India U19 have locked up their Semifinal contest against South Africa U19 on 6 February.
India U19 have won all matches of the Group Stage and Super Six stage. They have won five matches in a row defeating Bangladesh U19, Ireland U19, and USA U19 in Group Stage and New Zealand U19, and Nepal U19.
Down below is the updated list of players with the most runs and the most wickets in the ICC U19 World Cup 2024:
Most Runs: ICC U19 World Cup 2024 – Player Rankings 1-10
The batting Tally is led by Indian batter Musheer Khan. Khan is the most run scorer in the tournament where he has scored 334 runs in the tournament till now after 4 matches. The Indian Skipper Uday Saharan smashed a thumping century which led him to the second spot on the list with 308 runs.
Jamie Dunk smashed 76 runs in the playoff match against Namibia U19 and led his team to the win. He holds the third position of the most runs tally. Pakistani Left-handed opener Shahzaib KHAN holds the third position. He has been exceptional right from the start of the tournament. He scored an amazing hundred in the opening match of Pakistan against Afghanistan. He fell early against Ireland and now he is well 91 runs behind Musheer Khan.
Australian skipper Hugh Weibgen is next on the list. He has 230 runs under his belt in the four matches played.
| Pos | Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Bat Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Musheer KHAN | INDIA U19 | 5 | 5 | 334 | 83.50 |
| 2 | Uday SAHARAN | INDIA U19 | 5 | 5 | 308 | 61.60 |
| 3 | Jamie DUNK | SCOTLAND U19 | 4 | 4 | 263 | 65.75 |
| 4 | Hugh WEIBGEN | AUSTRALIA U19 | 5 | 5 | 252 | 63.00 |
| 5 | Shahzaib KHAN | PAKISTAN U19 | 4 | 4 | 234 | 78.00 |
| 6 | Harry DIXON | AUSTRALIA U19 | 5 | 5 | 217 | 43.40 |
| 7 | Ariful ISLAM | BANGLADESH U19 | 4 | 4 | 216 | 72.00 |
| 8 | Steve STOLK | SOUTH AFRICA U19 | 5 | 5 | 214 | 42.80 |
| 9 | Lhuan-Dre PRETORIUS | SOUTH AFRICA U19 | 5 | 5 | 211 | 52.75 |
| 10 | Jewel ANDREW | WEST INDIES U19 | 5 | 4 | 207 | 69.00 |
Most Wickets: ICC U19 World Cup 2024 – Player Rankings 1 – 10
South African pacer Kwena MAPHAKA took Sri Lanka by storm and took a 6-wicket haul and is now the highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 18 wickets. Indian Spinner Saumy Pandey has had some excellent games in the U19 World Cup. He took 4 wickets in 10 overs giving just 19 runs in the recent Super Six match against New Zealand U19 and took another 4 wickets against Nepal in the second Super Six match leading him to the second position in the list.
Pakistani pacer Ubaid Shah has 12 wickets to his name. He sits third on the list. Australia’s Callum VIDLER has been bowling exceptionally well and he is right up there in the fifth position with 11 wickets in just 4 matches.
| Pos | Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Overs | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kwena MAPHAKA | SOUTH AFRICA U19 | 5 | 18 | 43.3 | 14.50 |
| 2 | Saumy PANDEY | INDIA U19 | 5 | 16 | 48.5 | 18.31 |
| 3 | Ubaid SHAH | PAKISTAN U19 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 17.00 |
| 4 | Vishwa LAHIRU | SRI LANKA U19 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 22.90 |
| 5 | Callum VIDLER | AUSTRALIA U19 | 4 | 11 | 24.1 | 13.18 |
| 6 | Nathan EDWARD | WEST INDIES U19 | 5 | 11 | 42.3 | 23.18 |
| 7 | Riley NORTON | SOUTH AFRICA U19 | 4 | 11 | 27.5 | 15.18 |
| 8 | Khalil AHMED | AFGHANISTAN U19 | 4 | 9 | 33.2 | 22.22 |
| 9 | Naman TIWARI | INDIA U19 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 19.33 |
| 10 | Subash BHANDARI | NEPAL U19 | 5 | 9 | 46.1 | 30.77 |
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