Zimbabwe national under-19 cricket team
cricket team
The Zimbabwe national under-19 cricket team represents Zimbabwe in under-19 international cricket. The team is controlled by Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC).
Zimbabwe has automatically qualified for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on every occasion since 1998, by virtue of being a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The coach of the team for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was Prosper Utseya, and the team captain was Matthew Schonken.
History
Zimbabwe has made the second round of the Under-19 World Cup on three occasions – in South Africa 1998, Bangladesh 2004 and Sri Lanka 2006. In the last of those, Zimbabwe emerged from the first round undefeated, but lost easily to Pakistan in the quarter-finals.
Mluleki Nkala (1998) and Waddington Mwayenga (2002) were the equal leading wicket-takers in their respective tournaments.
Zimbabwe's worst result came at the 2012 World Cup in Australia, where the team suffered defeats to Scotland and Papua New Guinea before regaining some credibility by defeating Namibia in the play-off for 15th place.
Under-19 World Cup record
Records
All records listed are for under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches only.
Team records
Highest totals
354/8 (50 overs), v.
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