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 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. This was the first appearance of the West Indies in the final. Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan was named player of the tournament as the leading run-scorer, while Bangladesh's Enamul Haque was the leading wicket-taker.
Venues
| Rajshahi | Bogura | Dhaka | Fatullah |
| Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium | Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
| Matches: 3 | Matches: 3 | Matches: 13 | Matches: 6 |
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| Chattogram | Chattogram | Khulna | Savar |
| MA Aziz Stadium | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan cricket grounds |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 15,600 | Capacity: |
| Matches: 10 | Matches: 10 | Matches: 6 | Matches: 3 |
Teams and qualification
The ten full members of the International Cricket Council qualified automatically:Another six teams qualified through regional qualification tournaments:
;2003 Africa/EAP U19 Championship
;2003 Americas U19 Championship
;2003 European U19 Championship
;2003 Youth Asia Cup
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Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Plate competition
The plate competition was contested by the eight teams that failed to qualify for the Super League.Group 1
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Group 2
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Semi-finals
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Group 1
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Group 2
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