2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

The 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in Sri Lanka from 2 to 15 February 2006. It was the sixth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
The final was played between the defending champion Pakistan and India in Colombo, which Pakistan won by 38 runs, enabling them to become the first back-to-back champions of the tournament.

Teams and qualification

The ten full members of the International Cricket Council qualified automatically:
Another six teams qualified through regional qualification tournaments:
;2005 ACC Under-19 Cup
;2005 Africa/EAP U19 Championship
;2005 Americas U19 Championship
;2005 European U19 Championship
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Grounds

The matches were played on five grounds in Colombo:

Final

A dramatic final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo. After Pakistan set a very low target of 110 runs to win for India, a stunning Pakistani bowling performance devastated India's top-order batsmen, taking the first six wickets for nine runs. India was eventually dismissed for 71 within 19 overs, enabling Pakistan to become the first country ever to defend the title successfully and become back-to-back champions of the tournament.

Future senior players

Future players that featured for their national team in the tournament were: