United States national under-19 cricket team

The United States Under-19 cricket team represents the United States in international under-19 cricket. The team's coach for its next major tournament, the 2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, is Thiru Kumaran, a former Indian Test player.[1]

United States Under-19s

Personnel
Captain	Karan Patel
Coach	Thiru Kumaran (2015)[1]

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	Quarter-finals
2008	Malaysia	Did not qualify
2010	New Zealand	15/16
2012	Australia	Did not qualify

List of captains

Two players have captained the United States in under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches.[2]

№	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
Overall				11	2	9	0	0	18.18

Records

All records listed are for under-19 One-Day International (ODI) matches only.

Team records

Highest totals[3]

• 220/8 (49 overs), v.  Namibia, at SSC Ground, Colombo, 14 February 2006
• 217 (48.1 overs), v.  Ireland, at Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, 19 January 2010
• 215 (45.4 overs), v.  West Indies, at NCC Ground, Colombo, 6 February 2006

Lowest totals[4]

• 115 (33.1 overs), v.  Zimbabwe, at Nelson Park, Napier, 25 January 2010
• 115 (29.1 overs), v.  South Africa, at P. Sara, Colombo, 7 February 2006
• 125 (29.3 overs), v.  New Zealand, at P. Sara, Colombo, 15 February 2006

Individual records

Most career runs[5]

• 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[6]

• 70 (90 balls) – Andy Mohammed, v.  Australia, Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, 16 January 2010
• 65 (52 balls) – Hemant Punoo, v.  West Indies, at NCC Ground, Colombo, 6 February 2006
• 64 (76 balls) – Hemant Punoo, v.  Namibia, at SSC Ground, Colombo, 14 February 2006

Most career wickets[7]

• 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)

Best bowling performances[8]

• 5/61 (10 overs) – Abhimanyu Rajp, v.  New Zealand, at P. Sara, Colombo, 15 February 2006
• 4/38 (9 overs) – Saqeeb Saleem, v.  Zimbabwe, at Nelson Park, Napier, 25 January 2010
• 3/18 (7 overs) – Hammad Shahid, v.  Afghanistan, at Nelson Park, Napier, 27 January 2010

References

1. Peter Della Penna (10 June 2015). "Thiru Kumaran to coach USA U-19 at regional qualifier" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
2. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / List of captains – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
3. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Highest totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
4. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Lowest totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
5. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most runs – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
6. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / High scores – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
7. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most wickets – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
8. Records / United States of America Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.