Tanzania national under-19 cricket team

Tanzania under-19s

Captain:	Arshaan Jasani (2015 Africa Div. 1)
Coach:	Hamisi Abdallah (2015 Africa Div. 1)
Founded:	2003 (first match)

The Tanzania national under-19 cricket team represents the United Republic of Tanzania in international under-19 cricket. The team's first recorded matches came at the 2003 Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship, a combined tournament for the under-19 teams of African and East Asia-Pacific (EAP) associate members. Tanzania has participated in every edition of the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships since 2007, and has played in every Division One tournament since the championships were split into two divisions in 2009. The team's best finish came at the 2015 tournament, played in Dar es Salaam, where it placed fourth.

History

Organised under-19 international cricket dates only from the 1970s – the first under-19 Test and One Day International (ODI) were played in 1974 and 1976, respectively,^[1][2] while the first Under-19 World Cup was held in 1988.^[3] The Tanzanian under-19 side's first recorded matches came at the 2003 Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship.^[4] The Tanzania Cricket Association had only gained associate membership of the ICC in 2001, having previously formed part of the East and Central Africa Cricket Conference, along with Malawi and Zambia (Kenya and Uganda left the association in 1981 and 1998, respectively). Tanzanian players had competed for an East and Central Africa side at the 2001 Africa Under-19 Championship, which placed second behind Namibia.^[5]

Tournament history

ICC Under-19 World Cup

• 1988–2000: did not enter
• 2002: did not qualify – entered as part of East and Central Africa
• 2004–2016: did not qualify

ICC Africa Under-19 Championships

• 2001: did not enter – participated as part of East and Central Africa
• 2007: 7th place (8 teams)
• 2009 (Div. 1): 7th place (8 teams)
• 2010 (Div. 1): 8th place (8 teams)
• 2013 (Div. 2): 2nd place (6 teams)
• 2013 (Div. 1): 7th place (8 teams)
• 2014 (Div. 2): 1st place (6 teams)
• 2015 (Div. 1): 4th place (6 teams)

ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship

• 2003: 7th place (8 teams)
• 2005: 5th place (8 teams)

Team records

Statistics for the 2009 ICC Africa Under-19 Championships are unavailable.

Highest team scores

• 321/6 (50 overs), v.  Swaziland, 25 March 2013, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.
• 318/9 (50 overs), v.  Gambia, 29 March 2013, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.
• 304/5 (49 overs), v.  Fiji, 23 August 2005, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[6]
• 298/7 (50 overs), v.  Swaziland, 13 August 2014, at Metropolitan Sports Club, Lusaka.^[7]
• 296 (49.5 overs), v.  Nigeria, 27 August 2007, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[8]

Lowest team scores

• 36 (15 overs), v.  Zambia, 5 September 2010, at Centre for Cricket Development, Windhoek.^[9]
• 43 (22 overs), v.  Uganda, 19 February 2015, at Gymkhana Club Ground, Dar es Salaam.^[10]
• 46 (22.4 overs), v.  Uganda, 27 May 2013, at Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe.^[11]
• 75 (39.1 overs), v.  Uganda, 21 August 2005, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[12]
• 84 (31 overs), v.  Namibia, 4 October 2003, at United Ground, Windhoek.^[13]

Highest individual scores

• 124 (96 balls) – Benson Mwita, v.  Fiji, 23 August 2005, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[14]
• 107 (114 balls) – Suraj Jani, v.  Gambia, 29 March 2013, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.
• 103* (76 balls) – Moebeen Elyas, v.  Swaziland, 25 March 2013, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.
• 73 (81 balls) – Abhik Patwa, v.  Fiji, 23 August 2005, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[15]
• 73 (99 balls) – Aarsha Jasani, v.  Swaziland, 27 March 2013, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.

Best individual bowling performances

• 7/12 (6.1 overs) – Athumani Kakonzi, v.  Fiji, 23 August 2005, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[16]
• 6/40 (9 overs) – Athumani Siwa, v.  Uganda, 27 May 2013, at Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe.^[17]
• 5/11 (8.3 overs) – B. S. Karwal, v.  Gambia, 29 March 2013, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.
• 4/17 (10 overs) – Raahil Krishna, v.  Nigeria, 18 February 2015, at University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam.^[18]
• 4/18 (9 overs) – Lazaro Festo, v.  Botswana, 15 February 2015, at Annadil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam.^[19]

See also

• Tanzania national cricket team
• Tanzania national women's cricket team

References

1. Records / Under-19s Youth Test matches / Team records / List of match results (by year) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
2. Records / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Team records / List of match results (by year) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
3. "The Under-19 World Cup: a brief history" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
4. Other matches played by Tanzania under-19s – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
5. Africa Under-19 Championship 2000/01 Table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
6. Fiji Under-19s v Tanzania Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (Pool 2) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
7. Swaziland Under-19s v Tanzania Under-19s, ICC Africa Under-19 Division Two Championship 2014 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
8. Nigeria Under-19s v Tanzania Under-19s, Africa Under-19 Championship 2007 (Pool 2) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
9. Tanzania Under-19s v Zambia Under-19s, Africa Under-19 Championship 2010 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
10. Tanzania Under-19s v Uganda Under-19s, ICC Africa Under-19 Championship 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
11. Uganda Under-19s v Tanzania Under-19s, ICC Africa Under-19 Division One Championship 2013 (Pool A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
12. Tanzania Under-19s v Uganda Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (Pool 2) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
13. Namibia Under-19s v Tanzania Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2003/04 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
14. Fiji Under-19s v Tanzania Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (Pool 2) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
15. Fiji Under-19s v Tanzania Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (Pool 2) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
16. Fiji Under-19s v Tanzania Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (Pool 2) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
17. Uganda Under-19s v Tanzania Under-19s, ICC Africa Under-19 Division One Championship 2013 (Pool A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
18. Tanzania Under-19s v Nigeria Under-19s ICC Africa Under-19 Championship 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
19. Tanzania Under-19s v Botswana Under-19s, ICC Africa Under-19 Championship 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.