Zambia national under-19 cricket team

Zambia under-19s
Captain:	Chetan Reddy (2014 Africa Div. 2)
Founded:	2003 (first match)

The Zambia national under-19 cricket team represents the Republic of Zambia 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. Zambia has participated in every edition of the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships since 2007, and played in four consecutive Division One tournaments from 2007 to 2013. Zambia placed fourth at both the 2009 and 2010 tournaments (and also hosted the former), but was relegated to Division Two in 2014 after placing sixth at the 2013 Division One tournament.

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 Zambian under-19 side's first recorded matches came at the 2003 Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship.^[4] The Zambia Cricket Union had only gained associate membership of the ICC earlier in 2003, having previously formed part of the East and Central Africa Cricket Conference, along with Malawi and Tanzania (Kenya and Uganda left the association in 1981 and 1998, respectively). Zambian 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: 5th place (8 teams)
• 2009 (Div. 1): 4th place (8 teams) – hosts
• 2010 (Div. 1): 4th place (8 teams)
• 2013 (Div. 1): 6th place (8 teams) – relegated
• 2014 (Div. 2): 4th place (6 teams)

ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship

• 2003: 5th place (8 teams)
• 2005: 6th place (8 teams)

Team records

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

Highest team scores

• 399/5 (50 overs), v.  Nigeria, 29 August 2007, Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[6]
• 214 (45.3 overs), v.  Swaziland, 14 August 2014, Metropolitan Sports Club, Lusaka.^[7]
• 208/7 (46 overs), v.  Ghana, 30 August 2007, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[8]
• 200/4 (? overs), v.  Nigeria, 9 October 2003, at Windhoek.^[9]
• 186/8 (50 overs), v.  Namibia, 26 August 2007, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[10]

Lowest team scores

• 47 (16 overs), v.  Namibia, 27 May 2013, at Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kampala.^[11]
• 74 (26.5 overs), v.  Rwanda, 11 August 2014, at Metropolitan Sports Club, Lusaka.^[12]
• 77 (34 overs), v.  Papua New Guinea, 4 October 2003, at Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek.^[13]
• 93/8 (50 overs), v.  Nigeria, 30 May 2013, at Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe.^[14]
• 99 (43.3 overs), v.  Uganda, 26 May 2013, at Lugogo Stadium, Kampala.^[15]
• 99 (39.3 overs), v.  Tanzania, 9 August 2014, at Metropolitan Sports Club, Lusaka.^[16]

Highest individual scores

• 109 (79 balls) – Kafuma Banda, v.  Nigeria, 29 August 2007, Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[17]
• 91* (56 balls) – Sarfaraj Hassan, v.  Nigeria, 29 August 2007, Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[18]
• 84 (? balls) – Isaac Mwaba, v.  Nigeria, 9 October 2003, at Windhoek.^[19]
• 80 (61 balls) – Sarfaz N. Patel, v.  Nigeria, 29 August 2007, Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[20]
• 74 (114 balls) – Sarfuddin Bangaliwala, v.  Namibia, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[21]

Best individual bowling performances

• 5/11 (7 overs) – Himal Patel, v.  Tanzania, 5 September 2010, at Centre for Cricket Development, Windhoek.^[22]
• 5/23 (9.3 overs) – Godrey Kandela, v.  Nigeria, 29 August 2007, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.^[23]
• 5/24 (8 overs) – Gladson Kandela v.  Tanzania, 5 September 2010, at Centre for Cricket Development, Windhoek.^[24]
• 5/25 (10 overs) – Sarfraz A. Patel, v.  Tanzania, 8 October 2003, at Police Sports Club, Windhoek.^[25]
• 5/29 (10 overs) – Himal Patel, v.  Kenya, 29 August 2010, at Centre for Cricket Development, Windhoek.^[26]

See also

• Zambia national cricket team
• Zambia 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 6 March 2015.
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25. Tanzania Under-19s v Zambia Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2003/04 (5th Place Play-off Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
26. Kenya Under-19s v Zambia Under-19s, Africa Under-19 Championship 2010 –CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2015.