2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
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| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |
 Sri Lanka
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| Champions |
 Pakistan (2nd title) |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches played | 48 |
The 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in Sri Lanka from 2 to 15 February 2006.
The final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo, which Pakistan won by 3 wickets, enabling them to become the first back-to-back champions of the tournament.
The ten full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) qualified automatically:
Another six teams qualified through regional qualification tournaments:
The matches were played on five grounds in Colombo:
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, enabling Pakistan to become the first country ever to defend the title successfully and become back-to-back champions of the tournament.
Future players that featured for their national team in the tournament were:
Australia – Moises Henriques, Jon Holland, Jackson Bird, Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Wade, Ben Cutting and David Warner (Tom Cooper also represented Australia but went on to play international cricket for Netherlands)
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