The 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was the eighth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and took place in New Zealand. Since 1998, the tournament has been held every 2 years. This edition had 16 teams competing in 44 matches between 15 and 30 January 2010. These included the 10 ICC Full Members and 6 Qualifiers. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in Kenya, but the International Cricket Council (ICC) moved it to New Zealand after an inspection in June 2009 found that it would be unrealistic to expect Kenya to complete preparations in time. Australia won the tournament, beating Pakistan in the final by 25 runs. South African Dominic Hendricks scored the most runs in the tournament, and Raymond Haoda of Papua New Guinea claimed the most wickets.

Venues

The following venues were used for the tournament:

Teams

16 teams participated in the competition. The 10 nations with ICC Full Membership automatically qualified for the tournament. 6 additional teams were determined by the 2009 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

Groups

The following groups were chosen for the World Cup 2010 by the International Cricket Council. The number alongside gives the rank of the team. The tournament will begin with a league stage consisting of four groups of four. Each team will play each of the other teams in its group once.

Squads

Each country selected a 15-man squad for the tournament.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Super quarter-finals

Plate quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Super semi-finals

5th place semi-finals

Plate semi-finals

13th place semi-finals

Play-off finals

15th place play-off

13th place play-off

11th place play-off

Plate final

7th place play-off

5th place play-off

3rd place play-off

Final

Final standings

Future senior players

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

Media coverage