U19 World Cup 2024 Stats: Finalists Australia, India Top The Run-Scorers & Wicket-Takers List

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Finalists Australia and India dominate the top 10 lists for batters and bowlers in the bygone ICC U19 Men's World Cup 2024 in South Africa, while the Pakistan skipper leads the way for wicket-keepers.

In the 41-match 50-over show-piece tournament that was held in the space of 32 days, there were sevral top performances as a team and also as an individual. In the final, Australia defeated India by 79 runs to lift their fourth U19 World Cup title.

Two of Australia's title winning stars finished among the top 10 for total runs at the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024, while runners up India had four players. South Africa, Pakistan, Scotland and Bangladesh all had one player each inside the top 10. Here is a look at the top run-getters:

Top run-scorers in U19 World Cup 2024

1. Uday Saharan (India) - 397 runs
2. Musheer Khan (India) - 360 runs
3. Harry Dixon (Australia) - 309 runs
4. Hugh Weibgen (Australia) - 304 runs
5. Sachin Dhas (India) - 303 runs
6. Lhuan-dre Pretorius (South Africa) - 287 runs
7. Shahzaib Khan (Pakistan) - 264 runs
8. Jamie Dunk (Scotland) - 263 runs
9. Adarsh Singh (India) - 238 runs
10. Ariful Islam (Bangladesh) - 230 runs

In the leading wicket-takers list, it was a similar story as a pair of Australia players and three India stars finished among the top 11 for wickets, while South Africa had two players.

Pakistan, England, Sri Lanka and West Indies also had a player each in top scalps charts. Here is a look at the leading wicket-takers from Under 19 World Cup 2024:

Top wicket-takers in U19 World Cup 2024

1. Kwena Maphaka (South Africa) - 21 wickets
2. Saumy Pandey (India) - 18 wickets
3. Ubaid Shah (Pakistan) - 18 wickets
4. Tazeem Ali (England) - 14 wickets
5. Callum Vidler (Australia) - 14 wickets
6. Tom Straker (Australia) - 13 wickets
7. Naman Tiwari (India) - 12 wickets
8. Vishwa Lahiru (Sri Lanka) - 11 wickets
9. Raj Limbani (India) - 11 wickets
10. Nathan Edward (West Indies) - 11 wickets
11. Riley Norton (South Africa) - 11 wickets

India registered two of the top three highest totals in the tournament, while Namibia were bundled out for the lowest total during the tournament. Here is a look at the stats and records from ICC U19 World Cup 2024:

U19 World Cup 2024 Stats and Records

• Highest Total: 326/5 by India U19 vs USA U19
• Lowest Total: 56 All Out by Namibia U19 vs Sri Lanka U19
• Most Wins: 6 by India and Australia
• Most Defeats: 4 by Namibia, Nepal, USA and Zimbabwe
• Highest Partnership: 215 by Sachin Dhas & Uday Saharan (India) vs Nepal
• Highest Score: Snehith Reddy (New Zealand) - 147* off 125 balls vs Nepal
• Best Bowling Figures: Tazeem Ali (England) - 7 for 29 in 7.5 overs vs Zimbabwe
• Most Sixes: Steve Stolk (South Africa) - 11 sixes
• Most Fours: Lhuan-dre Pretorius (South Africa) - 37 fours
• Total 100s: 11 centuries
• Most 100s: Musheer Khan (India) - 2 Hundreds
• Most 50s: 3 Each by Uday Saharan (India), Harry Dixon (Australia), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (South Africa) and Dinura Kalupahana (Sri Lanka)
• Most Dismissals: Saad Baig (Pakistan) - 15 dismissals (14 catches & 1 stumping)
• Most Stumpings: Ryan Hunter (Ireland) - 2 stumpings
• Most Catches (wicketkeeper): Saad Baig (Pakistan) - 14 catches
• Most Catches (Fielder): 6 each by Murugan Abhishek (India), Joshua Dorne (West Indies) and Chowdhur Md Rizwan (Bangladesh)