India’s youth team defeated England to capture the title for a record fifth time in the Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup. We have seen many players who started their career in the Under-19 world cup and then became great players. So, continuing this Under-19 fewer we are here with an Under-19 world cup record. So here are the top 5 highest run-scorers in the Under-19 world cup.
#5 Jack Burnham
Jack Burnham is an English cricketer who plays as a batsman. Jack Burnham was part of England’s Under-19 team in the 2016 Under-19 world cup where he scored 420 runs in that world cup which is the fifth-highest individual runs in the Under-19 tournament.
#4 Donovan Pagon
Donovan Pagon was a West Indies player who played in the Under-19 team of West Indies in the 2002 Under-19 world cup. Donovan is at No.4 on our list as he is the fourth-highest individual run-scorer in the Under-19 world cup. He scored 421 runs in that world cup of 2002.
#3 Cameron White
Cameron White was an Australian player who played as a batsman in the team. Cameron in the 2002 Under-19 world cup scored 423 runs which are the third-highest total individual runs in an Under-19 world cup.
#2 Shikhar Dhawan
One of the best modern-day openers Shikhar Dhawan started his career in the Under-19 world cup. He scored 504 individual runs in the 2004 Under-19 world cup. Shikhar hold this record for many years before Dewald Brevis of South Africa broke his record in 2022.
#1 Dewald Brevis
Popularly known as baby AB De Villiers, Dewald Brevis was an absolute entertainer in the 2022 Under-19 world cup. He is famous for his hard-hitting and also for his impressions of the great AB de Villiers. Dewald Brevis also holds the record of the highest individual run-scorer in an Under-19 world cup. He scored 506 runs in the 2022 Under-19 world cup with two centuries. Dewald Brevis will surely be a great player in South Africa in the future.
