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The 1998 MTN Under-19 World Cup was an international cricket tournament played in South Africa from 11 January to 1 February 1998. Sponsored by the MTN Group, it was the second edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, coming ten years after the inaugural tournament in 1988, and the first to be held in South Africa. Sixteen teams participated at the 1998 World Cup, up from only eight at the previous edition. After an initial group stage, the top eight teams played off in a super league to decide the tournament champions, with the non-qualifiers playing a separate "plate" competition. The tournament was won by England, which defeated New Zealand in the final to win its first and only title. Both teams are yet to qualify for another final. Matches were held at venues around the country, though primarily in the interior, with the main final held at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. West Indian batsman Chris Gayle led the tournament in runs, while his teammate Ramnaresh Sarwan and Zimbabwe's Mluleki Nkala were the joint leading wicket-takers.〔(Batting and fielding in MTN Under-19s World Cup 1997/98 (ordered by runs) ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2015.〕〔(Bowling in MTN Under-19s World Cup 1997/98 (ordered by wickets) ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2015.〕 ==Teams and qualification== The twelve ICC members that had qualified their senior teams for the 1999 World Cup also automatically qualified their under-19 teams for the 1998 Under-19 World Cup. Of those teams, nine were Test-playing countries and three were ICC associate members.〔John Stern, ("MTN Under-19 World Cup" ) – ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 1998. Retrieved from ESPNcricinfo, 10 November 2015.〕 * * * * * * * * * * * * The other four teams were invited to the tournament based on criteria set by the ICC – unlike at later editions, only one regional qualification tournament, the 1997 Youth Asia Cup, was played.〔 * * * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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