<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 2018 Under - 19 Cricket World Cup </Td> </Tr> <P> The ICC Under - 19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national under - 19 teams . First contested in 1988, as the Youth World Cup, it was not staged again until 1998 . Since then, the World Cup has been held as a biennial event, organised by the ICC . The first edition of the tournament had only eight participants, but every subsequent edition has included sixteen teams . India, the current champions, has won the World Cup four times which is the highest amongst all teams, while Australia has won thrice, Pakistan twice and England, South Africa, and the West Indies once each . Two other teams--New Zealand and Sri Lanka--have made a tournament final without going on to win . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Host (s) </Th> <Th> Final venue </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> Margin </Th> <Th> Runner - up </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> Adelaide </Td> <Td> Australia 202 / 5 (45.5 overs) </Td> <Td> Australia won by 5 wickets scorecard </Td> <Td> Pakistan 201 (49.3 overs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> Johannesburg </Td> <Td> England 242 / 3 (46 overs) </Td> <Td> England won by 7 wickets scorecard </Td> <Td> New Zealand 241 / 6 (50 overs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> Colombo </Td> <Td> India 180 / 4 (40.4 overs) </Td> <Td> India won by 6 wickets scorecard </Td> <Td> Sri Lanka 178 (48.1 overs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> Lincoln </Td> <Td> Australia 209 / 3 (45.1 overs) </Td> <Td> Australia won by 7 wickets scorecard </Td> <Td> South Africa 206 / 9 (50 overs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> Dhaka </Td> <Td> Pakistan 230 / 9 (50 overs) </Td> <Td> Pakistan won by 25 runs scorecard </Td> <Td> West Indies 205 (47.1 overs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> Colombo </Td> <Td> Pakistan 109 (41.1 overs) </Td> <Td> Pakistan won by 38 runs scorecard </Td> <Td> India 71 (18.5 overs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> Puchong </Td> <Td> India 159 (45.4 overs) </Td> <Td> India won by 12 runs (D / L) scorecard </Td> <Td> South Africa 103 / 8 (25 overs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> Lincoln </Td> <Td> Australia 207 / 9 (50 overs) </Td> <Td> Australia won by 25 runs scorecard </Td> <Td> Pakistan 182 (46.4 overs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> Townsville </Td> <Td> India 227 / 4 (47.4 overs) </Td> <Td> India won by 6 wickets scorecard </Td> <Td> Australia 225 / 8 (50 overs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> UAE </Td> <Td> Dubai </Td> <Td> South Africa 134 / 4 (42.1 overs) </Td> <Td> South Africa won by 6 wickets scorecard </Td> <Td> Pakistan 131 (44.3 overs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> Dhaka </Td> <Td> West Indies 146 / 5 (49.3 overs) </Td> <Td> West Indies won by 5 wickets scorecard </Td> <Td> India 145 (45.1 overs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> Mount Maunganui </Td> <Td> India 220 / 2 (38.5 overs) </Td> <Td> India won by 8 wickets scorecard </Td> <Td> Australia 216 (47.2 overs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2020 </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> to be determined </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Host (s) </Th> <Th> Final venue </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Result </Th> </Tr>

18 which team did india defeat in the final to win the icc u19 world cup for the record 4th time