The 2000 World Cup was contested by sixteen teams, including three making their tournament debuts.

In the final, played at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club, India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets.

Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was named player of the tournament, while South Africa's Graeme Smith was the leading run-scorer and Pakistan's Zahid Saeed was the leading wicket-taker.

Bangladesh and Nepal qualified as the top two teams at the 1999 Youth Asia Cup,[1] while Ireland and the Netherlands did likewise through the 1999 European Under-19 Championship.

[3] The plate competition was contested by the eight teams that failed to qualify for the Super League.