2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification

The 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand will be contested by sixteen teams, eleven of which qualified automatically. The other five places in the tournament will be determined by a series of regional qualifiers, with one place being granted to each International Cricket Council (ICC) development region (Africa, the Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific, and Europe).

Automatic qualification

The full members of the ICC (currently numbering ten) qualify automatically for the Under-19 World Cup. In early 2016, it was determined that the top-placed ICC associate member at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh would also qualify automatically for the 2018 event. That team was Namibia, which defeated another associate member, Nepal, in the seventh-place play-off.[1]

Regional qualification

Africa

Division Two

The Africa Division Two tournament was played in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa, from 10–18 September 2016. Ghana (the winner) and Botswana (the runner-up) both qualified for Division One.[2]

     Qualified for Division One
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Ghana 6 6 0 0 0 12 +2.036
 Botswana 6 4 2 0 0 8 +1.298
 Nigeria 6 4 2 0 0 8 +1.175
 Sierra Leone 6 4 2 0 0 8 +1.025
 Zambia 6 2 4 0 0 4 –1.115
 Tanzania 6 1 5 0 0 2 –1.106
 Rwanda 6 0 6 0 0 0 –2.999

Division One

In July 2016, it was reported that the Africa Division One tournament would be played in January 2017, although the venue and teams were not listed.[3]

Americas

In August 2015, it was reported that the Americas regional qualifier would be played sometime in 2017, with four teams to participate.[4]

Participating teams

Asia

Division Two

The Asia Division Two tournament will be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 26 September to 6 October 2016, and will feature ten teams. [5]

Points Table

Group A

Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Malaysia 4 4 0 0 0 8 +1.766
 Singapore 4 3 1 0 0 6 +1.701
 Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 0 4 +0.154
 Qatar 4 1 3 0 0 2 -1.044
 Bahrain 4 0 4 0 0 0 -2.134

Group B

Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Hong Kong 4 4 0 0 0 8 +2.341
 United Arab Emirates 4 3 1 0 0 6 +2.253
 Kuwait 4 2 2 0 0 4 -0.685
 Oman 4 1 3 0 0 2 -0.536
 Thailand 4 0 4 0 0 0 -2.893

Division One

The Asia Division One tournament (known as the U-19 Asia Cup) will be played in Sri Lanka in December 2016. [6] Participating teams will be

East Asia-Pacific

The East Asia-Pacific regional qualifier will be held in Apia, Samoa, in August 2017. Four teams will participate: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Vanuatu.[7]

Europe

Division Two

The Europe Division Two tournament was played in the Netherlands from 23–30 July 2016. It was won by Denmark.[8]

     Qualified for Division One
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Denmark 6 6 0 0 0 12 +2.973
 Netherlands 6 3 3 0 0 6 +0.302
 Guernsey 6 3 3 0 0 6 –0.326
 Italy 6 0 6 0 0 0 –2.595

Division One

Information is not yet available.

References

  1. ↑ "Namibia Under-19s qualify for 2018 World Cup", ESPNcricinfo, 11 February 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ghana wins ICC U19 CWC Qualifiers – Africa Division 2", ICC, 19 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Bernard Turay, "Sierra Leone Sports: Cricket Selection Panel Names Provisional Squad for ODI Tourney", Awoko (Sierra Leone), 27 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Tim Campbell, "Cricket Canada forced to shorten under-16 tournament in Winnipeg", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier Asia Division Two" – espncricinfo.
  6. ↑ Sri Lanka to host Under-19 Asia Cup espncricinfo.
  7. ↑ "Cook Islands excluded from ICC EAP Tournaments", CricketPasifika, 29 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Matches, ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier Europe Division Two, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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