The 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification was an international 50-over cricket tournament played to qualify for 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup .[ 1]
It was held in Potchefstroom , South Africa from 19 to 28 August 2018. The top three teams (Nigeria , Sierra Leone and Tanzania ) were promoted to Division 1 where they competed with Kenya , Namibia and Uganda .[ 2]
Qualified for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Africa Division 2 Semi-finals
No. Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Venue Result Match 1 19 Aug 2018 Tanzania 161 (40.1) Botswana 134 (41.4) Senwes Park , Potchefstroom Tanzania by 27 runs Match 2 19 Aug 2018 Rwanda 229 (49.4) Eswatini 127 (33.3) North West University No 2 Ground , Potchefstroom Rwanda by 102 runs Match 3 20 Aug 2018 Botswana 120 (28.2) Rwanda 101 (37) South African Defense Force Ground , Potchefstroom Botswana by 19 runs Match 4 20 Aug 2018 Tanzania 96 (32.4) Sierra Leone 97/2 (31.5) Witrand Cricket Field , Potchefstroom Sierra Leone by 8 wickets Match 5 22 Aug 2018 Botswana 140 (38) Sierra Leone 141/4 (40) Witrand Cricket Field , Potchefstroom Sierra Leone by 6 wickets Match 6 22 Aug 2018 Tanzania 262/5 (50) Eswatini 99 (41.2) South African Defense Force Ground , Potchefstroom Tanzania by 163 runs Match 7 23 Aug 2018 Eswatini 109 (31) Botswana 112/3 (12.1) North West University No 2 Ground , Potchefstroom Botswana by 7 wickets Match 8 23 Aug 2018 Rwanda 36 (28.1) Sierra Leone 37/1 (4.4) Senwes Park , Potchefstroom Sierra Leone by 9 wickets Match 9 25 Aug 2018 Rwanda 134 (40.5) Tanzania 135/4 (22.1) Witrand Cricket Field , Potchefstroom Tanzania by 6 wickets Match 10 25 Aug 2018 Eswatini 81 (35.3) Sierra Leone 82/2 (10.5) Senwes Park , Potchefstroom Sierra Leone by 8 wickets
Qualified for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Africa Division 2 Semi-finals
Nigeria qualified for the Africa Division 1 tournament. Sierra Leone qualified for the Africa Division 1 tournament. Tanzania qualified for the Africa Division 1 tournament. The Africa Division One tournament was played in Windhoek , Namibia from 17 to 23 March 2019. Nigeria won the tournament by winning all five of their matches to qualify through to their first World Cup.[ 3]
Qualified for 2020 World Cup
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Held in Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City near Toronto , Canada from July 8–14, 2019.[ 4] [ 5] Canada remained unbeaten in the round robin stage and hence qualified for the 2020 ICC U-19 World Cup.[ 6]
Qualified for 2020 World Cup
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It was held in Bangkok and Chiang Mai , Thailand from 9–17 December 2018. The finalists Oman and Kuwait were promoted to Division 1 where they competed with United Arab Emirates , Nepal , Malaysia and Singapore .[ 2]
Qualified for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Asia Division 2 Semi-finals
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No. Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Venue Result Match 1 9 Dec 2018 Bhutan 48 (19.3) Oman 49/2 (11.4) Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Oman by 8 wickets Match 2 9 Dec 2018 Saudi Arabia 104 (27.4) Thailand 53 (18) Terdthai Cricket Ground , Bangkok Saudi Arabia by 51 runs Match 3 10 Dec 2018 Saudi Arabia 97 (28) Bhutan 54 (29.4) Terdthai Cricket Ground , Bangkok Saudi Arabia by 43 runs Match 4 10 Dec 2018 Thailand 92 (36.2) Qatar 96/4 (37.4) Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Qatar by 6 wickets Match 5 11 Dec 2018 Qatar 59 (25.4) Oman 60/3 (19.3) Terdthai Cricket Ground , Bangkok Oman by 7 wickets Match 6 12 Dec 2018 Saudi Arabia 104 (41.3) Oman 105/6 (47.4) Terdthai Cricket Ground , Bangkok Oman by 4 wickets Match 7 12 Dec 2018 Thailand 60 (24.4) Bhutan 40 (28.3) Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Thailand by 20 runs Match 8 13 Dec 2018 Saudi Arabia 131 (48.2) Qatar 132/3 (38) Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Qatar by 7 wickets Match 9 14 Dec 2018 Bhutan 58 (22) Qatar 62/3 (11.4) Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Qatar by 7 wickets Match 10 14 Dec 2018 Thailand 70 (38.1) Oman 74/4 (23.3) Terdthai Cricket Ground , Bangkok Oman by 6 wickets
Qualified for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Asia Division 2 Semi-finals
No. Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Venue Result Match 1 9 Dec 2018 Bahrain 173 (44.3) Maldives 159 (40.2) Gymkhana Club , Chiang Mai Bahrain by 14 runs Match 2 9 Dec 2018 Hong Kong 249 (46.5) China 67 (23) Prem Tinsulanonda International School Ground , Chiang Mai Hong Kong by 182 runs Match 3 10 Dec 2018 Bahrain 180 (49) China 56 (24) Prem Tinsulanonda International School Ground , Chiang Mai Bahrain by 124 runs Match 4 10 Dec 2018 Hong Kong 118 (36.2) Kuwait 120/2 (25.2) Gymkhana Club , Chiang Mai Kuwait by 8 wickets Match 5 11 Dec 2018 Kuwait 302/8 (50) Maldives 111 (25.4) Prem Tinsulanonda International School Ground , Chiang Mai Kuwait by 191 runs Match 6 12 Dec 2018 Hong Kong 205 (48.3) Bahrain 109 (37.3) Gymkhana Club , Chiang Mai Hong Kong by 96 runs Match 7 12 Dec 2018 China Maldives Prem Tinsulanonda International School Ground , Chiang Mai Match abandoned Match 8 13 Dec 2018 China Kuwait Prem Tinsulanonda International School Ground , Chiang Mai Match abandoned Match 9 14 Dec 2018 Kuwait 184/8 (50) Bahrain 103 (43) Gymkhana Club , Chiang Mai Kuwait by 81 runs Match 10 14 Dec 2018 Maldives 48 (26.2) Hong Kong 49/0 (10.5) Prem Tinsulanonda International School Ground , Chiang Mai Hong Kong by 10 wickets
Kuwait qualified for the Asia Division 1 tournament. Oman 130 (46.2 overs)
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Oman qualified for the Asia Division 1 tournament. v
Oman 131/9 (50 overs)
The Asian Division One tournament was played in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia from 12 to 18 April 2019[ 7] [ 8] It would be the United Arab Emirates who qualified through to their second World Cup after they won all five of their matches to finish ahead of Nepal .[ 9]
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List of matches
Oman 105 (34.2 overs)
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Oman 211/9 (50 overs)
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Oman 244/9 (50 Overs)
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The target for Singapore was revised to 179 runs from 37 overs. Oman 105 (43.3 overs)
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The East Asia Pacific qualifier was held in Sano , Japan between 2–8 June 2019.[ 10] Papua New Guinea and Japan were undefeated going into the final game against each other, but the match was scratched and Japan qualified for its first ever Under-19 World Cup after Cricket PNG suspended ten members of the Papua New Guinea squad due to breaching the team's code of conduct, leaving Papua New Guinea unable to field a team for the match.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
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List of matches
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Fiji 101 (34.2 overs)
Fiji 91 (26.2 overs)
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The match was scratched and Japan awarded the two points as Papua New Guinea were unable to field a team after ten of their players were suspended for one year for breaching the team's code of conduct.[ 14] The Europe Division 2 tournament was hosted by England from 31 July – 8 August 2018. The top three teams (Netherlands , France and Denmark ) were promoted to Division 1 where they competed with Ireland , Jersey and Scotland .[ 15]
Automatically qualified for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Europe Division 1 Possible qualification after the 3rd-place play-off
Automatically qualified for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Europe Division 1 Possible qualification after the 3rd-place play-off
No. Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Venue Result Match 1 31 Jul 2018 Netherlands 242 (41.4) Norway 41 (25) Broxbourne Cricket Club , Broxbourne Netherlands by 201 runs (D/L method) Match 2 31 Jul 2018 Spain 115 (30) Belgium 116/5 (33.5) Harlow Sportcentre , Harlow Belgium by 5 wickets Match 3 1 Aug 2018 Spain 187 (45.4) Norway 190/7 (33.4) Harlow Sportcentre , Harlow Norway by 3 wickets Match 4 1 Aug 2018 Netherlands 251/8 (50) Denmark 197 (45.3) St. Margaretsbury Cricket Club , Ware Netherlands by 54 runs Match 5 3 Aug 2018 Netherlands 257/5 (50) Spain 63 (26.5) Cricket Field Lane , Bishop's Stortford Netherlands by 194 runs Match 6 3 Aug 2018 Belgium 112 (48.2) Denmark 116/4 (18) Loughton Cricket Club , Loughton Denmark by 6 wickets Match 7 5 Aug 2018 Norway 176 (47.3) Denmark 178/8 (40.4) Cricket Field Lane , Bishop's Stortford Denmark by 2 wickets Match 8 5 Aug 2018 Netherlands 278/6 (50) Belgium 47 (20.4) Harlow Town Cricket Club , Harlow Netherlands by 231 runs Match 9 6 Aug 2018 Norway 252 (49.1) Belgium 183/9 (50) St. Margaretsbury Cricket Club , Ware Norway by 69 runs Match 10 6 Aug 2018 Denmark 292 (50) Spain 118 (29.2) St. Margaretsbury Cricket Club , Ware Denmark by 174 runs
Norway won by 146 runs Broxbourne Cricket Club, Broxbourne
Denmark qualified for the Europe Division 1 tournament. Netherlands won by 154 runs Anglo-American Playing Fields, Saffron Walden
The Division 1 was held in the Netherlands from 26 July to 1 August 2019.[ 16] [ 17]
Qualified for 2020 World Cup
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List of matches
Match was reduced to 31 overs per side due to rain.
Tournaments Squads Qualification Regional See also