2015 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
| Dates | 14 – 22 October 2015 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | 50-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Champions |  Nepal (1st title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Player of the series | Aarif Sheikh |
| Most runs | Sunil Dhamala (170) |
| Most wickets |  Rory Anders (13) |
The 2015 ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier was an international cricket tournament played in Malaysia from 14 to 22 October 2015, forming part of the 2015–16 international season.[1] The tournament was originally going to be held in Nepal, but was moved to Malaysia due to the April 2015 earthquake.[2] Nepal defeated Ireland in the tournament final to qualify for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. In January 2016, Australia withdrew their team from the World Cup and Ireland, as runners-up in the qualifier, replaced them.[3]
Teams[edit]
The second-placed teams at each of the five regional qualifying tournaments progressed to the qualifier:
Nepal – runner-up in 2014 ACC Under-19 Premier League[4]
Papua New Guinea – runner-up in 2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy[5]
Uganda – runner-up in 2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One[6]
United States – runner-up in 2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship
Ireland – runner-up in 2015 ICC Europe Under-19 Championship
Squads[edit]
| Ireland[7] Coach: Ryan Eagleson |
Nepal[8] Coach: Jagat Tamata |
 PNG[9]Coach: John Ovia |
 Uganda[10]Coach: Henry Okecho |
 United States[11]Coach: Thiru Kumaran |
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Round-robin[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Nepal |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.898 |
| Ireland |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.059 |
| United States |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.054 |
| Uganda |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.365 |
| Papua New Guinea |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.761 |
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
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- PNG won the toss and elected to field.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
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- PNG won the toss and elected to bat.
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- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 48 overs per side.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
Finals[edit]
Third-place playoff[edit]
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
Final[edit]
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics[edit]
Most runs[edit]
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Dhamala | Nepal |
170 | 5 | 42.50 | 65.38 | 75 | 0 | 1 |
| Sagar Patel | United States |
168 | 5 | 42.00 | 49.12 | 66* | 0 | 1 |
| Lorcan Tucker | Ireland |
167 | 4 | 41.75 | 84.34 | 90 | 0 | 1 |
| Raju Rijal | Nepal |
158 | 4 | 52.66 | 83.15 | 101 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Gillespie | Ireland |
152 | 4 | 50.66 | 72.72 | 58* | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets[edit]
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
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| Rory Anders | Ireland |
41.3 | 13 | 10.00 | 19.1 | 3.13 | 4/29 |
| Prem Tamang | Nepal |
33.0 | 11 | 11.27 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 5/31 |
| Aarif Sheikh | Nepal |
41.4 | 10 | 7.10 | 25.0 | 1.70 | 3/7 |
| Mohak Buch | United States |
20.3 | 8 | 8.87 | 15.3 | 3.46 | 3/26 |
| Derrick Bakunzi | Uganda |
41.0 | 8 | 17.00 | 30.7 | 3.31 | 3/54 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Final standings[edit]
| Rank | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nepal |
Advanced to 2016 U19 World Cup |
| 2 | Ireland |
invited as Australia's replacement |
| 3 | United States |
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| 4 | Uganda |
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| 5 | Papua New Guinea |
References[edit]
- ^ "Five Under-19 teams to play World Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Malaysia to host ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier". ICC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Ireland U-19s take Australia's spot". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ (16 November 2014). "Nepal remain in hunt for U-19 World Cup" Archived 19 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine – eKantipur.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ (28 February 2015). "PNG through to Under 19 World Cup Qualifier" – ICC East Asia-Pacific. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ Franklyn Najjumba (19 February 2015). "Team Uganda U19 Qualify for the Global World cup Qualifiers" – Uganda Cricket Association. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ Ireland Under 19 Squad Archived 28 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine – CricketEurope Ireland. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Nischal Tiwari (25 September 2015). "CAN announces final squad for ICC U-19 CWC Qualifier 2015 " Archived 28 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine – CricNepal. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ (6 October 2015). "PNG Under 19 Garamuts Squad Announced for World Cup Qualifier in Malaysia" – Cricket PNG. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ (13 October 2015). "Uganda Under-19s Squad / Players" – ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ (13 October 2015). "United States of America Under-19s Squad / Players Under-19s Squad / Players" – ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2015.