The 2015 ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier was an international
cricket
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tournament played in
Malaysia
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from 14 to 22 October 2015, forming part of the
2015–16 international season.
The tournament was originally going to be held in Nepal, but was moved to Malaysia due to the
April 2015 earthquake.
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
defeated
Ireland
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in the tournament final to qualify for the
2016 Under-19 World Cup in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. In January 2016, Australia withdrew their team from the World Cup and Ireland, as runners-up in the qualifier, replaced them.
Teams
The second-placed teams at each of the five regional qualifying tournaments progressed to the qualifier:
* – runner-up in 2014 ACC Under-19 Premier League
* – runner-up in
2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy
* – runner-up in
2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One
The 2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship was a cricket tournament held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 14–20 February 2015.
Namibia won the tournament (its fifth overall, and third consecutive) on points from Uganda, thus qualifying directly ...
[Franklyn Najjumba (19 February 2015)]
"Team Uganda U19 Qualify for the Global World cup Qualifiers"
– Uganda Cricket Association. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
* – runner-up in
2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship
The 2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship was an international cricket tournament held in Bermuda, from 5 to 11 July 2015. It was the eighth edition of the ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, and the first held in Bermuda since 2001 ICC Americas ...
* – runner-up in
2015 ICC Europe Under-19 Championship
The 2015 ICC Europe Under-19 Championship was an international cricket tournament held in Jersey, from 11 to 18 July 2015. The winner of the tournament, Scotland, qualified directly for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup, while the runner-up, Ireland, ...
Squads
Round-robin
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Finals
Third-place playoff
Final
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
Source
ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by
bowling average.
Source
ESPNcricinfo
Final standings
References
External links
{{ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
International cricket competitions in 2015–16
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
International cricket competitions in Malaysia
Sport in Kuala Lumpur
Qualification for cricket competitions