This is a list of the squads picked for the

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Group A

Bangladesh

Bangladesh's squad was announced on 23 December 2015. Coach:

Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Mohammad Mizanur Rahman (born 1 June 1957) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Khulna-2 constituency. Early life Rahman completed his bachelor's in commerce. Career Rahman was elected to Parliamen ...

Namibia

Coach: Rangarirai Manyande

Scotland

Scotland's squad was announced on 22 December 2015. Scott Cameron was originally named in the squad, but was replaced by Cameron Sloman after injuring his back prior to the tournament. Coaches:

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and Cedric English * Note: bowling information on all Scottish players is not yet available.

South Africa

South Africa's squad was announced on 21 December 2015. Coach: Lawrence Mahatlane

Group B

Afghanistan

Coach:

Dawlat Ahmadzai Dawlat Ahmadzai (born September 5, 1984) is a right-handed batsman and right arm fast-medium bowler who plays for Afghanistan. After the Afghan team secured One Day International status by securing a top-six finish at the 2009 ICC World Cup Qua ...

Canada

Coach:

Errol Barrow Errol Walton Barrow (21 January 1920 – 1 June 1987) was a Barbadian statesman and the first prime minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy, he became a WWII aviator, combat ve ...

Pakistan

Pakistan's squad was announced on 19 December 2015. Coach: Muhammad Masroor

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's squad was announced on 23 December 2015. Coach:

Roger Wijesuriya Roger Gerard Christopher Ediriweera Wijesuriya (born 18 February 1960) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer, who played four Tests and eight One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Sri Lanka cricket team. He is known for having the worst bowling avera ...

Group C

England

England named their 15-man squad on 22 December. Coach: Andy Hurry

Fiji

Coach:

Shane Jurgensen Shane John Jurgensen (born 28 April 1976 in Redcliffe, Queensland) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. He has played for Queensland, but has also played for Western Australia, Tasmania, and the Sussex Cricket Board in English ...

West Indies

West Indies named their squad on 31 December.

Obed McCoy Obed Christopher McCoy (born 4 January 1997) is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines professional cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team internationally. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in October 2018 ...

sustained an injury before the quarter finals took place and

Chemar Holder Chemar Keron Holder (born 3 March 1998) is a Barbadian cricketer who has played for the Combined Campuses and Colleges in West Indian domestic cricket. A right-arm fast bowler, he made his List A debut for the team in January 2016, against the ...

was called in to replace him. Coach:

Graeme West Graeme Leonard West (born 5 December 1953) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer and coach. Standing at six-foot, five inches, he played in the forwards, captaining English club Wigan Warriors. West also played representative rugby l ...

Zimbabwe

Coach: Stephen Mangongo

Group D

India

India's squad was announced on 22 December 2015: Coach: Rahul Dravid

Ireland

Ireland were added to the tournament on 6 January 2016 after Australia withdrew. They announced their squad two days later: Coach: Ryan Eagleson

Nepal

Coach: Jagat Tamatta There were some concerns about the eligibility of Nepal's captain,

Raju Rijal Raju Rijal (born 26 September 1996) is a Nepalese cricketer. He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 16 April 2016 against Namibia. Prior to his List A debut, he was named as the captain of Nepal's ...

, with reports stating he was over 19 years of age. However, the ICC were satisfied that his date of birth was correct.

New Zealand

New Zealand's squad was announced on 24 December 2015: Coach: Bob Carter

Notes

Australia's squad was announced on 19 December 2015. However, on 5 January 2016,

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announced that the Australian U19 squad have pulled out of the tournament, citing security concerns. Australia's squad consisted of the following players: Wes Agar, Michael Cormack, Kyle Gardiner, Jordan Gauci, Brooke Guest, David Grant, Sam Grimwade,

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Liam Hatcher Liam Hatcher (born 17 September 1996) is an Australian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI on 5 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup. He made his first-class debut for Cricket Australia XI on 29 Octob ...

, Clint Hinchliffe, Henry Hunt, Caleb Jewell, Jonathan Merlo,

Arjun Nair Arjun Nair (born 12 April 1998) is an Australian cricketer. He is an All-Rounder who bats in right hand and bowls right arm off-spin. He made his first-class debut for New South Wales in February 2016 in the 2015–16 Sheffield Shield against ...

Tom O'Donnell Thomas G. O'Donnell (30 August 1926 – 8 October 2020) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Minister for the Gaeltacht from 1973 to 1977. He served as a Teachta Dá ...

, Jonte Pattison,

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, Jhye Richardson,

Jason Sangha Jason Jaskirat Singh Sangha (born 8 September 1999) is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg break bowler. He represents New South Wales and Randwick Petersham in NSW Premier Grade Cricket. Sanga was born in S ...

, Ben Taylor and Henry Thornton.

References

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