The 2018

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was an international

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tournament that was held in

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from 13 January to 3 February 2018. It was the twelfth edition of the

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, and the third to be held in New Zealand (after the

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and 2010 events). New Zealand was the first country to host the event three times. The opening ceremony took place on 7 January 2018. The

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were the defending champions. However, they failed to defend their title, after losing their first two group fixtures. Following the group stage fixtures, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa had all qualified for the Super League quarter-final stage of the tournament. The other eight teams moved to the Plate League to determine their final placements in the competition. Sri Lanka went on to win the Plate League, giving them a final position of ninth overall in the tournament. In the first Super League semi-final, Australia beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets to progress to the final. In the second semi-final, India beat Pakistan by 203 runs to advance into the final. In the third-place playoff, no play was possible due to rain and a wet outfield. Pakistan therefore finished in third place, as they finished their group ahead of Afghanistan on

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. In the final, India beat Australia by 8 wickets to win their fourth Under-19 World Cup, the most by any side.

Qualification

The ten full members of the

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(ICC), as of 2016, qualified automatically for the tournament.

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, which placed seventh at the 2016 World Cup, also qualified automatically as the highest ranked associate member.Andrew Nixon (11 February 2016)
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– CricketEurope. Retrieved 14 February 2016. The other five places in the tournament were awarded to the winners of the five regional under-19 tournaments.(4 February 2016)
"Outcomes from ICC Board and committee meetings"
– International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

Venues

Umpires

On 3 January 2018, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. Along with the seventeen

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and

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were also named as the match referees. * Rob Bailey * Sourav Ramos Chouhan * Anil Chaudhary *

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* Shaun George *

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* Mark Hawthorne *

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* David Odhiambo *

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* Tim Robinson * Langton Rusere * Paul Wilson

Squads

Each team selected a 15-man squad for the tournament. Any players born on or after 1 September 1998 were eligible to be selected for the competition.

Group stage

The fixtures for the tournament were confirmed by the ICC on 17 August 2017.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Plate League

Plate quarter-finals

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Plate playoff semi-finals

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Plate semi-finals

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Super League

Super League quarter-finals

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Super League playoff semi-finals

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Super League semi-finals

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Placement matches

15th-place playoff

13th-place playoff

11th-place playoff

9th-place playoff (Plate Final)

7th-place playoff

5th-place playoff

3rd-place playoff

Final

Final standings

References

External links

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