The 2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship was an international

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tournament held in

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, 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 the inaugural tournament in 2001.

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won the title for a fifth time, finishing the tournament undefeated to qualify directly for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup. The

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were the runner-up, finishing ahead of

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to proceed to the 2015 World Cup Qualifier, where the winner will also qualify for the World Cup. The tournament was originally going to involve a fourth team,

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, which would have been making its maiden appearance. However, Suriname withdrew from the tournament after failing to secure transit visas for its players.(3 July 2015)
"Bermuda, Canada & USA vie for place at ICC U19 Cricket World Cup"
– ICC Americas. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

Teams

The 2015 tournament was originally going to feature four teams, one more than the previous tournament in Canada. Suriname, which withdrew, qualified by winning the 2014 Division Two tournament, and would have made its tournament debut, with teams at the tournament being the same as at the senior-level 2015 Americas Twenty20 Championship in Indiana. Because of the lateness of Suriname's withdrawal, the Division Two runner-up,

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, was unable to be invited as a replacement.

Preparation

The United States named their 14-man squad for the tournament in early June, following a training camp in

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. The team was coached by

Thiru Kumaran Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran () (born 30 December 1975 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu), also known as 'Kenny' and 'Thiru Kumaran', is an Indian First Class cricketer & Cricket Coach. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He w ...

, a former Indian ODI representative and ex-assistant coach of the U.S. senior national side.Peter Della Penna (10 June 2015)
"Thiru Kumaran to coach USA U-19 at regional qualifier"
– ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

Fixtures

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Statistics

Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by

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Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, 2015 Under-19 regional cricket tournaments International cricket competitions in 2015 2015 in Bermudian sport International cricket competitions in Bermuda