2015 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

May 2026 2015 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 14 22 October 2015 International Cricket Council 50-over Round-robin, playoffs Malaysia Nepal (1st title) 5 12 Nepal Aarif Sheikh Nepal Sunil Dhamala (170) IRE cricket Rory Anders (13) 2011 2011 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 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.http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/924647.html Five Under-19 teams to play World Cup Qualifier 30 September 2015 ESPN Cricinfo The tournament was originally going to be held in Nepal, but was moved to Malaysia due to the April 2015 earthquake.http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/89410/malaysia-to-host-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-qualifier Malaysia to host ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 6 August 2015 ICC https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044105/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/89410/malaysia-to-host-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-qualifier 24 September 2015 dead dmy-all 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.http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2016/content/story/958755.html Ireland U-19s take Australia's spot 6 January 2016 ESPN Cricinfo Teams The second-placed teams at each of the five regional qualifying tournaments progressed to the qualifier: NEP – runner-up in 2014 ACC Under-19 Premier League(16 November 2014). "Nepal remain in hunt for U-19 World Cup" https://web.archive.org/web/20141119002830/http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/11/16/sports/nepal-remain-in-hunt-for-u-19-world-cup/397763.html 19 November 2014 – eKantipur.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015. PNG – runner-up in 2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy(28 February 2015). "PNG through to Under 19 World Cup Qualifier" https://web.archive.org/web/20151026173349/http://icceap.com/newsdetails.php?newsId=23936_1425097140 26 October 2015 – ICC East Asia-Pacific. Retrieved 16 March 2015. UGA – runner-up in 2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division OneFranklyn Najjumba (19 February 2015). "Team Uganda U19 Qualify for the Global World cup Qualifiers" https://web.archive.org/web/20250224054820/http://www.ugandacricket.com/index.php/international-competitions/competitions/wc-qualifiers/item/599-team-uganda-u19-claim-2nd-position-to-qualify-for-the-global-world-cup-qualifiers 24 February 2025 – Uganda Cricket Association. Retrieved 16 March 2015. USA – runner-up in 2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship IRE – runner-up in 2015 ICC Europe Under-19 Championship Squads IREIreland Under 19 Squad https://web.archive.org/web/20150928130509/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/PHOTOS/2015/ALBUMS/CEIRELAND/268322.shtml 28 September 2015 – CricketEurope Ireland. Retrieved 27 September 2015.Coach: Ryan Eagleson NEPNischal Tiwari (25 September 2015). "CAN announces final squad for ICC U-19 CWC Qualifier 2015 " https://web.archive.org/web/20150928063133/http://cricnepal.com/nepal-cricket/junior/u19-nepal-men/can-announces-final-squad-for-icc-u-19-cwc-qualifier-2015/14193 28 September 2015 – CricNepal. Retrieved 27 September 2015.Coach: Jagat Tamata PNG PNG(6 October 2015). "PNG Under 19 Garamuts Squad Announced for World Cup Qualifier in Malaysia" – Cricket PNG. Retrieved 11 October 2015.Coach: John Ovia UGA(13 October 2015). "Uganda Under-19s Squad / Players" – ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2015.Coach: Henry Okecho USA(13 October 2015). "United States of America Under-19s Squad / Players Under-19s Squad / Players" – ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2015.Coach: Thiru Kumaran Jack Tector (c) Rory Anders Andrew Austin Varun Chopra Sonny Cott Adam Dennison Aaron Gillespie Josh Little Gary McClintock William McClintock James Mitchell Tom Stanton Lorcan Tucker Ben White Raju Rijal (c) Dipendra Airee Sunil Dhamala Saurabh Khanal Lalit Rajbanshi Deepesh Shrestha Aarif Sheikh Rajbir Singh Lou Toua (c) Sinaka Arua Ovia Boge Jack Dairi Arua Gau Doura Gavera Harry Gavera Lohia Guba Vagi Guba Vagi John Vagi Karoho Vagi Kora Sere Sam Ako Toua Derrick Bakunzi (c) Brian Adriko Frank Akankwasa Zephania Arinaitwe Trevor Bukenya Joseph Byaruhanga John Gabula Abdalah Lubega Simon Okecho Collines Okwalinga Ashiraf Senkubuge David Wabwire Steven Wabwose Kenneth Waiswa Alexander Shoff (c) Anup Rao Arjun Patel Srihari Dasarathy Kushal Ganji Gauranshu Sharma Mohak Buch Gaurav Patanker Keifer Phill Sagar Patel Sahil Patel Anirudh Srinivas Tohidul Islam Vivek Narayan Round-robin Team Pld Matches played W Won – 2 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 1 point NR No result – 1 point Pts Points NRR Net run rateNEP 4 4 0 0 0 8 +2.898IRE 4 3 1 0 0 6 +2.059USA 4 2 2 0 0 4 –1.054UGA 4 1 3 0 0 2 –1.365PNG 4 0 4 0 0 0 –2.761 15 October 9:30 PNG PNG 48 (28.2 overs) NEP 50/1 (9.1 overs) Nepal won by 9 wickets Scorecard Kinrara Oval, Bandar Kinrara Sunil Dhamala (Nep) Nepal won the toss and elected to field. 15 October 9:30 UGA 167 (45.2 overs) USA 168/4 (40.2 overs) United States won by 6 wickets Scorecard Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Sagar Patel (US) Uganda won the toss and elected to bat. 16 October 9:30 IRE 271 (48.0 overs) PNG PNG 160 (36.4 overs) Ireland won by 111 runs Scorecard Kinrara Oval, Bandar Kinrara Adam Dennison (Ire) PNG won the toss and elected to field. 16 October 9:30 NEP 242/7 (50 overs) UGA 71 (36.2 overs) Nepal won by 171 runs Scorecard Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Raju Rijal (Nep) Nepal won the toss and elected to bat. 18 October 9:30 PNG PNG 83 (30.4 overs) UGA 84/1 (13.2 overs) Uganda won by 9 wickets Scorecard Kinrara Oval, Bandar Kinrara Frank Akankwasa (Uga) PNG won the toss and elected to bat. 18 October 9:30 USA 100 (39.3 overs) IRE 101/2 (15.4 overs) Ireland won by 8 wickets Scorecard Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran United States won the toss and elected to bat. 19 October 9:30 USA 109/10 (46 overs) NEP 114/4 (17.5 overs) Nepal won by 6 wickets (D/L) Scorecard Kinrara Oval, Bandar Kinrara Prem Tamang (Nep) Nepal won the toss and elected to field. The match was reduced to 48 overs per side. 19 October 9:30 IRE 255/8 (50 overs) UGA 97 (23.5 overs) Ireland won by 158 runs Scorecard Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Lorcan Tucker (Ire) Uganda won the toss and elected to field. 21 October 9:30 IRE 184/7 (50 overs) NEP 190/2 (42.5 overs) Nepal won by 8 wickets Scorecard Kinrara Oval, Bandar Kinrara Sandeep Sunar (Nep) Ireland won the toss and elected to bat. 21 October 9:30 PNG PNG 160 (41.3 overs) USA 161/5 (40.2 overs) United States won by 5 wickets Scorecard Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Tohidul Islam (US) United States won the toss and elected to field. Finals Third-place playoff 22 October 9:30 UGA 130 (40.2 overs) USA 131/5 (47.2 overs) United States won by 5 wickets Scorecard Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Alex Shoff (US) United States won the toss and elected to field. Final 22 October 9:30 IRE 184 (47.4 overs) NEP 185/7 (46.2 overs) Nepal won by 3 wickets Scorecard Kinrara Oval, Bandar Kinrara Lalit Rajbanshi (Nep) Ireland won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most runs The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table. Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R Highest 100s 50s Sunil Dhamala NEP 170 5 42.50 65.38 75 0 1 Sagar Patel USA 168 5 42.00 49.12 66* 0 1 Lorcan Tucker IRE 167 4 41.75 84.34 90 0 1 Raju Rijal NEP 158 4 52.66 83.15 101 1 0 Aaron Gillespie IRE 152 4 50.66 72.72 58* 0 1 Source: ESPNcricinfo Most wickets 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 Rory Anders IRE 41.3 13 10.00 19.1 3.13 4/29 Prem Tamang NEP 33.0 11 11.27 18.0 3.75 5/31 Aarif Sheikh NEP 41.4 10 7.10 25.0 1.70 3/7 Mohak Buch USA 20.3 8 8.87 15.3 3.46 3/26 Derrick Bakunzi UGA 41.0 8 17.00 30.7 3.31 3/54 Source: ESPNcricinfo Final standings Rank Team Qualification 1 NEP Advanced to 2016 U19 World Cup 2 IRE invited as Australia's replacement 3 USA 4 UGA 5 PNG References 2 External links Series home at ESPN Crincfo Category:2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Category:International cricket competitions in 2015–16 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Category:International cricket competitions in Malaysia Category:Sport in Kuala Lumpur Category:Qualification for cricket competitions