2026 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification

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The 2026 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification is a series of regional qualification tournaments to determine the final five places at the 2026 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[1]

Qualified teams[edit]

Region Team
Africa TBD
Americas TBD
Asia TBD
EAP TBD
Europe TBD


Asia[edit]

The Asian qualifier will be held two divisions, with two teams from the Division 2 tournament progressing to the main Asia qualification tournament.[2]

Asia - Division 2[edit]

The following teams took part in the Division 2 tournament, from 25 February to 5 March 2024 in Thailand.[2]

Group A Group B

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Kuwait 3 3 0 0 6 1.464 Advance to the semi-finals
2  Malaysia 3 2 1 0 4 0.747
3  Bahrain 3 1 2 0 2 −0.527
4  Thailand 3 0 3 0 0 −1.651
Source: Cricclubs[3]

Fixtures[edit]

25 February 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Thailand 
150 (34.3 overs)
v
 Bahrain
153/5 (38.2 overs)
Pattarapol Jirapatananukul 28 (59)
Muhammad Akram 3/23 (7.3 overs)
Aryan Ashwin 56 (86)
Phanuwat Desungnoen 1/26 (10 overs)
Bahrain won by 5 wickets
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Suresh Subramanian (Ina)
Player of the match: Aryan Ashwin (Bhr)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.

25 February 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Malaysia 
108 (29.3 overs)
v
 Kuwait
109/5 (34.5 overs)
Muhammad Akram Malek 44* (84)
Janath Jeewanga 4/36 (9 overs)
Jay Maheshkumar 20 (42)
Haziq Haiqal Idris 3/23 (7 overs)
Kuwait won by 5 wickets
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Janath Jeewanga (Kuw)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.

27 February 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Kuwait 
171/9 (50 overs)
v
 Thailand
87 (20.2 overs)
Asmeet Avinash Jadhav 31 (84)
Natpakhan Manowon 4/44 (8 overs)
Natpakhan Manowon 51* (46)
Muhammad Aqif 4/35 (9 overs)
Kuwait won by 84 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Natpakhan Manowon (Tha)
  • Thailand won the toss and elected field.

27 February 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Bahrain 
127 (43.4 overs)
v
 Malaysia
129/7 (38.4 overs)
Aryan Ashwin 28 (72)
Aiman Abdul Haizad 4/36 (10 overs)
Hairil Harisan 42* (92)
Mounish Swamy 2/16 (7 overs)
Malaysia won by 3 wickets
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Muhammad Muqri Jafri (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.

29 February 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Malaysia 
241/7 (50 overs)
v
 Thailand
128 (47.1 overs)
Muhammad Akram Malek 114* (114)
Natpakhan Manowon 2/27 (8 overs)
Danuphon Fuangyotpinit 41 (93)
Qaleef Khalid 3/19 (10 overs)
Malaysia won by 113 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Suresh Subramanian (INA) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Muhammad Akram Malek (Mas)
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to field.

29 February 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Kuwait 
201/6 (50 overs)
v
 Bahrain
126 (37.4 overs)
Jay Maheshkumar 64 (76)
Muhammad Adil 2/20 (4 overs)
Abhinav Girish 50 (78)
Janath Jeewanga 4/27 (10 overs)
Kuwait won by 75 runs
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Player of the match: Jay Maheshkumar (Kuw)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Oman 3 3 0 0 6 1.733 Advance to the semi-finals
2  Hong Kong 3 2 1 0 4 0.799
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 2 −1.615
4  Bhutan 3 0 3 0 0 −1.075
Source: Cricclubs[3]

Fixtures[edit]

26 February 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Bhutan 
85 (31.4 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
86/6 (24.5 overs)
Tshering Rigden 24 (39)
Shayan Puri 4/18 (10 overs)
Khrish Mukesh Butani 20* (27)
Sangay Dorji 2/18 (7 overs)
Hong Kong won by 4 wickets
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Shayan Puri (HK)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.

26 February 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Oman 
222/8 (50 overs)
v
 Saudi Arabia
81 (19.2 overs)
Nitish Nadendla 60 (65)
Zuber Sunasara 2/18 (7.1 overs)
Fahad Munir 15 (15)
Arya Hemal Sampat 4/21 (6 overs)
Oman won by 141 runs
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Ashwani Kumar Rana (Tha)
Player of the match: Nitish Nadendla (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

28 February 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Bhutan 
178 (47 overs)
v
 Saudi Arabia
179/9 (49.2 overs)
Tenjin Rabgey 44 (38)
Taha Vaseem 4/27 (10 overs)
Mohammad Zuber 31 (42)
Sangay Dorji 2/33 (10 overs)
Saudi Arabia won by 1 wicket
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Ahmed Faisal (Sau)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.

28 February 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Oman 
180 (50 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
127 (46 overs)
Rahil Daniyal 58 (90)
Rishan Shah 7/21 (8 overs)
Matthew Clayton 28 (69)
Varshieth Saai Dinesh 3/14 (5 overs)
Oman won by 53 runs
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Player of the match: Rahil Daniyal (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

1 March 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia 
133 (36.3 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
134/3 (25.4 overs)
Fahad Munir 59 (42)
Daniel Mapp 3/44 (8 overs)
Shiv Mathur 63* (63)
Fahad Munir 1/14 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 7 wickets
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Player of the match: Shiv Mathur (HK)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to bat.

1 March 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Bhutan 
141/7 (50 overs)
v
 Oman
142/7 (34 overs)
Tenjin Rabgey 44 (56)
Saumya Sampat 2/22 (10 overs)
Nitish Nadendla 33* (29)
Choedra Jamtsho 3/37 (8 overs)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

Play-offs[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

3 March 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Hong Kong 
234/3 (50 overs)
v
 Kuwait
201/9 (50 overs)
Taran Laugani 85 (138)
Abdur Rehman 1/43 (9 overs)
Jay Maheshkumar 77* (90)
Paarth Srivastava 2/24 (8 overs)
Hong Kong won by 33 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Suresh Subramanian (Ina)
Player of the match: Taran Laugani (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.

3 March 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Oman 
154 (47.2 overs)
v
 Malaysia
135 (45.5 overs)
Jeet Shah 29 (92)
Mohamad Fathul Fatri 1/17 (7 overs)
Hairil Harisan 38 (70)
Prathiesh Ramesh 3/26 (10 overs)
Oman won by 19 runs
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Ashwani Kumar Rana (Tha)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.

Final[edit]

5 March 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Oman 
249/5 (50 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
149/9 (50 overs)
Nitish Nadendla 51* (35)
Harry Hodgson 2/45 (10 overs)
Matthew Clayton 50 (88)
Saumya Sampat 3/25 (10 overs)
Oman won by 100 runs
Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Saumya Sampat (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

Asia - Division 1[edit]

The two finalist Hong Kong and Oman from the Division 2 joined the following team for the Asia Division 1 tournament.[4]

Europe[edit]

The European qualifier has two divisions, with a minimum of two teams from the Division 2 tournament progressing to the main European qualification tournament.[5]

Europe - Division 2[edit]

The following teams take part in the Division 2 tournament from 24 to 30 July 2024 in Denmark.[5]

East Asia-Pacific[edit]

East Asia-Pacific - Division 2[edit]

The following teams will take part in the Division 2 tournament from 6 to 5 August 2024 in Samoa.[6]

East Asia-Pacific - Division 1[edit]

The winner of the Division 2 will be joining Fiji and Japan for the Division 1 tournament.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup is back after 14-day break". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Cricket Thailand to host 2026 U19 Men's CWC Division 2 Asia Qualifier in February/March 2024". Czarsports Auto. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "ICC U19 Men's CWC Asia Division 2 Qualifier". Cricclubs. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Oman win ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup Asia Division 2 Qualifier Final as Nitish Nadendla wins Player of the Tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Blockbuster European Summer of Cricket in 2024 confirmed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. ^ "A historic first for South Korea as dates and venues for the 2024 Pathway Events are announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Samoa Cricket to host ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup EAP Division 2 Qualifier in August 2024". Czarsports. Retrieved 6 March 2024.