The following squads were selected for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup . [1] [2] Any players born on or after 1 September 1998 were eligible to be selected for the competition. [3] Bold indicates that a player went onto play senior international cricket.
Kenya's squad was announced on 15 December 2017: [4]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Sachin Bhudia (c) | 24 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Maxwel Ager | 25 April 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm medium |
Abhishekh Chidambaran | 4 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Aveet Desai (wk) | 23 January 2000 (aged 17) | Left | – |
Jay Doshi | – | – | – |
Aman Gandhi | 5 May 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Ankit Hirani (wk) | 18 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Jasraj Kundi | 6 July 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Jayant Mepani | 11 April 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
Dennis Musyoka | 10 May 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Gerard Muthui | 7 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Thomas Ochieng | 24 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Sukhdeep Singh | 11 February 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Sidhart Vasudev | – | – | – |
Rene Were | – | – | – |
New Zealand's squad was announced on 12 December 2017: [5]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Kaylum Boshier (c) | 9 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Finn Allen (wk) | 22 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
Jakob Bhula | 12 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Max Chu | 21 March 2000 (aged 17) | Left | – |
Katene Clarke | 21 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Matthew Fisher | 10 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Luke Georgeson | 14 April 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm medium-fast |
Ben Lockrose | 24 March 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Callum McLachlan (wk) | 17 May 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
Felix Murray | 29 October 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
Sandeep Patel | 30 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Dale Phillips | 15 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
Rachin Ravindra | 18 November 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
Connor Sullivan | 15 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Left-arm medium-fast |
Todd Watson | 5 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
South Africa's squad was announced on 11 December 2017: [6]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Raynard van Tonder (c) | 26 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | – |
Matthew Breetzke (wk) | 3 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | – |
Gerald Coetzee | 2 October 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast |
Jade de Klerk | 24 February 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Jean du Plessis | 24 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Fraser Jones | 14 June 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast |
Wandile Makwetu (wk) | 7 January 1999 (aged 19) | Right | – |
Akhona Mnyaka | 22 June 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm fast |
Andile Mokgakane | 25 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Kgaudisa Molefe | 9 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Jason Niemand | 30 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Thando Ntini | 7 July 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Right-arm fast |
Jiveshan Pillay | 18 January 1999 (aged 18) | Left | – |
Hermann Rolfes | 17 August 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Kenan Smith | 9 March 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
West Indies' squad was announced on 24 November 2017: [7]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Emmanuel Stewart (c) | 23 August 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
Kirstan Kallicharan (vc) | 29 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Ronaldo Alimohamed | 3 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
Alick Athanaze | 7 December 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
Brad Barnes | – | – | – |
Cephas Cooper | 11 July 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Jarion Hoyte | – | – | – |
Kimani Melius | – | – | – |
Ashmead Nedd | – | – | – |
Kian Pemberton | – | – | – |
Raymond Perez | – | – | – |
Joshua Persaud (wk) | 29 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | – |
Jeavor Royal | 2 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Keagan Simmons | 26 March 1999 (aged 18) | Left | – |
Bhaskar Yadram | 18 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast/Right-arm off spin |
Nyeem Young | 22 September 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium |
During the group stage fixtures, Raymond Perez was injured, ruled out of the tournament and replaced by Brad Barnes. [8] Joshua Persaud left the squad midway through the tournament, following the death of his mother. [9]
Australia's squad was announced on 15 December 2017: [10]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Jason Sangha (c) | 8 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Will Sutherland (vc) | 27 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
Xavier Bartlett | 17 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
Max Bryant | 10 March 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Jack Edwards | 19 April 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Zak Evans | 26 March 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Jarrod Freeman | 15 July 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Aaron Hardie | 7 January 1999 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Ryan Hadley | 17 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Baxter Holt (wk) | 21 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
Nathan McSweeney | 8 March 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Jonathan Merlo | 15 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Lloyd Pope | 1 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Jason Ralston | 3 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Patrick Rowe | 28 January 2001 (aged 16) | Right | – |
Param Uppal | 25 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Austin Waugh | 11 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
During the tournament, Aaron Hardie replaced Jason Ralston in Australia's squad, who was injured. [11] However, ahead of the final, Hardie suffered an injury and was replaced by Patrick Rowe. [12]
India's squad was announced on 3 December 2017: [13]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Prithvi Shaw (c) | 9 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Shubman Gill (vc) | 8 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Harvik Desai (wk) | 4 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast medium |
Aryan Juyal (wk) | 11 November 2001 (aged 16) | Right | – |
Manjot Kalra | 15 January 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm medium |
Shivam Mavi | 26 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
Kamlesh Nagarkoti | 28 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast |
Riyan Parag | 10 November 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Ishan Porel | 5 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Himanshu Rana | 1 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Anukul Roy | 30 November 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
Abhishek Sharma | 4 September 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
Arshdeep Singh | 5 February 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm medium-fast |
Shiva Singh | 16 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Aditya Thakare | 8 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Pankaj Yadav | 7 October 2002 (aged 15) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
After the tournament started, Aditya Thakare was added to the squad as cover for Ishan Porel, who suffered an injury. [14]
Papua New Guinea's squad was announced on 28 December 2017: [15]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Vagi Karaho (c) | 22 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
James Tau (vc) | – | – | Left-arm medium |
Daure Aiga | – | – | – |
Boge Arua | – | – | Right-arm medium |
Sinaka Arua | 18 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Simon Atai (wk) | 19 September 1999 (aged 19) | Left | – |
Eisa Eka | – | – | – |
Semo Kamea | 21 August 2001 (aged 16) | – | Left-arm medium |
Igo Mahuru | – | – | – |
Leke Morea | – | – | – |
Toa Nou | – | – | – |
Nou Rarua | – | – | – |
Ovia Sam | – | Right | – |
Kevau Tau | – | Right | – |
Heagi Toua | – | Right | – |
Zimbabwe's squad was announced on 17 November 2017: [16]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Liam Roche (c) | 14 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Robert Chimhinya | 23 June 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast |
Jonathan Connolly | 1 March 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Gregory Dollar (wk) | 29 May 2000 (aged 17) | Right | – |
Alistair Frost | 24 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Taun Harrison | 8 April 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
Wesley Madhevere | 4 September 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Tanunurwa Makoni | 28 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Donald Mlambo | 17 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
Dion Myers | 21 March 2002 (aged 15) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Tinashe Nenhunzi | 21 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Nkosilathi Nungu | 12 February 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Kieran Robinson | 8 July 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Jayden Schadendorf | 11 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Milton Shumba | 19 October 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
Bangladesh's squad was announced on 6 December 2017: [17]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Saif Hassan (c) | 30 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Unknown |
Pinak Ghosh | 20 January 1999 (aged 18) | Left | – |
Robiul Haque | 28 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Nayeem Hasan | 2 December 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Afif Hossain | 22 September 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
Shakil Hossain (wk) | 22 April 2000 (aged 17) | Right | – |
Roni Hossen | 10 July 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Towhid Hridoy | 4 December 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Aminul Islam | 6 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Mahidul Islam (wk) | 4 May 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
Hasan Mahmud | 12 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Mohammad Naim | 22 August 1999 (aged 18) | Left | – |
Qazi Onik | 18 March 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm medium-fast |
Mohammad Rakib | 8 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Tipu Sultan | 12 September 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
Canada's squad was announced on 11 December 2017: [18]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Arslan Khan (c) | 16 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Akash Gill (vc) | 18 October 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm medium |
Ashton Deosammy | 18 September 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Arshdeep Dhaliwal | – | – | – |
Faisal Jamkhandi | 7 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Rishiv Joshi | 4 November 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Left-arm medium-fast |
Emanuel Khokhar | 3 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
Kavian Naress | 8 August 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Aran Pathmanathan | 20 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Tiaan Pretorius | 22 December 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Krishen Samuel | 14 March 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
Randhir Sandhu | – | – | – |
Pranav Sharma | 18 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
Rommel Shazad | 9 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Kevin Singh | – | – | – |
England's squad was announced on 11 December 2017: [19]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Harry Brook (c) | 22 February 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Ethan Bamber | 17 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Liam Banks | 3 June 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Tom Banton | 11 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | – |
Jack Davies (wk) | 30 March 2000 (aged 17) | Right | – |
Adam Finch | 28 May 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Luke Hollman | 16 September 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Right-arm leg spin |
Will Jacks (vc) | 21 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
2 June 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Left-arm medium-fast | |
Dillon Pennington | 26 February 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
Savin Perera | 3 May 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
Prem Sisodiya | 21 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Tom Scriven | 18 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Finlay Trenouth | 22 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | – |
Roman Walker | 6 August 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
Euan Woods | 30 September 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
Prior to the tournament, Tom Lammonby was ruled out of England's squad and was replaced by Euan Woods. [20]
Namibia's squad was announced on 21 November 2017: [21]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Lo-handre Louwrens (c) | 24 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
Henry Brink | 29 March 2001 (aged 16) | Right | – |
Petrus Burger | 3 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Jan-Izak de Villiers | 6 May 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Shaun Fouché | 14 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Unknown |
Jurgen Linde | 11 February 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm medium |
Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 15 March 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Right-arm fast |
Gerhard Lottering | 19 May 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast |
Erich van Mollendorf | 4 June 2000 (aged 17) | Right | – |
Dewald Nell | – | – | – |
Mauritius Ngupita | 13 December 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Ben Shikongo | 8 May 2000 (aged 17) | – | Right-arm fast-medium |
Floris Steenkamp | – | – | – |
Ramon Wilmot | 17 September 2002 (aged 15) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Eben van Wyk | 19 March 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Afghanistan's squad was announced on 7 December 2017: [22]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Naveen-ul-Haq (c) | 23 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Qais Ahmad | 15 August 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Ikram Alikhil (wk) | 29 September 2000 (aged 17) | Left | – |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) | 28 November 2001 (aged 16) | Right | – |
Ibrahim Zadran | 12 December 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Zahir Khan | 20 December 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Left-arm wrist spin |
Azmatullah Omarzai | 24 March 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Darwish Rasooli | 12 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Bahir Shah | 21 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Tariq Stanikzai | 13 December 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
Nisar Wahdat | 22 June 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Wafadar Momand | 1 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Waqarullah Ishaq | 2 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm medium |
Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 28 March 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Yousuf Zazai | 25 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Ireland's squad was announced on 8 December 2017: [23]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Harry Tector (c) | 6 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Ian Anders | – | Right | Right-arm medium |
Aaron Cawley | 15 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
Varun Chopra | 1 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Mark Donegan (wk) | – | Left | – |
Jonathan Garth | 19 December 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Jamie Grassi | 9 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | – |
Reece Kelly | – | Right | Right-arm medium |
Graham Kennedy | 24 August 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm medium |
Josh Little | 1 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm fast-medium |
Sam Murphy | – | Left | – |
Max Neville | 29 April 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
Neil Rock | 24 September 2000 (aged 17) | Left | – |
Morgan Topping | – | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Andrew Vincent | – | Right | – |
Pakistan's squad was announced on 5 December 2017: [24]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Hassan Khan (c) | 16 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Shaheen Afridi | 6 April 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Left-arm fast |
Mohammad Ali Khan | 6 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Unknown |
Ammad Alam | 3 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | – |
Muhammad Zaid | 24 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Arshad Iqbal | 26 December 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Muhammad Mohsin Khan | 2 August 2000 (aged 17) | Left | – |
Muhammad Musa | 28 August 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Saad Khan | 16 November 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
Rohail Nazir (wk) | 10 October 2001 (aged 16) | Right | – |
Munir Riaz | 2 November 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Suleman Shafqat | – | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Imran Shah | 16 June 1999 (aged 18) | Left | – |
Mohammad Taha | 5 October 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
Ali Zaryab | 27 December 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
Sri Lanka's squad was announced on 11 December 2017: [25]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
---|---|---|---|
Kamindu Mendis (c) | 30 September 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Right-arm off spin/Left-arm orthodox |
Jehan Daniel (vc) | 13 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Krishan Sanjula (wk) | 30 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | – |
Ashen Bandara | 23 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
Hasitha Boyagoda | 21 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Haren Buddila | 2 June 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Nipun Dananjaya | 28 September 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
Nuwanidu Fernando | 13 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Santhush Gunathilake | 14 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
Praveen Jayawickrama | 30 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Dhananjaya Lakshan | 5 October 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Right |
Nishan Madushka (wk) | 10 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
Nipun Malinga | 27 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
Kalana Perera | 28 July 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Thilan Prashan | 20 November 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Right-arm medium-fast |
Thisharu Rashmika | 10 October 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Left-arm fast-medium |
During the group stage fixtures, Kalana Perera was injured, ruled out of the tournament and replaced by Thilan Prasan. [26]
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