The 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification was an international 50-over cricket tournament played to qualify for 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [1]
| Region | No. of teams | Matches (Divisions) | Qualified Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 12 | 35 (2 Divisions) |  Nigeria |
| Americas | 5 | 10 (1 Division) |  Canada |
| Asia | 14 | 39 (2 Divisions) |  United Arab Emirates |
| East Asia Pacific | 5 | 10 (1 Division) |  Japan |
| Europe | 12 | 35 (2 Divisions) |  Scotland |
It was held in Potchefstroom, South Africa from 19 to 28 August 2018. The top three teams (Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanzania) were promoted to Division 1 where they competed with Kenya, Namibia and Uganda. [2]
| Qualified for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Africa Division 2 Semi finals | |
| Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sierra Leone | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.323 |
 Tanzania | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.247 |
 Botswana | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.426 |
 Rwanda | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.804 |
 Eswatini | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.489 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||
| Qualified for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Africa Division 2 Semi finals |
| Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +5.087 |
 Mozambique | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.807 |
 Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.679 |
 Lesotho | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.299 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 19 Aug 2018 | Nigeria | 291 (49.5) | Ghana | 26 (14.4) | Absa Puk Oval, Potchefstroom | Nigeria by 265 runs |
| Match 2 | 19 Aug 2018 | Mozambique | 306 (48.2) | Lesotho | 61 (16) | Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom | Mozambique by 245 runs |
| Match 3 | 20 Aug 2018 | Ghana | 337/7 (50) | Lesotho | 67 (20.2) | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | Ghana by 270 runs |
| Match 4 | 20 Aug 2018 | Mozambique | 56 (19.2) | Nigeria | 58/0 (9.5) | North West University No 2 Ground, Potchefstroom | Nigeria by 10 wickets |
| Match 5 | 22 Aug 2018 | Ghana | 99 (25) | Mozambique | 100/4 (21.5) | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | Mozambique by 6 wickets |
| Match 6 | 22 Aug 2018 | Lesotho | 46 (18.1) | Nigeria | 47/1 (6.5) | Absa Puk Oval, Potchefstroom | Nigeria by 9 wickets |
28 August 2018 Scorecard |
v | ||
The Africa Division One tournament was played in Windhoek, Namibia from 17 to 23 March 2019. Nigeria won the tournament by winning all five of their matches to qualify through to their first World Cup. [3]
| Qualified for 2020 World Cup |
| Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.237 |
 Namibia (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.760 |
 Uganda | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.581 |
| Sierra Leone | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.880 |
 Kenya | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.268 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.668 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||
(H) - Host
Held in Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City near Toronto, Canada from July 8–14, 2019. [4] [5] Canada remained unbeaten in the round robin stage and hence qualified for the 2020 ICC U-19 World Cup. [6]
| Qualified for 2020 World Cup |
| Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +6.514 |
 United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.566 |
 Bermuda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.259 |
 Argentina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.098 |
 Cayman Islands | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.253 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||
(H) – Host
It was held in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand from 9–17 December 2018. The finalists Oman and Kuwait were promoted to Division 1 where they competed with United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Malaysia and Singapore. [2]
| Qualified for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Asia Division 2 Semi finals | |
| Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oman | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.218 |
 Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.529 |
 Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.348 |
 Thailand (H) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.711 |
 Bhutan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.037 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||
(H) - Host
| Qualified for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Asia Division 2 Semi finals |
| Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +2.622 |
 Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.618 |
 Bahrain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.195 |
 China | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3.060 |
 Maldives | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2.243 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||
The Asian Division One tournament was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 12 to 18 April 2019 [7] [8] It would be the United Arab Emirates who qualified through to their second World Cup after they won all five of their matches to finish ahead of Nepal. [9]
| Qualified for 2020 World Cup |
| Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.422 |
 Nepal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.948 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.110 |
 Malaysia (H) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.870 |
| Oman | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.165 |
 Singapore | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.426 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||
(H) - Host
The East Asia Pacific qualifier was held in Sano, Japan between 2–8 June 2019. [10] Papua New Guinea and Japan were undefeated going into the final game against each other, but the match was scratched and Japan qualified for its first ever Under-19 World Cup after Cricket PNG suspended ten members of the Papua New Guinea squad due to breaching the team's code of conduct, leaving Papua New Guinea unable to field a team for the match. [11] [12] [13]
| Qualified for 2020 World Cup |
| Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.409 |
 Papua New Guinea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.195 |
 Vanuatu | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.157 |
 Samoa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.714 |
 Fiji | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.456 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||
2 June 2019 Scorecard |
v | ||
5 June 2019 Scorecard |
v | ||
6 June 2019 Scorecard |
v | ||
8 June 2019 Scorecard |
v | ||
The Europe Division 2 tournament was hosted by England from 31 July – 8 August 2018. The top three teams (Netherlands, France and Denmark) were promoted to Division 1 where they competed with Ireland, Jersey and Scotland. [15]
| Automatically qualified for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Europe Division 1 | |
| Possible qualification after the 3rd place play-off |
| Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.331 |
 Guernsey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.330 |
 Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.673 |
 Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.947 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 31 Jul 2018 | Guernsey | 118/8 (31) | Sweden | 119/8 (31) | Cricket Field Lane, Bishop's Stortford | Sweden by 2 wickets (D/L method) |
| Match 2 | 31 Jul 2018 | France | 213/6 (35) | Italy | 124 (24.4) | Cricket Field Lane Pitch 2, Bishop's Stortford | France by 89 runs (D/L method) |
| Match 3 | 3 Aug 2018 | Italy | 202 (48.3) | Guernsey | 204/7 (48.1) | Harlow Sportcentre, Harlow | Guernsey by 3 wickets |
| Match 4 | 3 Aug 2018 | France | 226 (48.3) | Sweden | 108 (34) | Harlow Town Cricket Club, Harlow | France by 118 runs |
| Match 5 | 6 Aug 2018 | France | 195 (46.3) | Guernsey | 196/4 (42.1) | Anglo-American Playing Fields, Saffron Walden | Guernsey by 6 wickets |
| Match 6 | 6 Aug 2018 | Italy | 86 (26.4) | Sweden | 79 (19.1) | Felsted School Ground, Dunmow | Italy by 7 runs |
| Automatically qualified for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Europe Division 1 | |
| Possible qualification after the 3rd place play-off |
| Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +3.542 |
 Denmark | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.650 |
 Norway | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.573 |
 Belgium | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2.038 |
 Spain | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.689 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||
8 August 2018 Scorecard |
v | ||
The Division 1 was held in the Netherlands from 26 July to 1 August 2019. [16] [17]
| Qualified for 2020 World Cup |
| Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.327 |
 Ireland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.860 |
 Jersey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.073 |
| Netherlands (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.762 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.632 |
| France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.533 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||
(H) - Host
The Nepal national cricket team nicknamed The Rhinos and Gorkhalis, represents the country of Nepal in International cricket and is governed by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). They have been an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1996. Nepal were awarded Twenty20 International (T20I) status by the ICC in June 2014 until the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. On 15 March 2018, Nepal gained One Day International (ODI) status for the first time, after winning the first playoff match in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Nepal made their maiden appearance in the ICC global event at the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. They have been participating in international matches since 1996, including every ACC Trophy tournaments except 2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup in UAE, where they didn't participate. Nepal also participated in ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2001 2014 and 2018, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in 2012, 2013 and 2015, ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2004 and 2005, ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament in 2004, 2005 and 2006, ACC Twenty20 Cup in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013, Asian Games in 2010 and 2014 and ACC Premier League in 2014.
The Hong Kong national cricket team is the team that represents independent Hong Kong in international competition. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1969.
The Papua New Guinea national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket PNG, which has been an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973. Papua New Guinea previously had One-Day International (ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in 2014 World Cup Qualifier. Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against Nepal during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, at the final World Cricket League 2 fixture; PNG defeated Oman to finish at the fourth position and reclaim their ODI status.
The Philippine National Cricket Team is the men's team representing the Philippines in international cricket. It is organized by the Philippine Cricket Association (PCA) which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003 The PCA became an associate member since 2017.
The Samoan national cricket team is the men's team that represents the Independent State of Samoa in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2000. They competed in the Pacifica Championship in 2001 and 2002, hosting the tournament on the second occasion. They came 6th in 2001, and 5th in 2002. In 2005, they competed in the East Asia/Pacific Cup, finishing in last place, thus missing out on qualification for the 2011 World Cup. Since 2017, they became an associate member.
The Vanuatu national cricket team is the men's team that represents the Republic of Vanuatu in international cricket. The team is organised by the Vanuatu Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1995 and was promoted to associate status in 2009. Vanuatu made its international debut at the 1979 Pacific Games, at which time the country was still known as the New Hebrides. The majority of the team's matches have come against other members of the ICC East Asia-Pacific region, including both at ICC regional tournaments and at the cricket events at the Pacific Games.
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier is a Twenty20 International tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament serves as the final qualifying event for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
The 2018 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place during March 2018 in Zimbabwe. It formed the final part of the Cricket World Cup qualification process for the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales. The top two teams, Afghanistan and the West Indies, qualified for the World Cup, joining the hosts and the seven teams who had already qualified through their ranking in the ICC ODI Championship. Afghanistan won the tournament, beating the West Indies by 7 wickets in the final. Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad was named the player of the match and Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza was named the player of the tournament.
The 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand was contested by sixteen teams, eleven of which qualified automatically. The other five places in the tournament were determined by a series of regional qualifiers, with one place being granted to each International Cricket Council (ICC) development region.
The 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in South Africa from 17 January to 9 February 2020. It was the thirteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the second to be held in South Africa. Sixteen teams took part in the tournament, split into four groups of four. The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super League, with the bottom two teams in each group progressing to the Plate League. India were the defending champions.
The 2018–19 international cricket season was from September 2018 to April 2019. 34 Test matches, 92 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 74 Twenty20 International (T20Is), as well as 28 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 130 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), were played during this period. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings and Pakistan leading the Twenty20 rankings. In October 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced separate rankings for women's ODIs and T20Is for the first time, with Australia women leading both tables.
The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament held during October and November 2019 in the United Arab Emirates to determine which teams would qualify for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. The six teams finishing highest in the qualifier tournament joined Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the first group stage of the 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The tournament formed part of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier series, with the Netherlands winning the final.
The 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two was an international cricket tournament that took place in April 2019 in Namibia. It was contested between six teams; Canada, Hong Kong, Oman, Papua New Guinea, the United States and tournament hosts Namibia. It formed part of the 2017–19 cycle of the World Cricket League (WCL) which determined the qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The final and third-place playoff match were granted One Day International (ODI) status by the International Cricket Council. Namibia won the tournament, after they beat Oman by 145 runs in the final. It was Namibia's first win in an ODI match, and it was the first ever ODI match played by Oman.
The 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier was the tournament played in Fiji and Philippines as part of qualification process for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.
The 2019 international cricket season was from May 2019 to September 2019. The 2019 Cricket World Cup in England and Wales took place during this time, starting on 30 May 2019. 10 Test matches, 78 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 109 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), as well as 1 Women's Test, 9 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 130 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), were played during this period. Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches were also scheduled to be played in minor series involving associate nations. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings and Pakistan leading the Twenty20 rankings. On 3 May, the International Cricket Council (ICC) expanded the men's T20I rankings to include all current Full Member and Associate members of the ICC, featuring 80 teams. In the women's rankings, Australia women lead both the WODI and WT20I tables.
The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is scheduled to be the eighth ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament, scheduled to be played in October and November 2022 in Australia. Originally, the tournament was to be held in 2020, however, in July 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the tournament had been postponed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, the ICC also confirmed that Australia would host the rearranged tournament in 2022, with the T20 World Cup scheduled to take place in India in 2021 as originally planned, but was later moved to UAE and Oman. On 21 January 2022, the ICC confirmed all the fixtures for the tournament. Hosts Australia are also the defending champions.
The 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 is the first edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, a cricket tournament which forms part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualification process. It is currently running from August 2019 to February 2023, with all matches played as One Day Internationals (ODIs). Each set of fixtures will take part as a tri-series.
The 2019 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament that was held in August and September 2019 in Scotland. It was the fourth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier and was the qualification tournament for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament. The top two teams from the qualifier tournament progressed to the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In June 2019, Cricket Scotland confirmed the tournament dates, format and venues. The full schedule was confirmed on 8 August 2019.
The 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament that was held in Zimbabwe in November and December 2021. The tournament was the final part of the qualification process for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup. All of the regional qualification tournaments used the Women's Twenty20 International format. The tournament was the fifth edition of the World Cup Qualifier, with the fixtures played as 50 overs matches. Originally, the top three teams from the qualifier would have progressed to the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. The top three teams, along with the next two best placed teams, also qualified for the next cycle of the ICC Women's Championship.
The 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification were a series of regional qualification tournaments to determine the final five places at the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Seven tournaments in five regions were scheduled to played. In March 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Division 2 tournament in Asia had been cancelled. The Division 2 tournament in Africa was initially postponed, before it was also cancelled. In August 2021, the ICC also announced that the Americas, Asia, and EAP regional qualifiers had all been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Papua New Guinea all qualified directly to the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup based on their past performances in the last five regional qualifiers. In the African group, Uganda won the Division 1 tournament to become the final team to qualify. In the European group, Ireland beat Scotland in the regional final to qualify. However, in November 2021, the ICC confirmed that Scotland had replaced New Zealand in the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, after New Zealand were forced to withdraw due to the extensive mandatory quarantine restrictions placed on the return of minors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.