Qualified teams
| Region | Team |
|---|---|
| Africa |  Uganda [6] |
| Americas |  Canada [4] |
| Asia |  United Arab Emirates [4] |
| EAP |  Papua New Guinea [4] |
| Europe |  Ireland [7] |
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. [1] Seven tournaments in five regions were scheduled to be played. [1] 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. [2] The Division 2 tournament in Africa was initially postponed, [2] before it was also cancelled. [3] In August 2021, the ICC also announced that the Americas, Asia, and East Asia-Pacific (EAP) regional qualifiers had all been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] 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. [5] In the African group, Uganda won the Division 1 tournament to become the final team to qualify. [6] In the European group, Ireland beat Scotland in the regional final to qualify. [7] 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. [8]
| Region | Team |
|---|---|
| Africa | Uganda [6] |
| Americas | Canada [4] |
| Asia | United Arab Emirates [4] |
| EAP | Papua New Guinea [4] |
| Europe | Ireland [7] |
The Africa qualifier was originally scheduled to have two divisions, with the top two teams from the Division 2 tournament progressing to the main Africa qualification tournament. [1] Division 2 was originally scheduled to take place in June 2021, before being moved back to August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] However, in June 2021, the Division 2 tournament was cancelled. As a result, Rwanda and Tanzania advanced to the Division 1 tournament based on their past records. [3]
The following teams were scheduled to take part in the Division 2 tournament in from 7 to 13 August 2021 in Tanzania. [9]
Five teams took part in the Division 1 tournament. Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place from 25 September to 1 October 2021 in Nigeria. [9] In July 2021, the Rwanda Cricket Association announced that the ICC had confirmed Rwanda as the host for the tournament, [10] with the matches taking place from 30 September to 6 October 2021. [4] [11] Uganda won the Division 1 regional tournament to qualify. [6]
The following teams were scheduled to take part in the Americas qualifier from 18 to 25 August 2021 in the United States. [12] However, in August 2021 the ICC announced that the qualifier had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] As a result, Canada qualified directly to the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup based on their past performances in the last five regional qualifiers. [4]
The Asia qualifier initially had two divisions, with the top two teams from the Division 2 tournament progressing to the main Asia qualification tournament. [1] However, in March 2021, the Division 2 tournament was cancelled, as Thailand were unable to host the matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Oman and Singapore were promoted to Division 1, based on their past records in the competition. [2] However, in August 2021 the ICC announced that the Division 1 tournament had also been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] As a result, the United Arab Emirates qualified directly to the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup based on their past performances in the last five regional qualifiers. [4]
The following teams were scheduled to take part in the Division 2 tournament. [9]
The following teams were scheduled to take part in the Division 1 tournament in the United Arab Emirates in September 2021. [9]
The following teams were scheduled to take part in the EAP qualifier from 28 September to 4 October 2021 in Japan. [9] However, in August 2021 the ICC announced that the qualifier had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] As a result, Papua New Guinea qualified directly to the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup based on their past performances in the last five regional qualifiers. [4]
The following teams took part in Europe qualifier. Originally, it was scheduled to take place from 30 July to 5 August 2021 in Scotland. [13] However, it was rescheduled, and took place from 19 to 25 September 2021 at the La Manga Club in Spain due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] The relocation of the tournament forced Denmark and Guernsey to withdraw from the tournament. [15] Following the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament, questions were raised about the quality of the pitch at La Manga, [16] with the ICC moving the under-19 matches to the Desert Springs Cricket Ground in Almeria. [17] In the final, Ireland beat Scotland to qualify. [7]
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