The 2026 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification is a series of regional qualification tournaments to determine the final five teams for the 2026 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [1]
Region | Team |
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Africa | TBD |
Americas | TBD |
Asia | TBD |
East Asia-Pacific | TBD |
Europe | TBD |
The African qualifier had two divisions, with the top teams from the Division 2 tournament progressing to the main Africa qualification tournament.
Division 2 | Division 1 | |
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Group A | Group B | |
The following teams took part in the Division 2 tournament which took place from 2-11 August 2024 in Tanzania. [2]
Group A | Group B |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.441 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
2 | Rwanda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.087 | |
3 | Malawi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −0.690 | |
4 | Botswana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −1.067 |
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Jean Imanishimwe 19 (36) George Sesay 4/15 (6 overs) | Raymond Coker 20* (16) Rukundo Confiance 3/20 (5 overs) |
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Ayush Harith 32 (125) Precious Sapesa 4/31 (10 overs) | Phillip Zuze 37 (46) Merrick Reed 2/30 (8 overs) |
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Phillip Zuze 24 (43) Raymond Coker 4/21 (8 overs) | Raymond Coker 30 (64) Suhail Vayani 3/21 (10 overs) |
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Chris Namuhoranye 69 (66) Muhammed Chand 2/17 (4 overs) | Monroux Kasselman 43 (50) Yves Cyusa 2/7 (4.2 overs) |
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Monroux Kasselman 22 (26) Raymond Coker 4/9 (9 overs) | David Halloway 38* (32) Aryan Pattamana 3/25 (6.5 overs) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Tanzania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.949 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.711 | |
3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −1.413 | |
4 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −6.334 |
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Femi Oresenwo 26 (42) Laksh Bakrania 3/19 (10 overs) | Karim Kiseto 57 (88) Progress Osagie 2/22 (8 overs) |
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Antonio Laice 17 (52) Lee Nyarko 5/25 (10 overs) | Lee Nyarko 30 (28) Charles Mbebe 3/21 (4.4 overs) |
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Hossana Omokhobio 69 (95) Eugenio Azine 3/58 (10 overs) | Antonio Laice 20 (44) Gafar Kareem 3/10 (2.5 overs) |
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Karim Kiseto 91 (82) Lee Nyarko 4/60 (9.4 overs) | Bernard Neequaye 20 (29) Laksh Bakrania 4/11 (2.3 overs) |
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Karim Kiseto 133 (105) Manuel Bembele 1/68 (10 overs) | Filipe Nelson 8 (15) Hamza Onai 3/1 (1.3 overs) |
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Femi Oresenwo 49 (75) Prince Adotei 3/36 (7.4 overs) | Derrick Ateak 18 (42) Okasha Isiyaku 4/15 (6.1 overs) |
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Peculiar Egamasi 29 (44) Samuel Humper 3/11 (3.3 overs) | Alusine Turay 65* (52) Kenneth Boniface 1/12 (1 over) |
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Darpan Jobanputra 56 (132) Rukundo Confiance 2/25 (5 overs) | Yves Cyusa 55 (109) Khalidy Juma 3/30 (9 overs) |
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Chris Namuhoranye 23 (36) Gafar Kareem 4/8 (5.4 overs) | Peculiar Egamasi 26* (21) Elise Gihozo 3/20 (5 overs) |
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Mohamed Simba 29 (37) Mohamed Turay 2/25 (10 overs) | Sahr Lebbie 30 (52) Hamza Onai 2/14 (6 overs) |
Sierra Leone and Tanzania (who qualified after winning the semi-finals) and Nigeria (who qualified after defeating Rwanda for the 3rd place), automatically qualified for the Division 1 tournament and will be joined by Kenya, Namibia and Uganda.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
2 | Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
3 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
4 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
5 | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
6 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
The Asian qualifier will be held two divisions, with two teams from the Division 2 tournament progressing to the main Asia qualification tournament. [4]
Division 2 | Division 1 | |
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Group A | Group B | |
The following teams took part in the Division 2 tournament which took place from 25 February to 5 March 2024 in Thailand. [4]
Group A | Group B |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Kuwait | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.464 | Advanced 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 |
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Pattarapol Jirapatananukul 28 (59) Muhammad Akram 3/23 (7.3 overs) | Aryan Ashwin 56 (86) Phanuwat Desungnoen 1/26 (10 overs) |
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Muhammad Akram Malek 44* (84) Janath Jeewanga 4/36 (9 overs) | Jay Maheshkumar 20 (42) Haziq Haiqal Idris 3/23 (7 overs) |
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Asmeet Avinash Jadhav 31 (84) Natpakhan Manowon 4/44 (8 overs) | Natpakhan Manowon 51* (46) Muhammad Aqif 4/35 (9 overs) |
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Aryan Ashwin 28 (72) Aiman Abdul Haizad 4/36 (10 overs) | Hairil Harisan 42* (92) Mounish Swamy 2/16 (7 overs) |
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Muhammad Akram Malek 114* (114) Natpakhan Manowon 2/27 (8 overs) | Danuphon Fuangyotpinit 41 (93) Qaleef Khalid 3/19 (10 overs) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Oman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.733 | Advanced 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 |
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Tshering Rigden 24 (39) Shayan Puri 4/18 (10 overs) | Khrish Mukesh Butani 20* (27) Sangay Dorji 2/18 (7 overs) |
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Nitish Nadendla 60 (65) Zuber Sunasara 2/18 (7.1 overs) | Fahad Munir 15 (15) Arya Hemal Sampat 4/21 (6 overs) |
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Tenjin Rabgey 44 (38) Taha Vaseem 4/27 (10 overs) | Mohammad Zuber 31 (42) Sangay Dorji 2/33 (10 overs) |
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Rahil Daniyal 58 (90) Rishan Shah 7/21 (8 overs) | Matthew Clayton 28 (69) Varshieth Saai Dinesh 3/14 (5 overs) |
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Fahad Munir 59 (42) Daniel Mapp 3/44 (8 overs) | Shiv Mathur 63* (63) Fahad Munir 1/14 (4 overs) |
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Taran Laugani 85 (138) Abdur Rehman 1/43 (9 overs) | Jay Maheshkumar 77* (90) Paarth Srivastava 2/24 (8 overs) |
The two finalist Hong Kong and Oman from the Division 2 joined Nepal, Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates for the Asia Division 1 tournament. [6] Nepal is scheduled to host Asia - Division 1 in Kathmandu from 12 to 21 April 2025. [7] [8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
2 | Oman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
3 | Nepal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
4 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
5 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
The European qualifier has two divisions, with a minimum of two teams from the Division 2 tournament progressing to the main European qualification tournament. [9]
Division 2 | Division 1 | |
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Group A | Group B | |
The following teams took part in the Division 2 tournament which took place from 24 to 30 July 2024 in Denmark. [9]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.280 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.573 | |
3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.969 | |
4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −3.726 |
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Fasihullah Mohammad Malik 7 (19) Muhammad Asim Munir 4/4 (5 overs) | Luca Di Venuto 19* (14) |
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Saif Ali Alam 38 (62) Muzamil Shinwari 6/18 (8 overs) | Dominic Weinel 24 (32) Nicholas Sonne-Rudd 4/19 (9 overs) |
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Avneet Singh 159* (152) Fasihullah Mohammad Malik 2/49 (10 overs) | Mohammad Nauman Tahir 15 (30) Mustakim Aslam 2/4 (3 overs) |
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Zakir Zadran 21 (65) Muhammad Asim Munir 3/17 (9 overs) | Luca Di Venuto 31 (39) Dominic Weinel 1/17 (4 overs) |
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Isa Ali Malik 36 (59) Shayan Nimhara 4/18 (8.5 overs) | Alex Fernando 22 (46) Mustakim Aslam 4/18 (10 overs) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.539 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.545 | |
3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.513 | |
4 | Isle of Man | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.264 |
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Joel Williams 17 (27) Shirsak Banerjee 3/10 (6 overs) | Teun Kloppenburg 29* (24) George McAleer 2/23 (6.1 overs) |
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Kavinshankar Meenakshisundaram 38 (99) Sajad Stanikzay 3/19 (10 overs) | Safkat Zaman 17 (25) Sanuk Keppetiyawe Gedara 5/13 (7 overs) |
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Sajad Stanikzay 52 (64) Hugh Tummon 3/21 (5 overs) | Kyle Gunnion 14 (28) Suhail Mohamad Nazir 5/14 (9 overs) |
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Ashutosh Samal 21 (71) Cedric De Lange 5/11 (4.5) | Teun Kloppenburg 23* (17) Hasim Nijamudeen 1/17 (2 overs) |
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Ryder Spencer 40 (77) Essa Farooq 3/12 (6 overs) | Yatharth Singh Chauhan 79* (110) Jacob Turner 1/22 (4 overs) |
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Aaditt Jain 110 (100) Tanbir Aziz 3/46 (10 overs) | Navine Sureshan 24* (74) Alejo Nota 4/18 (6) |
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Qasem Sabir 33 (66) Ryder Spencer 3/17 (7 overs) | Ryder Spencer 57 (113) Qaim Shah 3/28 (10 overs) |
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Tanguy Durrant 70 48() Ryder Spencer 2/37 (10 overs) | Kyle Gunnion 23 (44) Suhail Mohamad Nazir 4/20 (9 overs) |
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Kavinshankar Meenakshisundaram 50 (112) Ammaar Anwar 2/19 (5 overs) | Saif Ali Alam 17 (35) Advait Dhabe 6/27 (10 overs) |
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Gianluca Longo 10 (22) Sam Van Giezen 3*16 (10 overs) | Shirsak Banerjee 26 (30) Shayan Nimhara 1/13 (5 overs |
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Sanuk Keppetiyawe Gedara 14 (20) Shirsak Banerjee 3/22 (7 overs) | Aaditt Jain 16 (23) Sanuk Keppetiyawe Gedara 2/17 (4 overs) |
Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden were joined by Guernsey, Jersey and Scotland for the Division 1 tournament. [12]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
2 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
3 | Jersey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
4 | Guernsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
5 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
6 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
The East Asia-Pacific qualifier had two divisions, with the winner from the Division 2 tournament progressing to the main qualifying tournament.
Division 2 | Division 1 |
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The following teams took part in the Division 2 tournament which took place from 6 to 10 August 2024 in Samoa. [13]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.501 | Advanced to the final |
2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.327 | |
3 | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.026 | |
4 | Vanuatu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −2.835 |
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Damen Pesamino 29 (37) Curran Kendrick 3/36 (9 overs) | Curran Kendrick 17 (20) Joshua McNaughton 4/18 (7 overs) |
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I Gede Wiguna 49 (94) Gaba Frank 4/26 (9 overs) | Gaba Frank 59 (80) Erianto Mangopo 2/55 (9 overs) |
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Noah Mead 34 (53) Erianto Mangopo 4/28 (8.1 overs) | I Gede Wiguna 37 (86) Johntoasamoa Falo 2/26 (10 overs) |
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Joshia Lental 20 (62) Ware Robin 3/14 (7 overs) | Dauncey Tom 39* (33) Curran Kendrick 1/30 (5 overs) |
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Gaba Frank 50 (51) Arthur Gabriel 4/21 (3.2 overs) | Thomas Pelenato 17 (28) Wallace Nou 4/18 (10 overs) |
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Joshia Lental 23 (71) Komang Putra 4/18 (7.1 overs) | I Gede Wiguna 17 (35) Curran Kendrick 5/28 (10 overs) |
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Joshia Lental 11 (26) Noah Mead 3/9 (3.5 overs) | Thomas Pelenato 9* (14) Gregory Wotu 5/16 (5 overs) |
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Dauncey Tom 70 (79) Made Rama Yudadiputra 2/24 (3 overs) | Made Rama Yudadiputra 22 (59) Ware Robin 3/8 (10 overs) |
Fiji and Japan were joined by Papua New Guinea for the Division 1 tournament that is scheduled to take place in Sano, Japan in April 2025. [14]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
2 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
3 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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