# 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification

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 (Africa, the Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific, and Europe).

## Automatic qualification

The ten full members of the ICC as at 2016 qualified automatically for the Under-19 World Cup. In early 2016, it was determined that the top-placed ICC associate member at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh would also qualify automatically for the 2018 event. That team was Namibia, which defeated another associate member, Nepal, in the seventh-place play-off.

## Regional qualification
### Africa
#### Division Two

The Africa Division Two tournament was played in Benoni, South Africa, from 10 to 18 September 2016. Ghana (the winner) and Botswana (the runner-up) both qualified for Division One.
* Qualified for Division One
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Ghana | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +2.036 |
| Botswana | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.298 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.175 |
| Sierra Leone | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.025 |
| Zambia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.115 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.106 |
| Rwanda | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.999 |
* 10 September Scorecard
| Zambia 150 (39.5 overs) | v | Nigeria 151/2 (34.5 overs) |
* Nigeria won by 8 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 10 September Scorecard
| Botswana 120 (46 overs) | v | Ghana 121/2 (31.2 overs) |
* Ghana won by 8 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 10 September Scorecard
| Tanzania 156 (42.2 overs) | v | Sierra Leone 158/3 (39.2 overs) |
* Sierra Leone won by 7 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 11 September Scorecard
| Ghana 108 (40.4 overs) | v | Sierra Leone 105 (34.4 overs) |
* Ghana won by 3 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 11 September Scorecard
| Nigeria 278/3 (50 overs) | v | Rwanda 33 (13 overs) |
* Nigeria won by 245 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 11 September Scorecard
| Tanzania 68 (29.1 overs) | v | Zambia 71/7 (31.1 overs) |
* Zambia won by 3 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 12 September Scorecard
| Zambia 48 (28.2 overs) | v | Ghana 50/2 (12 overs) |
* Ghana won by 8 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 12 September Scorecard
| Nigeria 209 (48.3 overs) | v | Sierra Leone 160/9 (50 overs) |
* Nigeria won by 49 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 12 September Scorecard
| Botswana 301/4 (50 overs) | v | Rwanda 105 (28 overs) |
* Botswana won by 196 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 14 September Scorecard
| Botswana 216/6 (50 overs) | v | Tanzania 157 (34.3 overs) |
* Botswana won by 59 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 14 September Scorecard
| Zambia 65 (24.3 overs) | v | Sierra Leone 66/4 (15.5 overs) |
* Sierra Leone won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 14 September Scorecard
| Rwanda 52 (23.4 overs) | v | Ghana 53/4 (12.2 overs) |
* Ghana won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 15 September Scorecard
| Rwanda 147 (38 overs) | v | Zambia 148/7 (45.4 overs) |
* Zambia won by 3 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 15 September Scorecard
| Ghana 194 (49.1 overs) | v | Tanzania 74 (29.3 overs) |
* Ghana won by 120 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 15 September Scorecard
| Nigeria 101 (39.3 overs) | v | Botswana 103/9 (31.5 overs) |
* Botswana won by 1 wicket Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 17 September Scorecard
| Botswana 201 (47 overs) | v | Sierra Leone 202/4 (39.2 overs) |
* Sierra Leone won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 17 September Scorecard
| Tanzania 134 (34.4 overs) | v | Rwanda 44 (21.4 overs) |
* Tanzania won by 90 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 17 September Scorecard
| Nigeria 27 (15.4 overs) | v | Ghana 28/0 (4.3 overs) |
* Ghana won by 10 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 18 September Scorecard
| Tanzania 46 (23.3 overs) | v | Nigeria 48/1 (6.2 overs) |
* Nigeria won by 9 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 18 September Scorecard
| Zambia 76 (32.3 overs) | v | Botswana 77/3 (15.4 overs) |
* Botswana won by 7 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni
* 18 September Scorecard
| Rwanda 91 (38.3 overs) | v | Sierra Leone 92/3 (12 overs) |
* Sierra Leone won by 7 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni

#### Division One

The Africa Division One tournament was played in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1–10 July 2017. Kenya won the tournament on net run rate from Uganda to qualify for their first World Cup since 2002; four African teams were played in the World Cup for the first time since 2006.
* Qualified for 2018 World Cup
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Kenya | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | tba |
| Uganda | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | tba |
| Ghana | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | tba |
| Botswana | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | tba |

### Americas

ICC U19 World Cup Qualifier Americas Region was played in Toronto, Canada from July 17 to July 23, 2017. Teams were Bermuda, Canada, and USA, and format was a double round robin. Canada qualified for the 2019 ICC U19 World Cup in New Zealand on Net Run Rate.
* Qualified for the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.305 |
| United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.162 |
| Bermuda | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.989 |

### Asia
#### Division Two

The Asia Division Two tournament was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 26 September to 6 October 2016, and featured ten teams. Malaysia defeated Singapore in the final, with both teams qualifying for Division One.
Points Table
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.766 |
| Singapore | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.701 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.154 |
| Qatar | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.044 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.134 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.341 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.253 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.685 |
| Oman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.536 |
| Thailand | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.893 |

#### Division One

The Asia Division One tournament was played in Singapore in July 2017.
Afghanistan and Nepal, teams who played on last Under 19 World Cup were joined by two finalist of 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier Division Two, Singapore and Malaysia. Afghanistan win this tournament by win of 6 out of 6game while Nepal win 4 matches out of 6 matches and Afghanistan was qualified for 2018 u-19 cricket world cup held in New Zealand .

### East Asia-Pacific

The East Asia-Pacific regional qualifier was held in Apia, Samoa, from 8–16 August 2017. Four teams took part in a double round-robin: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Vanuatu.

### Europe
#### Division Two

The Europe Division Two tournament was played in the Netherlands from 23 to 30 July 2016. It was won by Denmark.
* Qualified for Division One
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Denmark | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +2.973 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.302 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.326 |
| Italy | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.595 |
* 23 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 170 (50 overs) | v | Denmark 171/3 (35 overs) |
* Denmark won by 7 wickets Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
* 23 July Scorecard
| Guernsey 171 (40.2 overs) | v | Italy 156 (48.3 overs) |
* Guernsey won by 15 runs VRA Ground, Amstelveen
* 24 July Scorecard
| Denmark 243 (43.3 overs) | v | Guernsey 128 (34.1 overs) |
* Denmark won by 115 runs Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
* 24 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 197/7 (50 overs) | v | Italy 74 (39.4 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 123 runs Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer
* 26 July Scorecard
| Guernsey 211/9 (50 overs) | v | Netherlands 159 (43.4 overs) |
* Guernsey won by 52 runs Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam
* 26 July Scorecard
| Denmark 280/5 (50 overs) | v | Italy 108 (40.2 overs) |
* Denmark won by 172 runs VRA Ground, Amstelveen
* 28 July Scorecard
| Italy 93 (36.1 overs) | v | Guernsey 94/6 (18.5 overs) |
* Guernsey won by 4 wickets Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam
* 28 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 84 (31.3 overs) | v | Denmark 85/3 (20.3 overs) |
* Denmark won by 7 wickets VRA Ground, Amstelveen
* 29 July Scorecard
| Guernsey 84 (41.3 overs) | v | Denmark 88/4 (16.1 overs) |
* Denmark won by 6 wickets Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam
* 29 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 250/8 (50 overs) | v | Italy 107 (37 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 143 runs Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
* 30 July Scorecard
| Italy 54 (35.3 overs) | v | Denmark 55/2 (10.2 overs) |
* Denmark won by 8 wickets Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam
* 30 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 231 (47.3 overs) | v | Guernsey 204 (47.2 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 27 runs Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

#### Division One

The Europe Division One tournament was played in Jersey from 23 July to 1 August 2017. The four participating teams were Denmark, Ireland, Jersey, and Scotland.