The 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in Bangladesh from 22 January to 14 February 2016. It was the eleventh edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the second to be held in Bangladesh, after the 2004 event.
The World Cup was contested by the national under-19 teams of sixteen International Cricket Council (ICC) members, and all matches played held under-19 One Day International (ODI) status. Ten teams qualified automatically for the tournament through their status as ICC full members, while five others qualified by winning regional qualifying events. The final place at the tournament was taken by the winner of the 2015 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, which was contested by the runners-up at the five regional qualifiers. However, on 5 January 2016, Cricket Australia announced that the Australian squad had pulled out of the tournament, citing security concerns. Ireland were invited as a replacement for Australia.
Defending champions South Africa were knocked out of the tournament in the group stage, with back-to-back defeats to Bangladesh and Namibia. The West Indies eventually defeated India by five wickets, claiming their first title. Bangladesh's captain Mehedi Hasan was named player of the tournament, while England's Jack Burnham and Namibia's Fritz Coetzee led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.
Qualification
Team Mode of qualification ICC Full Member (Later withdrew) ICC Full Member ICC Full Member ICC Full Member ICC Full Member ICC Full Member ICC Full Member ICC Full Member ICC Full Member ICC Full Member Champion of 2014 ACC Under-19 Premier League Champion of 2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One Champion of 2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship Champion of 2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy Champion of 2015 ICC Europe Under-19 Championship Champion of 2015 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Runner-up of 2015 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier (invited after withdrew)
Venues Chittagong Chittagong Cox's Bazar Dhaka District Stadium, Chittagong Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium Sheikh Kamal International Stadium Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 7,800 Capacity: 25,416 Matches: 3 Matches: 4 Matches: 17 Matches: 9 Fatullah Sylhet Sylhet Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium Sylhet District Stadium Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 18,500 Matches: 10 Matches: 2 Matches: 3
Squads
Each team selected a 15-man squad for the tournament.
Warm-up games
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Plate League
Plate quarter-finals
Plate semi-finals
Plate final
Super League
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Placement matches
Final
3rd-place playoff
5th-place playoff semi-finals
5th-place playoff
7th-place playoff
11th-place playoff
13th-place playoff semi-finals
13th-place playoff
15th-place playoff
Final standings Pos.TeamRemarks 1 Qualified for 2018 World Cup as full member of ICC 2 Qualified for 2018 World Cup as full member of ICC 3 Qualified for 2018 World Cup as full member of ICC 4 Qualified for 2018 World Cup as full member of ICC 5 Qualified for 2018 World Cup as full member of ICC 6 Qualified for 2018 World Cup as full member of ICC 7 Qualified for 2018 World Cup as top associate team 8 9 10 Qualified for 2018 World Cup as full member of ICC 11 Qualified for 2018 World Cup as full member of ICC 12 Qualified for 2018 World Cup as full member of ICC 13 14 15 16
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo