The 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in New Zealand from 13 January till 3 February 2018. It was the twelfth edition of the U19 World Cup, and the third to be held in New Zealand after the 2002 and the 2010 events. New Zealand became the first country to host the event thrice.(10 January 2016). "BACK TO THE FUTURE - History of ICC U19 Cricket World Cup" – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 February 2016. The opening ceremony took place on 7 January 2018. The West Indies were the defending champions. However, they failed to go past the group stage, after losing their first two group fixtures.
Following the group stage fixtures, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa had all qualified for the Super League quarter-final stage of the tournament. The other eight teams moved to the Plate League to determine their final placements in the competition. Sri Lanka went on to win the Plate League, giving them a final position of ninth overall in the tournament.
In the first Super League semi-final, Australia defeated Afghanistan by 6 wickets to progress to the final. In the second semi-final, India defeated Pakistan by 203 runs to advance into the final. In the third-place playoff, no play was possible due to rain and a wet outfield. Pakistan therefore finished in third place, as they finished their group ahead of Afghanistan on net run rate. In the final, India defeated Australia by 8 wickets to win their fourth Under-19 World Cup title.
Qualification
The ten full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), as of 2016, qualified automatically for the tournament. Namibia, which placed seventh at the 2016 World Cup, also qualified automatically as the highest ranked associate member.Andrew Nixon (11 February 2016). "Namibia beat Nepal – secure 2018 qualification" – CricketEurope. Retrieved 14 February 2016. The other five places in the tournament were awarded to the winners of the five regional under-19 tournaments.(4 February 2016). "Outcomes from ICC Board and committee meetings" – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
Team Mode of qualification 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 ICC Full Member Highest-ranked associate team at 2016 World Cup Champion of ACC Under-19 Premier League Champion of Africa Under-19 Championship Champion of Americas Under-19 Championship Champion of EAP Under-19 Trophy Champion of Europe Under-19 Championship
Venues
Umpires On 3 January 2018, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. Along with the seventeen umpires, Jeff Crowe, Dev Govindjee, David Jukes and Graeme Labrooy were also named as the match referees.
Rob Bailey Sourav Ramos Chouhan Anil Chaudhary Nigel Duguid Shaun George Shaun Haig
Mark Hawthorne Ranmore Martinesz C. K. Nandan David Odhiambo Buddhi Pradhan Ian Ramage
Ahsan Raza Shozab Raza Tim Robinson Langton Rusere Paul Wilson
Squads
Each team selected a 15-man squad for the tournament. Any players born on or after 1 September 1998 were eligible to be selected for the competition.
Group stage The fixtures for the tournament were confirmed by the ICC on 17 August 2017.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Plate League
Plate quarter-finals
Plate playoff semi-finals
Plate semi-finals
Super League
Super League quarter-finals
Super League playoff semi-finals
Super League semi-finals
Placement matches 15th-place playoff
13th-place playoff
11th-place playoff
9th-place playoff (Plate Final)
7th-place playoff
5th-place playoff
3rd-place playoff
Final
Final standings Pos.Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
References
External links ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018 at ICC ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018 at New Zealand Cricket Series home at ESPN Cricinfo