The 2015 ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier was an international cricket tournament played in Malaysia from 14 to 22 October 2015, forming part of the 2015–16 international season. The tournament was originally going to be held in Nepal, but was moved to Malaysia due to the April 2015 earthquake. Nepal defeated Ireland in the tournament final to qualify for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. In January 2016, Australia withdrew their team from the World Cup and Ireland, as runners-up in the qualifier, replaced them.
| Dates | 14 – 22 October 2015 |
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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | 50-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, playoffs |
| Host | Malaysia |
| Champions | Nepal (1st title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Player of the series | Aarif Sheikh |
| Most runs | Sunil Dhamala (170) |
| Most wickets | Rory Anders (13) |
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Teams
The second-placed teams at each of the five regional qualifying tournaments progressed to the qualifier:
- Nepal – runner-up in 2014 ACC Under-19 Premier League
- Papua New Guinea – runner-up in 2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy
- Uganda – runner-up in 2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One
- United States – runner-up in 2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship
- Ireland – runner-up in 2015 ICC Europe Under-19 Championship
Squads
| Ireland Coach: Ryan Eagleson | Nepal Coach: Jagat Tamata | PNG Coach: John Ovia | Uganda Coach: Henry Okecho | United States Coach: Thiru Kumaran |
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Round-robin
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Nepal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.898 |
| Ireland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.059 |
| United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.054 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.761 |
15 October 9:30 Scorecard |
Nepal won by 9 wickets Kinrara Oval, Bandar Kinrara Player of the match: Sunil Dhamala (Nep) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
15 October 9:30 Scorecard |
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United States won by 6 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Player of the match: Sagar Patel (US) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
16 October 9:30 Scorecard |
Ireland 271 (48.0 overs) | v | |
Ireland won by 111 runs Kinrara Oval, Bandar Kinrara Player of the match: Adam Dennison (Ire) |
- PNG won the toss and elected to field.
16 October 9:30 Scorecard |
Nepal won by 171 runs Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Player of the match: Raju Rijal (Nep) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
18 October 9:30 Scorecard |
Uganda won by 9 wickets Kinrara Oval, Bandar Kinrara Player of the match: Frank Akankwasa (Uga) |
- PNG won the toss and elected to bat.
18 October 9:30 Scorecard |
v | Ireland 101/2 (15.4 overs) | |
Ireland won by 8 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran |
- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
19 October 9:30 Scorecard |
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Nepal won by 6 wickets (D/L) Kinrara Oval, Bandar Kinrara Player of the match: Prem Tamang (Nep) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 48 overs per side.
19 October 9:30 Scorecard |
Ireland 255/8 (50 overs) | v | |
Ireland won by 158 runs Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Player of the match: Lorcan Tucker (Ire) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
21 October 9:30 Scorecard |
Ireland 184/7 (50 overs) | v | |
Nepal won by 8 wickets Kinrara Oval, Bandar Kinrara Player of the match: Sandeep Sunar (Nep) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
21 October 9:30 Scorecard |
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United States won by 5 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Player of the match: Tohidul Islam (US) |
- United States won the toss and elected to field.
Finals
Third-place playoff
22 October 9:30 Scorecard |
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United States won by 5 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Player of the match: Alex Shoff (US) |
- United States won the toss and elected to field.
Final
22 October 9:30 Scorecard |
Ireland 184 (47.4 overs) | v | |
Nepal won by 3 wickets Kinrara Oval, Bandar Kinrara Player of the match: Lalit Rajbanshi (Nep) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | Highest | 100s | 50s |
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| Sunil Dhamala | Nepal | 170 | 5 | 42.50 | 65.38 | 75 | 0 | 1 |
| Sagar Patel | United States | 168 | 5 | 42.00 | 49.12 | 66* | 0 | 1 |
| Lorcan Tucker | Ireland | 167 | 4 | 41.75 | 84.34 | 90 | 0 | 1 |
| Raju Rijal | Nepal | 158 | 4 | 52.66 | 83.15 | 101 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Gillespie | Ireland | 152 | 4 | 50.66 | 72.72 | 58* | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
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| Rory Anders | Ireland | 41.3 | 13 | 10.00 | 19.1 | 3.13 | 4/29 |
| Prem Tamang | Nepal | 33.0 | 11 | 11.27 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 5/31 |
| Aarif Sheikh | Nepal | 41.4 | 10 | 7.10 | 25.0 | 1.70 | 3/7 |
| Mohak Buch | United States | 20.3 | 8 | 8.87 | 15.3 | 3.46 | 3/26 |
| Derrick Bakunzi | Uganda | 41.0 | 8 | 17.00 | 30.7 | 3.31 | 3/54 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nepal | Advanced to 2016 U19 World Cup |
| 2 | Ireland | invited as Australia's replacement |
| 3 | United States | |
| 4 | Uganda | |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea |
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