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 the toss and elected to field.
15 October 9:30 Scorecard |
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
16 October 9:30 Scorecard |
Ireland 271 (48.0 overs) | v | |
- PNG won the toss and elected to field.
16 October 9:30 Scorecard |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
18 October 9:30 Scorecard |
- PNG won the toss and elected to bat.
18 October 9:30 Scorecard |
v | Ireland 101/2 (15.4 overs) | |
- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
19 October 9:30 Scorecard |
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- 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 | |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
21 October 9:30 Scorecard |
Ireland 184/7 (50 overs) | v | |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
21 October 9:30 Scorecard |
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- 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 the toss and elected to field.
Final
22 October 9:30 Scorecard |
Ireland 184 (47.4 overs) | v | |
- 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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