2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads

The following squads were selected for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[1][2] Any players born on or after 1 September 1998 were eligible to be selected for the competition.[3]

Group A

Kenya

Kenya's squad was announced on 15 December 2017:[4]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Sachin Bhudia (c)24 September 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium
Maxwel Ager25 April 1999 (aged 18)LeftLeft-arm medium
Abhishekh Chidambaran4 November 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm leg spin
Aveet Desai (wk)23 January 2000 (aged 17)Left
Jay Doshi
Aman Gandhi5 May 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm off spin
Ankit Hirani (wk)18 December 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Jasraj Kundi6 July 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Jayant Mepani11 April 1999 (aged 18)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
Dennis Musyoka10 May 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Gerard Muthui7 October 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Thomas Ochieng24 September 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm off spin
Sukhdeep Singh11 February 2001 (aged 16)RightRight-arm off spin
Sidhart Vasudev
Rene Were

New Zealand

New Zealand's squad was announced on 12 December 2017:[5]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Kaylum Boshier (c)9 April 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Finn Allen (wk)22 April 1999 (aged 18)Right
Jakob Bhula12 December 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Max Chu21 March 2000 (aged 17)Left
Katene Clarke21 September 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Matthew Fisher10 November 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Luke Georgeson14 April 1999 (aged 18)LeftRight-arm medium-fast
Ben Lockrose24 March 2000 (aged 17)RightLeft-arm orthodox
Callum McLachlan (wk)17 May 1999 (aged 18)Right
Felix Murray29 October 1998 (aged 19)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
Sandeep Patel30 October 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Dale Phillips15 October 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Rachin Ravindra18 November 1999 (aged 18)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
Connor Sullivan15 November 1998 (aged 19)RightLeft-arm medium-fast
Todd Watson5 December 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium-fast

South Africa

South Africa's squad was announced on 11 December 2017:[6]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Raynard van Tonder (c)26 September 1998 (aged 19)Right
Matthew Breetzke (wk)3 November 1998 (aged 19)Right
Gerald Coetzee2 October 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm fast
Jade de Klerk24 February 1999 (aged 18)RightLeft-arm orthodox
Jean du Plessis24 November 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium
Fraser Jones14 June 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm fast
Wandile Makwetu (wk)7 January 1999 (aged 19)Right
Akhona Mnyaka22 June 1999 (aged 18)RightLeft-arm fast
Andile Mokgakane25 December 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Kgaudisa Molefe9 February 2000 (aged 17)RightLeft-arm orthodox
Jason Niemand30 November 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm off spin
Thando Ntini7 July 2000 (aged 17)LeftRight-arm fast
Jiveshan Pillay18 January 1999 (aged 18)Left
Hermann Rolfes17 August 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Kenan Smith9 March 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin

West Indies

West Indies' squad was announced on 24 November 2017:[7]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Emmanuel Stewart (c)23 August 1999 (aged 18)Right
Kirstan Kallicharan (vc)29 December 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Ronaldo Alimohamed3 October 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Alick Athanaze7 December 1998 (aged 19)LeftRight-arm off spin
Brad Barnes
Cephas Cooper11 July 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Jarion Hoyte
Kimani Melius
Ashmead Nedd
Kian Pemberton
Raymond Perez
Joshua Persaud (wk)29 February 2000 (aged 17)Right
Jeavor Royal2 December 1998 (aged 19)RightLeft-arm orthodox
Keagan Simmons26 March 1999 (aged 18)Left
Bhaskar Yadram18 September 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium-fast/Right-arm off spin
Nyeem Young22 September 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium

During the group stage fixtures, Raymond Perez was injured, ruled out of the tournament and replaced by Brad Barnes.[8] Joshua Persaud left the squad midway through the tournament, following the death of his mother.[9]

Group B

Australia

Australia's squad was announced on 15 December 2017:[10]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Jason Sangha (c)8 September 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm leg spin
Will Sutherland (vc)27 October 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Xavier Bartlett17 December 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Max Bryant10 March 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Jack Edwards19 April 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Zak Evans26 March 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Jarrod Freeman15 July 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm off spin
Aaron Hardie7 January 1999 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Ryan Hadley17 November 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Baxter Holt (wk)21 October 1999 (aged 18)Right
Nathan McSweeney8 March 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Jonathan Merlo15 December 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Lloyd Pope1 December 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm leg spin
Jason Ralston3 April 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Patrick Rowe28 January 2001 (aged 16)Right
Param Uppal25 October 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm off spin
Austin Waugh11 November 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium

During the tournament, Aaron Hardie replaced Jason Ralston in Australia's squad, who was injured.[11] However, ahead of the final, Hardie suffered an injury and was replaced by Patrick Rowe.[12]

India

India's squad was announced on 3 December 2017:[13]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Prithvi Shaw (c)9 November 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Shubman Gill (vc)8 September 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Harvik Desai (wk)4 October 1999 (aged 18)Right
Aryan Juyal (wk)11 November 2001 (aged 16)Right
Manjot Kalra15 January 1999 (aged 18)Left
Shivam Mavi26 November 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Kamlesh Nagarkoti28 December 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm fast
Riyan Parag10 November 2001 (aged 16)RightRight-arm leg spin
Ishan Porel5 September 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium
Himanshu Rana1 October 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium
Anukul Roy30 November 1998 (aged 19)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
Abhishek Sharma4 September 2000 (aged 17)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
Arshdeep Singh5 February 1999 (aged 18)LeftLeft-arm medium-fast
Shiva Singh16 October 1999 (aged 18)RightLeft-arm orthodox
Aditya Thakare8 November 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium
Pankaj YadavRightRight-arm off spin

After the tournament started, Aditya Thakare was added to the squad as cover for Ishan Porel, who suffered an injury.[14]

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea's squad was announced on 28 December 2017:[15]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Vagi Karaho (c)22 April 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
James Tau (vc)Left-arm medium
Daure Aiga
Boge AruaRight-arm medium
Sinaka Arua18 September 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium
Simon Atai (wk)Left
Eisa Eka
Semo KameaLeft-arm medium
Igo Mahuru
Leke Morea
Toa Nou
Nou Rarua
Ovia SamRight
Kevau TauRight
Heagi TouaRight

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's squad was announced on 17 November 2017:[16]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Liam Roche (c)14 September 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Robert Chimhinya23 June 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm fast
Jonathan Connolly1 March 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium
Gregory Dollar (wk)29 May 2000 (aged 17)Right
Alistair Frost24 April 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Taun Harrison8 April 1999 (aged 18)LeftRight-arm off spin
Wesley Madhevere4 September 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm off spin
Tanunurwa Makoni28 November 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Donald Mlambo17 April 1999 (aged 18)Right
Dion Myers21 March 2002 (aged 15)RightRight-arm medium
Tinashe Nenhunzi21 October 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm leg spin
Nkosilatu Nunu12 February 2001 (aged 16)RightRight-arm medium
Kieran Robinson8 July 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Jayden Schadendorf11 September 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium
Milton Shumba19 October 2000 (aged 17)LeftLeft-arm orthodox

Group C

Bangladesh

Bangladesh's squad was announced on 6 December 2017:[17]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Saif Hassan (c)30 October 1998 (aged 19)RightUnknown
Pinak Ghosh20 January 1999 (aged 18)Left
Robiul Haque28 October 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Nayeem Hasan2 December 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm off spin
Afif Hossain22 September 1999 (aged 18)LeftRight-arm off spin
Shakil Hossain22 April 2000 (aged 17)Right
Roni Hossen10 July 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Towhid Hridoy4 December 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm off spin
Aminul Islam6 November 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm leg spin
Mahidul Islam (wk)4 May 1999 (aged 18)Right
Hasan Mahmud12 October 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Mohammad Naim22 August 1999 (aged 18)Left
Qazi Onik18 March 1999 (aged 18)LeftLeft-arm medium-fast
Mohammad Rakib2 August 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm leg spin
Tipu Sultan12 September 1998 (aged 19)UnknownLeft-arm orthodox

Canada

Canada's squad was announced on 11 December 2017:[18]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Arslan Khan (c)16 April 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm leg spin
Akash Gill (vc)18 October 1999 (aged 18)LeftRight-arm medium
Ashton Deosammy18 September 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm off spin
Arshdeep Dhaliwal
Faisal Jamkhandi7 October 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Rishiv Joshi4 November 2000 (aged 17)LeftLeft-arm medium-fast
Emanuel Khokhar3 September 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Kavian Naress8 August 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm leg spin
Aran Pathmanathan20 September 1999 (aged 18)RightLeft-arm orthodox
Tiaan Pretorius22 December 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm off spin
Krishen Samuel14 March 1999 (aged 18)Right
Randhir Sandhu
Pranav Sharma18 April 1999 (aged 18)Right
Rommel Shazad9 December 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Kevin Singh

England

England's squad was announced on 11 December 2017:[19]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Harry Brook (c)22 February 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Ethan Bamber17 December 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Liam Banks3 June 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Tom Banton11 November 1998 (aged 19)Right
Jack Davies (wk)30 March 2000 (aged 17)Right
Adam Finch28 May 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium
Luke Hollman16 September 2000 (aged 17)LeftRight-arm leg spin
Will Jacks (vc)21 November 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm off spin
Tom Lammonby2 June 2000 (aged 17)LeftLeft-arm medium-fast
Dillon Pennington26 February 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Savin Perera3 May 1999 (aged 18)LeftRight-arm off spin
Prem Sisodiya21 September 1998 (aged 19)RightLeft-arm orthodox
Tom Scriven18 November 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Finlay Trenouth22 September 1998 (aged 19)Right
Roman Walker6 August 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Euan Woods30 September 1998 (aged 19)LeftRight-arm off spin

Prior to the tournament, Tom Lammonby was ruled out of England's squad and was replaced by Euan Woods.[20]

Namibia

Namibia's squad was announced on 21 November 2017:[21]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Lohan Louwrens (c)24 April 1999 (aged 18)Right
Henry Brink29 March 2001 (aged 16)Right
Petrus Burger3 November 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm leg spin
Jan Izak de Villiers6 May 2001 (aged 16)RightRight-arm medium
Shaun Fouché14 February 2000 (aged 17)RightUnknown
Jurgen Linde11 February 1999 (aged 18)LeftLeft-arm medium
Nicol Loftie-Eaton15 March 2000 (aged 17)LeftRight-arm fast
Gerhard Lottering19 May 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm fast
Erich van Mollendorf4 June 2000 (aged 17)Right
Dewald Nell
Mauritius Ngupita13 December 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm off spin
Ben Shikongo8 May 2000 (aged 17)Right-arm fast-medium
Floris Steenkamp
Ramon Wilmot17 September 2002 (aged 15)RightRight-arm leg spin
Eben van Wyk19 March 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium

Group D

Afghanistan

Afghanistan's squad was announced on 7 December 2017:[22]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Naveen-ul-Haq (c)23 September 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Qais Ahmad15 August 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm leg spin
Ikram Ali Khil (wk)29 September 2000 (aged 17)Left
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)28 November 2001 (aged 16)Right
Ibrahim Zadran12 December 2001 (aged 16)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Zahir Khan20 December 1998 (aged 19)LeftLeft-arm wrist spin
Azmatullah Omarzai24 March 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Darwish Rasooli12 December 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Baheer Shah21 February 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm off spin
Tariq Stanikzai13 December 1999 (aged 18)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
Nisar Wahdat22 June 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Wafadar Momand1 February 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium
Waqarullah Ishaq2 December 1999 (aged 18)RightLeft-arm medium
Mujeeb Ur Rahman28 March 2001 (aged 16)RightRight-arm off spin
Yousuf Zazai25 December 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium-fast

Ireland

Ireland's squad was announced on 8 December 2017:[23]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Harry Tector (c)6 December 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Ian AndersRightRight-arm medium
Aaron Cawley15 October 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Varun Chopra1 February 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm leg spin
Mark Donegan (wk)Left
Jonathan Garth19 December 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm leg spin
Jamie Grassi9 October 1998 (aged 19)Right
Reece KellyRightRight-arm medium
Graham Kennedy24 August 1999 (aged 18)LeftLeft-arm medium
Joshua Little1 November 1999 (aged 18)RightLeft-arm fast-medium
Sam MurphyLeft
Max Neville29 April 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Neil Rock24 September 2000 (aged 17)Left
Morgan ToppingRightRight-arm off spin
Andrew VincentRight

Pakistan

Pakistan's squad was announced on 5 December 2017:[24]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Hassan Khan (c)16 October 1998 (aged 19)RightLeft-arm orthodox
Shaheen Afridi6 April 2000 (aged 17)LeftLeft-arm fast
Mohammad Ali Khan6 September 1998 (aged 19)RightUnknown
Ammad Alam3 October 1998 (aged 19)Right
Muhammad Zaid24 December 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Arshad Iqbal26 December 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Muhammad Mohsin Khan2 August 2000 (aged 17)Left
Muhammad Musa28 August 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Saad Khan16 November 1999 (aged 18)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
Rohail Nazir (wk)10 October 2001 (aged 16)Right
Munir Riaz2 November 2001 (aged 16)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Suleman ShafqatRightRight-arm leg spin
Imran Shah16 June 1999 (aged 18)Left
Mohammad Taha5 October 2000 (aged 17)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
Ali Zaryab27 December 1998 (aged 19)LeftRight-arm off spin

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's squad was announced on 11 December 2017:[25]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Kamindu Mendis (c)30 September 1998 (aged 19)LeftRight-arm off spin/Left-arm orthodox
Jehan Daniel (vc)13 April 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Krishan Arachchige (wk)30 September 1998 (aged 19)Right
Ashen Bandara23 November 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm leg spin
Hasitha Boyagoda21 December 1998 (aged 19)RightRight-arm off spin
Haren Buddila2 June 1999 (aged 18)RightLeft-arm orthodox
Nipun Dananjaya28 September 2000 (aged 17)LeftRight-arm off spin
Nuwanidu Fernando13 October 1999 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Santhush Gunathilaka
Praveen Jayawickrama30 September 1998 (aged 19)RightLeft-arm orthodox
Dhananjaya Lakshan5 October 1998 (aged 19)LeftRight
Nishan Madushka (wk)10 September 1999 (aged 18)Right
Nipun Malinga27 February 2000 (aged 17)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Kalana Perera28 July 2000 (aged 17)RightLeft-arm orthodox
Thilan Prasan20 November 1998 (aged 19)LeftRight-arm medium-fast
Thisharu Rashmika10 October 1998 (aged 19)LeftLeft-arm fast-medium

During the group stage fixtures, Kalana Perera was injured, ruled out of the tournament and replaced by Thilan Prasan.[26]

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