Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026: Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark lead the race to qualify for the 2026 Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup
– Young Dutch stars beat Sweden to win the Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Division 2 European Qualifier on Tuesday.
– Hosts Denmark beat Italy to secure the third and final spot in next year’s European Under-19 Qualifier, ahead of Zimbabwe and Namibia.
e - under_page_title -->After a week of hard-fought action in Denmark, the Netherlands won a tense match against Sweden in the 2026 ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Europe Zone 2 Qualifier on Tuesday.
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Chased with a small target of 87 runs to win, the Netherlands sealed the win by achieving it with four wickets to spare and become Group 2 champions of next year’s Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup European Qualifier.
Shirsak Banerjee – who was later named the best player of the tournament – and Azam Khan were the main architects of the Brumbies’ victory, scoring three trebles each, with the wicketkeeper restricting Sweden to a low score.
In reply, despite trailing by 50 runs with five wickets in hand at one stage, Adit Jain and Mark Wolff got the Dutch to victory and celebrations.
Both finalists have faced tough competition ahead of Tuesday’s final and both have already sealed their place in the next stage with victories in their respective semi-finals on Sunday.
After Tuesday’s win, Netherlands captain Cedric de Lange said: “We are delighted to have won this Tier 2 qualifier and ultimately qualified for the 2025 European qualifiers. There is still a year of learning and development left, we look forward to the European arena.” where the qualifiers hope to compete for the title and qualify for the Under-19 World Cup.
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Bilal Hatak, captain of the Swedish team: “We are very honored to participate in this competition, and we are very happy to qualify for the next stage with second place.
We would like to thank the ICC and Cricket Denmark for the excellent organization of this tournament and all ICC officials for their professionalism in giving us the opportunity to compete at the international level. “We are happy to have the opportunity to test ourselves in next year’s European Qualifiers”
On the other hand, Denmark secured their third qualifying spot with an impressive 85-point win in the decisive match against Italy in Glostrup, with Jabran Khan (4 wickets for 7) and Mohammad Iyas Jawar (3 wickets for 4) making excellent bowling contributions.
Denmark captain Mustaqam Aslam: “It was a great week for personal development and for the team. We are more united as a team and it showed in our games. We gained great experience.
Now we are looking forward to the European Qualifier next year. “We have worked hard for this and it has finally paid off.
The three teams now have their eyes set on next year’s ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup European Qualifier, where they will face Guernsey, Jersey and Scotland, while tickets for Zimbabwe and Namibia will also be at stake.
