2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Ausralia

The 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup will be a one-day cricket competition for sixteen international U-19 cricketing teams which will be held in August 2012. This will be the ninth edition of the tournament.The event will be staged in the Australian state of Queensland, with matches being shared between the cities of Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Townsville.

16 teams will participate in the competition. The 10 nations with ICC Full Membership automatically qualify for the tournament. 6 additional teams qualified through the 2011 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier which was held in Ireland.

Team     Mode of Qualification
 Australia     ICC Full Member
 Bangladesh     ICC Full Member
 England     ICC Full Member
 India     ICC Full Member
 New Zealand     ICC Full Member
 Pakistan     ICC Full Member
 South Africa     ICC Full Member
 Sri Lanka     ICC Full Member
 West Indies     ICC Full Member
 Zimbabwe     ICC Full Member
 Scotland     1st Place in 2011 ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier
 Nepal     2nd Place in 2011 ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier
 Ireland     3rd Place in 2011 ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier
 Afghanistan     4th Place in 2011 ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier
 Papua New Guinea     5h Place in 2011 ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier
 Namibia     6th Place in 2011 ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier