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The US team led by wicketkeeper-batsman Arjun Mahesh became the 16th and final team to make a place in the Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup to be held in the joint host of Zimbabwe and Namibia next year.
The US qualified for the Under-19 World Cup.New Delhi. The US team led by wicketkeeper-batsman Arjun Mahesh became the 16th and final team to make a place in the Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup to be held in the joint host of Zimbabwe and Namibia next year. The US started with a 65 -run win over Canada. After this, he won a big victory against Bermuda and Argentina.
The team defeated Canada, Bermuda and Argentina in a double round-robin qualifier played in Georgia’s Ride and confirmed their place in this global competition with a match. The US bowlers scored 10 points by defeating Bermuda and Argentina in the ‘Return’ phase, which was enough to replace their place in the World Cup.
Top-order batsman Amarinder Singh Gill scored 199 runs in three innings while Ansh Rai and Sahir Bhatia’s spin bowling pair took seven wickets each. Now the US team will play their last match against Canada on Saturday. The top 10 teams of the 2024 phase held in South Africa have qualified for the 2026 tournament with full member host Zimbabwe. The remaining five teams were decided from the regional qualifier.
Zimbabwe, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies qualified on their own ratings while the US, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Japan, Japan and Scotland were decided by the regional qualifying competition.
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