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] Bold indicates that a player went onto play senior international cricket.
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) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Maxwel Ager | 25 April 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm medium |
| Abhishekh Chidambaran | 4 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Aveet Desai (wk) | 23 January 2000 (aged 17) | Left | – |
| Jay Doshi | – | – | – |
| Aman Gandhi | 5 May 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Ankit Hirani (wk) | 18 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Jasraj Kundi | 6 July 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Jayant Mepani | 11 April 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
| Dennis Musyoka | 10 May 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Gerard Muthui | 7 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Thomas Ochieng | 24 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Sukhdeep Singh | 11 February 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Sidhart Vasudev | – | – | – |
| Rene Were | – | – | – |
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) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Finn Allen (wk) | 22 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
| Jakob Bhula | 12 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Max Chu | 21 March 2000 (aged 17) | Left | – |
| Katene Clarke | 21 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Matthew Fisher | 10 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Luke Georgeson | 14 April 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Ben Lockrose | 24 March 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
| Callum McLachlan (wk) | 17 May 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
| Felix Murray | 29 October 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
| Sandeep Patel | 30 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Dale Phillips | 15 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Rachin Ravindra | 18 November 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
| Connor Sullivan | 15 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Left-arm medium-fast |
| Todd Watson | 5 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
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 Coetzee | 2 October 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast |
| Jade de Klerk | 24 February 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
| Jean du Plessis | 24 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Fraser Jones | 14 June 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast |
| Wandile Makwetu (wk) | 7 January 1999 (aged 19) | Right | – |
| Akhona Mnyaka | 22 June 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm fast |
| Andile Mokgakane | 25 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Kgaudisa Molefe | 9 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
| Jason Niemand | 30 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Thando Ntini | 7 July 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Right-arm fast |
| Jiveshan Pillay | 18 January 1999 (aged 18) | Left | – |
| Hermann Rolfes | 17 August 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Kenan Smith | 9 March 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
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) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Ronaldo Alimohamed | 3 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Alick Athanaze | 7 December 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
| Brad Barnes | – | – | – |
| Cephas Cooper | 11 July 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Jarion Hoyte | – | – | – |
| Kimani Melius | – | – | – |
| Ashmead Nedd | – | – | – |
| Kian Pemberton | – | – | – |
| Raymond Perez | – | – | – |
| Joshua Persaud (wk) | 29 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | – |
| Jeavor Royal | 2 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
| Keagan Simmons | 26 March 1999 (aged 18) | Left | – |
| Bhaskar Yadram | 18 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast/Right-arm off spin |
| Nyeem Young | 22 September 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-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]
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) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Will Sutherland (vc) | 27 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Xavier Bartlett | 17 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Max Bryant | 10 March 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Jack Edwards | 19 April 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Zak Evans | 26 March 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Jarrod Freeman | 15 July 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Aaron Hardie | 7 January 1999 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Ryan Hadley | 17 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Baxter Holt (wk) | 21 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
| Nathan McSweeney | 8 March 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Jonathan Merlo | 15 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Lloyd Pope | 1 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Jason Ralston | 3 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Patrick Rowe | 28 January 2001 (aged 16) | Right | – |
| Param Uppal | 25 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Austin Waugh | 11 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-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's squad was announced on 3 December 2017:[13]
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prithvi Shaw (c) | 9 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Shubman Gill (vc) | 8 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Hitesh Patil | 4 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast medium |
| Mayur Jadhav (wk) | 11 November 2001 (aged 16) | Right | – |
| Manjot Kalra | 15 January 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm medium |
| Shivam Mavi | 26 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | 28 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast |
| Riyan Parag | 10 November 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Ishan Porel | 5 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Himanshu Rana | 1 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Anukul Roy | 30 November 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
| Abhishek Sharma | 4 September 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
| Arshdeep Singh | 5 February 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm medium-fast |
| Shiva Singh | 16 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
| Aditya Thakare | 8 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Pankaj Yadav | 7 October 2002 (aged 15) | Right | Right-arm leg 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's squad was announced on 28 December 2017:[15]
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vagi Karaho (c) | 22 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| James Tau (vc) | – | – | Left-arm medium |
| Daure Aiga | – | – | – |
| Boge Arua | – | – | Right-arm medium |
| Sinaka Arua | 18 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Simon Atai (wk) | – | Left | – |
| Eisa Eka | – | – | – |
| Semo Kamea | – | – | Left-arm medium |
| Igo Mahuru | – | – | – |
| Leke Morea | – | – | – |
| Toa Nou | – | – | – |
| Nou Rarua | – | – | – |
| Ovia Sam | – | Right | – |
| Kevau Tau | – | Right | – |
| Heagi Toua | – | Right | – |
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) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Robert Chimhinya | 23 June 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast |
| Jonathan Connolly | 1 March 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Gregory Dollar (wk) | 29 May 2000 (aged 17) | Right | – |
| Alistair Frost | 24 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Taun Harrison | 8 April 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
| Wesley Madhevere | 4 September 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Tanunurwa Makoni | 28 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Donald Mlambo | 17 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
| Dion Myers | 21 March 2002 (aged 15) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Tinashe Nenhunzi | 21 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Nkosilathi Nungu | 12 February 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Kieran Robinson | 8 July 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Jayden Schadendorf | 11 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Milton Shumba | 19 October 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
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) | Right | Unknown |
| Pinak Ghosh | 20 January 1999 (aged 18) | Left | – |
| Robiul Haque | 28 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Nayeem Hasan | 2 December 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Afif Hossain | 22 September 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
| Shakil Hossain (wk) | 22 April 2000 (aged 17) | Right | – |
| Roni Hossen | 10 July 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Towhid Hridoy | 4 December 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Aminul Islam | 6 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Mahidul Islam (wk) | 4 May 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
| Hasan Mahmud | 12 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Mohammad Naim | 22 August 1999 (aged 18) | Left | – |
| Qazi Onik | 18 March 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm medium-fast |
| Mohammad Rakib | 8 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Tipu Sultan | 12 September 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
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) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Akash Gill (vc) | 18 October 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm medium |
| Ashton Deosammy | 18 September 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Arshdeep Dhaliwal | – | – | – |
| Faisal Jamkhandi | 7 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Rishiv Joshi | 4 November 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Left-arm medium-fast |
| Emanuel Khokhar | 3 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Kavian Naress | 8 August 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Aran Pathmanathan | 20 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
| Tiaan Pretorius | 22 December 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Krishen Samuel | 14 March 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
| Randhir Sandhu | – | – | – |
| Pranav Sharma | 18 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
| Rommel Shazad | 9 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Kevin Singh | – | – | – |
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) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Ethan Bamber | 17 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Liam Banks | 3 June 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Tom Banton | 11 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | – |
| Jack Davies (wk) | 30 March 2000 (aged 17) | Right | – |
| Adam Finch | 28 May 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Luke Hollman | 16 September 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Right-arm leg spin |
| Will Jacks (vc) | 21 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| 2 June 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| Dillon Pennington | 26 February 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Savin Perera | 3 May 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
| Prem Sisodiya | 21 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
| Tom Scriven | 18 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Finlay Trenouth | 22 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | – |
| Roman Walker | 6 August 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Euan Woods | 30 September 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
Prior to the tournament, Tom Lammonby was ruled out of England's squad and was replaced by Euan Woods.[20]
Namibia's squad was announced on 21 November 2017:[21]
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lo-handre Louwrens (c) | 24 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
| Henry Brink | 29 March 2001 (aged 16) | Right | – |
| Petrus Burger | 3 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Jan-Izak de Villiers | 6 May 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Shaun Fouché | 14 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Unknown |
| Jurgen Linde | 11 February 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm medium |
| Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 15 March 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Right-arm fast |
| Gerhard Lottering | 19 May 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast |
| Erich van Mollendorf | 4 June 2000 (aged 17) | Right | – |
| Dewald Nell | – | – | – |
| Mauritius Ngupita | 13 December 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Ben Shikongo | 8 May 2000 (aged 17) | – | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Floris Steenkamp | – | – | – |
| Ramon Wilmot | 17 September 2002 (aged 15) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Eben van Wyk | 19 March 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
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) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Qais Ahmad | 15 August 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Ikram Alikhil (wk) | 29 September 2000 (aged 17) | Left | – |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) | 28 November 2001 (aged 16) | Right | – |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 12 December 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Zahir Khan | 20 December 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Left-arm wrist spin |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 24 March 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Darwish Rasooli | 12 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Bahir Shah | 21 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Tariq Stanikzai | 13 December 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
| Nisar Wahdat | 22 June 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Wafadar Momand | 1 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Waqarullah Ishaq | 2 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm medium |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 28 March 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Yousuf Zazai | 25 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
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) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Ian Anders | – | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Aaron Cawley | 15 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Varun Chopra | 1 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Mark Donegan (wk) | – | Left | – |
| Jonathan Garth | 19 December 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Jamie Grassi | 9 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | – |
| Reece Kelly | – | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Graham Kennedy | 24 August 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm medium |
| Josh Little | 1 November 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm fast-medium |
| Sam Murphy | – | Left | – |
| Max Neville | 29 April 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Neil Rock | 24 September 2000 (aged 17) | Left | – |
| Morgan Topping | – | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Andrew Vincent | – | Right | – |
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) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
| Shaheen Afridi | 6 April 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Left-arm fast |
| Mohammad Ali Khan | 6 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Unknown |
| Ammad Alam | 3 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | – |
| Muhammad Zaid | 24 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Arshad Iqbal | 26 December 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Muhammad Mohsin Khan | 2 August 2000 (aged 17) | Left | – |
| Muhammad Musa | 28 August 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Saad Khan | 16 November 1999 (aged 18) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
| Rohail Nazir (wk) | 10 October 2001 (aged 16) | Right | – |
| Munir Riaz | 2 November 2001 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Suleman Shafqat | – | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Imran Shah | 16 June 1999 (aged 18) | Left | – |
| Mohammad Taha | 5 October 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Left-arm orthodox |
| Ali Zaryab | 27 December 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
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) | Left | Right-arm off spin/Left-arm orthodox |
| Jehan Daniel (vc) | 13 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Krishan Sanjula (wk) | 30 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | – |
| Ashen Bandara | 23 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Hasitha Boyagoda | 21 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Haren Buddila | 2 June 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
| Nipun Dananjaya | 28 September 2000 (aged 17) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | 13 October 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Santhush Gunathilake | 14 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 30 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | 5 October 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Right |
| Nishan Madushka (wk) | 10 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
| Nipun Malinga | 27 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Kalana Perera | 28 July 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
| Thilan Prashan | 20 November 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Thisharu Rashmika | 10 October 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Left-arm fast-medium |
During the group stage fixtures, Kalana Perera was injured, ruled out of the tournament and replaced by Thilan Prasan.[26]