On Monday, December 11, the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) introduced the whole schedule for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2024. The competitors is about to be hosted by South Africa in January and February.
Initially, the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2024 was scheduled to be hosted by Sri Lanka, however the governing physique determined to maneuver the marquee match overseas as a result of ban imposed on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).
The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2024, which would be the fifteenth version of the competitors, is scheduled to start on Friday, January 19. The primary day of the match will see two matches – Eire vs USA and South Africa vs West Indies.
Group India are the defending champions of the World Cup and they’re going to start their match with a match towards 2020 winners Bangladesh on January 20. A complete of 5 venues within the nation will likely be internet hosting 41 matches over greater than three weeks.
Speaking concerning the teams, India are positioned in Group A with Bangladesh, Eire, and the USA whereas Group B consists of England, South Africa, the West Indies, and Scotland. Group C consists of Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Namibia, whereas Group D consists of Afghanistan, Pakistan, New Zealand and Nepal.
The highest three groups from every group will qualify for the Tremendous Six section of ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2024, earlier than the knockout spherical of the competitors. The summit conflict of the competitors will likely be held on February 11 and all of the knockout matches have a reserve day. Additionally, the groups are set to play two warm-up matches earlier than heading into the principle match. The nice and cozy-ups will likely be performed between January 13-17.
Previously 12 months, we now have seen South Africa efficiently ship two milestone occasions – Chris Tetley
In an official assertion issued by the ICC, the ICC Head of Occasions Chris Tetley talked about South Africa getting the chance to host the ICC U19 World Cup for the third time, having earlier hosted the competitors in 1998 and 2020.
“Previously 12 months we now have seen South Africa efficiently ship two milestone occasions for the game – the inaugural ICC U19 Ladies’s T20 World Cup final 12 months, and the groundbreaking ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup that instantly adopted,” Tetley mentioned.
“The relocation of the U19 Males’s Cricket World Cup 2024 to South Africa permits us the chance to construct on this momentum and welcome the very best younger cricketers on the planet to 5 notable worldwide venues.”
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2024 Schedule:
