Full Schedule Of ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018 in New Zealand

2018 Under 19 World Cup schedule has been announced by the International Cricket Council. In this tournament, 16 teams will take part in the tournament, divided into 4 groups. India is clubbed with Australia, Zimbabwe, and PNG. India starts the tournament against Australia on 14^th January at Tauranga Bay Oval. They will next play Zimbabwe and PNG on 16^th and 18^th January respectively at the same ground.

Hosts New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa and Kenya are placed in Group A. In Group C, Bangladesh, England, Nambia, and Canada have been clubbed together. Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland and Afghanistan complete the groups. The tournament starts on 13^th January and finishes on 3^rd February.

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On the first day four matches are scheduled to take place with Pakistan taking on Afghanistan, hosts New Zealand take on West Indies, Zimbabwe takes on PNG and finally Bangladesh taking on Namibia. The matches will take place in four venues at Queenstown, Christchurch, Tauranga, and Whangarei.

From each group, top two sides will qualify for the Super League. The eight teams who have not qualified for the next stage has to play in plate championship. From 8^th-11^th January, the teams will play a few warm-up games to become familiar with the conditions.

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India lost to West Indies in the finals of Under 19 World 2016 held in Bangladesh. The current Indian Under 19 team is looking in great form. It seems to be an easy group. The semi-finals of the Super League will be held on 29^th and 30^th January. Out of the 44 matches, 20 matches will be telecasted that includes the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals of the Super League.

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Group A: New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa, Kenya

Group B: India, Australia, Zimbabwe, PNG

Group C: Bangladesh, England, Canada, Namibia

Group D: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ireland, Sri Lanka

Schedule of Under 19 World Cup is as follows

Group A matches

13^th January 2018: New Zealand vs. West Indies (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui)

14^th January 2018: South Africa vs. Kenya ( Lincoln Green, Lincoln)

17^th January 2018: New Zealand vs. Kenya ( Hagley Oval, Christchurch)

17^th January 2018: West Indies vs. South Africa (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui)

20^th January 2018: West Indies vs. Kenya ( Lincoln Green, Lincoln)

20^th January 2018: New Zealand vs. South Africa ( Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui)

Group B

13^th January 2018: Zimbabwe vs. PNG (Lincoln Green, Lincoln)

14^th January 2018: India vs. Australia ( Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui)

16^th January 2018: India vs. Zimbabwe (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui)

17^th January 2018: Zimbabwe vs. Australia ( Lincoln Green, Lincoln)

19^th January 2018: Australia vs. PNG ( Lincoln Green, Lincoln)

19^th January 2018: India vs. PNG (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui)

Group C

13^th January 2018: Bangladesh vs. Namibia ( Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln)

15^th January 2018: Bangladesh vs. Canada (Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln)

15^th January 2018: England vs. Namibia ( John Davies Oval, Queenstown)

18^th January 2018: Namibia vs. Canada ( Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln)

18^th January 2018: England vs. Namibia ( John Davies Oval, Queenstown)

20^th January 2018: England vs. Canada ( John Davies Oval, Queenstown)

Group D

13^th January 2018: Pakistan vs. Afghanistan (Cobham Oval, Whangarei)

14^th January 2018:  Sri Lanka vs. Ireland (Cobham Oval, Whangarei)

16^th January 2018: Pakistan vs. Ireland (Cobham Oval, Whangarei)

17^th January 2018: Sri Lanka vs. Afghanistan (Cobham Oval, Whangarei)

19^th January 2018: Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan (Cobham Oval, Whangarei)

20^th January 2018: Afghanistan vs. Ireland (Cobham Oval, Whangarei)

Plate League quarterfinals

22^nd January 2018: C3 vs. B4 ( Lincoln Green, Lincoln)

22^nd January 2018: B3 vs. C4 ( Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln)

23^rd January 2018: D3 vs. A4 ( Lincoln Green, Lincoln)

23^rd January 2018: A3 vs. D4 ( Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln)

Plate League semi-finals:

25^th January 2018 ( Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln)

26^th January 2018 ( Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln)

Plate finals

28^th January 2018 ( Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln)

Super League quarterfinals

23^rd January 2018: C1 vs. B2 ( Lincoln Green, Lincoln)

24^th January 2018: D1 vs. A2 ( Hagley Oval, Christchurch)

25^th January 2018: A1 vs. D2 ( Hagley Oval, Christchurch)

26^th January 2018: B1 vs. C2 ( John Davies Oval, Queenstown)

Super League Semi-finals

29^th January 2018 ( Hagley Oval, Christchurch)
30^th January 2018 (Hagley Oval, Christchurch)

Super League finals

3^rd February 2018 ( Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui)