The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2024 revised schedule and venues have been announced. It was supposed to happen in Sri Lanka but due to political interference, the tournament will now take place in South Africa.
It will be played in 4 venues namely Blofemntion, Kimberley, East London, and Benoni. There are a total of 16 teams divided into 4 groups. The top three teams in each group will qualify for the Super Six stage.
Group A comprises defending Champions India, Bangladesh, Ireland, and the United States of America. Runners Up England, South Africa, West Indies, and Scotland consist of Group B. Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Namibia make up Group C.
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, and New Zealand will comprise Group D. It promises to be an exciting World Cup with promising players to take part on the world stage.
Group A
India
Bangladesh
Ireland
United States of America
Schedule
- Ireland vs USA (Mangaung Oval, Blofemntion)- 19th January
- India vs Bangladesh (Mangaung Oval, Blofemntion)- 20th January
- Bangladesh vs Ireland (Mangaung Oval, Blofemntion)- 22nd January
- India vs Ireland (Mangaung Oval, Blofemntion)- 25th January
- USA vs Bangladesh (Mangaung Oval, Blofemntion)- 26th January
- India vs USA (Mangaung Oval, Blofemntion)- 28th January
Group B
England
Scotland
South Africa
West Indies
Schedule
- South Africa vs West Indies (JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom)- 19th January
- England vs South Africa (JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom)- 20th January
- South Africa vs England (JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom)- 22nd January
- Scotland vs West Indies (JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom)- 24th January
- England vs West Indies (JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom)- 26th January
- South Africa vs Scotland ((JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom)- 28th January
Group C
Australia
Namibia
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Schedule
- Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Diamond Oval, Kimberly)- 21st January
- Australia vs Namibia (Diamond Oval, Kimberly)- 22nd January
- Namibia vs Sri Lanka (Diamond Oval, Kimberly)- 24th January
- Australia vs Zimbabwe (Diamond Oval, Kimberly)- 25th January
- Namibia vs Zimbabwe (Diamond Oval, Kimberly)- 27th January
- Australia vs Sri Lanka (Diamond Oval, Kimberly)- 28th January
Group D
Afghanistan
Nepal
New Zealand
Pakistan
Schedule
- Afghanistan vs Pakistan (Buffalo Park, East London)- 20th January
- Nepal vs New Zealand (Buffalo Park, East London)- 21st January
- Afghanistan vs New Zealand (Buffalo Park, East London)- 23rd January
- Nepal vs Pakistan (Buffalo Park, East London)- 24th January
- Afghanistan vs Nepal (Buffalo Park, East London)- 26th January
- New Zealand vs Pakistan (Buffalo Park, East London)- 27th January
Super Six Stage
- A1 vs D2 (Mangaung Oval, Blofemntion)- 30th January
- C2 vs B3 (Diamond Oval, Kimberley)- 30th January
- D1 vs A3 (JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom)- 30th January
- A4 vs D4 (Willmore Park, Benoni)- 31st January
- D3 vs A2 (JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom)- 31st January
- C1 vs B2 (Diamond Oval, Kimberly)- 31st January
- C3 vs B1 (JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom)- 31st January
- B4 vs C4 (Willmore Park, Benoni)- 1st February
- A1 vs D3 (Mangaung Oval, Blofemntion)- 2nd February
- B3 vs C1 (Diamond Oval, Kimberely)- 2nd February
- B1 vs C2 (JB Marks Oval, Potchersforrom)- 2nd February
- D1 vs A2 (Willmore Park, Benoni)- 3rd February
- D2 vs C3 (Mangaung Oval, Blofemntion)- 3rd February
- B2 vs C3 (JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom)- 3rd February
The two semi-finals will be played on the 6th and 8th of February respectively before the finals will be played on 11th Feb.
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