DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Below-19s will characteristic on the opening day of the ICC Males’s Below-19 Cricket World Cup in opposition to hosts South Africa on January 19 subsequent 12 months at J.B. Marks Oval within the metropolis of Potchefstroom.
The ICC, the game’s world organizing physique, launched the schedule for the 16-team occasion on Monday, which was moved from Sri Lanka after provisionally suspending Sri Lanka Cricket on November 23 due to in depth authorities interference within the SLC’s administration.
The fifteenth version of the worldwide youth showpiece might be held from January 19 to February 11 subsequent 12 months, and 5 venues throughout South Africa will host the 41 matches over greater than three weeks, with the ultimate happening at Willomoore Park in Benoni.
“Previously 12 months, we’ve got 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 ground-breaking ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup that instantly adopted,” ICC head of occasions, Chris Tetley stated in a information launch.
“The relocation of the U19 Males’s Cricket World Cup 2024 to South Africa permits us to construct on this momentum and welcome the perfect younger cricketers on the planet to 5 notable worldwide venues.”
West Indies Below-19s can even face Scotland on January 24 at J.B. Marks Oval, the place they can even meet England two days later to finish their fixtures in Group B of the event.
5-time champion India will start its protection in opposition to 2020 winners Bangladesh at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein.
The Indians prevailed within the earlier version of the event final 12 months within the Caribbean. They’re positioned in Group A with Bangladesh, Eire, and america as they try to say a document sixth title.
Group C options Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Namibia, whereas Group D contains Afghanistan, Pakistan, New Zealand and Nepal.
The highest three sides from every group progress to the Tremendous Six section of the occasion forward of the semi-finals and closing in Benoni.
It will likely be the third time South Africa has hosted the ICC Males’s Below-19 Cricket World Cup – after earlier editions in 1998 and 2020.
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