ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 Schedule: The 15th edition of the ICC U19 World Cup is scheduled to begin on January 19, 2024. South Africa earned the rights to host the tournament and replaced Sri Lanka, which was previously scheduled to host the tournament.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 due to political interference and South Africa got the chance to host the U19 World Cup for the third time.
A total of 48 matches will be played between 16 teams in the tournament lasting 23 days. India is the most successful team in the history of the tournament and has won 5 editions of the U19 World Cup.
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India will also enter the upcoming mega youth event as defending champions and hot-favourites. India won the U19 World Cup 2022 in West Indies by defeating England in the final.
The 16 teams are divided into groups of four each, where the top three teams from each group will qualify for the Super 6 stage. The Super 6 round will be further divided into two groups, with each group consisting of six teams.
The top three teams from Groups A and D will qualify for Group 1 and teams from Groups B and C will qualify for Group 2. The top 2 teams in each Super 6 group will play in the semi-finals.
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 Schedule
Group A
| Date | Team | Venue |
| 19th January | Ireland vs USA | Mangaung Oval Bloemfontein |
| 20th January | Bangladesh vs India | Mangaung Oval Bloemfontein |
| 22nd January | Bangladesh vs Ireland | Mangaung Oval Bloemfontein |
| 25th January | India vs Ireland | Mangaung Oval Bloemfontein |
| 26th January | Bangladesh vs USA | Mangaung Oval Bloemfontein |
| 28th January | India vs USA | Mangaung Oval Bloemfontein |
Group B
| Date | Team | Venue |
| 19th January | South Africa vs West Indie | Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| 20th January | England vs Scotland | Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| 23rd January | South Africa vs England | Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| 24th January | Scotland vs West Indies | Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| 26th January | England vs West Indies | Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| 27th January | outh Africa vs Scotland | Potchefstroom, South Africa |
Group C
| Date | Team | Venue |
| 21st January | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | kimberley Oval |
| 22nd January | Australia vs Namibia | kimberley Oval |
| 24th January | Namibia vs Sri Lanka | kimberley Oval |
| 25th January | Australia vs Zimbabwe | kimberley Oval |
| 27th January | Namibia vs Zimbabwe | kimberley Oval |
| 28th January | Australia vs Sri Lanka | kimberley Oval |
Group D
| Date | Team | Venue |
| 20th January | Afghanistan vs Pakistan | Buffalo Park East London |
| 21st January | Nepal vs New Zealand | Buffalo Park East London |
| 23rd January | Afghanistan vs New Zealand | Buffalo Park East London |
| 24th January | Nepal vs Pakistan | Buffalo Park East London |
| 27th January | Afghanistan vs Nepal | Buffalo Park East London |
| 27th January | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Buffalo Park East London |
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 Group and Teams
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pos | Team | Pos | Team | Pos | Team |
| A1 | United Arab Emirates | B1 | Spain | C1 | Senegal | D1 | Brazil |
| A2 | Egypt | B2 | Iran | C2 | Belarus | D2 | Oman |
| A3 | United States | B3 | Tahiti | C3 | Colombia | D3 | Portugal |
| A4 | Italy | B4 | Argentina | C4 | Japan | D4 | Mexico |
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Format
The event will welcome a new format for this edition, where the three teams that advance from each of the four groups will enter a new Super Six stage starting on January 30. Two groups of six teams will face each other to determine the semi-finalists and subsequent finalists.
The bottom placed teams will then meet in placement games to determine the final positions 13 to 16. This will be the third time that South Africa has hosted the Under-19 World Cup – after the previous editions in 1998 and 2020. All teams will play two practice matches in South Africa between 13th and 17th January.
ICC Men’s U 19 World Cup 2024 Key Dates
Group A and Group B action begins on the 19 January opening day, with Ireland meeting the USA in Bloemfontein, and the hosts meeting the West Indies in Potchefstroom.
Group D’s opening match (Afghanistan v Pakistan) will be played out on 20 January in East London, while Group C, based in Kimberley, begins on 21 January. Sri Lanka meet Zimbabwe to open group action.
Attention then turns to the Super Six stage from 30 January, with the top three teams from Groups A and D put together with the top three of Groups B and D. The teams play two matches in this phase, and avoid the team that finished in the corresponding position in the other group.
For example, the top finisher in Group A play the second and third teams in Group D. Semi-finals begin on 6 February, with the final on 11 February. Both semi-finals and the final will be held at Willowmoore Park in Benoni.
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 Squads
Group A
India: Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Aravelly Avanish Rao (WK), Saumy Kumar Pandey (VC), Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan (wk), Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani and Naman Tiwari
Ireland: Philippe le Roux (c), Macdara Cosgrave, Harry Dyer, Daniel Forkin, Kian Hilton, Ryan Hunter, Finn Lutton, Scott Macbeth, Carson McCullough, John McNally, Jordan Neill, Oliver Riley, Gavin Roulston, Matthew Weldon, Reuben Wilson. Non-Travelling Reserves: Adam Leckey, Hayden Melly, James West
USA: Amogh Arepally, Rayaan Bhagani, Aaryan Batra, Khush Bhalala, Prannav Chettipalayam, Arya Garg, Siddarth Kappa, Bhavya Mehta, Aarin Nadkarni, Manav Nayak, Parth Patel, Rishi Ramesh (c), Utkarsh Srivastava (vc), Ateendra Subramanian, Aryaman Suri. Reserves: Arjun Mahesh, Ansh Rai, Aryan Satheesh
Bangladesh: Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby (Captain), Ashiqur Rahaman Shibli, Jishan Alam, Chowdhury Md Rizwan, Adil Bin Siddik, Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Boranno, Ariful Islam, Shihab James, Ahrar Amin (Vice Captain), Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Rafi Uzzaman Rafi, Rohanat Doullah Borson, Iqbal Hasan Emon, Wasi Siddiquee, Maruf Mridha
Group B
West Indies: Stephan Pascal (c), Nathan Sealy (vc), Jewel Andrew, Mavendra Dindyal, Joshua Dorne, Nathan Edward, Tarrique Edward, Reon Edwards, Deshawn James, Jordan Johnson, Devonie Joseph, Raneico Smith, Isai Thorne, Steve Wedderburn, Adrian Weir
England: Ben McKinney (c),Luc Benkenstein (vc), Farhan Ahmed, Tazeem Ali, Charlie Allison, Charlie Barnard, Jack Carney, Jaydn Denly, Eddie Jack, Dominic Kelly, Sebastian Morgan, Haydon Mustard, Hamza Shaikh, Noah Thain, and Theo Wylie
South Africa: David Teeger (c), Esosa Aihevba, Juan James, Martin Khumalo, Kwena Maphaka, Dewan Marias, Riley Norton, Nqobani Mokoena, Romashan Pillay, Sipho Potsane, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Richard Seletswane, Oliver Whitehead, Steve Stolk, and Ntando Zuma
Scotland: Owen Gould (c), Uzair Ahmad, Harry Armstrong, Logan Briggs, Jamie Dunk, Bahadar Esakhiel, Ibrahim Faisal, Rory Grant, Adi Hegde, Mackenzie Jones, Farhan Khan, Qasim Khan, Nikhil Koteeswaran, Ruaridh McIntyre, Alec Price.
Group C
Australia: Lachlan Aitken, Charlie Anderson, Harkirat Bajwa, Mahli Beardman, Tom Campbell, Harry Dixon, Ryan Hicks, Sam Konstas, Rafael MacMillan, Aidan O’Connor, Harjas Singh, Tom Straker, Callum Vidler, Corey Wasley, Hugh Weibgen
Zimbabwe: Nathaniel Hlabangana, Panashe Taruvinga, Ronak Patel, Campbell MacMillan, Ryan Kamwemba, Brendon Sunguro, Calton Takawira, Matthew Schonken (c), Anesu Kamuriwo, Newman Nyamhuri, Mashford Shungu, Kohl Eksteen, Panashe Gwatiringa, Shaun Dzakatira, Munashe Chimusoro
Namibia: Alex Volschenk (c), Gerhard Janse van Rensburg, Hansie de Villiers, JW Visagie, Ben Brassell, Jack Brassell, Henry van Wyk, Zacheo van Vuuren, Nico Pieters, Faf du Plessis, Woutie Niehaus, PD Blignaut, Hanro Badenhorst, Junior Kariata, Ryan Moffett.
Sri Lanka: Yet to announce
Group D
New Zealand: Oscar Jackson (c), Mason Clarke, Sam Clode, Zac Cumming, Rahman Hekmat, Tom Jones, James Nelson, Snehith Reddy, Matt Rowe, Ewald Schreuder, Lachlan Stackpole, Oliver Tewatiya, Alex Thompson, Ryan Tsourgas, Luke Watson*.* Reserves: Ben Breitmeyer, Nick Brown, Henry Christie, Robbie Foulkes, Josh Oliver, Amogh Paranjpe.
Pakistan: Saad Baig (c & wk), Ali Asfand (vc), Ali Raza, Ahmad Hassan, Amir Hassan, Arfat Minhas, Azan Awais, Haroon Arshad, Khubaib Khalil, Mohammad Zeeshan, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Shahzaib Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Muhammad Riazullah and Ubaid Shah
Afghanistan: Yet to announce
Nepal: Yet to announce
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 Tournament History.
| Year | Host(s) | Winner | Runner-up | Player of the Tournament |
| 2022 | West Indies | India | England | Dewald Brevis |
| 2020 | South Africa | Bangladesh | India | Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| 2018 | New Zealand | India | Australia | Shubman Gill |
| 2016 | Bangladesh | West Indies | India | Mehedi Hasan |
| 2014 | UAE | South Africa | Pakistan | Aiden Markram |
| 2012 | Australia | India | Australia | Will Bosisto |
| 2010 | New Zealand | Australia | Pakistan | Dominic Hendricks |
| 2008 | Malaysia | India | South Africa | Tim Southee |
| 2006 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | India | Cheteshwar Pujara |
| 2004 | Bangladesh | Pakistan | West Indies | Shikhar Dhawan |
| 2002 | New Zealand | Australia | South Africa | Tatenda Taibu |
| 2000 | Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka | Yuvraj Singh |
| 1998 | South Africa | England | New Zealand | – |
| 1988 | Australia | Australia | Pakistan | – |
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