ICC Under-19 World Cup 2024: All you need to know about fixtures, venues, groups, squads, live streaming

The Under-19 ICC Cricket World Cup is scheduled to start on January 19 in South Africa. India will kick off their campaign on Saturday, January 20 with a match against Bangladesh. Placed in Group A, the India U-19 team find themselves pooled along with Ireland, the USA and Bangladesh. After the opening match, India will take on Ireland on January 25 and the USA on January 28. India U-19’s all-group stage fixtures will take place in Bloemfontein.

Here are the groups:

Group A: India U19s, Bangladesh U19s, Ireland U19s, USA U19s

Group B: England U19s, Scotland U19s, South Africa U19s, West Indies U19s

Group C: Australia U19s, Namibia U19s, Sri Lanka U19s, Zimbabwe U19s

Group D: Afghanistan U19s, Nepal U19s, New Zealand U19s, Pakistan U19s

When are the group stage matches being played?

The group stage fixtures will start with Ireland U-19 facing USA on January 19. The group stage matches will go on till January 28.

What after the group fixtures?

The competition will be played in the Super Sixes format. The top three teams from each group will advance to the Super Sixes stage. Overall, 12 teams will progress to the Super Sixes stage, where they will be evenly distributed into two groups comprising six teams each.

How are Super Sixes fixtures decided:

In the Super Sixes stage, a total of 12 games will be contested.

Group 1 Fixtures:

In the Group 1 fixtures, the top team from Group A (A1) will be involved in two matches against the second and third-placed teams from Group D- D2 and D3.

The second-placed team from Group A (A2) will take on D1 and D3. The third-placed team from Group A (A3) will compete in two matches against the top two teams from Group D- D1 and D2.

Group 2 Fixtures:

The top team from Group B (B1) will take part in two matches against the second and third-placed teams from Group C- C2 and C3. The second-placed team from Group B (B2), will take on C1 and C3, while the third-placed team from Group B (B3) will engage in two matches against the top two teams from Group C- C1 and C2).

Date:

The Super Sixes stage will start with Group 1 match between A1 and D3 on January 30 and it will end with Group 2 match between B2 against C3 on February 3.

What after Super Sixes?

Two teams from each Super Sixes group will advance to the semi-finals.

When will the semi-finals be played?

The two semi-finals will be played on February 6 and February 8.

When is the final of the ICC U19 World Cup?

The final of the ICC U-19 World Cup will be on February 11.

What are the different venues for the ICC U19 World Cup?

The two semi-finals and the final will take place in Benoni, South Africa. The Super Sixes games will be played in Bloemfontein, Kimberley, and Potchefstroom apart from Benoni. The group stage fixtures will take place in Bloemfontein, Kimberley, and Potchefstroom with East London being the fourth venue.

ICC U19 World Cup 2024 TV Broadcast and LIVE Streaming:

The ICC U19 World Cup 2024 in India will be broadcast on Star Sports Network TV channels. The live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar app and website. Streaming ill be free on Disney+ Hotstar app.

Full schedule

All squads

Group A

India: Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Aravelly Avanish Rao, Saumy Kumar Pandey, Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan, Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani and Naman Tiwari

Bangladesh: Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby (c), Ashiqur Rahaman Shibli, Jishan Alam, Chowdhury Md Rizwan, Adil Bin Siddik, Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Boranno, Ariful Islam, Shihab James, Ahrar Amin, Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Rafi Uzzaman Rafi, Rohanat Doullah Borson, Iqbal Hasan Emon, Wasi Siddiquee, Maruf Mridha

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, Ateendra Subramanian, Aryaman Suri. Reserves: Arjun Mahesh, Ansh Rai, Aryan Satheesh

Group B

England: Ben McKinney (c), Luc Benkenstein, 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, Juan James, Martin Khumalo, Tristan Luus, Kwena Maphaka, Dewan Marias, Riley Norton, Nqobani Mokoena, Romashan Pillay, Sipho Potsane, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Richard Seletswane, Oliver Whitehead, Steve Stolk, and Ntando Zuma

West Indies: Stephan Pascal (c), Nathan Sealy, Jewel Andrew, Mavendra Dindyal, Joshua Dorne, Nathan Edward, Tarrique Edward, Reon Edwards, Deshawn James, Jordan Johnson, Divonie Joseph, Raneico Smith, Isai Thorne, Steve Wedderburn, Adrian Weir

Scotland: Owen Gould (c), Uzair Ahmad, Harry Armstrong, Logan Briggs, Jamie Dunk, Bahadar Esakhiel, Ibrahim Faisal, Rory Grant, Adi Hegde, Mackenzie Jones, Manu Saraswat, Qasim Khan, Nikhil Koteeswaran, Ruaridh McIntyre, Alec Price.

Group C

Australia: Hugh Weibgen (c), 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

Sri Lanka: Sineth Jayawardena (c), Pulindu Perera, Hirun Kapurubandara, Ravishan Nethsara, Rusanda Gamage, Sharujan Shanmuganathan, Dinura Kalupahana, Malsha Tharupathi, Vishva Lahiru, Garuka Sanketh, Duvindu Ranatunga, Ruvishan Perera, Supun Waduge, Vihas Thewmika, Vishen Halambage. Travelling Reserves: Dinuka Tennakoon, Hiran Jayasundara.

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, Ryan Simbi, 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.

Group D

Afghanistan: Naseer Khan (c), Numan Shah, Hassan Eisakhil, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Khalid Taniwal, Ali Ahmad Nasar, Jamshid Zadran, Sohail Khan Zurmati, Rahimullah Zurmati, Allah Mohammad, Arab Gul Momand, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Bashir Ahmad, Khalil Ahmad, Zahid Afghan. Reserves: Wahidullah Zadran, Nasir Hassan, Usman Shinwari

Pakistan: Saad Baig (c), Ali Asfand, 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

New Zealand: Oscar Jackson (c), Mason Clarke, Sam Clode, Zac Cumming, Robbie Foulkes, 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, Josh Oliver, Amogh Paranjpe.

Nepal: Dev Khanal (c), Arjun Kumal, Aakash Tripathi, Dipak Prasad Dumre, Durgesh Gupta, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Dipesh Prasad Kandel, Bishal Bikram KC, Subhash Bhandari, Deepak Bohara, Dipak Bohara, Uttam Rangu Thapa Macar, Bipin Rawal, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Akash Chand