The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday launched the schedule for the 2024 U19 Males’s World Cup on Monday with the five-time champions India beginning their marketing campaign in opposition to 2020 winners Bangladesh in Bloemfontein. “A revised schedule for the ICC U19 Males’s Cricket World Cup 2024 has at this time been revealed by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC), confirming 5 venues in South Africa that may host the fifteenth version of the celebrated occasion between January 19 and February 11, following the choice taken by the ICC Board in November to relocate the occasion from Sri Lanka,” ICC stated in an official assertion.

Essentially the most thrilling younger expertise in world cricket will compete for the silverware throughout 41 matches held at established worldwide venues; Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, Buffalo Park in East London, Kimberley Oval in Kimberley, JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom and at last Willowmoore Park in Benoni – the venue chosen to host the semi-finals on February 6 and eight, and the ultimate on February 11.

The brand new schedule sees the hosts kick off their marketing campaign in opposition to the West Indies in Potchefstroom on the opening day whereas defending champions India begin the defence of their crown a day later in opposition to former champions Bangladesh, who claimed the silverware when the match was final hosted in South Africa again in 2020.

The occasion will welcome a brand new format for this version, the place groups progressing from the group phases will enter a brand new Tremendous Six stage, beginning January 30, the place two teams of six groups will conflict to find out the Semi-Finalists and the next finalists.

Within the group listings, holders India are joined by Bangladesh, Eire and the USA in Group A. Group B consists of England, South Africa, West Indies and Scotland. Group C options Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Namibia whereas Group D is made up of Afghanistan, Pakistan, New Zealand and Nepal.

“Prior to now 12 months, we’ve got seen South Africa efficiently ship two milestone occasions for the game – the inaugural ICC U19 Girls’s T20 World Cup final yr, and the groundbreaking ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup that instantly adopted,” ICC Head of Occasions, Chris Tetley was quoted as saying by ICC.

“The relocation of the U19 Males’s Cricket World Cup 2024 to South Africa permits us the chance to construct on this momentum and welcome the most effective younger cricketers on the planet to 5 notable worldwide venues. This occasion has a long-standing custom of unveiling the most recent stars onto the worldwide stage, and with followers given the chance to witness these gamers in motion totally free, we firmly consider the stage is ready for an additional thrilling version,” he added.

Forward of the occasion, every competing crew will play two warm-up matches between 13 and 17 January in venues in Johannesburg and Pretoria.

The U19 Males’s Cricket World Cup has lengthy been the springboard for among the most recognisable stars of the worldwide sport. South Africa will probably be hoping to assert their second U19 trophy, after beforehand successful the 2014 occasion from which future Proteas stars Aiden Markram and Kagiso Rabada made their introduction onto the world stage.

All through the historical past of the occasion, India are essentially the most embellished with 5 U19 Males’s Cricket World Cup titles, Australia have gained the occasion thrice, Pakistan twice, whereas England, Bangladesh, West Indies and 2024 hosts South Africa have every been topped as soon as.

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