[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 has unveiled its schedule, and the tournament is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka from January 13th to February 4th. This marks the third occasion that Sri Lanka is hosting the event, the last time being in 2006. The inaugural match will see Sri Lanka take on Zimbabwe on January 13th.
Defending champions India, who secured victory in the 2022 edition in the West Indies, will commence their campaign on the following day against the 2020 champions, Bangladesh.
The format for this upcoming edition has undergone some modifications compared to the previous one. Sixteen teams will be divided into four groups, each consisting of four teams. However, the top three teams from each group will now advance to the Super Six stage, with group stage matches taking place from January 13th to January 21st.
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Additionally, the fourth-placed teams in each group will face off against another fourth-placed team in a separate match before concluding their tournament journey.
Following the group stage, 12 teams will progress to the Super Six phase. In this format, two groups of six teams will be formed, with the top three teams from Groups A and D forming one group, and the top three teams from Groups B and C forming the other.
During the Super Six stage, each team will play two matches, facing teams from the opposing group based on their positions in the initial group stage. For instance, the top team in Group A (A1) will compete against the second and third teams in Group D (D2 and D3), and so on.
The top two teams from each Super Six group will secure spots in the semi-finals, with the winners of these knockout rounds earning a place in the final, scheduled to be held at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Sunday, February 4th.
Here are the groups of ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2024:
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
Group D |
|
India |
England | Australia |
Afghanistan |
| Bangladesh | South Africa | Sri Lanka |
Pakistan |
|
Ireland |
West Indies | Zimbabwe |
New Zealand |
|
USA |
Scotland | Namibia |
Nepal |
Prior to the tournament’s official start, warm-up games are set to take place from January 6th to January 12th.
Here is the schedule for the early matches:
- January 13: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at PRICS
- January 13: New Zealand vs Nepal at P. Sara Oval
- January 13: England vs Scotland at Colombo CC
- January 14: Australia vs Namibia at Singhalese Sports Club
- January 14: Bangladesh vs India at PRICS
- January 14: South Africa vs West Indies at Colombo CC
- January 15: Pakistan vs Afghanistan at P. Sara Oval
- January 15: Ireland vs USA at Singhalese Sports Club
- January 16: South Africa vs England at Colombo CC
- January 16: Sri Lanka vs Australia at Nondescripts CC
- January 17: Nepal vs Pakistan at P. Sara Oval
- January 17: West Indies vs Scotland at Colombo CC
- January 17: Namibia vs Zimbabwe at Nondescripts CC
- January 18: Bangladesh vs Ireland at Singhalese Sports Club
- January 18: Afghanistan vs New Zealand at P. Sara Oval
- January 18: India vs USA at PRICS
- January 19: Zimbabwe vs Australia at Singhalese Sports Club
- January 19: England vs West Indies at Nondescripts CC
- January 20: India vs Ireland at PRICS
- January 20: Scotland vs South Africa at Colombo CC
- January 20: Afghanistan vs Nepal at Nondescripts CC
- January 21: Sri Lanka vs Namibia at Singhalese Sports Club
- January 21: Pakistan vs New Zealand at P. Sara Oval
- January 21: USA vs Bangladesh at Colombo CC
The Super Six group matches and the subsequent semi-finals and final will follow this initial stage of the tournament.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
