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Bangladesh groups with Pakistan for U19 World Cup
DHAKA, Oct 24, 2019 (BSS)-Bangladesh have been drawn in Group C along with
Pakistan, Scotland and Zimbabwe for the Under-19 World Cup in next year in
South Africa.
Hosts South Africa will kick off the 2020 U-19 World Cup on January 17,
when they take on Afghanistan in Kimberley.
The schedule for the 16-team tournament, to be played over 24 days across
eight venues, was announced by the ICC on Thursday. Apart from Kimberley, the
games will be played in Benoni, Bloemfontein and Potchefstroom with the final
scheduled for February 9. There is free entry to all matches, according to an
ICC press release.
Along with Afghanistan, South Africa have UAE and Canada in Group D.
Defending champions India are in Group A, slotted with New Zealand, Sri Lanka
and first-time qualifiers Japan. Australia, the runners-up of the 2018
edition, are paired up with England, West Indies and another first-time team
Nigeria in Group B.
From each group, the bottom two teams will fight in the Plate tournament
while the top two teams will proceed for the Super League stage.
Potchefstroom’s JP Marks Oval will play host to both semi-finals and the
final. There are also warm-up games scheduled between January 12-15 in
Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Japan and Nigeria qualified for the tournament after emerging as champions
of the East Asia Pacific and Africa regions. The other three regional
qualifiers are Canada (Americas), UAE (Asia) and Scotland (Europe). With four
titles, India have won the most U-19 World Cups. Australia have won three
times, Pakistan twice while England, West Indies and South Africa have won
once each.
Group A: India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Japan.
Group B: Australia, England, West Indies, Nigeria
Group C: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Scotland.
Group D: Afghanistan, South Africa, UAE, Canada
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