The 13th edition of U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 gets underway from 17th January in South Africa.
The event was first held in 1988, under the name Youth World Cup in Australia. The next edition was held 10 years later in South Africa during 1998. Since it has been held on biennial basis.
The last edition of 2018 was played in New Zealand. Being the twelfth edition of the tournament, it was the third time the tournament was held in New Zealand. This World Cup was won comprehensively by Indian U19’s.
Australia had lost to India in the finals and therefore had finished as runner ups. Pakistan finished third.
The latest 13th edition teams are divided into groups of four out of which top two from each group will progress to the knockout stage, and thereon the semi-finals and finals.
Following is the schedule of the events:
Jan 17, Friday
- South Africa U19 vs Afghanistan U19, 1st Match, Group D
Jan 18, Saturday
- Bangladesh U19 vs Zimbabwe U19, 2nd Match, Group C
- New Zealand U19 vs Japan U19, 3rd Match, Group A
- United Arab Emirates U19 vs Canada U19, 4th Match, Group D
- Australia U19 vs West Indies U19, 5th Match, Group B
Jan 19, Sunday
- India U19 vs Sri Lanka U19, 7th Match, Group A
- Pakistan U19 vs Scotland U19, 6th Match, Group C
Jan 20, Monday
- England U19 vs West Indies U19, 8th Match, Group B
- Australia U19 vs Nigeria U19, 9th Match, Group B
Jan 21, Tuesday
- Bangladesh U19 vs Scotland U19, 10th Match, Group C
- India U19 vs Japan U19, 11th Match, Group A
Jan 22, Wednesday
- New Zealand U19 vs Sri Lanka U19, 15th Match, Group A
- Pakistan U19 vs Zimbabwe U19, 14th Match, Group C
- Afghanistan U19 vs United Arab Emirates U19, 13th Match, Group D
- South Africa U19 vs Canada U19, 12th Match, Group D
Jan 23, Thursday
- Australia U19 vs England U19, 16th Match, Group B
- West Indies U19 vs Nigeria U19, 17th Match, Group B
Jan 24, Friday
- India U19 vs New Zealand U19, 20th Match, Group A
- Afghanistan U19 vs Canada U19, 19th Match, Group D
- Pakistan U19 vs Bangladesh U19, 18th Match, Group C
Jan 25, Saturday
- Sri Lanka U19 vs Japan U19, 21st Match, Group A
- Zimbabwe U19 vs Scotland U19, 22nd Match, Group C
- South Africa U19 vs United Arab Emirates U19, 23rd Match, Group D
- England U19 vs Nigeria U19, 24th Match, Group B
Jan 27, Monday
- TBC vs TBC, Plate Quarter-Final 2
- TBC vs TBC, Plate Quarter-Final 1
Jan 28, Tuesday
- TBC vs TBC, Super League Quarter-Final 1
- TBC vs TBC, Plate Quarter-Final 3
- TBC vs TBC, Plate Quarter-Final 4
Jan 29, Wednesda
- TBC vs TBC, Super League Quarter-Final 2
Jan 30, Thursday
- TBC vs TBC, Plate Playoff Semi-Final 2
- TBC vs TBC, Plate Playoff Semi Final 1
- TBC vs TBC, Plate Semi-Final 1
- TBC vs TBC, Super League Quarter-Final 3
Jan 31, Friday
- TBC vs TBC, Super League Quarter-Final 4
- TBC vs TBC, Plate Semi-Final 2
Feb 01, Saturday
- TBC vs TBC, 13th Place Playoff
- TBC vs TBC, 15th Place Playoff
- TBC vs TBC, 5th Place Playoff Semi-Final 1
Feb 02, Sunday
- TBC vs TBC, 5th Place Playoff Semi-Final 2
- TBC vs TBC, 11th Place Playoff
Feb 03, Monday
- TBC vs TBC, Plate Final
Feb 04, Tuesday
- TBC vs TBC, Super League Semi-Final 1
Feb 05, Wednesday
- TBC vs TBC, 7th Place Playoff
Feb 06, Thursday
- TBC vs TBC, Super League Semi-Final 2
Feb 07, Friday
- TBC vs TBC, 5th Place Playoff
Feb 08, Saturday
- TBC vs TBC, 3rd Place Playoff
Feb 09, Sunday
- TBC vs TBC, Final
TBC = To Be Confirmed
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