ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022: All you need to know

The 14th edition of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is underway in the West Indies with 16 cricketing nations in action.

Published : Jan 15, 2022 15:16 IST

Bangladesh are the defending champion of the Under-19 World Cup. It beat India in the 2020 edition final in South Africa.
Bangladesh are the defending champion of the Under-19 World Cup. It beat India in the 2020 edition final in South Africa.
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Bangladesh are the defending champion of the Under-19 World Cup. It beat India in the 2020 edition final in South Africa.

The 14th edition of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is underway in the West Indies with 16 cricketing nations in action. The biennial event witnesses the best young talent battling it out for the biggest silverware in the junior cricket circuit.

The tournament which began in 1988 as the Youth Cricket World Cup, was later formally re-established by the International Cricket Council in 1998 during its second edition. India has been the most successful side in the tournament with four titles. 

The previous edition held in South Africa had India missing out on a fifth title as it was beaten by Bangladesh in the final in 2020.

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Format of the Tournament

The tournament will have 48 matches and see the top two teams from four groups go through to the Super League stage while the remaining teams will battle it out in the Plate competition.

The two semi-finals will be played on  1 and 2 February  at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground and Coolidge Cricket Ground respectively. 

The Final will be played on  5 February  at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

New Zealand decided to withdraw from the tournament due to the extensive quarantine restrictions on its return home, and Scotland was named as its replacement.

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Venues

Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua

Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua

Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad & Tobago

Queens Park Oval, Trinidad & Tobago

Diego Martin Sporting Complex, Trinidad & Tobago

Groups and teams

Group A - Bangladesh, England, Canada, United Arab Emirates

Group B - India, Ireland, South Africa, Uganda 

Group C - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe 

Group D - Australia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, West Indies

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Squads


Schedule of ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022


Where to watch the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022?

The 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup will be telecast on the Star Sports network and Hotstar. 

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