U19 World Cup 2018: All that you need to know
The tournament gets underway on January 13 and the finals of the tournament will be played on February 3, 2018.
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The much-awaited U19 World Cup 2018 is set to begin in the Island country, New Zealand starting January 13. The youngsters will battle it out for their respective nations in what is considered to be one of the most important tournaments to build a cricketer’s career. The players can give it all and catch the eyes of the selectors.
Though the cricket played at the U19 level cannot be compared to that at the international level, the tournament is a stepping stone to reach the pinnacle. The finals of the tournament will be played on February 3, 2018. 16 teams, including New Zealand, India, Australia, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka among others would be taking part in the tournament. The 2018 World Cup would be played across over 8 venues in New Zealand. While Cobham oval will host the inaugural match, Bay oval will host the finals.
This will be the 12th edition of the U19 World Cup and New Zealand will become the first nation to host the tournament three times. Australia and India are the most successful teams having won three titles each. West Indies are the defending champions who beat India in the final of the 2016 edition of the tournament held in Bangladesh. It is played in a round-robin format followed by a knock out stage.
The Indian U19 players have been coached by the legend Rahul Dravid who believes the conditions in New Zealand are going to be India’s biggest challenge. India begin their campaign against Australia on January 14.
Teams:
India: Prithvi Shaw (C), Shubman Gill, Manjot Kalra, Himanshu Rana, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Harvik Desai, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ishan Porel, Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Shiva Singh, Aryan Juyal, Arshdeep Singh, Pankaj Yadav
Pakistan: Muhammad Mohsin Khan, Muhammad Zaid Alam, Rohail Nazir, Mohammad Taha, Ali Zaryab, Saad Khan, Hasan Khan (C), Muhammad Musa, Shaheen Afridi, Munir Riaz, Suleman Shafqat, Ammad Alam, Arshad Iqbal, Imran Shah, Mohammad Ali Khan
South Africa: Raynard van Tonder (C), Matthew Breetzke, Jean du Plessis, Jason Niemand, Gerald Coetzee, Jade de Klerk, Fraser Jones, Wandile Makwetu, Thando Ntini, Jiveshan Pillay, Hermann Rolfes, Kenan Smith, Akhona Mnyaka, Andile Mokgakane, Kgaudise Molefe
New Zealand: Kaylum Boshier (C), Finn Allen, Max Chu, Katene Clarke, Felix Murray, Sandeep Patel, Dale Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Todd Watson, Connor Sullivan, Callum McLachlan, Ben Lockrose, Luke Georgeson, Matthew Fisher, Jakob Bhula
Australia: Jason Sangha (C), Will Sutherland, Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Jack Edwards, Zak Evans, Jarrod Freeman, Ryan Hadley, Baxter J Holt, Nathan McSweeney, Jonathan Merlo, Lloyd Pope, Jason Ralston, Param Uppal, Austin Waugh
Sri Lanka: Kamindu Mendis (C), Jehan Daniel, Hasitha Boyagoda, Rashmika Dilshan, Krishan Arachchige, Kalana Perera, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Praveen Jayawickrama, Nuwanidu Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Nipun Malinga, Nipun Dananjaya, Nishan Madushka, Hareen Buddhila, Santhush Gunathilaka
England: Harry Brook (C), Ethan Bamber, Liam Banks, Tom Banton, Jack Davies, Adam Finch, Luke Hollman, Will Jacks, Tom Lammonby, Dillon Pennington, Savin Perera, Prem Sisodiya, Tom Scriven, Finlay Trenouth, Roman Walker
Windies: Emmanuel Stewart (C), Kirstan Kallicharan, Ronaldo Alimohamed, Alick Athanaze, Cephas Cooper, Jarion Hoyte, Joshua Persaud, Jeavor Royal, Keagan Simmons, Bhaskar Yadram, Nyeem Young, Kimani Melius, Ashmead Nedd, Kian Pemberton, Raymond Perez
Zimbabwe: Liam Nicholas Roche (C), Gregory Dollar, Tanunurwa Makoni, Jayden Schadendorf, Milton Shumba, Alistair Frost, Dion Myers, Jonathan Connolly, Wesley Madhavere, Kieran Robinson, Robert Chimhinya, Tinashe Nenhunzi, Taun Harrison
Afghanistan: Naveen-ul-Haq (C), Rahmanullah, Mohammad Ibrahim, Darwish Rasooli, Nisar Wahdat, Tariq Stanikzai, Azmatullah, Qais Ahmad, Mujeeb Zadran, Zahir Khan, Yousuf Zazai, Wafadar, Ikram Faizi , Baheer Shah, Waqar Ishaqzai
Bangladesh: Pinak Ghosh, Mohammad Naim, Saif Hassan, Afif Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Aminul Islam, Mohammad Rakib, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Shakil Hossain, Robiul Hoque, Nayeem Hasan, Qazi Onik, Roni Hossen, Hasan Mahmud, Tipu Sultan
Ireland: Harry Tom Tector (C), Ian Anders, Aaron Cawley, Varun Chopra, Mark Donegan, Jonathan Garth, Jamie Grassi, Reece Kelly, Graham Kennedy, Joshua Little, Sam Murphy, Max Neville, Neil Rock, Morgan Topping, Andrew Vincent
Namibia: Lohandre Louwrens (C), Henry Freddy Brink, Petrus Burger, Jan Izak de Villiers, Shaun Fouche, Jurgen Linde, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Martinus Lottering, Erich van Mollendorf, Dewald Nell, Mauritius Ngupita, Henry Olivier, Ben Shikongo, Floris Steenkamp, Ramon Wilmot, Eben van Wyk, Donovan Dominic Zealand
Canada: Arslan Khan (C), Akash Gill, Ashtan Deosammy, Arshdeep Dhaliwal, Faisal Jamkhandi, Rishiv Ragav Joshi, Emanuel David Khokhar, Kavian Naress, Aran Pathmanathan, Pieter Christiaan Pretorius, Krishen Denarkshn Samuel, Randhir Sandhu, Pranav Sharma, Rommel Shahzad, Kevin Singh
Kenya: Maxwel Ager, Abhishekh Chidambaran, Jay Doshi, Jayant Mepani, Jasraj Kundi, Sukhdeep Singh, Ankit Hirani, Sachin Bhudia(c), Thomas Ochieng, Aveet Desai, Dennis Musyoka, Aman Gandhi, Gerald Muthui, Sidhart Vasudev, Rene Were
Papua New Guinea: Squad yet to be announced
Fixtures:
January 13:
Pakistan vs Afghanistan
Zimbabwe vs PNG
Bangladesh vs Namibia
New Zealand vs Windies
January 14:
Sri Lanka vs Ireland
South Africa vs Kenya
India vs Australia
January 15:
Bangladesh vs Canada
England vs Namibia
January 16:
Pakistan vs Ireland
India vs PNG
January 17:
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
Zimbabwe vs Australia
New Zealand vs Kenya
Windies vs South Africa
January 18:
Namibia vs Kenya
Bangladesh vs England
January 19:
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
Australia vs PNG
India vs Zimbabwe
January 20:
Afghanistan vs Ireland
Windies vs Kenya
England vs Canada
New Zealand vs South Africa
January 22:
Plate Quarter-final 1
Plate Quarter-final 2
January 23:
Super League Quarter-final 1
Plate Quarter-final 3
Plate Quarter-final 4
January 24:
Super League Quarter-final 2
January 25:
Super League Quarter-final 3
Plate playoff Semi-final 1
Plate playoff Semi-final 2
Plate Semi-final 1
January 26:
Super League Quarter-final 4
Plate semi-final 2
January 27:
Super League playoff Semi-final 1
15th place playoff
13th place playoff
5th place playoff
January 28:
11th place playoff
5th place playoff
Plate Final
January 29:
Semi-final 1
January 30:
7th place playoff
Semi-final 2
January 31:
5th place playoff
February 1:
3rd place playoff
February 3:
The Final
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