The 15th edition of the ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup is underway in South Africa on Friday with Ireland bowling first in the designated opener in Bloemfontein. But the coin was being tossed at the same time in Potchefstroom, where West Indies also opted to field first against the hosts. Both matches started at 10:00 AM local time (1:30 PM IST). (More Cricket News)
In the buildup to the U-19 World Cup, South Africa played two warm-up matches, but both were washed out. West Indies beat New Zealand by six wickets in Dobsonville before their second game against Nepal was washed out. Captain Stephan Pascal, at the toss, exuded confidence that his side features "a balanced bowling attack" and is looking for some "intensity".
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Playing XIs
Ireland U-19 Vs United States U-19
Ireland U-19: Jordan Neill, Ryan Hunter (wk), Gavin Roulston, Kian Hilton, Philippus le Roux (c), Scott MacBeth, John McNally, Harry Dyer, Carson McCullough, Oliver Riley, Reuben Wilson
United States: Rishi Ramesh (c), Utkarsh Srivastava, Ateendra Subramanian, Parth Patel, Khush Bhalala, Siddarth Kappa, Arya Garg, Prannav Chettipalayam(w), Aaryan Batra, Bhavya Mehta, Aryaman Suri
South Africa U-19 Vs West Indies U-19
South Africa U-19: Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk), Steve Stolk, David Teeger, Richard Seletswane, Oliver Whitehead, Dewan Marais, Romashan Pillay, Juan James (c), Riley Norton, Kwena Maphaka, Martin Khumalo
West Indies U-19: Stephan Pascal (c), Adrian Weir, Joshua Dorne, Jordan Johnson, Steve Wedderburn, Jewel Andrew(w), Nathan Sealy, Tarrique Edward, Isai Thorne, Nathan Edwards, Deshawn James
Sixteen teams have been divided into four groups. India, the most successful team in the history of the tournament, start their title defence with a clash against bitter rivals Bangladesh in Bloemfontein tomorrow. Having won their first trophy in 2002 under Mohammad Kaif, Indian teams have since gone on to win the U-19 World Cup in 2008, 2012, 2018 and 2022.
Where to watch ICC Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2024?
The ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024 will be broadcast live across various regions via various rights-holders, with streaming available on ICC.tv for the rest of the world, according to an ICC release. Click HERE for all the broadcast details.
Live Streaming (rest of the world)
The matches will be available on ICC.tv in the following regions:
Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Kosovo, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
