Uttar Pradesh batsman Priyam Garg will lead defending champions India in the ICC Under-19 ICC Cricket World Cup 2020. The Board of Control for Control in India (BCCI) on December 2 named him captain of a 15-member squad for the tournament to be held in South Africa. The 19-year-old Garg, a right-handed top-order batsman, has a first-class double hundred and a List A century to his name. (More Cricket News)
16 teams will compete in the 13th edition of the Youth World Cup and they are split into four groups. India are placed in Group A with first-time qualifier Japan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super League stage.
All India matches - against Sri Lanka on 21 January, Japan on 22 January and New Zealand on 25 January will be played at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein.
India are the most successful team in the tournament, having won four titles till date, including the last edition in 2018, when they beat Australia by eight wickets in the final and remained unbeaten in the tournament.
The tournament begins with hosts South Africa facing Afghanistan.
The top two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the Super League while the remaining teams feature in the Plate championship.
Groups:
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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Complete Schedule:
All the ICC U-19 World Cup 2020 matches will begin at 01:30 PM IST (08:00 AM GMT, 10:00 AM LOCAL)
| MATCH | FIXTURE | VENUE | DATE |
| 1st Match, Group D | SA U19 vs AFG U19 | Kimberley, De Beers | 17-Jan-20 |
| 2nd Match, Group C | BAN U19 vs ZIM U19 | Potchefstroom, JB Marks | 18-Jan-20 |
| 3rd Match, Group A | NZ U19 vs JAP U19 | Potchefstroom, Absa Puk | 18-Jan-20 |
| 4th Match, Group D | UAE U19 vs CAN U19 | Bloemfontein | 18-Jan-20 |
| 5th Match, Group B | AUS U19 vs WI U19 | Kimberley, De Beers | 18-Jan-20 |
| 6th Match, Group C | PAK U19 vs SCT U19 | Potchefstroom, Absa Puk | 19-Jan-20 |
| 7th Match, Group A | IND U19 vs SL U19 | Bloemfontein | 19-Jan-20 |
| 8th Match, Group B | ENG U19 vs WI U19 | Kimberley, De Beers | 20-Jan-20 |
| 9th Match, Group B | AUS U19 vs NGR U19 | Kimberley, County Club | 20-Jan-20 |
| 10th Match, Group C | BAN U19 vs SCT U19 | Potchefstroom, Witrand | 21-Jan-20 |
| 11th Match, Group A | IND U19 vs JPN U19 | Bloemfontein | 21-Jan-20 |
| 12th Match, Group D | RSA U19 vs CAN U19 | Potchefstroom, JB Marks | 22-Jan-20 |
| 13th Match, Group D | AFG U19 vs UAE U19 | Potchefstroom, Absa Puk | 22-Jan-20 |
| 14th Match, Group C | PAK U19 vs ZIM U19 | Potchefstroom, Witrand | 22-Jan-20 |
| 15th Match, Group A | NZ U19 vs SL U19 | Bloemfontein | 22-Jan-20 |
| 16th Match, Group B | AUS U19 vs ENG U19 | Kimberley, De Beers | 23-Jan-20 |
| 17th Match, Group B | WI U19 vs NGR U19 | Kimberley, County Club | 23-Jan-20 |
| 18th Match, Group C | PAK U19 vs BAN U19 | Potchefstroom, Witrand | 24-Jan-20 |
| 19th Match, Group D | AFG U19 vs CAN U19 | Potchefstroom, Ibbies | 24-Jan-20 |
| 20th Match, Group A | IND U19 vs NZ U19 | Bloemfontein | 24-Jan-20 |
| 21st Match, Group A | SL U19 vs JPN U19 | Potchefstroom, Absa Puk | 25-Jan-20 |
| 22nd Match, Group C | ZIM U19 vs SCT U19 | Potchefstroom, Witrand | 25-Jan-20 |
| 23rd Match, Group D | RSA U19 vs UAE U19 | Bloemfontein | 25-Jan-20 |
| 24th Match, Group B | ENG U19 vs NGR U19 | Kimberley, De Beers | 25-Jan-20 |
| Plate QF 1 | A3 vs B4 | Potchefstroom, Ibbies | 27-Jan-20 |
| Plate QF 2 | B3 vs A4 | Potchefstroom, Witrand | 27-Jan-20 |
| Super League QF 1 | A1 vs B2 | Potchefstroom, JB Marks | 28-Jan-20 |
| Plate QF 3 | C3 vs D4 | Potchefstroom, Ibbies | 28-Jan-20 |
| Plate QF 4 | D3 vs C4 | Potchefstroom, Witrand | 28-Jan-20 |
| Super League QF 2 | B1 vs A2 | Benoni, Willowmoore | 29-Jan-20 |
| Super League QF 3 | C1 vs D2 | Potchefstroom, JB Marks | 30-Jan-20 |
| Plate SF 1 | TBC vs TBC | Potchefstroom, Absa Puk | 30-Jan-20 |
| Plate Play-Off SF 1 | TBC vs TBC | Potchefstroom, Witrand | 30-Jan-20 |
| Plate Play-Off SF 2 | TBC vs TBC | Potchefstroom, Ibbies | 30-Jan-20 |
| Super League QF 4 | D1 vs C2 | Benoni, Willowmoore | 31-Jan-20 |
| Plate SF 2 | TBC vs TBC | Kimberley, De Beers | 31-Jan-20 |
| SL Play-Off SF 1 | TBC vs TBC | Potchefstroom, JB Marks | 1-Feb-20 |
| 15th Place Play-Off | TBC vs TBC | Potchefstroom, Ibbies | 1-Feb-20 |
| 13th Place Play-Off | TBC vs TBC | Potchefstroom, Witrand | 1-Feb-20 |
| SL Play-Off SF 2 | TBC vs TBC | Potchefstroom, Absa Puk | 2-Feb-20 |
| 11th Place Play-Off | TBC vs TBC | Kimberley, De Beers | 2-Feb-20 |
| Plate Final | TBC vs TBC | Benoni, Willowmoore | 3-Feb-20 |
| Super League SF 1 | TBC vs TBC | Potchefstroom, JB Marks | 4-Feb-20 |
| 7th Place Play-Off | TBC vs TBC | Benoni, Willowmoore | 5-Feb-20 |
| Super League SF 1 | TBC vs TBC | Potchefstroom, JB Marks | 6-Feb-20 |
| 5th Place Play-Off | TBC vs TBC | Benoni, Willowmoore | 7-Feb-20 |
| 3rd Place Play-Off | TBC vs TBC | Benoni, Willowmoore | 8-Feb-20 |
| Super League Final | TBC vs TBC | Potchefstroom, JB Marks | 9-Feb-20 |
SQUADS
India: Priyam Garg (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Divyaansh Saxena, Dhruv Chand Jurel (vice-captain & wk), Shashwat Rawat, Divyansh Joshi, Shubhang Hegde, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Atharva Ankolekar, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Sushant Mishra, Vidyadhar Patil.
Afghanistan (announced on December 8, 2019): Farhan Zakhil (c), Noor Ahmad, Sediqullah Atal, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Fazal Haque, Imran Mir, Jamshid Miralikhil, Abid Mohammadi, Ishaq Mohammadi (wk), Asif Musazai, Abdul Rahman, Abidullah Taniwal, Ibrahim Zadran,
Rahmanullah Zadran, Zohaib Zamankhil
Australia (announced on December 13, 2019): Cooper Connolly, Oliver Davies, Sam Fanning, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Lachlan Hearne, Corey Kelly, Liam Marshall, Todd Murphy, Patrick Rowe, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Bradley Simpson, Connor Sully, Matthew Willans
Bangladesh (announced on December 21, 2019): Akbar Ali (c), Towhid Hridoy (vc), Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Avishek Das, Parvez Hossain Emon, Rakibul Hasan, Tanzid Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shahadat Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Murad, Prantik Nawrose Nabil, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mohammad Shahin
Canada (announced on December 18, 2019): Ashtan Deosammy (c), Harmandeep Singh Bedi, Benjamin Calitz, Arshdeep Dhaliwal, Gurjot Gosal, Rishiv Joshi, Muhammad Kamal, Akhil Kumar, Nicholas Manohar, Mihir Patel, Randhir Sandhu, Eshan Sensarma, Raqib Shamsudeen, Ayush Verma, Udaybir Walia
England (announced on December 23, 2019): George Balderson (c), Kasey Aldridge, Ben Charlesworth, Tom Clark, Jordan Cox, Scott Currie, Blake Cullen, Harry Duke, Joey Evison, Lewis Goldsworthy, Jack Haynes, George Hill, Dan Mousley, Hamidullah Qadri, Sam Young
Japan (announced on December 9, 2019): Marcus Thurgate (c, wk), Neel Date (vc), Max Clements, Tushar Chaturvedi, Kento Ota-Dobell, Ishaan Fartyal, Sora Ichiki, Leon Mehlig, Masato Morita, Shu Noguchi, Yugandhar Retharekar, Debashish Sahoo, Reiji Suto, Kazumasa Takahashi, Ashley Thurgate
New Zealand (announced on December 21, 2019): Jesse Tashkoff (c), Adithya Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Hayden Dickson, Joey Field, David Hancock, Simon Keene, Fergus Lellman, Nicholas Lidstone, Rhys Mariu, William O'Rourke, Ben Pomare, Quinn Sunde, Beckham Wheeler-Greenall, Oliver White
Nigeria (announced on December 7, 2019): Sylvester Okpe (c), Mohameed Taiwo (vc), Rasheed Abolarin, Peter Aho, Miracle Akhigbe, Shehu Audu, Oche Boniface, Isaac Danladi, Miracle Ikaige, Akhere Isesele, Abdulrahman Jimoh, Samuel Mba, Olayinka Olaleye, Sulaimon Runsewe, Ifeanyichukwu Uboh
Pakistan (announced on December 6, 2019): Rohail Nazir (c, wk), Haider Ali (vc), Abbas Afridi, Qasim Akram, Aamir Ali, Abdul Bangalzai, Mohammad Haris, Fahad Munir, Mohammad Huraira, Tahir Hussain, Amir Khan, Arish Ali Khan, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah (replaced by Mohammad Wasim), Mohammad Shehzad
Scotland (announced on December 13, 2019): Angus Guy (c), Daniel Cairns, Jamie Cairns, Jasper Davidson, Ben Davidson, Sean Fischer-Keogh, Callum Grant, Rory Hanley, Tom Mackintosh, Durness Mackay-Champion, Euan McBeth, Liam Naylor, Charlie Pee, Kess Sajjad, Uzzair Shah
South Africa (announced on December 10, 2019): Bryce Parsons (c), Khanya Cotani (vc), Luke Beaufort, Jonathan Bird, Merrick Brett, Achille Cloete, Gerald Coetzee, Tyrese Karelse, Mondli Khumalo, Jack Lees, Andrew Louw, Levert Manje, Odirile Modimokoane, Pheku Moletsane, Tiaan van Vuuren
Sri Lanka (announced on January 6, 2020): Nipun Dananjaya (ca), Navod Paranavithana, Kamil Mishara, Ahan Wickremesinghe, Sonal Dinusha, Ravindu Rashantha, Mohammed Shamaaz, Thaveesha Abhishek, M.A. Chamindu Wijesinghe, Ashen Daniel, Dilum Sudeera, Kavindu Nadeeshan, L.M. Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Amshi De Silva
United Arab Emirates (announced on December 10, 2019): Aryan Lakra (c), Vriitya Aravind, Chathiyan Dashan, Muhammad Farazuddin, Jonathan Figy, Osama Hassan, Palaniapan Meiyappan, Rishabh Mukherjee, Ali Naseer, Wasi Shah, Alishan Sharafu, Sanchit Sharma, Kai Smith, Akasha Tahir, Ansh Tandon
West Indies (announced on November 25, 2019): Kimani Melius (c), Kelvon Anderson, Daniel Beckford, Matthew Forde, Joshua James, Mbeki Joseph, Leonardo Julien, Avinash Mahabirsingh, Kirk McKenzie, Antonio Morris, Ashmead Nedd, Matthew Patrick, Jayden Seales, Ramon Simmonds, Nyeem Young
Zimbabwe (announced on December 8, 2019): Dion Myers (c), Wesley Madhevere (vc), Emmanuel Bawa, Privilege Chesa, Gareth Chirawu, Ahomed Rameez Ebrahim, Dylan Grant, Brandon James, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Tadiwanashe Nyangani, Luke Oldknow, Samuel Ruwisi, Dane Schadendorf, Milton Shumba, Taurayi Tugwete
