Trinidad and Tobago - Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Queens Park Oval, Diego Martin Sporting ComplexĪntigua and Barbuda - Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Coolidge Cricket Ground Guyana - Guyana National Stadium, Everest Cricket Club St Kitts and Nevis - Warner Park Cricket Stadium, Conaree Cricket Center, (Sandy Point - Warm-up match venue only) Group D - Australia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, West Indies
Group C - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe Group B - India, Ireland, South Africa, Uganda Group A - Bangladesh, England, Canada, United Arab Emirates ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Groupings: There will be 16 warm-up matches taking place between 9 and 12 January in St Kitts and Nevis and Guyana. The West Indies have won the title once in 2016, with India being crowned champions four times, Australia three times, Pakistan twice while England, South Africa and Bangladesh have won it once each. I am also confident that our visitors will experience the best of our world-famous Caribbean culture and hospitality in Antigua & Barbuda, Guyana, St. We, therefore, expect our current team of under-19 players to do us proud in the 2022 tournament. West Indies has a proud under-19 cricket history, with several bright talents blossoming into international stars over the years. “At the same time, our U19 head coach, Floyd Reifer, and his coaching staff have been busy preparing our team for competition, using innovative methods to keep them active even while they were restricted from travel. However, amid so many Covid-related challenges, it has not been easy to finalise the venues and to work out all the related logistics.
In partnership with host territorial boards, cricket clubs, and Ministries of Sports, we have been hard at work preparing for this event over the past several months. “We are delighted that the West Indies will be hosting this event and we wish all the teams the very best in their preparations for the tournament and to Cricket West Indies in organising the event.”Ĭricket West Indies President Ricky Skerritt said: “CWI is looking forward to hosting this important global U19 cricket event, which is just around the corner, in January. “So many of the best players have competed at the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup including Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, Joe Root and Shimron Hetmyer and we are looking forward to the 2022 edition to see who emerges as the future stars. ICC Head of Events, Chris Tetley said: “The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is such an exciting and special tournament, bringing together the future stars of the game and giving them an unrivalled experience of competing on the global stage. The Final on 5 February will also be held at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground. The semi-finals will be played on 1 February across two venues the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground and Coolidge Cricket Ground on 2 February. Trinidad and Tobago will host the Plate competition between 25 and 31 January, with the Super League taking place in Antigua and Barbuda from 26 January. The group stage will take place across Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago between 14 and 22 January. The 48-match schedule will begin with hosts West Indies taking on Australia, with Sri Lanka facing Scotland in Guyana on 14 January. The format will see the top two teams from each of the four groups advance to the Super League while the remaining teams feature in the Plate across 23 days of competition. The four host countries have been confirmed as Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago with 10 venues hosting matches. Scotland complete the tournament line up in Group D after New Zealand withdrew due to the extensive mandatory quarantine restrictions for minors on their return home.
Group C comprises Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea and Group D sees host West Indies, Australia and Sri Lanka. The sixteen teams competing will see current holders Bangladesh, England, Canada and the United Arab Emirates form Group A, with debutants Uganda placed in Group B alongside India, South Africa and Ireland.