The ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 will start on November 29 and run till December 8 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Asian Cricket Council is all set to host the 11th edition of the ACC U19 Asia Cup across Sharjah and Dubai, with the inaugural edition being played in Bangladesh in 1989.
The tournament currently comprises five full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) namely India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. In contrast, Nepal, Japan, and UAE will be the other three Asian teams entering the contest.
The curtain-raiser of the tournament will see the defending champions Bangladesh taking on Afghanistan. Meanwhile, India will start their campaign against arch-rival Pakistan on November 30.
India are the most dominant team in the tournament’s history, having won the title eight out of 10 times. However, the previous edition was won by Bangladesh.
As per the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 schedule, the eight teams have been divided into two groups of four teams each. All the teams will play once against the other three sides in the group.
Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE, Japan
Group B: Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan
The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals after the group-stage fixtures. Later on, the winners of the two semi-finals will play against each other in the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 final on December 8.
All the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 matches will be played at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai and the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.
Where to watch the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 live in India
Live streaming of the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 is available on the Sony LIV App and website in India.
Live telecast of the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 will be available on Sony Sports Network channels in India.
ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 schedule and live match times
All timings are in India Standard Time (IST)
Friday, November 29
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Match 1 - 10:30 AM
Sri Lanka vs Nepal, Match 2 - 10:30 AM
Saturday, November 30
India vs Pakistan, Match 3 - 10:30 AM
UAE vs Japan, Match 4 - 10:30 AM
Sunday, December 1
Bangladesh vs Nepal, Match 5 - 10:30 AM
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Match 6 - 10:30 AM
Monday, December 2
Japan vs India, Match 7 - 10:30 AM
Pakistan vs UAE, Match 8 - 10:30 AM
Tuesday, December 3
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Match 9 - 10:30 AM
Afghanistan vs Nepal, Match 10 - 10:30 AM
Wednesday, December 4
Pakistan vs Japan, Match 11 - 10:30 AM
India vs UAE, Match 12 - 10:30 AM
Friday, December 6
A1 vs B2 - 1st Semi-final - 10:30 AM
A2 vs B1 - 2nd Semi-final - 10:30 AM
Sunday, December 8
ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 final - 10:30 AM
ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 teams and squads
Afghanistan
Mehboob Taskin (C), Hamza Alikhil (wk), Uzair Khan, Faisal Khan, Barakatullah Ibrahimzai, Ezatullah Barikzai, Aziz Miakhil, Nazeef Amiri, Abdul Aziz, Nasratullah Nooristani, Khatir Stanikzai, Fahim Khewawal, Hafeez Zadran, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Naseer Khan Maroofkhil
India
Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, C Andre Siddarth, Mohd. Amaan (C), Kiran Chormale (VC), Pranav Pant, Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK), Anurag Kawde (WK), Hardik Raj, Md. Enaan, KP Karthikeya, Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma, Nikhil Kumar
Japan
Koji Hardgrave-Abe (C), Charles Hinze, Kazuma Kato-Stafford, Hugo Kelly, Timothy Moore, Skyler Nakayama-Cook, Daniel Panckhurst, Nihar Parmar, Aditya Phadke, Aarav Tiwari, Kai Wall, Yuto Yageta, Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake, Max Yonekawa-Lynn
Nepal
Hemant Dhami (C), Arjun Kumal (vc), Dilshad Ali, Naren Bhatta, Roshan Biswakarma, Yubaraj Khatri, Ranjit Kumar, Uttam Magar (wk), Bipin Mahato, Dayanand Mandal, Aprajit Poudel, Naren Saud, Unish Thakuri, Abhiskeh Tiwari, Aakash Tripathi, Mayan Yadav, Rajesh Yadav, Santosh Yadav
Pakistan
Saad Baig (c, wk), Mohammad Ahmed, Haroon Arshad, Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Huzefa, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Hassan Khan, Shahzaib Khan, Usman Khan, Faham-ul-Haq, Ali Raza, Mohammad Riazullah, Abdul Subhan, Farhan Yousuf, Umar Zaib
Sri Lanka
Squad yet to be announced
UAE
Squad yet to be announced
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