ICC Men’s U19 World Cup 2024 Schedule: Format, Venues, & Timing

On December 11, 2023, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the confirmed schedule for the 2024 Men’s U19 World Cup. The youth 50-over tournament will take place from January 19, 2024, to February 11, 2024.

The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka, but it was later moved to South Africa after the suspension of the Sri Lankan cricket board. South Africa has previously hosted the tournament twice, in 1998 and 2020.

ICC Men’s U19 World Cup 2024 Format

A total of 16 teams will feature in this edition, with teams split into 4 groups of 4 teams each. In the group stage, each team will play against their other group teams once before proceeding to the Super Six stage. 

The Super Six stage includes 2 groups of 6 teams each, with the top 3 teams from Group A and D forming one group and the top 3 from Group B and C forming another group.

Teams that qualify for the Super Six stage will carry forward their points against their fellow qualifying teams. And each team will play 2 matches against the teams that qualified from the other group.

Then, the top 2 teams from each Super Six group will play in the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will play in the summit clash on February 11.

ICC Men’s U19 World Cup 2024 Groups

Group A: India, Bangladesh, Ireland, and the USA

Group B: England, South Africa, West Indies, and Scotland

Group C: Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Namibia

Group D: Afghanistan, Pakistan, New Zealand, and Nepal

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ICC Men’s U19 World Cup 2024 Schedule & Venues

The tournament will see a total of 41 matches played at 5 different venues across South Africa. 

The 5 venues are Mangaung Oval (Bloemfontein), Buffalo Park (East London), Kimberley Oval (Kimberley), JB Marks Oval (Potchefstroom), and Willowmoore Park (Benoni).

Here is the complete schedule for the tournament.

Date	Match	Venue	Time (Local/IST)
Jan 19	Ireland vs USA	Bloemfontein	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 19	South Africa vs West Indies	Potchefstroom	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 20	Bangladesh vs India	Bloemfontein	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 20	England vs Scotland	Potchefstroom	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 20	Afghanistan vs Pakistan	East London	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 21	Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe	Kimberley	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 21	Nepal vs New Zealand	East London	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 22	Bangladesh vs Ireland	Bloemfontein	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 22	Australia vs Namibia	Kimberley	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 23	South Africa vs England	Potchefstroom	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 23	Afghanistan vs New Zealand	East London	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 24	Namibia vs Sri Lanka	Kimberley	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 24	Scotland vs West Indies	Potchefstroom	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 24	Nepal vs Pakistan	East London	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 25	India vs Ireland	Bloemfontein	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 25	Australia vs Zimbabwe	Kimberley	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 26	Bangladesh vs USA	Bloemfontein	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 26	England vs West Indies	Potchefstroom	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 26	Afghanistan vs Nepal	East London	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 27	Namibia vs Zimbabwe	Kimberley	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 27	South Africa vs Scotland	Potchefstroom	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 27	New Zealand vs Pakistan	East London	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 28	India vs USA	Bloemfontein	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 28	Australia vs Sri Lanka	Kimberley	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 30	A1 vs D2	Bloemfontein	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 30	C2 vs B3	Kimberley	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 30	D1 vs A3	Potchefstroom	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 31	A4 vs D4	Benoni	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 31	D3 vs A2	Bloemfontein	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 31	C1 vs B2	Kimberley	10 am/1:30 pm
Jan 31	C3 vs B1	Potchefstroom	10 am/1:30 pm
Feb 1	B4 vs C4	Benoni	10 am/1:30 pm
Feb 2	A1 vs D3	Bloemfontein	10 am/1:30 pm
Feb 2	B3 vs C1	Kimberley	10 am/1:30 pm
Feb 2	B1 vs C2	Potchefstroom	10 am/1:30 pm
Feb 3	D1 vs A2	Benoni	10 am/1:30 pm
Feb 3	D2 vs A3	Bloemfontein	10 am/1:30 pm
Feb 3	B2 vs C3	Potchefstroom	10 am/1:30 pm
Feb 6	Semi-final 1: AD1 vs BC2	Benoni	10 am/1:30 pm
Feb 8	Semi-final 2: AD2 vs BC1	Benoni	10 am/1:30 pm
Feb 11	Final	Benoni	10 am/1:30 pm