The opening ceremony of the meet will be held on Monday at the City Cub ground in Mirpur at 08:30 am with Gulshan Youth Club Cricket Academy taking on golden Boys Cricket Academy in one of the three opening day’s matches.
Barishal Talent Hunt Cricket Academy will play Khelaghar Cricket Academy at Jagannath Hall ground while Friends Social Welfare Cricket Academy will encounter Shisu Kishore Academy in Fatullah in the remaining two matches on Monday.
Thirty-two teams, split into eight groups, are initially taking part in the group phase till April 3. Later, the group champions will play in the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, BCB Director-cum-Chairman of the Game Development Committee and former Bangladesh Captain Khaled Mahmud along with Bangladesh Test Captain Shakib Al Hasan unveiled the trophy of the BCB Academy Cup 2019 in presence of the participating teams’ captains at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur on Saturday.