Former champions Bangladesh will play the United States in their last Group A match of the ICC U-19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024 at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, South Africa on Friday (January 26).

The match will kick off at 2: pm Bangladesh time.

Earlier, Bangladesh, the champions of 2020, made a frustrating start in the ongoing Youth World Cup losing to defending champions India by a huge 84-run in their first match last Saturday.

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But, they smartly bounced back in the race beating Ireland by six wickets in their 2nd match, also at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, South Africa last Monday.

In the day's lone Group A match, holders India further consolidated their top slot in the group crushing Ireland by 201 runs.

After the day's matches, India comfortably dominated the Group A with all-win run securing full four points from straight two matches having a run rate of +2,850; Bangladesh followed the leader collecting two points from two matches with run rate of -0,667.

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Ireland are in the 3rd slot securing two points from all the three group encounters with a run rate of - 0,778 while United States remained at the bottom without any point playing one match with a run rate of -2,674.

A total of 16 teams, divided into four groups of four teams each are competing  in the first phase.

The event is being held according to a new format for this edition, where the three teams progressing from each of the four groups will enter a new Super Six stage, starting on January 30.

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Two groups of six teams will clash to determine the semifinalists and the subsequent finalists.

The bottom-placed teams will then meet in placement games to determine finishing positions