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. Australian pacer becomes best cricketer of 2023 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. BPL 2024: Sylhet phase begins Friday 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. Shoaib Malik's BPL 2024 Campaign Abruptly Ends 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

In the Super League playoff semifinals of the ongoing ICC U-19 World Cup, Bangladesh lost to Pakistan by six wickets in Antigua on Monday. Bangladesh batted first after winning the toss, but they failed to post a challenging total on the board. Despite a century by Ariful Islam, Bangladesh managed to post only 175 for all wickets in 49.2 overs.  Ariful scored 100 off 119 balls with five fours and four sixes. The second-highest runs, 25, came from the bat of Iftakher Hossain.  Also read: U-19 World Cup: Bangladesh make early exit losing to India by 5 wkts in QF For Pakistan, Awais Ali and Mehran Mumtaz bagged three wickets each.  In reply, Pakistan chased the target of 176 in 46.3 overs with six wickets in hand. Wicketkeeper-batter Haseebullah Khan scored 79, while opener Muhammad Shehzad hit 36. Irfan Khan and Abdul Faseeh scored 24 and 22, respectively.  For Bangladesh, Rakibul Hasan bagged two wickets while Naimur Rohman took one wicket.  It was the last match of Bangladesh in this edition of the U-19 World Cup.  Also read: U-19 World Cup: Bangladesh dismissed for 111 against India in QF Earlier, Bangladesh lost their campaign opener against England but won against Canada and the United Arab Emirates to march to the Super League quarter-finals where they lost to India.  Bangladesh started this edition of the U-19 World Cup as the defending champions, but they failed to defend the title.

Bangladesh U-19 cricket team is all set to leave Dhaka for the UAE this evening to take part in the U-19 Asia Cup. After this event, the Junior Tigers will fly to the West Indies to take part in the ICC U-19 World Cup as the defending champions. In the World Cup, slated to be played between January 14 and February 5, Bangladesh will face Canada, the UAE and England in Group A.  Read: Tigers out for preparation in New Zealand “We have to play well to win matches against any opponent, and at this level, there is no big or small opponent. We have to play well against every team to do well,” Rakibul Hasan, Bangladesh’s captain, told the media.  Rakibul was part of Bangladesh team when they won the World Cup in 2020 in South Africa.  Bangladesh have recently played a series against India U-19 A and B team, and won the series. Rakibul believes that win will help them to do well in the Asia Cup and in the World Cup.  Squad: Rakibul Hasan (Captain), Prantik Nawrose Nabil (Vice-Captain), Mahfijul Islam, Iftakhar Hossain Ifti, SM Meherob Hasan, Aich Mollah, Abdulla Al Mamun, Gazi Mohammad Tahjibul Islam, Ariful Islam, Md Fahim, Mohammad Musfik Hasan, Ripon Mondol, Md Ashiqur Zaman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Naimur Rohman Noyon Read: Akram Khan set to resign from his BCB post, reveals family Traveling Reserves: Ahosun Habib Leon, Jishan Alam, Stand By: Mohiuddin Tareq, Tawhidul Islam Ferdus, Shakib Shahriyer, Golam Kibria

A new year is just around the corner. Like every walks of life, the cricketing fraternity of Bangladesh is also looking forward to forgetting the year of 2020 which started with joy and ended up with a ray of hope. 

The ICC U-19 World Cup champions captain cum wicket-keeper of Bangladesh team Akbar Ali has been named as the captain of the tournament’s best XI, chosen from all the competing teams by Cricinfo.

Five players- including three Bangladeshis and two Indians, who were involved in the final of the just-concluded ICC U-19 World Cup won by Bangladesh have been found guilty of breaching ICC’s Code of Conduct and were handed international suspensions.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday extended heartiest congratulations to the Bangladesh U-19 Cricket Team for lifting the ICC U-19 World Cup trophy beating India in a nail-biting final.

Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team to face their South African counterparts in the quarter-finals of the ongoing ICC U-19 World Cup in South Africa on Thursday.

Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team is set to face Scotland on Tuesday in their second game of the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa.

Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the ICC Under-19 World Cup crushing Zimbabwe by nine wickets in their first rain-interrupted match at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom in South Africa on Saturday.