The teams' positions are determined in each tournament of the ICC Youth World Cup. The tournament's 2020 champion, Bangladesh had to be content with eighth place in this year's event. The tournament would have been a success for Bangladesh if they could reach the semi-finals. However, Bangladesh did not do well as a team during the main competition. Despite this, some players did well. The overall performance of the Bangladesh team in the 2022 ICC U19 World Cup is discussed in this article. Bangladesh U19 Team's Performance in the ICC Youth World Cup 2022 The Bangladesh U19 team placed second in Group A after winning two of their three games. They won by 9 wickets (D/L method) over UAE and by 8 wickets against Canada. Bangladesh's young team only lost one match to tournament finalist England by 7 wickets. Bangladesh U19 side fell by 5 wickets against India's U19 team in the Super League quarter-final, ending their hopes of retaining the championship. Bangladesh lost by 6 wickets to Pakistan and by 2 wickets to South Africa in the placement matches. Therefore, the Bangladesh U19 team finished eighth in the tournament after three consecutive defeats. Here are some of the standout performers from Bangladesh's young team at the 2022 ICC U19 World Cup in the West Indies. Read BPL 2022 Playoffs Scenarios: How Can Each Team Qualify? Batting Bangladesh's middle-order batter Ariful Islam was one of the tournament’s most consistent and standout players. He hit two consecutive hundreds against Pakistan and South Africa in the placement matches. Ariful scored 100 runs in Bangladesh's total of 175 runs against Pakistan's youth team. Ariful's 102 runs against South Africa also contributed to Bangladesh's U19 team scoring a massive 293 runs in their 50 overs. This right-handed batter has a promising career ahead of him. In addition to him, Iftakher Hossain had a decent outing in the tournament.   Top three run-scorers (Bangladesh U19) Player Inn Runs HS Ave SR 100s Ariful Islam 4 215 102 53.75 81.13 2 Iftakher Hossain 4 124 61* 41.33 52.99 0 Mahfijul Islam 6 116 64* 23.20 71.60 0    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Bowling Right-arm medium pacer Ripon Mondol was the most consistent bowler for the Bangladesh U19 team. He took 14 wickets at an incredible average of 15. He had the best bowling figures among Bangladesh bowlers. Bangladesh's best bowling figure in the competition was Ripon's 4/24 against India. Ripon Mondol also finished the campaign as one of the tournament's top wicket-takers. This young pacer is surely one of Bangladesh cricket's brightest prospects. Apart from Ripon Mondol, right-arm off-break bowler SM Meherob and medium-pacer Ashiqur Zaman bowled well for the Bangladesh U19 team in the event. Read BPL 2022 Phase 3 Preview: What You Need to Know Top three wicket-takers (Bangladesh U19) Player Match Wickets BBI Ave Econ 4w Ripon Mondol 6 14 4/24 15.00 4.22 2 SM Meherob 6 6 4/38 27.00 4.15 1 Ashiqur Zaman 4 4 2/14 15.25 2.25 0   Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Way Forward The Bangladesh U19 team had high expectations going into the 2022 ICC U19 World Cup as defending champions. Bangladesh only made it to the quarterfinals of the Super League. They were also last among the top eight teams. However, Bangladesh can take positives from some outstanding individual performances. The youth team's top performers in the competition were Ariful Islam in batting and Ripon Mondol in bowling. They have a bright future ahead of them if the Bangladesh Cricket Board properly nurtures these players.  Read Five Famous Cricket Players who Retired in 2021

The 2022 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup will be held in the West Indies from January 14 to February 5. The World Cup will feature 16 nations and four cricket grounds in the Caribbean Islands will host all 48 matches. The top eleven teams from the previous edition, as well as the five regional tournament champions have qualified for the upcoming youth World Cup. Bangladesh U19 team will kick off their campaign against England. Let's have a look at the group stage schedule for the ICC U19 World Cup 2022. Group A Fixtures of 2022 ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup This group includes the defending champions Bangladesh and one of the tournament favorites England. UAE and Canada are the other two teams in this group. Based on the strength of the teams, Bangladesh and England are likely to proceed to the super league stage quarter-finals. It will be fascinating to witness who comes out on top in this group. Some of the Bangladeshi players that were part of the U19 World Cup 2020 winning team will also take part in this tournament.   Read India Heading to Win the First Test against South Africa Full Schedule Group A Date Fixture Venue January 15 (Saturday) Canada vs UAE Saint Kitts and Nevis January 16 (Sunday) Bangladesh vs England Saint Kitts and Nevis January 18 (Tuesday) England vs Canada Saint Kitts and Nevis January 20 (Thursday) England vs UAE Saint Kitts and Nevis January 20 (Thursday) Bangladesh vs Canada Saint Kitts and Nevis January 22 (Saturday) Bangladesh vs UAE Saint Kitts and Nevis      Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Group B Fixtures of ICC U19 World Cup 2022 2020 U19 World Cup runner-up India and South Africa are two of the strongest teams in this group. The other two teams are Ireland and Uganda. India and South Africa are the favorites to reach quarter-finals from this group. Read BPL 2022: SWOT Analysis of all Six Teams Full Schedule Group B Date Fixture Venue January 15 (Saturday) India vs South Africa Guyana January 15 (Saturday) Ireland vs Uganda Guyana January 18 (Tuesday) South Africa vs Uganda Trinidad and Tobago January 19 (Wednesday) India vs Ireland Trinidad and Tobago January 21 (Friday) South Africa vs Ireland Trinidad and Tobago January 22 (Saturday) India vs Uganda Trinidad and Tobago      Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read NZ vs BAN Test Series 2022: Five Bangladesh Players to keep an eye on

Bangladesh stalwart Mushfiqur Rahim is busy preparing for the next round of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) and the forthcoming home series against Zimbabwe.