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 BCB declared a 15-man squad for the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2022 in early December. The Bangladesh U19 team flew to the UAE in the same month to take part in the 9th edition of the ACC U19 Asia Cup. It took place in the last week of December 2021. However, this competition provided good preparation for the World Cup despite Bangladesh’s loss to India in the semifinal. The SWOT analysis for the 2022 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is discussed in this article.  SWOT Study of Bangladesh Youth Squad for the ICC U19 World Cup 2022 The current squad includes three players of the 2020 U19 World Cup-winning team. With the present lineup, Bangladesh's youth team is very much capable of retaining the championship. Let's take a look at Bangladesh U19 World Cup squad: Rakibul Hasan (c), Prantik Nawrose Nabil, Mohammad Fahim, Mushfik Hasan, Iftikher Hossain, Ariful Islam, Mahfijul Islam, Tahjibul Islam, Abdullah Al Mamun, SM Meherob, Aich Mollah, Ripon Mondol, Naimur Rohman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Ashikur Zaman, Ariful Islam, Mahfijul, (Reserve Players: Ahosun Habib Leon, Jishan Alam)   Read: U-19 Asia Cup: Bangladesh lost to India in semifinal Strength The main strength for Bangladesh's U19 World Cup squad is having Youth World Cup champions Rakibul Hasan, Tanzim Sakib, and Prantik Nabil. These guys know what it takes to win the World Championship. Their presence in the squad will motivate other players. In terms of squad strength, the Bangladesh Youth team boasts a diverse bowling lineup. There are some prospective medium pacers in the team, as well as a few right-arm off-spinners. These players have gained experience playing in a variety of conditions over the last year. As expected, slow left-arm orthodox spinner Naimur Rahman is Bangladesh's most successful youth bowler in 2021. In 11 matches, he took 18 wickets at a fantastic average of 19.22. Naimur was the only Bangladeshi bowler to take 5 wickets in an innings in 2021. Therefore, the bowling unit will have to play the most essential roles in the competition if the Bangladesh U19 team wants to retain the ICC World Youth Championship. Read: Shakib nominated for ICC Men's ODI Player of the Year Notable bowling stats (Youth ODI) by Bangladesh cricketers in 2021  Player Match Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 4W Naimur Rahman 11 18 5/17 19.22 3.43 33.5 1 Ripon Mondol 6 16 4/20 13.37 3.86 20.7 1 Musfik Hasan 5 11 3/37 16.90 3.74 27 0 Ashiqur Zaman 8 9 3/37 27.55 4.09 40.3 0 Ariful Islam 11 7 2/23 32 3.67 52.2 0 SM Meherob 12 6 1/14 38.66 3.59 64.5 0 Rakibul Hasan 2 3 3/41 13.66 4.10 20 0 Tanzim Hasan Sakib 2 1 1/51 51 5.66 54 0  Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read Conway hits ton to overshadow Bangladeshi pacers Weakness Bangladesh had some excellent top-order batters in the most recent edition of the ICC U19 World Cup. Those players assisted Bangladesh in winning many matches during the 2020 edition of the tournament. Prantik Nabil, who was a part of the 2020 Bangladesh U19 World Cup squad, will play at no. 3 in the upcoming event. Prantik's average in 2021 was under 20 and he didn't even get a half-century. On the other hand, openers Mahfijul and Tahjibul had a decent year. Mahfijul had a 25.83 average and two fifties in 2021. Therefore, Bangladesh's top order has some weaknesses that must be addressed before the major event. Notable Youth ODI batting stats (Top Order) by Bangladesh cricketers in 2021  Player Inn Runs HS Ave SR 50s Mahfijul Islam 12 310 75 25.83 57.72 2 Tahjibul Islam 11 145 50* 14.50 64.44 1 Prantik Nawrose Nabil 8 158 45 19.75 66.10 0  Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read ICC U19 World Cup 2022 Fixtures: Bangladesh to Face England in Group Phase Notable Youth ODI batting stats (Middle Order) by Bangladesh cricketers in 2021      Player Inn Runs HS Ave SR 50s Aich Mollah 12 375 108 34.09 70.22 2 Ariful Islam 11 214 50 23.77 56.16 1 SM Meherob 11 173 52 15.72 66.28 1 Iftakher Hossain 8 167 36 20.87 67.61 0 Abdullah Al Mamun 5 90 37 22.50 68.70 0 Ashiqur Zaman 6 89 54* 89 76.06 1 Md Fahim 2 33 28* 33 89.18 0  Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read Mominul eager to erase past in New Zealand as Tigers go into first Test Saturday