Under 19 World Cup: How to watch and follow tournament on Sky
Watch live coverage of the 11th Under 19 World Cup on Sky Sports...
Monday 25 January 2016 07:25, UK
The Under 19 World Cup gets underway in Bangladesh this week, with Sky Sports bringing you live and exclusive coverage.
But who is playing who and when are the games on? Here is all you need to know before the tournament kicks off on January 27.
THE FORMAT
The 11th edition of the Under 19 World Cup will see 16 teams compete in four groups of four, with each team playing each other once. The top two from each group progress to the Super League stage of the competition, where they will compete against one another in the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final. The bottom two teams in each group will do the same, but in a Plate competition. Winners of those knockout rounds advance, while the losers of each stage meet to determine their tournament rankings from 16th to first.
GROUPS
Group A: Bangladesh, Namibia, Scotland, South Africa
Group B: Afghanistan, Canada, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Group C: England, Fiji, West Indies, Zimbabwe
Group D: India, Ireland, Nepal, New Zealand
LIVE ON SKY
Wednesday 27 January: Bangladesh v South Africa, 2.30am, Sky Sports 2 HD
Thursday 28 January: Ireland v India, 2.30am, Sky Sports 3 HD
Friday 29 January: England v West Indies, 2.30am, Sky Sports 2 HD
Saturday 30 January: India v New Zealand, 2.30am, Sky Sports 2 HD
Sunday 31 January: England v Zimbabwe, 2.30am, Sky Sports 3 HD
Monday 1 February: India v Nepal, 2.30am, Sky Sports 2 HD
Tuesday 2 February: West Indies v Zimbabwe, 2.30am, Sky Sports 4 HD
Wednesday 3 February: Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2.30am, Sky Sports 4 HD
Friday 5 February: Quarter-final 1, 2.30am, Sky Sports 5 HD
Saturday 6 February: Quarter-final 2, 2.30am, Sky Sports 5 HD
Sunday 7 February: Quarter-final 3, 2.30am, Sky Sports 4 HD
Monday 8 February: Quarter-final 4, 2.30am, Sky Sports 4 HD
Tuesday 9 February: Semi-final 1, 2.30am, Sky Sports 2 HD
Thursday 11 February: Semi-final 2, 2.30am, Sky Sports 2 HD
Sunday 14 February: Final, 2.30am, Sky Sports 2 HD
ENGLAND HOPEFULS
Champions in 1998, England haven't been to a final since, finishing as low as fifth, eighth, and fifth in 2008, 2010 and 2012, but with an encouraging third-place finish in 2014, plus an exciting crop of young talent making the trip to Bangladesh, hopes are high.
Surrey's left-armer Sam Curran is a 17-year-old superstar, a revelation in white-ball cricket after only making his debut in 2015, taking 15 wickets over 10 games to fire the capital county to the Royal London One-Day Cup final.
There's also promising 18-year-olds, Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane and Essex's Daniel Lawrence, who became the third-youngest scorer of a County Championship century when aged 17, hitting 161 against Surrey in only his second first-class game.
LATEST NEWS
Three-time winners Australia have withdrawn from the Under 19 World Cup in Bangladesh due to concerns over the "safety and security" of the squad in host country, Bangladesh. Ireland have replaced the Australians in the tournament, taking their spot alongside India, New Zealand and Nepal in Group D. Australia postponed a Test tour of Bangladesh in October for similar reasons.
PAST WINNERS
1988: Australia
1998: England
2000: India
2002: Australia
2004: Pakistan
2006: Pakistan
2008: India
2010: Australia
2012: India
2014: South Africa
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