The U19 World Cup 2024 is about to get underway in South Africa and the excitement has started brewing with the build-up. The warm-ups are done and dusted and the main event will kickstart from January 19 onwards. The defending champions India played two warm-up games.
While their first warm-up game against Australia resulted in a No result, the Uday Saharan-led side beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second warm-up fixture. Budding allrounder Musheer Khan was brilliant against the Lankan Lions as he bagged a three-for and scored a half-century to ensure a convincing win for India.
Uday too was on song with the bat as he scored a fifty off 64 balls with the help of four boundaries before retiring hurt in order to present the others with enough game time.
The curtain raiser of the 15th edition of the marquee tournament will be played between South Africa and West Indies and Ireland will lock horns with the USA on the same day.
India will play their tournament opener against the winners of the 2020 edition, Bangladesh. 16 teams are participating in the tournament and have been divided into four groups, with four teams in every group - A, B, C and D.
India find themselves in Group A alongside Bangladesh, Ireland and the United States of America. On the other hand, Group B comprises last edition's runners-up England, the hosts South Africa, Scotland and West Indies.
Group C includes three-time champions Australia, Namibia, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, whereas Group D has Afghanistan, Nepal, New Zealand and two-time winners Pakistan.
Which TV channel will broadcast the U19 World Cup 2024 in India?
The U19 World Cup 2024 will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network in India.
Where to watch the live streaming of the U19 World Cup 2024?
The U19 World Cup 2024 will be streamed live on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
India's U19 World Cup 2024 Squad:
Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Aravelly Avanish Rao, Saumy Kumar Pandey, Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan, Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani and Naman Tiwari.
