U-19 World Cup 2022: The International Cricket Council (ICC) rejigged fixtures for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2022 after the delayed arrival of Afghanistan into the Caribbean. As the team will undergo the necessary quarantine, they will begin their campaign on January 18 against PNG as scheduled. Follow U-19 World Cup Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
After successfully obtaining the necessary visas for travel, Afghanistan will arrive in the West Indies and undergo their required quarantine period.
U-19 World Cup 2022: ICC rejig U-19 World Cup Schedule after Afghanistan’s late arrival in Caribbean – Check out
The changes were approved by the Event Technical Committee which comprises Chris Tetley, ICC Head of Events (Chair), Ben Leaver, ICC Senior Event Manager, Fawwaz Baksh, Tournament Director, Roland Holder, WICB Representative, Alan Wilkins and Russel Arnold.
ICC Head of Events, Chris Tetley said, “We are delighted that the Afghanistan squad have received the necessary visas and will be able to travel to participate in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022.
U-19 World Cup 2022: ICC rejig U-19 World Cup Schedule after Afghanistan’s late arrival in Caribbean – Check out
“We have reworked the fixtures for group C to ensure that all matches can take place within the allocated timeframe and would like to thank the participating Members for their flexibility in finding a solution,” he added.
To ensure all fixtures could be completed, four out of the six group C matches in Trinidad and Tobago have been rescheduled as follows:
U-19 World Cup 2022: ICC rejig U-19 World Cup Schedule after Afghanistan’s late arrival in Caribbean – Check out
January 15– Zimbabwe v PNG – Queens Park Oval (Rescheduled from January 20)
January 17– Pakistan v Zimbabwe – DM Sporting Complex (Rescheduled from January 22)
January 18 – Afghanistan v PNG – DM Sporting Complex
January 20– Pakistan v Afghanistan – Brian Lara Cricket Ground. Unchanged.
January 22– Pakistan v PNG – Queens Park Oval. Rescheduled from January 15.
January 22– Afghanistan v Zimbabwe – DM Sporting Complex (Rescheduled from Jan 16).
India’s World Cup schedule, 1st round
| Date | Match | Venue |
| 15-Jan-22 | India vs South Africa | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
| 19-Jan-22 | India vs Ireland | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 22-Jan-22 | India vs Uganda | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago |
