With the ICC Cricket U19 World Cup in mind, BCCI has announced a tri-series ahead of the mega event to ensure India U19 gets enough game time. The U19 World Cup is scheduled to start on January 19 in South Africa. Just three weeks before the World Cup, India U19, South Africa U19, and Afghanistan U19 will face off in South Africa.
All the matches in the tri-series will be played at the Old Edwardians Cricket Club in Johannesburg. Each team will face each other twice before the final. India U19 will face Afghanistan U19 on December 29 and January 4, and South Africa U19 on January 2 and 6.
India’s schedule for U19 tri-series
| Match No. | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 29, 2023 | Afghanistan | Old Edwardians Cricket Club |
| 2 | January 2, 2024 | South Africa | Old Edwardians Cricket Club |
| 3 | January 4, 2024 | Afghanistan | Old Edwardians Cricket Club |
| 4 | January 6, 2024 | South Africa | Old Edwardians Cricket Club |
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India U19 squad for tri-series & ICC Cricket U19 World Cup
| Name | Association |
|---|---|
| Arshin Kulkarni | Maharashtra Cricket Association |
| Adarsh Singh | Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association |
| Rudra Mayur Patel | Gujarat Cricket Association |
| Sachin Dhas | Maharashtra Cricket Association |
| Priyanshu Moliya | Baroda Cricket Association |
| Musheer Khan | Mumbai Cricket Association |
| Uday Saharan (C) | Punjab Cricket Association |
| Aravelly Avanish Rao (WK) | Hyderabad Cricket Association |
| Saumy Kumar Pandey (VC) | Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association |
| Murugan Abhishek | Hyderabad Cricket Association |
| Innesh Mahajan (WK) | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association |
| Dhanush Gowda | Karnataka State Cricket Association |
| Aaradhya Shukla | Punjab Cricket Association |
| Raj Limbani | Baroda Cricket Association |
| Naman Tiwari | Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association |
Traveling Reserves: Prem Devkar (Mumbai Cricket Association), Ansh Gosai (Saurashtra Cricket Association) and Md. Amaan (Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association).
Back-up players: Digvijay Patil (Maharashtra Cricket Association), Jayanth Goyat (Haryana Cricket Association). P Vignesh (Tamil Nadu Cricket Association), Kiran Chormale (Maharashtra Cricket Association).
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