“So many of the best players have competed at the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup including Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, Joe Root and Shimron Hetmyer and we are looking forward to the 2022 edition to see who emerges as the future stars. ICC Head of Events, Chris Tetley said: “The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is such an exciting and special tournament, bringing together the future stars of the game and giving them an unrivalled experience of competing on the global stage. The Final on 5 February will also be held at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground. The semi-finals will be played on 1 February across two venues the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground and Coolidge Cricket Ground on 2 February.

Trinidad and Tobago will host the Plate competition between 25 and 31 January, with the Super League taking place in Antigua and Barbuda from 26 January. The group stage will take place across Guyana, St Kitts, and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago between 14 and 22 January. The 48-match schedule will begin with hosts West Indies taking on Australia, with Sri Lanka facing Scotland in Guyana on 14 January. The format will see the top two teams from each of the four groups advance to the Super League while the remaining teams feature in the Plate across 23 days of competition.

The four host countries have been confirmed as Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, St Kitts, and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago with 10 venues hosting matches.

Scotland complete the tournament lineup in Group D after New Zealand withdrew due to the extensive mandatory quarantine restrictions for minors on their return home. Group C comprises Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, and Papua New Guinea and Group D sees host West Indies, Australia, and Sri Lanka.

Dubai: The sixteen teams competing will see current holders Bangladesh, England, Canada and the United Arab Emirates form Group A, with debutants Uganda placed in Group B alongside India, South Africa and Ireland.

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