Bangladesh were grouped with Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Scotland as the International Cricket Council Thursday announced the schedule for the U-19 World Cup 2020 in South Africa.
The junior Tigers will play their first game on the second day of the tournament, against Zimbabwe on January 18.
They will face Scotland in their second match on January 21 before locking horns with Pakistan on January 24 in their last group phase game.
ICYMI: the schedule and groups for the #U19CWC in South Africa in 2020 has been announced.https://t.co/vLefzXwK7L
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) October 24, 2019
The tournament features top 11 Full Members from the last edition in New Zealand and the five regional champions Nigeria (Africa), the United Arab Emirates (Asia), Japan (east Asia Pacific), Canada (Americas) and Scotland (Europe), who have earned qualification by beating their regional opponents.
Before the main event, the teams will play warm-up matches from January 12-15 in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
India won the last edition in New Zealand.
Group A: India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Japan
Group B: Australia, West Indies, England, Nigeria
Group C: Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Scotland
Group D: South Africa, Afghanistan, UAE, Canada
