Here’s all you need to know about the 2024 edition of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup, which will be played between eight teams from November 29 to December 8.

A total of eight teams—India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Japan, and the UAE—will take part in the 2024 edition of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup. The matches will be played across three venues in Dubai and Sharjah. The tournament opener is scheduled to take place between Bangladesh and Afghanistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday (November 29), and the high-voltage match between India and Pakistan will also be played at the same venue on Saturday (November 30).

The two semi-final matches are scheduled to take place in Dubai and Sharjah on Friday (December 6), and the final match will be played at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai on Sunday (December 8).

ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024: Groups

The eight participating teams in the ACC U19 World Cup have been categorised into two groups. They include:

• Group A: India, Pakistan, Japan, UAE
• Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal

ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024: Full Schedule and Venues

• November 29: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Dubai International Stadium
• November 29: Sri Lanka vs Nepal, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
• November 30: India vs Pakistan, ICC Cricket Academy
• November 30: UAE vs Japan, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
• December 1: Bangladesh vs Nepal, ICC Cricket Academy
• December 1: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
• December 2: Pakistan vs UAE, ICC Cricket Academy
• December 2: India vs Japan, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
• December 3: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, ICC Cricket Academy
• December 3:Afghanistan vs Nepal, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
• December 4: Pakistan vs Japan, ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai
• December 4: India vs UAE, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
• December 6: Semi-final 1 at ICC Cricket Academy, Dubai
• December 6: Semi-final 2 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
• December 8: Final at ICC Cricket Academy, Dubai

ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024: Full Squads

India: Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, C Andre Siddarth, Mohd. Amaan (C), Kiran Chormale (VC), Pranav Pant, Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK), Anurag Kawde (WK), Hardik Raj, Md. Enaan, KP Karthikeya, Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma, Nikhil Kumar

Pakistan: Saad Baig (C & WK), Mohammad Ahmed, Haroon Arshad, Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Huzefa, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Hassan Khan, Shahzaib Khan, Usman Khan, Faham-ul-Haq, Ali Raza, Mohammad Riazullah, Abdul Subhan, Farhan Yousuf, Umar Zaib

Sri Lanka: Vihas Thewmika (C), Pulindu Perera, Thanuja Rajapakse, Dulnith Sigera, Lakvin Abeysinghe, Vimath Dinsara, Ramiru Perera, Kavija Gamage, Viran Chamuditha, Praveen Maneesha, Yenula Dewthusa, Sharujan Shanmuganathan, Newton Ranjithkumar, Kugadas Mathulan, Geethika de Silva

Bangladesh: Vihas Thewmika (C), Pulindu Perera, Thanuja Rajapakse, Dulnith Sigera, Lakvin Abeysinghe, Vimath Dinsara, Ramiru Perera, Kavija Gamage, Viran Chamuditha, Praveen Maneesha, Yenula Dewthusa, Sharujan Shanmuganathan, Newton Ranjithkumar, Kugadas Mathulan, Geethika de Silva

Afghanistan: Mehboob Khan (C & WK), Hamza Alikhil (WK), Uzair Khan, Faisal Khan, Barakatullah Ibrahimzai, Ezatullah Barikzai, Aziz Miakhil, Nazeef Amiri, Abdul Aziz, Nasratullah Nooristani, Khatir Stanikzai, Fahim Khewawal, Hafeez Zadran, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Naseer Khan Maroofkhil

UAE: Aayan Khan (C), Aryan Saxena, Akshat Rai, Abdullah Tarique, Aliasgar Shums, Ethan D’Souza, Fasiur Rahman, Harsh Desai, Karan Dhiman, Muddit Agarwal, Noorullah Ayoubi, Rachit Ghosh, Rayan Khan, Uddish Suri, Yayin Kiran.

Japan: Koji Hardgrave Abe (C), Charles Hinze, Kazuma Kato-Stafford, Hugo Kelly, Timothy Moore, Skyler Nakayama-Cook, Daniel Panckhurst, Nihar Parmar, Aditya Phadke, Aarav Tiwari, Kai Wall, Yuto Yageta, Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake, Max Yonekawa-Lynn.

Nepal: Hemant Dhami (C), Arjun Kumal (VC), Dilshad Ali, Naren Bhatta, Roshan Biswakarma, Yubaraj Khatri, Ranjit Kumar, Uttam Magar (WK), Bipin Mahato, Dayanand Mandal, Aprajit Poudel, Naren Saud, Unish Thakuri, Abhiskeh Tiwari, Aakash Tripathi, Mayan Yadav, Rajesh Yadav, Santosh Yadav.

ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024: Live Streaming

All ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 matches will be televised via the Sony Sports Network. The channels include

• Sony Sports Ten 3 SD and HD
• Sony Sports Tend 5 SD and HD
• The live streaming for the same will be available on the Sony LIV app and website.

• Location : Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)