U-19 team plays Afghanistan in first practice match today

Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team will play the first official practice match against their Afghan counterparts at the Christs College Ground in Christchurch,.The match which will be held today at 3:30am BST.

The youth Tigers will play another official practice match against their Pakistani counterparts at the Hagley Park No 5 in Christchurch on January 10 before heading to their World Cup campaign.

Bangladeshi youth have been clubbed in Group-C with Namibia, Canada and England. The World Cup hopeful team will launch their World Cup mission against Nambia, the opening day fixture, which will be played at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on January 13.

The junior Tigers will face off Canada at the same venue in the very next day of January 14.

They will play their third and last group phase tie against England Under-19 cricket team at the Queenstown Events Centre on January 18.

The Group where in Bangladesh pitted is a comparatively weaker group, from where they could easily head to the quarterfinal of the 16-nation tournament but they have to play better brand of cricket if they could cruise further to the semifinal and final, which is the ultimate target of the young Tigers.

Although the Tigers had earlier played at the semifinal stage at home yard in 2016 they are yet to play at final of the extravaganza event for the youth.   

U-19 team plays Afghanistan in first practice match today

Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team will play the first official practice match against their Afghan counterparts at the Christs College Ground in Christchurch,.The match which will be held today at 3:30am BST. The youth Tigers will play another official practice match against their Pakistani counterparts at the Hagley Park No 5 in Christchurch on January 10 before heading to their World Cup campaign. Bangladeshi youth have been clubbed in Group-C with Namibia, Canada and England. The World Cup hopeful team will launch their World Cup mission against Nambia, the opening day fixture, which will be played at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on January 13. The junior Tigers will face off Canada at the same venue in the very next day of January 14. They will play their third and last group phase tie against England Under-19 cricket team at the Queenstown Events Centre on January 18. The Group where in Bangladesh pitted is a comparatively weaker group, from where they could easily head to the quarterfinal of the 16-nation tournament but they have to play better brand of cricket if they could cruise further to the semifinal and final, which is the ultimate target of the young Tigers. Although the Tigers had earlier played at the semifinal stage at home yard in 2016 they are yet to play at final of the extravaganza event for the youth.