We therefore expect our current team of U19 players to do us proud in the 2022 tournament.

Skerritt added, “West Indies has a proud U19 cricket history, with several bright talents blossoming into international stars over the years. He added that West Indies U19 head coach Floyd Reifer and his coaching staff have been busy preparing the team for competition and using innovative methods to keep them active even while they were restricted from travel.

“However, amid so many covid-related challenges, it has not been easy to finalise the venues and to work out all the related logistics.” “In partnership with host territorial boards, cricket clubs, and ministries of sports, we have been hard at work preparing for this event over the past several months. The final on February 5 will also be held at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.”Ĭricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt said, “CWI is looking forward to hosting this important global U19 cricket event. “The semi-finals will be played on February 1 across two venues the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground and Coolidge Cricket Ground on February 2. The format will see the top two teams from each group advance to the Super League while the remaining teams feature in the Plate across 23 days of competition.Ī statement issued by Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday said, “TT will host the Plate competition between January 25 and 31, with the Super League taking place in Antigua and Barbuda from January 26. The 48-match schedule begins with hosts West Indies taking on Australia (Guyana National Stadium, Guyana) and Sri Lanka facing Scotland (Everest, Guyana) on January 14. Title-holders Bangladesh are in group A with England, Canada and United Arab Emirates India, Ireland, South Africa and debutants Uganda make up group B and Afghanistan, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe complete group C.

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