The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed that the schedule for the 2022 Under-19 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup has been updated following Afghanistan’s delayed arrival in the Caribbean.
“After successfully obtaining the required visas for travel, Afghanistan will reach the West Indies and undergo their required quarantine period,” the ICC said in a statement.
Changes to the schedule were approved by the Events Technical Committee which includes Chris Tetley, ICC Head of Events (Chair); Ben Lever, ICC Senior Event Manager; Fawaz Bakhsh, Tournament Director; Roland Holder, WICB Representative; Alan Wilkins and Russell Arnold.
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ICC Head of Events Chris Tetley said: “We are delighted that the Afghanistan team has received the required visa and will be able to travel to participate in the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022.”
“We have reworked the fixtures for Group C to ensure that all matches take place within the allotted time frame and would like to thank the participating members for their flexibility in finding solutions,” he added. They said.
To ensure that all fixtures can be completed, four of the six Group C matches in Trinidad and Tobago have been rescheduled as follows:
15 January – Zimbabwe v PNG – Queens Park Oval. Rescheduled from January 20th.
January 17 – Pakistan v Zimbabwe – Diego Martin Sporting Complex. Rescheduled from 22 January.
January 18 – Afghanistan v PNG – Diego Martin Sporting Complex. Unchanged.
20 January – Pakistan v Afghanistan – Brian Lara Cricket Ground. Unchanged.
22 January – Pakistan v PNG – Queens Park Oval. Rescheduled from 15 Jan
January 22 – Afghanistan v Zimbabwe – Diego Martin Sporting Complex. Rescheduled from 16 January.
All matches will start at 09:00 local time.
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