Nepal will meet hosts Australia in it’s opening match of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2012 on August 13 at Tony Ireland Stadium at Townsville.
It will play Ireland on August 15 and England on August 16 during the first round matches. Nepal is placed in Group A for the event. Top two teams move to Super League while bottom two teams move to Plate League of the event.
Nepal will also play two warm-up matches before the official tournament: first against Papua New Guinea on August 7 and second against New Zealand next day.
“The 16 teams have been divided into four groups with the top two teams progressing to the Super League quarter-finals while the two bottom teams from each group qualifying for the Plate Championship quarter-finals. The winners of the Super League quarter-finals will qualify for the semi-finals whereas the losing quarter-finalists will play in the Super League play-offs,” ICC said.
The winners of the Plate Championship quarter-finals will play in the Plate Championship semi-finals while the beaten quarter-finalists will participate in the Plate Championship play-offs.
A total of 48 matches, including 24 in the first round, 12 in the Super League and 12 in the Plate Championship will be played at eight venues – Tony Ireland Stadium, Endeavour Park 1, Endeavour Park 2 (all in Townsville), Allan Border Field, Peter Burge Oval (Redlands DCC), WEP Harris Oval (in Brisbane) John Blanck Oval and Kev Hackney Oval (on the Sunshine Coast).
Groups (in brackets are seedings)
Group A – Australia (1), England (8), Nepal (12), Ireland (13)
Group B – Pakistan (2), New Zealand (7), Scotland (11), Afghanistan (14)
Group C – West Indies (3), India (6), Zimbabwe (10), Papua New Guinea (PNG) (15)
Group D – Sri Lanka (4, South Africa (5), Bangladesh (9), Namibia (16)
Warm-up matches
7 Aug – South Africa v New Zealand, University of Queensland, WEP Harris Oval; Bangladesh v Scotland, University of Queensland No.2; Nepal v PNG, Sandgate-Redcliffe DCC Albury Oval; Sri Lanka v India, Wynnum-Manly DCC Bill Albury; Pakistan v England, Redlands Fred Kratzman Oval; Ireland v Afghanistan, South Brisbane DCC, Norman Greg Oval; Zimbabwe v Namibia, Sunshine Coast, Ron McMullin Oval; Australia v West Indies Sunshine Coast Kev Hackney Oval
8 Aug – England v Zimbabwe, University of Queensland, WEP Harris Oval; West Indies v Namibia, University of Queensland No.2; Sri Lanka v Ireland, Sandgate-Redcliffe DCC Albury Oval; Australia v Scotland, Wynnum-Manly DCC Bill Albury Oval; India v Afghanistan, Redlands Fred Kratzman Oval; Pakistan V PNG, South Brisbane DCC; New Zealand v Nepal, Sunshine Coast, Ron McMullin Oval; South Africa v Bangladesh, Sunshine Coast Kev Hackney Oval
Tournament schedule
First round
11 Aug – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Allan Border Field, Brisbane; Pakistan v Afghanistan, John Blanck Oval, Sunshine Coast; Australia v England, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville; Zimbabwe v PNG, Endeavour Park 1, Townsville
12 Aug – South Africa v Bangladesh, Allan Border Field, Brisbane; New Zealand v Scotland, John Blanck Oval, Sunshine Coast; West Indies v India, Tony Ireland Stadium; England v Ireland, Endeavour Park 1, Townsville
13 Aug – Sri Lanka v Namibia, Allan Border Field, Brisbane; Pakistan v Scotland, Kev Hackney Oval, Sunshine Coast; Australia v Nepal, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville; West Indies v PNG, Endeavour Park 2, Townsville
14 Aug – South Africa v Namibia, Peter Burge Oval Redlands, Brisbane; New Zealand v Afghanistan, Kev Hackney Oval, Sunshine Coast; India v Zimbabwe, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville; Australia v Ireland, Endeavour Park 2, Townsville
15 Aug – Sri Lanka v South Africa, Peter Burge Oval Redlands, Brisbane; Scotland v Afghanistan, John Blanck Oval, Sunshine Coast; Nepal v Ireland, Endeavour Park 1, Townsville
16 Aug – Bangladesh v Namibia, Peter Burge Oval Redlands, Brisbane; Pakistan v New Zealand, John Blanck Oval, Sunshine Coast; England v Nepal, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville; India v PNG, Endeavour Park 1, Townsville; West Indies v Zimbabwe, Endeavour Park 2, Townsville
Plate Championship
19 Aug – PQF 3 (B3 v C4), Allan Border Field, Brisbane; PQF 2 (C3 v B4), Peter Burge Oval Redlands, Brisbane
20 Aug – PQF 1 (D3 v A4), Peter Burge Oval Redlands, Brisbane; PQF 4 (A3 v D4), WEP Harris Oval UQ, Brisbane
21 Aug – P Semi 2 (WPQF 2 v WPQF 3), Allan Border Field, Brisbane; PPO Semi 1 (LPQF 1 v LPQF 4), Peter Burge Oval Redlands, Brisbane; PPO Semi 2 (LPQF 2 v LPQF 3), WEP Harris Oval UQ, Brisbane
22 Aug – P Semi 1 (WPQF 1v WPQF 4), Allan Border Field, Brisbane
23 Aug – PPO Semi W final (13/14) (WPPO Semi 1 v WPPO Semi 2), Peter Burge Oval Redlands, Brisbane; PPO Semi L Final (15/16) (LPPO Semi 1 v LPPO Semi 2), WEP Harris Oval UQ, Brisbane
24 Aug – Plate Final (9/10), Allan Border Field, Brisbane; P Semi L Final (11/12) LP Semi 1 v LP Semi 2, WEP Harris Oval UQ, Brisbane
25 Aug – Reserve day
Super League
19 Aug – SLQF 4 (D1 v A2), Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville; SLQF 1 (A1 v D2), Endeavour Park 2, Townsville
20 Aug – SLQF 2 (B1 v C2), Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville; SLQF 3 (C1 v B2), Endeavour Park 1, Townsville
21 Aug – SL Semi 1 (WSLQF 1 v WSLQF 4), Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville; SLPO Semi 1 (LSLQF 1 v LSLQF 4), Endeavour Park 2, Townsville
22 Aug – SLPO Semi 2 (LSLQF 2 v LSLQF 3), Endeavour Park 1, Townsville
23 Aug – SL Semi 2 (WQF 2 v WQF 3), Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
24 Aug – SLPO Semi W Final (5/6) (WSLPOS 1 v WSLPOS 2), Endeavour Park 1, Townsville; SLPO Semi L Final (7/8) (LSLPOS 1 v LSLPOS 2) (7/8), Endeavour Park 2, Townsville
25 Aug – SL Semi L Final (3/4) (LSL Semi 1 v LSL Semi 2), Endeavour Park 1, Townsville
26 Aug – Super League Final (1/2)
27 Aug – Reserve day
Abbreviations: PQF = Plate quarter-final / P Semi – Plate semi-final / PPO – Plate play-off / WPQF = Winner Plate quarter-final / WPPO = Winner Plate play-off / LPPO = Loser Plate Play-off / LPQF = Loser Plate quarter-final / SLQF = Super League quarter-final / WSLQF = Winner Super League quarter-final / WSLPOS = Winner Super League Play-off Semi / LSLPOS = Loser Super League Play-off Semi / LSLQF = Loser Super League quarter-final / SL Semi = Super League semi-final / SLPO = Super League play-off