ICC U-19 World Cup: Bangladesh Eliminated, Final Match Against Zimbabwe a Dead Rubber

Bangladesh has been eradicated from the semi-final race within the ICC Males’s Beneath-19 World Cup 2026. Bangladesh might solely obtain a win towards the USA within the event. They began off the event with a match towards India, which they misplaced by 18 runs. Then, they performed towards New Zealand, which was deserted attributable to rain, leading to one level and a place within the Tremendous Six group.

Bangladesh went on to win towards the USA by 7 wickets, however misplaced to England within the first match of Tremendous Six, knocking them out of the semi-final race. Their final match is towards Zimbabwe on the thirty first of January, however this match is not going to have an effect on their semi-finals.

Even when Bangladesh wins its last match, it should solely have three factors, whereas Pakistan, England, and India have extra factors. India has six factors on this group, England additionally has six factors, whereas Pakistan has 4 factors, and its last match is towards India. Even when Pakistan defeats India, its possibilities of reaching the semi-finals are slim. Consequently, India and England seem like the semi-finalists from Tremendous Six Group 2.

Australia has already certified from Tremendous Six Group 1. The race for second place is ongoing between Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and the West Indies.

Bangladesh’s poor efficiency on this event has led to its disqualification from the Tremendous Six group. Nonetheless, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has blamed the ICC for this. Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Recreation Improvement Coordinator, Habibul Bashar, expressed concern concerning the Beneath-19 crew’s journey plans through the World Cup. He stated, “There have been flaws in our calculations, however the journey schedule earlier than the matches towards England and India is one thing I want to share. Though individuals may assume I am making excuses.”

He additionally stated that to forestall gamers from getting drained earlier than the match towards India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board paid for the flights out of their very own pocket, because the bus journey was very lengthy and direct flights had been few and much between. Bangladesh head coach Naved Nawaz and a number of other gamers have additionally expressed concern concerning the schedule. The crew needed to journey from Harare to Bulawayo, a practically nine-hour bus journey, earlier than their first group match. The Bangladesh Cricket Board organized flights by itself for the matches towards India and New Zealand.

Habibul Bashar stated, “The ICC abruptly modified the schedule simply earlier than the event, forcing the crew to journey extensively and play in numerous areas. We even requested adjustments to our journey plans, however the ICC did not hearken to a single request.”