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Pakistan to face Afghanistan in their opening match of Under-19 World Cup

DUBAI: Pakistan will face Afghanistan in the first Group D match on the opening day of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2018.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the schedule for the upcoming tournament to be held from January 13 to February 3, 2018, in New Zealand.

There are sixteen teams competing in the tournament. West Indies will take on hosts New Zealand in the first match.

The top two sides from each of the four groups will go onto the Super League, whereas the remaining teams will participate in the plate championship.

The 16 teams playing the tournament have been divided into four groups, with the breakup as follows:

Group A

New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa, Kenya

Group B

India, Australia, Zimbabwe, Papua New Guinea

Group C

England, Bangladesh, Canada, Namibia

Group D

Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Ireland

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.