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