The 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international limited-overs cricket tournament that has been scheduled to be held in South Africa starting from 17 January 2020 till 9 February 2020. This is going to be the thirteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Also, it is going to be held in South Africa for the second time. A total of sixteen teams will be participating in the tournament. The teams will be divided into four groups of four teams. From each of these four groups, the top two teams will be qualified for the Super League and the bottom two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the Plate League. India is the defending champions.On 7th January 2020, the ICC authority had made the appointment of the officials for the cricket tournament. There will be sixteen umpires and along with them, Graeme Labrooy, Shaid Wadvalla and Phil Whitticase have been named as the match referees.The Four Groups are as follows:Group A includes India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and JapanGroup B includes Australia, England, West Indies, and NigeriaGroup C includes Pakistan, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, and ScotlandGroup D includes South Africa, Afghanistan, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates. (UAE)Read More: MS Dhoni named captain of Cricket Australia ODI team of the decade, Virat Kohli Test skipperThe fixtures for the tournament have been finalised by the ICC on 24th October 2019DATE: 17TH JANUARY 2020, FRIDAYSouth Africa U19 vs Afghanistan U191st MatchGroup DLocation: Diamond Oval, KimberleyTime: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 18TH JANUARY 2020, SATURDAY Bangladesh U19 vs Zimbabwe U19 2nd Match Group C Location: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT New Zealand U19 vs Japan U19 3rd Match Group A Location: North-West University No1 Ground, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT United Arab Emirates U19 vs Canada U19 4th Match Group D Location: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT Australia U19 vs West Indies U19 5th Match Group B Location: Diamond Oval, Kimberley Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 19 JANUARY 2020, SUNDAY Pakistan U19 vs Scotland U19 6th Match Group C Location: North-West University No1 Ground, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT India U19 vs Sri Lanka U19 7th Match Group A Location: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 20TH JANUARY 2020, MONDAY England U19 vs West Indies U19 8th Match Group B Location: Diamond Oval, Kimberley Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT Australia U19 vs Nigeria U19 9th Match Group B Location: Country Club B Field, Kimberley Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 21ST JANUARY 2020, TUESDAY Bangladesh U19 vs Scotland U19 10th Match Group C Location: Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT India U19 vs Japan U19 11th Match Group A Location: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 22ND JANUARY 2020, WEDNESDAY South Africa U19 vs Canada U19 12th Match Group D Location: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT Afghanistan U19 vs United Arab Emirates U19 13th Match Group D Location: North-West University No1 Ground, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT Pakistan U19 vs Zimbabwe U19 14th Match Group C Location: Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT New Zealand U19 vs Sri Lanka U19 15th Match Group A Location: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 23RD JANUARY 2020, THURSDAY Australia U19 vs England U19 16th Match Group B Location: Diamond Oval, Kimberley Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT West Indies U19 vs Nigeria U19 17th Match Group B Location: Country Club B Field, Kimberley Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTRead More: IPL 2020: Full list of all eight updated squads after auctionDATE: 24TH JANUARY 2020, FRIDAY Pakistan U19 vs Bangladesh U19 18th Match Group C Location: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT Afghanistan U19 vs Canada U19 19th Match Group D Location: North-West University No2 Ground, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT India U19 vs New Zealand U19 20th Match Group A Location: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 25TH JANUARY 2020, SATURDAY Sri Lanka U19 vs Japan U19 21st Match Group A Location: North-West University No1 Ground, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT Zimbabwe U19 vs Scotland U19 22nd Match Group C Location: Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT South Africa U19 vs United Arab Emirates U19 23rd Match Group D Location: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT England U19 vs Nigeria U19 24th Match Group B Location: Diamond Oval, Kimberley Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 27TH JANUARY 2020, MONDAY TBC vs TBC Plate Quarter-Final 1 Location: North-West University No2 Ground, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT TBC vs TBC Plate Quarter-Final 2 Location: Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 28TH JANUARY 2020, TUESDAY TBC vs TBC Super League Quarter-Final 1 Location: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT TBC vs TBC Plate Quarter-Final 3 Location: North-West University No2 Ground, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT TBC vs TBC Plate Quarter-Final 4 Location: Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 29TH JANUARY 2020, WEDNESDAYTBC vs TBCSuper League Quarter-Final 2 Location: Willowmoore Park, BenoniTime: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 30TH JANUARY 2020, THURSDAY TBC vs TBC Super League Quarter-Final 3 Location: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT TBC vs TBC Plate Semi-Final Location: North-West University No1 Ground, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT TBC vs TBC Plate Playoff Semi-Final 1 Location: Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT TBC vs TBC Plate Playoff Semi-Final 2 Location: North-West University No2 Ground, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 31ST JANUARY 2020, FRIDAY TBC vs TBC Super League Quarter-Final 4 Location: Willowmoore Park, Benoni Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT TBC vs TBC Plate Semi-Final 2 Location: Diamond Oval, Kimberley Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 1ST FEBRUARY 2020, SATURDAY TBC vs TBC 5th Place Playoff Semi-Final 1 Location: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT TBC vs TBC 15th Place Playoff Location: North-West University No2 Ground, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT TBC vs TBC 13th Place Playoff Location: Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 2ND FEBRUARY 2020, SUNDAY TBC vs TBC 5th Place Playoff Semi-Final 2 Location: North-West University No1 Ground, Potchefstroom Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMT TBC vs TBC 11th Place Playoff Location: Diamond Oval, Kimberley Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 3RD FEBRUARY 2020, MONDAYTBC vs TBC Plate Final Location: Willowmoore Park, BenoniTime: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 4TH FEBRUARY 2020, TUESDAYTBC vs TBC Super League Semi-Final 1 Location: Senwes Park, PotchefstroomTime: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 5TH FEBRUARY 2020, WEDNESDAYTBC vs TBC7th Place Playoff Location: Willowmoore Park, BenoniTime: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 6TH FEBRUARY 2020, THURSDAYTBC vs TBCSuper League Semi-Final 2 Location: Senwes Park, PotchefstroomTime: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 7TH FEBRUARY 2020, FRIDAYTBC vs TBC5th Place Playoff Location: Willowmoore Park, BenoniTime: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 8TH FEBRUARY 2020, SATURDAYTBC vs TBC3rd Place Playoff Location: Willowmoore Park, Benoni Time: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTDATE: 9TH FEBRUARY 2020, SUNDAYTBC vs TBC FinalLocation: Senwes Park, PotchefstroomTime: 13:30 IST / 08:00 GMTRead More: IPL 2020: Full list of all eight team