ICC Under-19 World Cup

The ICC, in conjunction with Sri Lanka Cricket, would like to clarify some issues concerning the opening ceremony for the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup that have been raised in the media in recent days

England owed a debt of thanks to their spin-twins Graeme White and Nick James after the duo helped engineer a 77-run win over Group D rivals Nepal on Monday

India made light work of chasing down a modest Namibian score to start their ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup campaign with a nine-wicket victory on Monday

Pakistan coach Mansoor Rana said his side is "ready for the challenge" of defending the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup

Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams said he is fit despite going for X-rays on his sore back in the run-up to his side's convincing 118-run win over Ireland in the Group D opener in Colombo on Sunday

New Zealand coach Dipak Patel admitted his side is struggling to cope with playing spin in sub-continent conditions after he watched them slip to a three-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup in Colombo on Sunday

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said his side's struggles against Scotland had been "a bit of an eye-opener," when they clashed in Group C of the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup on Sunday

Australia captain Moises Henriques said his side's victory against South Africa on Sunday was "priceless" in their bid to secure qualification for the Super League of the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup

Bangladesh got off to a winning start at the expense of New Zealand in Group A's first match in the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup at the P.Saravanamuttu Stadium on Sunday

Zimbabwe humbled Ireland in Group D's opening match of the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup at the Nondescripts Cricket Club in Colombo on Sunday

Australia put their indifferent form in the warm-up matches emphatically to one side with a crushing win over Group B rivals South Africa in the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup clash at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Sunday

Sri Lanka got the fright of their lives before seeing off Associate side Scotland by four wickets on the opening day of the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup at the R.Premadasa Stadium on Sunday

ICC Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed hailed the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup (ICC U/19 CWC), which starts in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sunday, as an event that has truly come of age

India, Bangladesh and the West Indies, three of the favourites for the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup, flexed their collective muscles with victories on the final day of warm-up matches on Friday

England shocked tournament favourites India by pulling off a 28-run win in a low-scoring thriller in the latest round of warm-up matches ahead of the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup

Defending champions Pakistan were rescued from defeat against Australia by a stirring unbeaten eighth wicket partnership of 65 between Nasir Jamshaid and Ali Asad as three days of warm-up matches ahead of the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka began

England captain Moeen Ali believes his side have learnt lessons from their disastrous pre-Christmas tour of Bangladesh and will put that acquired wisdom to good use at the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup (ICC U/19 CWC)

Bangladesh coach Allister de Winter believes his side have a realistic chance of reaching the semi-finals of the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka

Australia coach Brian McFadyen has admitted his side has been planning for this ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup (ICC U/19 CWC) for the past 18 months

There is bad news for India's rivals at the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup: their coach Venkatesh Prasad has detected hunger rather than complacency in the players' approach during the build-up to the tournament.