ICC name host countries for ICC U19 events until 2027.

ISLAMABAD -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has approved Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Bangladesh, and Nepal as the host countries of the ICC U19 events from 2024-2027.

The ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024 would be hosted by Sri Lanka whilst the 2026 edition will be staged in Zimbabwe and Namibia, said a press release.

The ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 would be held in Malaysia and Thailand, and the 2027 U19 Women's event will be jointly hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal.

The hosts were selected via a competitive bidding process overseen by a Board sub-committee chaired by Martin Snedden.

The ICC Board accepted the recommendations of the committee who conducted a thorough review of each bid along with ICC management.

The qualification pathway for the 10-team ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 was approved.

Eight teams would qualify for the event automatically comprising the top three teams from each group from the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023, the host Bangladesh (if not in the top three of Group 1), and the next highest ranked teams on the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Rankings on February 27, 2023. The remaining two teams would be identified through the 10-team ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier.

The qualification pathway for the 14-team ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 was also decided with ten teams gaining automatic qualification.

The ten would comprise South Africa and Zimbabwe as Full Member hosts and the next eight highest-ranked teams on the ICC MRF Tyres ODI Rankings on a date to be confirmed. The...

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