The stage is all set for the first Quarter-Final match between Bangladesh and Nepal of the ICC Under-19 World Cup and the match will take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka.

‘The tournament has sixteen teams divided in four groups from A to D and will play one match with all the other members of the group in the group stage. The top eight teams have directly qualified for the Super-League quarter final. The tournament so far has seen very interesting matches and another nail-biting match is expected here, looking at the significance of today’s match. The match will affect in Under-19 rankings as well’, reported cricketcountry.com.

‘The stadium at Mirpur, Dhaka, is the greatest of all the stadiums in Bangladesh that host international cricket. It has so far played host to fourteen Test matches, ninety three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and twenty three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches so far. It has also hosted twelve Under-19 ODI matches before and there will be a lot of matches happening here during the tournament.’

‘The stadium is situated in the beautiful city of Dhaka and there are lot of places to explore in the city apart from the stadium, such as the iconic Shahid Minar, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibar Rahman Novo Theatre, the Bangabandhu memorial museum, the picturesque National Botanical Garden and the historic Lalbag Fort. When there’s no match, one can head straight to any of the locations to spend some time and explore what Bangladesh has to offer.’

Bangladesh Under-19s Team:

Abdul Halim, Ariful Islam, Jaker Ali, Joyraz Sheik, Mehedi Hasan Miraz*, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mosabbek Hossain, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Pinak Ghosh, Saeed Sarkar, Saif Hassan, Saleh Ahmed Shawon, Shafiul Hayet, Zakir Hasan†

Nepal Under-19s Team:

Aarif Sheikh, DS Airee, K Bhurtel, S Dhamala, H Dutta, S Kandel, YS Karki, S Lamichhane, I Pandey, Rajbir Singh, S Rana, R Rijal*†, D Shrestha, S Sunar, P Tamang