Christchurch, Jan 11: West Indies will begin defending their ICC Under-19 World Cup title when they start their campaign against hosts New Zealand on January 13.

The inaugural Group A day-night fixture will be played between Windies and New Zealand at Bay Oval in Tauranga. The marquee tournament is played after a gap of every two years.

The event which starts from January 13 will be played till February 3 and features 16 teams across seven venues in four cities - Christchurch, Queenstown, Tauranga and Whangarei.

The plate tournament will run simultaneously but end with the final at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Christchurch on 28 January.

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Here's the full schedule of the ICC U-19 World Cup:

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January 13

Match 1. Pakistan U19 vs Afghanistan U19 in Whangarei - Afghanistan won by 5 wickets

Match 2. Zimbabwe U19 vs Papua New Guinea U19 in Lincoln - Zim won by 10 wickets

Match 3. Bangladesh U19 vs Namibia U19 in Lincoln - B'desh won by 87 runs

Match 4. New Zealand U19 vs Windies U19 in Mount Maunganui - NZ won by 8 wickets

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January 14

Match 5. Sri Lanka U19 vs Ireland U19 in Whangarei - SL won by 7 wickets

Match 6. South Africa U19 vs Kenya U19 in Lincoln - SA won by 169 runs

Match 7. India U19 vs Australia U19 in Mount Maunganui - India won by 100 runs

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January 15:

Match 8. Bangladesh U19 vs Canada U19 in Lincoln - B'desh won by 66 runs

Match 9. England U19 vs Namibia U19 in Queenstown - Eng won by 9 wickets

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January 16:

Match 10. Pakistan U19 vs Ireland U19 in Whangarei - Pak won by 9 wickets

Match 11. India U19 vs Papua New Guinea U19 in Mount Maunganui - India won by 10 wickets

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January 17:

Match 12. Sri Lanka U19 vs Afghanistan U19 in Whangarei - Afg won by 32 runs

Match 13. Zimbabwe U19 vs Australia U19 in Lincoln - Aus won by 7 wickets

Match 14. New Zealand U19 vs Kenya U19 in Christchurch - NZ won by 243 runs

Match 15. Windies U19 vs South Africa U19 in Mount Maunganui - SA won by 76 runs

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January 18:

Match 16. Namibia U19 vs Canada U19 in Lincoln - Canada won by 4 wickets

Match 17. Bangladesh U19 vs England U19 in Queenstown - Eng won by 7 wickets

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January 19:

Match 18. Sri Lanka U19 vs Pakistan U19 in Whangarei - Pak won by 3 wickets

Match 19. Australia U19 vs Papua New Guinea U19 in Lincoln - Aus won by 311 runs

Match 20. India U19 vs Zimbabwe U19 in Mount Maunganui - India won by 10 wickets

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January 20:

Match 21. Afghanistan U19 vs Ireland U19 in Whangarei - Ireland won by 4 runs

Match 22. Windies U19 vs Kenya U19 in Lincoln - WI won by 222 runs

Match 23. England U19 vs Canada U19 in Queenstown - Eng won by 282 runs

Match 24. New Zealand U19 vs South Africa U19 in Mount Maunganui - NZ won by 71 runs

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January 22

Match 25. Plate Quarter-Final 1 - Canada beat PNG by 80 runs

Match 26. Plate Quarter-Final 2 - Zimbabwe beat Namibia by 7 wickets

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January 23

Match 27. Super League Quarter-Final 1 - Aus beat Eng by 31 runs

Match 28. Plate Quarter-Final 3 - SL beat Kenya by 311 runs

Match 29. Plate Quarter-Final 4 - WI beat Ireland by 4 runs

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January 24

Match 30. Super League Quarter-Final 2 - Pak beat SA by 3 wickets

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January 25

Match 31. Super League Quarter-Final 3 - Afg beat NZ by 202 runs

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Match 32. Plate playoff Semi-Final 1 - Ireland beat PNG by 3 wickets

Match 33. Plate Playoff Semi-Final 2 - Namibia beat Kenya by 8 wickets

Match 34. Plate Semi-Final 1 - SL beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets

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January 26

Match 35. Super League Quarter-Final 4 - India beat Bangladesh by 131 runs

Match 36. Plate Semi-Final 2 - WI beat Canada by 187 runs

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January 27

Match 37. Super League Playoff Semi-Final 1 - SA beat NZ by 73 runs

Match 38. 15th Place Playoff - Kenya beat PNG by 14 runs

Match 39. 13th Place Playoff - Ireland beat Namibia by 102 runs

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January 28

Match 40. Super League Playoff Semi-Final 2 - Bangladesh beat England by 5 wickets

Match 41. 11th Place Playoff - Zimbabwe beat Canada by 138 runs

Match 42. Plate Final - SL beat WI by 3 wickets

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January 29

Match 43. Super League Semi-Final 1 - Australia beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets

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January 30

Match 44. Super League Semi-Final 2 - India beat Pakistan by 203 runs

Match 45. 7th Place Playoff

Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, 3:00 AM IST

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January 31

Match 46. 5th Place Playoff

Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, 3:00 AM IST

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February 1

Match 47. 3rd Place Playoff

Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, 3:00 AM IST

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February 3

FINAL

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, 6:30 AM IST.