Unbeaten fifties from Zakir Hasan and Mehedi Hasan Miraz ensured a six-wicket win for Bangladesh over Nepal in the quarter-final of the ICC U-19 World Cup, securing a semi-final berth for the first time in an ICC tournament.

Powered by a strong bowling performance from Hasan Mohsin and Shadab Khan, Pakistan registered a comfortable six-wicket victory over Afghanistan while an all-round performance from Sri Lanka sunk Canada by 196 runs in the Group B encounters of the ICC U-19 World Cup.

South Africa and New Zealand handed comprehensive defeats to Ireland and Scotland in their respective ninth place play-off quarter-final matches in the ICC U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.

A flamboyant century from Umair Masood went in vain as West Indies, guided by fifties from Tevin Imlach and Shimron Hetmyer, romped home to a five-wicket victory over Pakistan to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.

In a controversial end to one of the most thrilling contest of the ICC Under-19 World Cup, Keemo Paul mankaded the final Zimbabwe wicket to secure a two-run victory for West Indies in the Group C encounter that allowed them to reach the quarter-finals.

England secured their third consecutive victory and reached the quarter-finals by beating Zimbabwe by 129 runs whereas Fiji were bundled out for 78 by West Indies in a chase of 341 runs in the Group C encounters of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.

Riding on Karim Janat's knock of 156 runs, Afghanistan comprehensively routed Fiji by 226 runs while Zimbabwe completed an easy six-wicket victory over Canada to advance in the ninth place play-off quarter-finals of the ICC U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh spun a web around the South African batsmen to register a comfortable 43-run victory while England demolished Fiji by massive 299 runs in the opening games of the ICC U-19 World Cup in Chittagong.

Riding on a hundred from Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Bangladesh handed a 114-run defeat to Scotland and qualified for the next round while Namibia confirmed a quarterfinal berth by knocking South Africa out of the tournament with a thrilling two-wicket victory in the group A encounters of the ICC U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.

The 2016 International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup has begun in Bangladesh with teams from 16 nations battling for the title in the 19-day mega event.

Keacy Carty scored his maiden Under-19 fifty and added unbeaten 69 runs with Keemo Paul to help West Indies chase down 146 in the final over against India in Mirpur and claim the U-19 World Cup for the first time in history.

Riding on fifties from Anmolpreet Singh and Sarfaraz Khan India posted a target of 268 runs for Sri Lanka and went on to bowl them out for just 170 runs to secure their place in the finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup with a 97-run win in the semi-final in Mirpur.

Sri Lanka managed to defeat Afghanistan in a low scoring encounter to top the group while Pakistan completed an easy seven-wicket victory as both the teams from Group B qualified for the quarterfinals of the ICC U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.

Joshua Little and Rory Anders put India in a spot of bother before Sarfaraz Khan and Washington Sundar joined the rescue act to post a total beyond the reach of Ireland and register a 79-run victory in their Group D ICC World Cup U-19 encounter in Mirpur.

Wanidu Hasaranga inflicted heavy damage on the England batting lineup with a three-wicket haul after which Avishka Fernando scored a fluent 95 to help Sri Lanka chase down 185 with six wickets in hand in the quarter-finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup encounter in Mirpur.

The International Cricket Council has announced the fixtures for the 2018 edition of Under-19 World Cup to be played in New Zealand in January and February

India and Nepal booked their berth in the quarterfinals of the ICC U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh with back-to-back convincing victories in their Group D encounters by handing New Zealand and Ireland respectively their second consecutive defeats in the tournament.

Hasan Mohsin scored a run-a-ball 86 and contributed with two wickets as well to help Pakistan defend 212 runs against Sri Lanka and secure the top position in Group B of the ICC Under-19 World Cup.

The International Cricket Council on Tuesday has invited Ireland to participate in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup to be held in Bangladesh replacing Australia.