Kathmandu, April 13 -- The ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup began its journey in 1988 as the Youth Cricket World Cup. It was called the U19 World Cup after the second edition resumed after a decade, and ever since 1998, the tournament has been organised biennially.

Nepal's journey in the U19 World Cup began in 2000 when the third edition was hosted by Sri Lanka. They then qualified for the event in four consecutive editions-2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008-and in 2012 and 2016. Their latest participation was in 2024 in South Africa.

In 2024, the 15th edition, Nepal had progressed to the Super 6 as the Top 3 teams in the preliminary group stage. Nepal had defeated Afghanistan by 1 wicket to reach the Super 6.

But now, Afghanistan will be a majo...