A total of seven games will be played in the series, starting from December 29, 2023. Each side will lock horns against the other twice before the final on January 10, 2024. Old Edwardians Cricket Club in Johannesburg is the venue for all the encounters.

The tri-nation youth series will help the participating teams to fine-tune their line-up ahead of the 2024 U19 World Cup, scheduled to take place in South Africa between January 13 and February 4.

All-rounder David Teeger is entrusted with the captaincy of South Africa, while Uday Saharan will lead India, and his counterpart Naseer Khan will captain Afghanistan.

📸📸: Snapshots from the #FutureStars‘ preparation camp as they prepare for the South Africa Youth Tri-Series and the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. 👍#FutureStars pic.twitter.com/r0RwZzUxCV

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) December 22, 2023

U19 tri-series 2023/24 squads: Full team lists and injury update for youth tri-series among  South Africa, India and Afghanistan

South Africa U19 squad: David Teeger (c), Esosa Aihevba, Juan James, Martin Khumalo, Kwena Maphaka, Dewan Marias, Nqobani Mokoena, Riley Norton, Romashan Pillay, Sipho Potsane, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Richard Seletswane, Steve Stolk, Oliver Whitehead, Ntando Zuma

India U19 squad: Uday Saharan (c), Aravelly Avanish Rao (wk), Innesh Mahajan (wk), Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Saumy Kumar Pandey, Murugan Abhishek, Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari

Afghanistan U19 squad: Naseer Khan (c), Wafiullah Tarakhil, Jamshid Zadran, Khalid Taniwal, Akram Mohammadzai, Sohail Khan Zurmati, Rahimullah Zurmati, Noman Shah Agha, Mohammad Younus Zadran, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Wahidullah Zadran, Hizbullah Durrani, Bashir Ahmad Afghan, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Khalil Ahmad,Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Younus, Nasir Hassan, Faheem Qasemi