THE national under-19 cricket team start their toughest ordeal when they face England later today in their first Cricket World Cup match in Bangladesh.

Fiji is pooled with England, Zimbabwe, and West Indies. Cricket Fiji assistant chief executive Setoki Galuvakadua said the team lost their warm-up matches to South Africa and Scotland.

“There was a much improved performance in the match against Scotland which showed that they have settled and adjusted well in a totally different playing environment,” Galuvakadua said.

“The team understands that they are up against top emerging cricket players from those countries but they will not be intimidated by those players who are semi-professionals but will give their best. It will be Fiji’s first appearance in the Cricket World Cup tournament after winning the East West Pacific tournament in New Zealand last year.”

The team will play Zimbabwe on Friday and West Indies on Sunday.

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