Pakistan U19 leaves for Dubai to participate in ACC Asia Cup

Pakistan U19 left Karachi for Dubai to take part in the eight-team ACC U19 Asia Cup scheduled from December 12 to 21. Pakistan, who are in Group ‘A’, will play their opening match against Malaysia at the Dubai Sevens Stadium on Friday, December 12.
Pakistan’s second match of the tournament will be against India at the ICC Academy Ground on Sunday, December 14, while their third match will be against the UAE on Tuesday, December 16, also at the ICC Academy Ground.
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are part of Group ‘B’.
As per the format of the tournament, the top two teams from each group will compete in the semi-finals scheduled for December 19, while the final will be held at the ICC Academy Ground on Sunday, December 21.
The tournament, which will be played in a 50-over format, will start at 9am local time.
Before the team’s departure to Dubai, the Pakistan U19 team went through a seven-day camp at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Center in Karachi, where the players participated in practice matches apart from taking part in training sessions.
Speaking to PCB Digital ahead of the team’s departure to Dubai, Sarfaraz Ahmed (Director/Mentor) said:
“We did our best and reminded the players that they are the best young cricketers in Pakistan. Their strong performances earned them a place in the team and we gave them full support and confidence.
“We are optimistic that they will put in strong performances for Pakistan. Over the last seven days, the players have worked extremely hard and trained intensively.
“We will have a training session before the Asian Cup and we hope the team will settle in quickly and perform well in the tournament. To be the best team in the tournament, you have to play consistently in all three matches.”
Team: Farhan Yousaf (captain), Usman Khan (vice-captain), Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Hussain, Ali Hassan Baloch, Ali Raza, Daniyal Ali Khan, Hamza Zahoor (wk), Huzaifa Ahsan, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Huzaifa, Mohammad Sayyam, Mohammad Shayan (wk), Samfihaq and Niqab