U-19 cricket team
Pakistan Cricket Crest
Personnel
CaptainSaad Baig
CoachIjaz Ahmed
OwnerPakistan Cricket Board
ManagerNadeem Khan
Team information
ColorsGreen
Founded1979
Home groundGaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Capacity27,000
History
First-class debutIndia
in 1979
at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup wins 2004, 2006
ACC Under-19 Asia Cup wins 2012

Pakistan Under-19 cricket team are twice (2004 and 2006) Cricket World Champions at the under-19 level. Their second win made them the first, and to date only, back-to-back champions. They are also 3 time runners-up (1988, 2010 & 2014) and have finished 3rd place 4 times (2000, 2008, 2018 & 2020).

Tournament history

U-19 World Cup Record

Year Host Squad Result
1988  Australia Squad Runners-up
1998  South Africa Squad 2nd Round
2000  Sri Lanka Squad 3rd place
2002  New Zealand Squad 8th place
2004  Bangladesh Squad Champions
2006  Sri Lanka Squad Champions
2008  Malaysia Squad 3rd place
2010  New Zealand Squad Runners-up
2012  Australia Squad 8th place
2014  UAE Squad Runners-up
2016  Bangladesh Squad 5th place
2018  New Zealand Squad 3rd place
2020  South Africa Squad 3rd place
2022  West Indies Squad 5th place

U-19 Asia Cup Record

Year Venue Round
2012  Pakistan Champions
2014  Pakistan Runners-up
2016  Sri Lanka 5th Place
2017  Malaysia Runners-up
2018  Bangladesh 5th Place
2019  Sri Lanka 6th Place
2021  United Arab Emirates

Semi finalists

2004

Pakistan won the 2004 U/19 Cricket World Cup by defeating the West Indies in the final in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This was Pakistan's first time to be crowned the Under-19 World Cup champions after beating West Indies in a tight finish where Pakistan won by 25 runs under the captaincy of Khalid Latif.

2006

Pakistan won the 2006 U/19 Cricket World Cup by defeating the India in the final in Colombo, Sri Lanka, when they successfully defended a small total of 109 runs by dismissing the Indian batting lineup for 71 runs and became the first team and to date only team to defend the U-19 World Cup under the captaincy of Sarfraz Ahmed.

Current team

Head coach: Ijaz Ahmed

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Saad Baig (c),10 October 2002Right—
Aamir Ali5 May 2002RightSlow left-arm orthodox
Fahad Munir29 December 2002LeftRight-arm Legspin
Muhammad Jawad Ahmad5 April 2005leftRight-arm leg break
Muhammad Haris30 March 2001Right—
Burhan Shabbir Khan (vc)7 September 2007RightRight-arm Medium-fast
Mehran Mumtaz1 December 2002leftleft-arm Offbreak
Mohammad Huraira25 April 2002Right—
Akhtar Shah2 January 2002RightRight-arm Medium-fast
Muhammad Aamer5 February 2002RightRight-arm Legspin
Syed Muhammad Aun Abbas20 February 2005RightRight-arm Medium-fast
Muhammad Basit 25 December 2000Right—
Dayan Siraj 14 August 2004RightRight-arm Offspin
Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 4 March 2003Right—
Amir Mehmood 11 November 2003RightRight-arm leg-spin

Management and Coaching Staff

Name Position
Aqeel Azad Manager
Ijaz Ahmed Head coach
Haider Ali Assistant coach
Umar Gul Trainer
Akhtar Rasool Physio
Ameen Ul haq Analyst

See also

References

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