Pakistan U-19 girls will begin their journey in the inaugural edition of the ACC Women's U-19 T20 Asia Cup when they will take on India on Sunday at the Bayuemas Cricket Oval in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
Pakistan are placed in Group A alongside India and Nepal, while Bangladesh, Malaysia and Sri Lanka are positioned in Group B.
Zoofishan Ayyaz-led Pakistan will play their second match of the tournament against Nepal on Monday, 16 December.
The six-team tournament will be played on a T20 format with top two sides from each group progressing to the Super-Four Stage.
The Super-Four stage matches will be played on 19 and 20 December, while the final of the tournament is scheduled to take place on 22 December.
According to the tournament's format, two additional matches for fifth and sixth position and third and fourth position will be played on 18 and 22 December, respectively.
Before departing to Malaysia, Pakistan U19 had a five-day camp at the Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Centre in Karachi, where the players featured in training sessions, skills and fitness drills and practice matches under the supervision of the head coach Mohsin Kamal-led support staff. Zoofishan Ayyaz on the eve of the tournament said: "We have had good training sessions before our arrival here in Malaysia and the players are looking forward to do well in the tournament.
"We will take one game at a time and the players are fully focused to showcase their talent in the tournament."
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