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Pakistan announce squad for U19 Asia Cup
The 15-member squad will be led by Farhan Yousuf
The Pakistan Cricket Board has unveiled a 15-member squad for the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2026 scheduled to take place in Oman from 5 to 14 November. Pakistan are placed in Group A alongside Nepal, United Arab Emirates and India in the eight-team tournament.
Defending champions Pakistan will be led by Farhan Yousuf and the squad comprises of wicketkeeper-batters Abdul Qadir, Hamza Zahoor, batters Usman Khan, Hayam Khan, Jahangir Bilal and Huzaifa Ahsan.
The all-rounders include Ahmed Hussain and Hasnain Abbas Dar, while Abdul Subhan, Mohammad Seyam, Ali Raza and Rizwanullah are the four pace options. Left-arm wrist-spinner Mohammad Huzaifa and left-arm spinner Niqab Shafiq are the frontline tweakers.
Among the 15 Asia Cup-bound players, only Ali Raza and Huzaifa Ahsan were not part of Pakistan’s U19 team that beat England 3-1 in the four-match Youth ODI series in September.
In the previous ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup in United Arab Emirates, Pakistan triumphed by beating India in a one-sided final by 191 runs at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.
In the upcoming edition, Pakistan will begin their title defence against UAE on 6 November before taking on India on 8 November and Nepal on 10 November. The Group B includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.
The semi-finals of the tournament will take place on 12 November, while the final is scheduled on 14 November.
15-member squad
Farhan Yousuf (captain), Abdul Qadir (wk), Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Hussain, Ali Raza, Hamza Zahoor (wk), Hasnain Abbas Dar, Hayam Khan, Huzaifa Ahsan, Jahangir Bilal, Mohammad Huzaifa, Mohammad Seyam, Niqab Shafiq, Rizwanullah, Usman Khan
Player support personnel
Shahid Anwar (head coach & team manager), Rao Iftikhar Anjum (fast bowling coach), Zohaib Khan (spin bowling coach), Humayun Farhat (fielding coach), Ubaid Ullah (Physiotherapist), Ibrar Ahmed (trainer) and Ali Hamza (performance analyst)
Pakistan’s fixtures at the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2026 - OMAN (All matches to begin at 10am PKT):
6 November – Pakistan v UAE – OCA Ground 2
8 November – Pakistan v India – OCA Ground 1
10 November – Pakistan v Nepal – OCA Ground 1
12 November – Semi finals
14 November – Final
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