Pakistan national under-19 cricket team

{{Short description|International competition age limited cricket team}}

{{About|the u-19 men's team|the u-19 women's team|Pakistan women's national under-19 cricket team}}

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| coach = Mohammad Yousuf

| bowling_coach = Junaid Khan{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1802196 | title=Junaid Khan appointed U-19 team bowling coach | date=1 January 2024 }}

| fielding_coach = Mansoor Amjad

| captain = Akhtar Shah

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| overseas =

| colors = Green

| founded = {{start date and age|1979}}

| ground = Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

| capacity = 27,000

| ceo =

| manager = Shoaib Muhammad

| adviser =

| first_fc = India

| first_fc_year = 1979

| first_fc_venue = Wankhede Stadium, Bombay

| title1 = ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

| title1wins = {{World1}} 2 (2004, 2006)

| title2 = ACC Under-19 Asia Cup

| title2wins = {{Asia1}} 1 (2012)

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| icc_region = Asia

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

Tournament history

=U-19 World Cup Record=

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Year

! Host

! Squad

! Result

1988

| {{flag|Australia}}

| Squad

| style="background:silver;" | Runners-up

1998

| {{flag|South Africa}}

| Squad

| 2nd Round

2000

| {{flag|Sri Lanka}}

| Squad

| bgcolor=#cc9966 | 3rd place

2002

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| Squad

| 8th place

2004

| {{flag|Bangladesh}}

| Squad

| rowspan="2" style="background:gold;" | Champions

2006

| {{flag|Sri Lanka}}

| Squad

2008

| {{flag|Malaysia}}

| Squad

| bgcolor=#cc9966 | 3rd place

2010

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| Squad

| style="background:silver;" | Runners-up

2012

| {{flag|Australia}}

| Squad

| 8th place

2014

| {{flag|UAE}}

| Squad

| style="background:silver;" | Runners-up

2016

| {{flag|Bangladesh}}

| Squad

| 5th place

2018

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| Squad

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#cc9966" | 3rd place

2020

| {{flag|South Africa}}

| Squad

2022

|{{flag|West Indies}}

|Squad

|5th place

2024

|{{flag|South Africa}}

|Squad

| bgcolor=#cc9966 | 3rd place

=U-19 Asia Cup Record=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Venue

! Round

2012

|{{flag|Pakistan}}

| style="background:gold;" | Champions

2014

|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}

| style="background:silver;" | Runners-up

2016

|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}

| 5th Place

2017

|{{Flag|Malaysia}}

| style="background:silver;" | Runners-up

2018

|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}

| 5th Place

2019

|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}

| 6th Place

2021

|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}

| rowspan="2" style="background:#c96;" |

Semi finalists

2023

|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}

2025

|{{Flag|Nepal}}

|TBD

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 by 25 runs under the captaincy of Khalid Latif.

2006

Pakistan won the 2006 U/19 Cricket World Cup by defeating 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, becoming the first, and to date the only, team to defend the U-19 World Cup. They were captained by Sarfraz Ahmed.

Current team

Head coach: Mohammad Yousuf

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!width=18%|Date of Birth

!width=6%|Batting

!width=20%|Bowling style

Akhtar Shah (c),{{birth date and age|2002|10|10|df=y}}Right
Aamir Ali{{birth date and age|2002|5|5|df=y}}RightSlow left-arm orthodox
Fahad Munir{{birth date and age|2002|12|29|df=y}}LeftRight-arm Legspin
Muhammad Jawad Ahmad{{birth date and age|2005|4|5|df=y}}leftRight-arm leg break
Muhammad Haris{{birth date and age|2001|3|30|df=y}}Right
Burhan Shabbir Khan (vc){{birth date and age|2007|9|07|df=y}}RightRight-arm Medium-fast
Mehran Mumtaz{{birth date and age|2002|12|1|df=y}}leftleft-arm Offbreak
Mohammad Huraira{{birth date and age|2002|4|25|df=y}}Right

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| Saim Ayub

{{birth date and age|2002|2|5|df=y}}RightRight-arm Legspin
Syed Muhammad Aun Abbas{{birth date and age|2005|02|20|df=y}}RightRight-arm Medium-fast
Saad Baig{{birth date and age|2000|12|25|df=y}}Right
Haseebullah Khan{{birth date and age|2004|8|14|df=y}}RightRight-arm Offspin
Abdul Wahid Bangalzai{{birth date and age|2003|3|4|df=y}}Right
Amir Mehmood{{birth date and age |2003|11|11|df=y}}RightRight-arm leg-spin

Management and Coaching Staff

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!width=20%|Name

!width=18%|Position

Shoaib Muhammad

| Manager

Mohammad Yousuf

| Head coach

Umar Rasheed

| Assistant coach

Junaid Khan

| Bowling coach

Mansoor Amjad

| Fielding coach

Muhammad Masroor

| Assistant batting coach

Naeem Ul Rasul

| Physio

Usman Hashmi

| Analyst

Muhammad Arslan

| Media and digital manager

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Asian under-19 cricket teams}}

{{Cricket in Pakistan}}

{{National sports teams of Pakistan}}

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Category:Cricket teams in Pakistan

Category:Under-19 cricket teams

Category:Pakistan in international cricket

Category:National youth sports teams of Pakistan