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 |
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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}} |5th place |
2024
|{{flag|South Africa}} | bgcolor=#cc9966 | 3rd place |
=U-19 Asia Cup Record=
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Year
! Venue ! Round |
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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=20%|Player !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}} | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
Fahad Munir | {{birth date and age|2002|12|29|df=y}} | Left | Right-arm Legspin | |||
Muhammad Jawad Ahmad | {{birth date and age|2005|4|5|df=y}} | left | Right-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}} | Right | Right-arm Medium-fast | |||
Mehran Mumtaz | {{birth date and age|2002|12|1|df=y}} | left | left-arm Offbreak | |||
Mohammad Huraira | {{birth date and age|2002|4|25|df=y}} | Right | —
| | {{birth date and age|2002|2|5|df=y}} | Right | Right-arm Legspin |
Syed Muhammad Aun Abbas | {{birth date and age|2005|02|20|df=y}} | Right | Right-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}} | Right | Right-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}} | Right | Right-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}}
Category:Cricket teams in Pakistan
Category:Under-19 cricket teams