Pakistan national under-19 cricket team

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).

Pakistan
Pakistan Cricket Crest
Personnel
CaptainSaad Baig
CoachMohammad Yousuf
Bowling coachJunaid Khan[1]
Fielding coachMansoor Amjad
ManagerShoaib Muhammad
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)
International Cricket Council
ICC regionAsia

Test kit

ODI kit

T20I kit

As of 18 December 2023

Tournament history

U-19 World Cup Record

YearHostSquadResult
1988  AustraliaSquadRunners-up
1998  South AfricaSquad2nd Round
2000  Sri LankaSquad3rd place
2002  New ZealandSquad8th place
2004  BangladeshSquadChampions
2006  Sri LankaSquad
2008  MalaysiaSquad3rd place
2010  New ZealandSquadRunners-up
2012  AustraliaSquad8th place
2014  UAESquadRunners-up
2016  BangladeshSquad5th place
2018  New ZealandSquad3rd place
2020  South AfricaSquad
2022  West IndiesSquad5th place
2024  South AfricaSquad3rd place

U-19 Asia Cup Record

YearVenueRound
2012  PakistanChampions
2014  PakistanRunners-up
2016  Sri Lanka5th Place
2017  MalaysiaRunners-up
2018  Bangladesh5th Place
2019  Sri Lanka6th Place
2021  United Arab Emirates

Semi finalists

2023  United Arab Emirates

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

PlayerDate of BirthBattingBowling style
Saad Baig (c), (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 21)Right
Aamir Ali (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 21)RightSlow left-arm orthodox
Fahad Munir (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 21)LeftRight-arm Legspin
Muhammad Jawad Ahmad (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19)leftRight-arm leg break
Muhammad Haris (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 23)Right
Burhan Shabbir Khan (vc) (2007-09-07) 7 September 2007 (age 16)RightRight-arm Medium-fast
Mehran Mumtaz (2002-12-01) 1 December 2002 (age 21)leftleft-arm Offbreak
Mohammad Huraira (2002-04-25) 25 April 2002 (age 21)Right
Akhtar Shah (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22)RightRight-arm Medium-fast
Muhammad Aamer (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22)RightRight-arm Legspin
Syed Muhammad Aun Abbas (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 19)RightRight-arm Medium-fast
Muhammad Basit (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23)Right
Dayan Siraj (2004-08-14) 14 August 2004 (age 19)RightRight-arm Offspin
Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21)Right
Amir Mehmood (2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 (age 20)RightRight-arm leg-spin

Management and Coaching Staff

NamePosition
Shoaib MuhammadManager
Mohammad YousufHead coach
Umar RasheedAssistant coach
Junaid KhanBowling coach
Mansoor AmjadFielding coach
Muhammad MasroorAssistant batting coach
Naeem Ul RasulPhysio
Usman HashmiAnalyst
Muhammad ArslanMedia and digital manager

See also

References