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Afghanistan U19 squad announced [Source: @ACBofficials/x]
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named a 15-player squad for the Afghanistan Under-19 team for the upcoming Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup 2026. The board has also named three reserve players for the tournament.
It is worth noting that the Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team is placed in Group B of the 2026 U19 Asia Cup alongside Sri Lanka U19, Bangladesh U19 and Malaysia U19.
Sohail Khan to lead Afghanistan U19 in Asia Cup 2026
Sohail Khan has been appointed as captain of the Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team for the upcoming 2026 Men’s U19 Asia Cup in Oman.
The cricketer also led the Afghanistan U19 side in their recently-concluded four-match 50-overs against Bangladesh U19 in the country. Young Sohail Khan scored 64 runs in four innings, and also harvested eight wickets as Afghanistan U19 levelled the series 2-2.
Farid Zadran, meanwhile, has been named as the vice-captain of the team. The 15-player squad also includes several other domestic star performers like Amir Hamza, Abdullah Hamdard among others. Here is a look at the complete Afghanistan U19 squad for the 2026 Men’s U19 Asia Cup.
Afghanistan U19 squad for Asia Cup 2026: Sohail Khan (c), Farid Zadran (vc), Subhan Ali, Noman Salrzai, Faisal Mubariz, Taher Sarwary, Abidullah Abid, Hamza Alikhil, Amir Hamza, Sami Mubariz, Lutfullah Mohammadi, Mohammad Ali, Abdullah Hamdard, Imran Mohammadi and Noor Ali Niazi.
Reserve players: Haibat Khan, Hikmatullah Faizy, Bilal Sulimankhil
Afghanistan schedule for U19 Asia Cup 2026
The Afghanistan U19 cricket team is placed in Group B of the 2026 U19 Men’s Asia Cup alongside Sri Lanka U19, Bangladesh U19 and Malaysia U19.
As per the schedule as unveiled by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) earlier this month, Afghanistan U19 will take on Bangladesh U19 in their opening match of the tournament on November 5. The match will be hosted by the OCA Ground 1 in Oman.
Afghanistan U19 will subsequently face the Malaysia U19 team a couple of days later at the OCA Ground 2, and will cross paths with Sri Lanka U19 in their final group match of the tournament on November 9 in OCA Ground 1.
Last December, Afghanistan U19 failed to go beyond the opening round of the 2025 Men’s U19 Asia Cup in Dubai, UAE.
