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Pakistan squad for the U19 Asia Cup [Source: AFP]
Pakistan is all in readiness to return to the Asian Cricket Council U19 Asia Cup, as they eye yet another age-group title and have named a strong contingent for the same. Several promising names will feature in the competition, including the ones, who have already made a mark in the Pakistan Super League.
Most players named in the team were a part of Pakistan U19's recent tour of England, where they won the four-match Youth ODI series by 3-1, while a couple of names have been added to bolster the team.
Pakistan's strong U19 Asia Cup squad announced
Pakistan U19 will be led by the 19-year-old middle order batter Farhan Yousaf. Yousaf is already a known name in the Pakistan cricket circuit, having played 11 matches for Peshawar Zalmi in PSL, scoring 128 runs in 7 innings at a strike rate of 152.38, he has a T20 SR of over 170 in 16 innings, showing his promise.
Usman Khan, who was the leading run-getter in the Engalnd tour, scoring 240 runs in 4 innings witll also be a part of the team, alongside Yousaf, who scored 223, followed by wicketkeeper Abdul Qadir, who had 220 runs in England.
The bowling department will be led by the left-arm medium pacer Mohammad Sayyam, who was a part of both YODIs, picking 10 wickets in 4 matches and also had a good Youth Test outing. The most notable name of the team is fast bowler Ali Raza, who played for Zalmi in 5 PSL matches and picked 10 wickets, including a 4-fer.
Pakistan's squad for ACC U19 Asia Cup
Farhan Yousuf (c), 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 and Usman Khan.
Pakistan eye U19 dominance again
During the last edition of the tournament in UAE in 2025, Pakistan only lost one group stage match to India. Later in the tournament, they staged a revenge and defeated Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre's India by a whopping margin of 191 runs in the final to win the title.
Up next, they will again face India U19, Nepal U19 and UAE U19 in Group A and eye consecutive titles. Pakistan will play their first match against UAE U19 on November 6 at Al Amerat Cricket Ground.
