U19 Asia Cup: Everything you need to know
The 10th edition of the U19 Asia Cup is about to kick off on December 8, and excitement is building for this cricket tournament set in Dubai. From December 8 to 17, young and talented teams from eight countries will battle it out for supremacy in three different venues.
Venues:
The venues for the U19 Asia Cup are:
ICC Academy Oval 1, ICC Academy Oval 2, and Dubai Cricket Stadium.
Only the Final match will be played at Dubai Cricket Stadium.
Teams:
Group A: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan
Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, UAE, Japan
Squads:
Here are the squads of all teams for the U19 Asia Cup:
India U19 Squad: Uday Saharan (c), Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Ahmed Khan, Aradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari, Aravelly Avanish (wk), Saumy Pandey, Abishek Murugan, Innesh Mahajan, Dhanush Gowda
Pakistan U19 Squad: Mirza Saad Baig (c), Ahmad Hussain, Ali Asfand, Amir Hassan, Arafat Ahmed Minhas, Azan Awais, Khubaib Khalil, Najab Khan, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Ubaid Shah, Muhammad Riaz Ullah, Muhammad Tayyab, Muhammad Zeeshan, Shahzaib Khan, Shamyl Hussain
Nepal U19 Squad: Dev Khanal (c), Dipesh Prasad Kandel, Uttam RanguThapa Magar, Dipak Prasad Dumre, Akash Chand, Bishal Bikram KC, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Bipin Rawal, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Hemant Dhami, Subash Bhandari, Aakash Tripathi, Arjun Kumal, Dipak Bohara
Afghanistan U19 Squad: Naseer Khan Maroof Khil (c), Wafiullah Tarakhil, Jamshid Zadran, Khalid Taniwal, Akram Mohammadzai, Sohail Khan Zurmati, Rahimullah Zurmati, Noman Shah Agha Agha, Mohammad Younus Zadran, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Wahidullah Zadran, Bashir Ahmad Afghan, Faridoon Dawoodzai and Khalel Khalel Ahmad
Sri Lanka U19 Squad: Sineth Jayawardene (c), Malsha Tharupath, Pulindu Perera, Rusanda Gamage, Ravishan Nethsara, Sharujan Shanmuganathan, Dinura Kalupahana, Vishwa Lahiru, Garuka Sanketh, Vishen Halambage, Ruvishan Perera, Vihas Thewmika, Duvindu Ranatunga, Hirun Kapurubandara, Dinuka Thennakoon
Bangladesh U19 Squad: Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby (c), Ahrar Amin, Jishan Alam, Mohammad Rohanat, Doullah Borson, Mohammad Asrafuzzaman, Boranno Mohammad Iqbal Hasanemon, Ariful Islam, Sheikh Paevez Jibon, Maruf Mridha, Mohammad Rafiuzzaman Rafi, Chowdhury Mohammad Rizwan, Adil Bin Siddik, Mohammad Ashiqur Rahaman Shibli, Wasi Siddiquee
UAE U19 Squad: Aayan Afzal Khan (c), Ayman Ahamed Shakeel Ahamed, Ammar Badami, Ethan Carl D’Souza, Maroof Merchant, Dhruv Parashar, Hardik Pai, Akshat Rai, Yayin Kiran Rai, Omid Rahman, Aryansh Sharma, Harshit Seth, Harit Shetty, Shrey Sethi, Tanish Suri
Japan U19 Squad: Koji Hardgrave Abe (c), Kazuma Kato Stafford, Chihaya Arakawa, Shotaro Hiratsuka, Charles Hinze, Hirotake Kakinuma, Hugo Kelly, Daniel Panckhurst, Nihar Parmar, Aditya Phadke, Timothy Moore, Tomo Rear, Aarav Tiwari, Kiefer Lake
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Live Streaming:
The whole tournament will be streamed live on ACC’s YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/@AsianCricketCouncilTV
Schedule:
All the matches will be played at 11:00 am Indian time and 10:30 am Pakistan Time.
8 December:
India vs Afghanistan at ICC Academy Oval Pakistan vs Nepal at ICC Academy Oval 2
9 December:
Bangladesh vs UAE at ICC Academy Oval Sri Lanka vs Japan at ICC Academy Oval 2
10 December:
India vs Pakistan at ICC Academy Oval Afghanistan vs Nepal at ICC Academy Oval 2
11 December:
Sri Lanka vs UAE at ICC Academy Oval Bangladesh vs Japan at ICC Academy Oval 2
12 December:
Pakistan vs Afghanistan at ICC Academy Oval India vs Nepal at ICC Academy Oval 2
13 December:
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at ICC Academy Oval UAE vs Japan at ICC Academy Oval 2
15 December:
Semi-Final 1 at ICC Academy Oval Semi-Final 2 at ICC Academy Oval 2
17 December:
Final at Dubai International Stadium
Conclusion:
Stay tuned for the cricketing action as these U19 teams aim to make their countries proud on the international stage. It’s bound to be a cricket extravaganza filled with memorable moments and outstanding performances.
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