LAHORE, Dec 02 (APP): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Farhan Yousaf captain of the Pakistan U19 team which is set to take part in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) U19 Asia Cup from December 12 to December 21 in Dubai.<\/p>\n
Farhan Yousaf also featured in last year\u2019s ACC U19 Asia Cup. The 50-over event will feature eight teams.<\/p>\n
Pakistan, who were beaten by Bangladesh in last year\u2019s semi-final, are placed in Group \u2018A\u2019 alongside India, Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 3. Group \u2018B\u2019 comprises Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Qualifier 2 and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n
The eight-team tournament will provide the Pakistan side with crucial preparations ahead of the ICC U19 World Cup, which is set to be co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia from 15 January to 6 February 2026.<\/p>\n
Pakistan will open their campaign on Friday, 12 December against Qualifier 3 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. Their second group match is against India on Sunday, 14 December at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai, while their final group fixture is against Qualifier 1 on Tuesday, 16 December at the same venue.<\/p>\n
The semi-finals will be played on 19 December at The Sevens Stadium and ICC Academy Ground, while the final will take place on Sunday, 21 December.<\/p>\n
Eighteen-year-old Farhan recently led Lahore Region Whites in the National Men\u2019s U19 Cup, scoring 369 runs from seven matches, including a century and two half-centuries. Usman Khan, who scored a century in the last edition of the ACC U19 Asia Cup, will be Farhan\u2019s deputy in the event.<\/p>\n
Playing for FATA in the National Men\u2019s U19 Cup, left-handed Usman scored 429 runs from seven matches, which included two centuries and a half-century.<\/p>\n
The Pakistan team will undergo a camp in Karachi from later today until the team\u2019s departure for Dubai, which will be confirmed in due course.<\/p>\n
15-member squad:<\/strong> LAHORE, Dec 02 (APP): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Farhan Yousaf captain of the Pakistan U19 team which is set to take part in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) U19 Asia Cup from December 12 to December 21 in Dubai. Farhan Yousaf also […]<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11121,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket-news","category-latest-sports-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
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