DUBAI (Kashmir English): Pakistan will take on India in the final of the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup today (21 December) at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.
The first ball of the final match will be bowled at 9am local time as the Green Shirts are yet to claim their maiden U19 Asia Cup title.
Since the inception of the tournament in 1989, the Green Shirts – winners of the 2004 and 2006 ICC Men’s U19 World Cups – are yet to claim the U19 Asia Cup title in its 11 editions.
In the ongoing eight-team tournament, Pakistan won two of their three matches in Group ‘A’ and advanced to the final after defeating Bangladesh by eight wickets in the second semi-final on December 19.
Pakistan squad for Asia Cup final
Farhan Yousaf (captain), Usman Khan (vice-captain), Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Hussain, Ali Hassan Baloch, Ali Raza, Daniyal Ali Khan, Hamza Zahoor (wk), Huzaifa Ahsan, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Huzaifa, Mohammad Sayyam, Mohammad Shayan (wk), Niqab Shafiq and Sameer Minhas.
