LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named a 15-member squad for the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2026 scheduled to take place in Oman from November 5 to 14.
Pakistan are placed in Group A alongside Nepal, United Arab Emirates and India in the eight-team tournament.
Pakistan will defend the title. The Green Shirts will be led by Farhan Yousuf while the squad comprises of wicketkeeper-batters Abdul Qadir and Hamza Zahoor; batters Usman Khan, Hayam Khan, Jahangir Bilal and Huzaifa Ahsan.
Ahmed Hussain and Hasnain Abbas Dar have been selected as all-rounders, while Abdul Subhan, Mohammad Seyam, Ali Raza and Rizwanullah are the four pace options.
Left-arm wrist-spinner Mohammad Huzaifa and left-arm spinner Niqab Shafiq are the frontline tweakers.
Among the 15 Asia Cup-bound players, only Ali Raza and Huzaifa Ahsan were not part of Pakistan’s U19 team that beat England 3-1 in the four-match Youth ODI series in September.
In the previous ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup final in United Arab Emirates, Pakistan beat India in a one-sided game by 191 runs at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.
In the upcoming edition, Pakistan will launch their title defence against UAE on 6 November before taking on India on November 8 and Nepal on November 10.
The Group B includes Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Malaysia.
The semi-finals of the tournament will take place on November 12, while the final is scheduled on November 14.
Pakistan U19 Asia Cup squad
Farhan Yousuf (captain), 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, Usman Khan
Pakistan’s fixtures
Venue: Oman; all matches to begin at 10am PKT.
6 November – Pakistan v UAE – OCA Ground 2
8 November – Pakistan v India – OCA Ground 1
10 November – Pakistan v Nepal – OCA Ground 1
12 November – Semi finals
14 November – Final
