Pakistan national under-19 cricket team

Pakistan U-19 cricket team
Captain:	Gohar Hafeez
Coach:	Muhammad Masroor
Owner:	Pakistan Cricket Board
Home ground:	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Manager:	Ali Zia
First-class debut:	India in 1979 at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay

Pakistan Under-19 cricket team are twice (2004 and 2006) Cricket World Champions at the under-19 level. Their second win made them the first and to date (February 2011) only back to back champions. They recently played U-19 Cricket World Cup and finished at 2nd place.^[1]

Current team

Pakistan's squad was announced on 19 December 2015.^[2]

Coach: Muhammad Masroor

Player	Date of Birth	Batting	Bowling style
Gauhar Hafeez (c)	26 December 1999 (aged 16)	Left	—
Ahmad Shafiq	18 December 1997 (aged 18)	Left	Left-arm orthodox
Arsal Sheikh	22 January 1997 (aged 19)	Right	Right-arm off spin
Hasan Khan	16 October 1998 (aged 17)	Left	Left-arm orthodox
Hasan Mohsin	11 January 1998 (aged 18)	Right	Right-arm leg spin
Irfan Liaqat	5 December 1998 (aged 17)	Right	Right-arm fast
Mohammad Umar	10 December 1998 (aged 17)	Right	—
Muhammad Asad	8 August 1998 (aged 17)	—	—
Saif Ali	27 October 1997 (aged 18)	Right	—
Saif Badar	3 July 1998 (aged 17)	Right	Right-arm leg spin
Salman Fayyaz	11 August 1997 (aged 18)	Left	Right-arm leg spin
Sameen Gul	4 February 1999 (aged 16)	Right	Right-arm medium
Shadab Khan	4 October 1998 (aged 17)	Right	—
Umair Masood (wk)	7 December 1997 (aged 18)	Right	—
Zeeshan Malik	26 December 1996 (aged 19)	Right	Right-arm off spin

U-19 World Cup Record

Year	Venue	Round
1988	Australia	Runners-Up
1998	South Africa	7th place
2000	Sri Lanka	3rd place
2002	New Zealand	8th place
2004	Bangladesh	Champions
2006	Sri Lanka	Champions
2008	Malaysia	3rd place
2010	New Zealand	Runners-Up
2012	Australia	8th place
2014	UAE	Runners-Up
2016	Bangladesh	5th place

U-19 Asia Cup Record

Year	Venue	Round
2012	Malaysia	Champions
2014	UAE	Runners Up

2004

They won the 2004 U/19 Cricket World Cup by defeating the West Indies in the final in Dhaka in Bangladesh, Pakistan have won first Under-19 World Cup after beating West Indies in a tight finish in Dhaka, Pakistan Won by 25 runs. under the captaincy of Khalid Latif.

2006

They won the 2006 U/19 Cricket World Cup by defeating the India in the final in Colombo in Sri Lanka, when they successfully defended a low total of 109 runs by dismissing the Indian batting lineup for 71 runs and became the first team to defend the U-19 World Cup.

References

1. "Final: Pakistan Under-19s v South Africa Under-19s at Dubai (DSC), Mar 1, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
2. "Gauhar Hafeez to captain Pakistan for U-19 WC". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2015.