Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team

Afghanistan
Captain Shir Mohammad Shirzai
Last match v  Canada at Fox Lodge Cricket Club, Strabane, Northern Ireland, 9 August 2011
As of 16 August, 2011
Source: [Cricinfo]

The Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team represents the county of Afghanistan in U-19 international cricket.

Afghanistan finished second in the 2009 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier which was held in Canada. The team gained victories over the Under-19 teams of Sierra Leone, Hong Kong, Vanuatu, the United States, Uganda, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea. The team lost just two matches to Ireland and Canada. Afghanistan have finished fourth in 2011 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier which gained them qualification to 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

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Current squad

The Afghanistan Under-19 squad selected for the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualification which held in Dublin, Ireland[1]:

History

The team played in the 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. Afghanistan have been drawn in Group A, where they played against the U-19 teams of England, Hong Kong and India.

Future

Afghanistan have qualified for 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup and drawn in group along with Pakistan New Zealand and Scotland.

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