Pakistan Under-19 cricket team

Pakistan U-19 cricket team

Pakistan Cricket Official Logo.
First match v India at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, 20 January 1979
Captain Azeem Guhamman
Coach Mansoor Rana
Manager Aftab Baluch
Total matches 63
– this year 2
Last match v Australian at County Ground, Derby, 13 August 2007
Wins/losses 10/13
– this year 1/1
As of 22 October, 2007
Source: ICC

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.

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Pakistan U-19 Squad

2004

The Won the 2004 U/19 Cricket World Cup by defeating the West Indies Under-19 cricket team in the final in Dhaka in Bangladesh, Pakistan have won first Under-19 World Cup after beating West Indies Under-19 cricket team in a tight finish in Dhaka, Pakistan Won by 25 runs.

2006

The won the 2006 U/19 Cricket World Cup by defeating the Indian Under-19 cricket team 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 even though several players such as Ahmed Sajjad and Mohammad Ali Arfan were sidelined due to injuries.

U-19 World Cup record

Year Venue Round
1988  Australia Runners Up
1998  South Africa Quarter Finals
2000  Sri Lanka Semi Finals
2002  New Zealand Quarter Finals
2004  Bangladesh Champions
2006  Sri Lanka Champions
2008  Malaysia Semi Finals
2010  New Zealand Runners Up