Afghanistan national under-19 cricket team

Afghanistan
Personnel
Captain Naveen-ul-Haq
Coach Dawlat Ahmadzai
Team information
Founded 2009

The Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team (Pashto: د افغانستان ۱۹ کلنو لوبډله) represents the country of Afghanistan in U-19 international cricket.

Afghanistan finished second in the 2009 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier which was held in Canada. The team gained victories over 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 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier which gained them qualification to 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

History

The team played in the 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. Afghanistan were drawn in Group A, where they played England, Hong Kong and India.

Afghanistan played in the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. They played against Pakistan, New Zealand and Scotland.

Afghanistan had qualified for 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. They were drawn against Australia, Bangladesh & Namibia in group B in they beat and qualified for Super league where they lost of South Africa. They finished tournament of high by securing 7th position.

At the Asia cup

The team made it to the semifinals of the 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, losing out to India by 77 runs.[1] In the league stages of the tournament Afghanistan lost their first match, being defeated by Bangladesh. However, they won their next two matches against Pakistan and Singapore.[2][3][4] They advanced to the semi finals on the basis of NRR.[5]

Afghanistan won the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, defeating Pakistan in the final by a huge margin of 185 runs. In the league stages, Afghanistan won their matches against Pakistan and UAE but lost to Sri Lanka. They faced Nepal in the semi finals, whom they defeated by 7 wickets.[6]

Current squad

The Afghanistan U-19 Cricket squad selected for 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup:

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Naveen-ul-Haq (c)28 December 1997 (aged 18)Right—
Ikram Ali Khil20 September 2000 (aged 15)Left—
Darwish Rasooli11 August 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium
Mohammad Zahir20 January 1997 (aged 19)LeftLeft-arm medium
Mujeeb Zadran28 January 2001 (aged 15)RightRight-arm medium
Naveed Obaid28 August 2000 (aged 15)Right—
Yousuf Zazai23 September 1999 (aged 16)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Nijat Masood30 December 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium
Perwez Malakzai3 October 2000 (aged 15)RightRight-arm off spin
Rashid Khan20 September 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm leg spin
Shamsurrahman25 November 1999 (aged 16)RightRight-arm off spin
Tariq Stanikzai13 December 1999 (aged 16)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
Waheedullah Shafaq2 January 1997 (aged 19)Right—
Zahir Khan20 December 1998 (aged 17)LeftLeft-arm chinaman
Zia-ur-Rehman30 December 1997 (aged 18)RightLeft-arm orthodox

References

  1. ↑ "1st Semi-Final (D/N), Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup at Colombo, Dec 20 2016 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. ↑ "Group B, Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup at Matara, Dec 15 2016 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Group B, Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup at Matara, Dec 16 2016 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  4. ↑ "Group B, Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup at Kaluthara, Dec 18 2016 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Points Table | Global | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  6. ↑ "Faizi ton, Mujeeb five-for hand Afghanistan maiden U-19 Asia Cup title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


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