Pakistan U19 squad for Asia Cup 2026: Farhan Yousuf to lead, India clash on 8 November

The Pakistan U19 squad for the ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2026 will be led by Farhan Yousuf, the PCB announced on Tuesday 27 October. The 15 players defend the title in Oman from 5 to 14 November, and the group game every Pakistani fan will circle is Pakistan vs India on Sunday 8 November at 10am PKT.

Pakistan won the last edition, beating India by 191 runs in the final at the ICC Academy in Dubai, as Dawn recalled in its report on the squad. The squad leaves Karachi for Oman on Thursday 29 October.

Pakistan U19 squad for the Asia Cup 2026

The selectors stayed with the group that beat England 3-1 in a four-match Youth ODI series in England in September. Ali Raza and Huzaifa Ahsan are the only two players who were not part of that series, ARY News reported. After that series the PCB handed Under-19 players central contracts for the first time (our report).

Fixtures in Pakistan time

Eight teams play in two groups. Pakistan are in Group A with India, Nepal and the UAE; Group B has Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

Fixture times and grounds are as published by ARY News from the PCB announcement. Oman is one hour behind Pakistan, so a 10am PKT start is 9am local time.

Coaching staff

Shahid Anwar is head coach and team manager. Rao Iftikhar Anjum coaches the fast bowlers, Zohaib Khan the spinners and Humayun Farhat the fielding. Ubaid Ullah (physiotherapist), Ibrar Ahmed (trainer) and Ali Hamza (performance analyst) complete the staff.

What comes after Oman

The juniors return to a busy home winter: England Under-19 tour Pakistan for three Youth ODIs and a Youth Test in Rawalpindi from 5 December, as set out in our England U19 tour page. The senior team is in the ODI tri-series final in Lahore on 31 October; follow every Pakistan match on our cricket match centre, and see our guide to watching Pakistan's home cricket on the Tamasha app.