The U19 Asia Cup 2023 will be played in Dubai.
The eight teams were split into two groups of four. Group A includes Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Pool B includes Bangladesh, Japan, Sri Lanka, and the UAE.
Afghanistan's U19 team will be led by Naseer Khan, while Bangladesh's U19 team will be led by Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby. Uday Saharan will captain India U19, while Koji Hardgrave-Abe will captain Japan U19.
Dev Khanal will head Nepal U19, while Saad Baig will captain Pakistan U19. While Sri Lanka's U19 team will be led by Sineth Jayawardene, the UAE's U19 team will be led by Aayan Afzal Khan.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals on December 15. The grand finale will be held at the Dubai International Stadium on December 17. All group and semi-final matches will be contested at the ICC Academy Ovals 1 and 2. Matches throughout the tournament will commence at 9:30 am local time.
ACC YouTube channel will live stream all the matches of ACC U19 Asia Cup 2023 for fans in India. However, there is no live broadcast of the tournament in India.
ACC U19 Asia Cup 2023: Full Schedule & Match Timings (All Times are 11 AM IST):
Friday, December 8:
India U19 vs Afghanistan U19, Group A, ICC Academy Ground, Dubai Pakistan U19 vs Nepal U19, Group A, ICC Academy Ground No 2, Dubai
Saturday, December 9:
Bangladesh U19 vs UAE U19, Group B, ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Sri Lanka U19 vs Japan U19, Group B, ICC Academy Ground No 2, Dubai
Sunday, December 10:
India U19 vs Pakistan U19, Group A, ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Afghanistan U19 vs Nepal U19, Group A, ICC Academy Ground No 2, Dubai
Monday, December 11:
Bangladesh U19 vs Japan U19, Group B, ICC Academy Ground No 2, Dubai
Sri Lanka U19 vs UAE U19, Group B, ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Tuesday, December 12:
Pakistan U19 vs Afghanistan U19, Group A, ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
India U19 vs Nepal U19, Group A, ICC Academy Ground No 2, Dubai
Wednesday, December 13:
Bangladesh U19 vs Sri Lanka U19, Group B, ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
UAE U19 vs Japan U19, Group B, ICC Academy Ground No 2, Dubai
Friday, December 15:
1st Semi Final, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
2nd Semi Final, ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Sunday, December 17:
Final, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
ACC U19 Asia Cup Squads:
Afghanistan U19:
Naseer Khan (c), Wafiullah Tarakhil, Jamshid Zadran, Khalid Taniwal, Akram Mohammadzai, Sohail Khan Zurmati, Rahimullah Zurmati, Noman Shah Agha, Mohammad Younus Zadran, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Wahidullah Zadran, Bashir Ahmad Afghan, Faridoon Dawoodzai and Khalil Ahmad
Bangladesh U19:
Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby (c), Ahrar Amin, Jishan Alam, Mohammad Rohanat, Doullah Borson, Mohammad Asrafuzzaman, Boranno Mohammad Iqbal Hasanemon, Ariful Islam, Sheikh Paevez Jibon, Maruf Mridha, Mohammad Rafiuzzaman Rafi, Chowdhury Mohammad Rizwan, Adil Bin Siddik, Mohammad Ashiqur Rahaman Shibli, Wasi Siddiquee
India U19:
Uday Saharan (c), Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari, Aravelly Avanish Rao (wk), Saumy Kumar Pandey, Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan (wk), Dhanush Gowda
Japan U19:
Koji Hardgrave -Abe (c), Kazuma Kato-Stafford (vc), Chihaya Arakawa, Shotaro Hiratsuka, Charles Hinze, Hirotake Kakinuma, Hugo Kelly, Daniel Panckhurst, Nihar Parmar, Aditya Phadke, Timothy Moore, Tomo Rear, Aarav Tiwari, Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake
Nepal U19:
Dev Khanal (c), Dipesh Kandel, Uttam Thapa Magar, Dipak Dumre, Aakash Chand, Bishal KC, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Bipin Rawal, Gulshan Jha, Hemant Dhami, Subash Bhandari, Aakash Tripathi, Arjun Kumal, Deepak Bohara
Pakistan U19:
Saad Baig (c), Ahmad Hussain, Ali Asfand, Amir Hassan, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Khubaib Khalil, Najab Khan, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Ubaid Shah, Mohammad Riazullah, Mohammad Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Zeeshan, Shahzaib Khan, Shamyl Hussain
Sri Lanka U19:
Sineth Jayawardene (c), Malsha Tharupath, Pulindu Perera, Rusanda Gamage, Ravishan Nethsara, Sharujan Shanmuganathan, Dinura Kalupahana, Vishwa Lahiru, Garuka Sanketh, Vishen Halambage, Ruvishan Perera, Vihas Thewmika, Duvindu Ranatunga, Hirun Kapurubandara, Dinuka Thennakoon
United Arab Emirates U19:
Aayan Afzal Khan (c), Ayman Ahamed Shakeel Ahamed, Ammar Badami, Ethan Carl D’Souza, Maroof Merchant, Dhruv Parashar, Hardik Pai, Akshat Rai, Yayin Kiran Rai, Omid Rahman, Aryansh Sharma, Harshit Seth, Harit Shetty, Shrey Sethi, Tanish Suri
(ACC inputs)