The Pakistan Under-19 cricket team have twice (2004 and 2006) been Cricket World Champions at the under-19 level. Their second win made them the first, and to date the only, back-to-back champions. They have also been runners-up thrice (1988, 2010 & 2014) and have finished in 3rd place 4 times (2000, 2008, 2018 & 2020). The Pakistan U19 won the 2025 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in December, defeating India by 191 runs in the final.
Tournament history
U-19 World Cup Record Year Host Squad Result1988 Squad Runners-up1998 Squad 2nd Round2000 Squad 3rd place 2002 Squad 8th place2004 Squad Champions 2006 Squad2008 Squad 3rd place 2010 Squad Runners-up2012 Squad 8th place2014 Squad Runners-up2016 Squad 5th place2018 Squad 3rd place 2020 Squad2022Squad5th place2024Squad 3rd place 2026Squad6th place
U-19 Asia Cup Record Year Venue Round 2012 Champions 2014 Runners-up 2016 5th Place 2017 Runners-up 2018 5th Place 2019 6th Place 2021Semi finalists 2023 2025Champions
2004 Pakistan won the 2004 U/19 Cricket World Cup by defeating the West Indies in the final in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This was Pakistan's first time to be crowned the Under-19 World Cup champions after beating West Indies by 25 runs under the captaincy of Khalid Latif.
2006 Pakistan won the 2006 U/19 Cricket World Cup by defeating India in the final in Colombo, Sri Lanka, when they successfully defended a small total of 109 runs by dismissing the Indian batting lineup for 71 runs, becoming the first, and to date the only, team to defend the U-19 World Cup. They were captained by Sarfraz Ahmed.
Current team
Head coach: Mohammad Yousuf
PlayerDate of BirthBattingBowling style Akhtar Shah (c), Right — Aamir Ali Right Slow left-arm orthodox Fahad Munir Left Right-arm Legspin Muhammad Jawad Ahmad left Right-arm leg break Muhammad Haris Right — Burhan Shabbir Khan (vc) Right Right-arm Medium-fast Mehran Mumtaz left left-arm Offbreak Mohammad Huraira Right — Saim Ayub Right Right-arm Legspin Syed Muhammad Aun Abbas Right Right-arm Medium-fast Saad Baig Right — Haseebullah Khan Right Right-arm Offspin Abdul Wahid Bangalzai Right — Amir Mehmood Right Right-arm leg-spin
Management and Coaching Staff NamePosition Shoaib Muhammad Manager Mohammad Yousuf Head coach Umar Rasheed Assistant coach Junaid Khan Bowling coach Mansoor Amjad Fielding coach Muhammad Masroor Assistant batting coach Naeem Ul Rasul Physio Usman Hashmi Analyst Muhammad Arslan Media and digital manager
See also Pakistan women's under-19 cricket team Pakistan men's national cricket team Pakistan women's national cricket team
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