The Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup 2024 will take place from November 29 to December 8 in Dubai and Sharjah, featuring eight teams divided into two groups. Group A includes India, Pakistan, Japan, and the UAE, while Group B comprises Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Teams will play three league matches, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals. The final is scheduled for December 8 in Dubai. Defending champions Bangladesh will aim to retain their title after their maiden win in 2023.
Match Schedule (All Timings in IST)
- November 29:
- Match 1: Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Dubai – 10:30 AM
- Match 2: Sri Lanka vs Nepal, Sharjah – 10:30 AM
- November 30:
- Match 3: India vs Pakistan, Dubai – 10:30 AM
- Match 4: UAE vs Japan, Sharjah – 10:30 AM
- December 1:
- Match 5: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Dubai – 10:30 AM
- Match 6: Bangladesh vs Nepal, Sharjah – 10:30 AM
- December 2:
- Match 7: UAE vs Pakistan, Dubai – 10:30 AM
- Match 8: India vs Japan, Sharjah – 10:30 AM
- December 3:
- Match 9: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Dubai – 10:30 AM
- Match 10: Nepal vs Afghanistan, Sharjah – 10:30 AM
- December 4:
- Match 11: Japan vs Pakistan, Dubai – 10:30 AM
- Match 12: UAE vs India, Sharjah – 10:30 AM
- December 6: Semi-Finals (Dubai & Sharjah)
- December 8: Final (Dubai)
Live Broadcast and Streaming
- Telecast: Sony Sports Network
- Streaming: Sony LIV app and website
Team Squads
India:
Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, C Andre Siddarth, Mohd. Amaan (c), Kiran Chormale (vc), Pranav Pant, Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wk), Anurag Kawde (wk), Hardik Raj, Md. Enaan, KP Karthikeya, Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma, Nikhil Kumar.
Bangladesh:
Azizul Hakim Tamin (c), Zawad Abrar (vc), Ashrafuzzaman Barenaya, Rifat Beg, Iqbal Hasan Emon, Mohammad Al Fahad, Farid Hasan, Rizan Hossan, Saad Islam, Shihab James, Maruf Mridha, Samiun Basir Ratul, Islam Razin, Debashish Sarker, Rafi Uzzaman.
Pakistan:
Saad Baig (c & wk), Mohammad Ahmed, Haroon Arshad, Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Huzefa, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Hassan Khan, Shahzaib Khan, Usman Khan, Faham-ul-Haq, Ali Raza, Mohammad Riazullah, Abdul Subhan, Farhan Yousuf, Umar Zaib.
Sri Lanka:
Vihas Thevmika (c), Lakvin Abeysinghe, Viran Chamuditha, Vimath Dinsara, Yenula Dewthusa, Geethika De Silva, Kavija Gamage, Mathulan Kugathas, Praveen Maneesha, Newton Ranjithkumar, Pulindu Perera, Ramiru Perera, Tanuja Rajapakse, Dulnith Sigera, Sharujan Shanmuganathan.
Afghanistan:
Mehboob Taskin (c & wk), Hamza Alikhil (wk), Uzair Khan, Faisal Khan, Barakatullah Ibrahimzai, Ezatullah Barikzai, Aziz Miakhil, Nazeef Amiri, Abdul Aziz, Nasratullah Nooristani, Khatir Stanikzai, Fahim Khewawal, Hafeez Zadran, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Naseer Khan Maroofkhil.
Nepal:
Hemant Dhami (c), Arjun Kumal (vc), Aakash Tripathi, Uttam Rangu Thapa Magar (wk), Mayan Yadav, Naren Saud, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri, Naren Bhatta, Santosh Yadav, Yubaraj Khatri, Roshan Biswakarma, Bipin Kumar Mahato, Aprajit Poudel, Abhisekh Tiwari, Ranjit Kumar.
Japan:
Koji Hardgrave-Abe (c), Charles Hinze, Kazuma Kato-Stafford, Hugo Kelly, Timothy Moore, Skyler Nakayama-Cook, Daniel Panckhurst, Nihar Parmar, Aditya Phadke, Aarav Tiwari, Kai Wall, Yuto Yageta, Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake, Max Yonekawa-Lynn.
UAE:
Aayan Afzal Khan (c), Mudit Agarwal, Noorullah Ayobi, Harsh Desai, Karan Dhiman, Ethan D’Souza, Rachit Ghosh, Rayan Khan, Akshat Rai, Yayin Rai, Faisur Rahman, Aryan Saxena, Aliasgar Shums, Uddish Suri, Abdullah Tarique.
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