Mohsin Naqvi to attend U19 Asia Cup Pakistan vs India match

Mohsin Naqvi

Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Mohsin Naqvi is likely to attend the Pakistan vs India U19 Asia Cup match.

The match will be held on December 21st.

According to reports, Naqvi, who is also the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), is scheduled to travel to Dubai and will be there for the final, which he will be witnessing live at the venue.

It is pertinent to mention that the title clash marks the first U19 Asia Cup final meeting between the two teams in 11 years.

India last beat Pakistan in the final in 2014, with that squad featuring players such as Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Sanju Samson, and Kuldeep Yadav.

In the ongoing eight-team event, Pakistan won two of their three games in Group A and advanced to the final after defeating Bangladesh by eight wickets in the second semi-final on Friday, December 19.

Pakistan will rely on their batting star Sameer Minhas, the team’s highest run-getter with 299 runs in four matches, including a century and a half-century. In the bowling department, right-arm pacer Abdul Subhan has been the most successful with 11 wickets from three matches, while left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Sayyam has claimed eight wickets so far.

Asia Cup U19 final: 15-member squad:

Farhan Yousaf (captain), Usman Khan (vice-captain), Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Hussain, Ali Hassan Baloch, Ali Raza, Daniyal Ali Khan, Hamza Zahoor (wk), Huzaifa Ahsan, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Huzaifa, Mohammad Sayyam, Mohammad Shayan (wk), Niqab Shafiq and Sameer Minhas