The 2024 Under-19 Asia Cup has begun today (November 29) in the UAE - here are the updated squad lists for all the sides in the tournament, including injury updates.
When will the 2024 U19 Asia Cup be played?
The 11th season of the Under-19 Asia Cup will be played between November 29 and December 8. Eight teams, divided into two groups will play 12 group matches, leading into the two semi-finals and the final.
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai, Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are the three venues for the tournament.
Here are the eight teams:
Group A: India, Pakistan, Japan, UAE
Group B: Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh
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What's the latest team news for U19 Asia Cup?
Defending champions Bangladesh will be led by Azizul Hakim Tamim, while Mohmd. Amaan, Vihas Thevmika, Saad Baig are the captains of India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, respectively.
Mehboob Taskin and Koji Hardgrave Abe will lead Afghanistan and Japan, respectively, while Hemant Dhami is at the helm of Nepal’s leadership and Aayan Afzal Khan as UAE’s.
Watch U19 Asia Cup 2024 live here.
Under-19 Asia Cup 2024 squads: Full team lists
India
Mohd. Amaan (c), Kiran Chormale (vc), Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, C Andre Siddarth, Pranav Pant, Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK), Anurag Kawde (WK), Hardik Raj, Md. Enaan, KP Karthikeya, Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma, Nikhil Kumar
Afghanistan
Mehboob Khan (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
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
Nepal
Hemant Dhami (c), Arjun Kumal (vc), Dilshad Ali, Naren Bhatta, Roshan Biswakarma, Yubaraj Khatri, Ranjit Kumar, Uttam Magar (wk), Bipin Mahato, Dayanand Mandal, Aprajit Poudel, Naren Saud, Unish Thakuri, Abhiskeh Tiwari, Aakash Tripathi, Mayan Yadav, Rajesh Yadav, Santosh Yadav
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
Bangladesh
Azizul Hakim Tamim (c), Zawad Abrar (vc), Al Fahad, Ashrafuzzaman Barenava, Debasish Sarkar Deba, Farid Hasan Faysal, Iabal Hasan Emon, Maruf Maidha, Rafi Uzzaman Rafi, Rifat Beg, Rizan Hossan, Saad Islam Razin, Samiun Basir Ratul, Shihab James
Sri Lanka
Vihas Thewmika (c), Pulindu Perera, Thanuja Rajapakse, Dulnith Sigera, Lakvin Abeysinghe, Vimath Dinsara, Ramiru Perera, Kavija Gamage, Viran Chamuditha, Praveen Maneesha, Yenula Dewthusa, Sharujan Shanmuganathan, Newton Ranjithkumar, Kugadas Mathulan, Geethika de Silva
UAE
Aayan Khan (c), Aryan Saxena, Akshat Rai, Abdullah Tarique, Aliasgar Shums, Ethan D’Souza, Fasiur Rahman, Harsh Desai, Karan Dhiman, Muddit Agarwal, Noorullah Ayoubi, Rachit Ghosh, Rayan Khan, Uddish Suri and Yayin Kiran
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