05th - 14th September, 2019 RPICS | P. Sara | CCC | MCG | Moratuwa ACC U19 2019 ©

Editor : Prasanna Rodrigo

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02 MESSAGES

OBJECTIVE

STRUCTURE

SQUADS

SCHEDULE

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

VENUE OVERVIEW

TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS

CONTACTS OF OFFICALS Contents

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF SRI LANKA CRICKET

Sri Lanka Cricket is proud and highly privileged to host the ‘U19 Asia Cup 2019’ with the participation of 08 nations in the Asian region. This is a very important tournament for all participating nations as it gives us an opportunity to test the young talent we have in our pool and earmark them for the future.

The U19 Asia Cup is also an opportunity for the players to showcase their talent on the big stage, make a name for themselves and create a pathway for national recognition.

SLC is putting our total effort towards ensuring that the tournament reaps its full benefits in terms of competition, player performance, talent identification, exposure to the youngsters and also promotion of the game among the younger generation in the region.

Sri Lanka also has found some of its finest talents through this competition and it is a well-known fact that other cricketing nations too has found promising talent out of the U19 Asia Cup to represent their national teams.

Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to thank the and its Board of Directors for choosing Sri Lanka as the host nation for the Eighth Edition of this all important tournament. We are confident of hosting a very successful tournament thus laying the necessary base for the future of the game in the region.

Let me wish all the best for this tournament and of course most importantly the players.

Shammi Silva President - Sri Lanka Cricket

07 08 MESSAGE FROM THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR - U19 ASIA CUP 2019

I am privileged and honored to be appointed as the Tournament Director of the eighth edition of the Under 19 Asia Cup to be staged in Sri Lanka from 5th to 14th September 2019. I along with my dedicated team members are working round the clock to ensure that this tournament goes well to a successful conclusion. I also would like to place on record my sincere appreciation on behalf of Sri Lanka Cricket to the Asian Cricket Council for selecting Sri Lanka as the Host Nation for this important flagship event of Asian Cricket.

This Tournament, which is participated by 8 Asian powerhouse cricketing nations, such as Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Nepal would provide an ideal opportunity for young cricketers of Asia to showcase their talents and use it as a stepping stone for inclusion in their respective National Teams. This Tournament would also serve as a precursor for preparations for the ICC Under 19 World Cup to be staged in 2020.

Sri Lanka Cricket has taken all the required steps to provide the best facilities for the competition, teams, players, coaches and officials taking part in this tournament representing their respective countries. We have selected grounds with good facilities, namely P. Sara Oval, CCC and RPICS in Colombo and Moratuwa Stadium and Marians Cricket Grounds in Katunayake to play the matches.

I am confident that this Tournament would attract lots the attention ofthe cricketing world and would help every country taking part to achieve their desired objectives. Lastly, I thank the Asian Cricket Council, Sri Lanka Cricket and all participating nations for their contributions to make this Tournament a huge success. I wish all the participating teams an enjoyable stay in Sri Lanka and all the very best in the Tournament.

Bandula Dissanayake Tournament Director - Under 19 Asia Cup 2019

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“Create an opportunity for the region’s young stars to showcase their skills’’ Objective

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Group Stage ‘A’

India U19

Afghanistan U19

Pakistan U19

Kuwait U19

Group Stage ‘B’

Sri Lanka U19

Bangladesh U19

United Arab Emirates U19

Nepal U19

Semi Final ‘1’ A1 vs B2 Semi Final ‘2’ B1 vs A2

Final Structure

13 Champions - U19 Asia Cup 2018

SRI LANKA U19

Nipun Dananjaya

Full name : Nipun Dananjaya Perera Born : 28 September 2000, Chilaw style : Left-hand bat style : Right-arm offbreak Squad

16 SRI LANKA U19 SQUAD

• Nipun Dananjaya (C) • Navod Paranavithana • Kamil Mishara (VC/WK) • Ahan Wickramasinghe • Avishka Tharindu • Rashantha De Silva • Abhishek Kahaduwaaracchi • Rohan Sanjaya • Ashen Daniel • Sandun Mendis • Kavindu Nadeeshan • Yasiru Rodrigo • Dilshan Madushanka • Chamindu Wijesinghe • Amshi De Silva

Manager : Farveez Maharoof Head Coach : Hashan Tillakaratne Squad

17 17 INDIA U19 Captain

Dhruv Chand Jurel

Full name : Dhruv Chand Jurel Born : 21 January 2001, Agra, Uttar Pradesh Playing role : Wicketkeeper batsman Batting style : Right-hand bat Squad

18 INDIA U19 SQUAD

• Dhruv Chand Jurel (C) • Suved Parkar • Thakur Tilak Varma Namboori • Nehal Wadhera • Arjun Azad • Pankaj Yadav • Shashwat Rawat • Purnank Tyagi • Atharva Ankolekar • Salil Arora • Vidyadhar Patil Chicksugar Somashekhar • Varun Lavande • Karan Lal • Akash • Sushant Kumar Mishra

Manager : Amit Siddheshwar Head Coach : Paras Mhambrey Squad

19 19 Pakistan U19 Captain

Rohail Nazir

Full name : Rohail Nazir Born : 10 October, 2001, Islamabad Playing role : Wicketkeeper batsman Batting style : Right-hand bat Squad

20 Pakistan U19 SQUAD

• Rohail Nazir (C) • Abdul Wahid • Haider Ali • Muhammad Haris • Muhammad Basit • Muhammad Irfan Khan • Qasim Akram • Muhammad Fahad Munir • Thaheem • Muhammad Aamir • Abu Huraira • Muhammad Abbas Afridi • Naseem Shah • Akhtar Shah • Muhammad Waseem

Manager/ Head Coach : Muhammad Azam Khan Squad

21 21 Bangladesh U19 Captain

Akbar Ali

Full name : Mohammad Akbar Ali Born : 08 October 2001, Rangpur Playing role : Wicketkeeper batsman Batting style : Right-hand bat Squad

22 Bangladesh U19 SQUAD

• Md Akbar Ali (C) • Tanzid Hasan Tamim • Md Prantik Nawrose Nabil • Md Tawhid Hridoy • Amite Hasan • Md Shamim Hossain • Shahadat Hossain • Rakibul Hasan • Minhuzur Rahman Mohanna • Mohammad Rishad Hossain • Md Shoriful Islam • Mohammad Mrittunjoy Chowdhury Nipun • Avishek Das • Joy • Md Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Manager : Sajal Ahmed Chowdhury Head Coach : Mohamed Naveed Nawaz Squad

23 23 Afghanistan U19 Captain

Farhan Zakhil

Full name : Farhan Zakhil Born : 11 May 2003 Batting style : Right-hand bat Bowling style : Right-arm offbreak Squad

24 Afghanistan U19 SQUAD

• Farhan Zakhail (C) • Abdul Rahman Rahmani • Sediqullah Atal • Shafiqullah Ghafari • Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad • Abdullah Naib • Abidullah Taniwal • Islam Khan Zazai • Jamshid Mir Ali Khil • Noor Ahmad Lakanwal • Samiullah Salarazai • Fazalhaq Farooqi • Rahmanullah Zarma Khan • Mohammad Asif Khan • Nangeyalia Kharote

Manager : Ahmad Zia Stanikzai Head Coach : Rais Ahmadzai Squad

25 25 United Arab Emirates U19 Captain

Karthik Meiyappan

Full name : Karthik Palaniapan Meiyappan Born : 08 October 2000, Chennai, India Batting style : Right-hand bat Bowling style : Legbreak Squad

26 United Arab Emirates U19 SQUAD

• Karthik Meiyappan (C) • Vriitya Aravind Rudhravel Sasirekha • Osama Hassan Shah • Niel Lobo • Alishan Sharafu • Syed Muhammad Haider Shah • Mohammed Faraazuddin • Akasha Tahir • Thasin Rahman • Aaron Benjamin • Sanchit Sharma • Ansh Tandon • Ashwanth Valthapa • Rishab Mukherjee • Anand Kumar

Manager : Andrew Russell Head Coach : Dominic Telo Squad

27 27 Kuwait U19 Captain

Abdul Sadiq

Full name : Abdul Sadiq Born : 10 February 2002, Pakistan Batting style : Right-hand bat Bowling style : Legbreak googly Squad

28 Kuwait U19 SQUAD

• Abdul Sadiq (C) • Meet Bhavsar • Gokul Sunil Kumar • Govind Sunil Kumar • Faez Ahmed Qureshi • Hamoud Jandu • Usman Muhammad • Aamir Ali • Umar Muhammad • Zeeshan Jilani • Abdul Rahman • Saim Muhammad • Ahmed Mirza • Abdullah Zaheer • Akhil Sajeev Nair

Manager : Naveen Dhananjaya Head Coach : Mahammad Tahir Squad

29 29 Nepal U19 Captain

Rohit Paudel

Full name : Rohit Kumar Paudel Born : 02 September 2002, Nawalparasi Batting style : Right-hand bat Bowling style : Right-arm medium Squad

30 Nepal U19 SQUAD

• Rohit Kumar Paudel (C) • Pawan Sarraf • Kamal Singh Airee • Rit Gautam • Hari Bahadur Chauhan • Sundeep Jora • Khadak Bahadur Bohara • Pratis GC • Surya Tamang • Rasid Khan • Bhim Sharki • Lokesh Bahadur Bam • Sagar Dhakal • Kushal Malla • Mahamad Asif Sheikh

Manager : Raju Khadka Head Coach : Binod Kumar Das Squad

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Date Day Match Venue

3rd September 2019 Tuesday Arrival of the Teams CCC, th India vs Kuwait 5 Colombo September Thursday P. Sara Oval, 2019 Afghanistan vs Pakistan Colombo RPICS, th Sri Lanka vs Nepal 6 Colombo September Friday MCG, 2019 Bangladesh vs UAE Katunayake

7th India vs Pakistan Moratuwa September Saturday RPICS, 2019 Afghanistan vs Kuwait Colombo MCG, th Sri Lanka vs UAE 8 Katunayake September Sunday P. Sara Oval, 2019 Bangladesh vs Nepal Colombo CCC, th India vs Afghanistan 9 Colombo September Monday 2019 Pakistan vs Kuwait Moratuwa

10th Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Moratuwa September Tuesday MCG, 2019 UAE vs Nepal Katunayake

Semi Final - 1 P. Sara Oval, 12th A 1 vs B 2 Colombo September Thursday 2019 Semi Final - 2 Moratuwa B 1 vs A 2

14th RPICS, September Saturday FINAL Colombo 2019

15th September 2019 Sunday Departure of Teams Schedule

33 34 Date Match Venue Time SL U19 P Sara 10 am - 1 pm IND U19 P Sara 2 pm - 5 pm PAK U19 BRC 10 am - 1 pm th 4 AFG U19 BRC 2 pm - 5 pm September KUWT U19 MCG 10 am - 1 pm 2019 BND U19 MCG 2 pm - 5 pm UAE U19 NCC 10 am - 1 pm NEP U19 NCC 2 pm - 5 pm SL U19 RPICS 10 am - 1 pm th 5 NEP U19 RPICS 2 pm - 5 pm September BND U19 MCG 10 am - 1 pm 2019 UAE U19 MCG 2 pm - 5 pm IND U19 P Sara 10 am - 1 pm th 6 PAK U19 P Sara 2 pm - 5 pm September AFG U19 BRC 10 am - 1 pm 2019 KUWT U19 BRC 2 pm - 5 pm SL U19 MCG 10 am - 1 pm th 7 UAE U19 MCG 2 pm - 5 pm September BND U19 BRC 10 am - 1 pm 2019 NEP U19 BRC 2 pm - 5 pm IND U19 RPICS 10 am - 1 pm th 8 AFG U19 RPICS 2 pm - 5 pm September PAK U19 RPICS 10 am - 1 pm 2019 KUWT U19 RPICS 2 pm - 5 pm SL U19 RPICS 10 am - 1 pm th 9 BND U19 RPICS 2 pm - 5 pm September NEP U19 MCG 10 am - 1 pm 2019 UAE U19 MCG 2 pm - 5 pm

10th September 2019 Rest

Team 1 P Sara 10 am - 1 pm th 11 Team 2 P Sara 2 pm - 5 pm September Team 3 RPICS 10 am - 1 pm 2019 Team 4 RPICS 2 pm - 5 pm

12th September 2019 Semi Finals

13th September Team 1 RPICS 10 am - 1 pm 2019 Team 2 RPICS 2 pm - 5 pm

14th September 2019 Final Practice Schedule Practice

35 P. Sara Oval International Cricket Stadium

• Hosted Sri Lanka’s first Test, against England in 1982. • Sri Lanka’s first-ever Test win Ground, over India. • Home teams Sri Lanka, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. • Only ground in Asia where Sir Don Bradman has played.

R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium

• Opened on February 2, 1986 • First match was played between Sri Lanka ‘A’ side and an England ‘A’ team. • Capacity: 30,000+ • 01st ODI was played on April 5, 1986 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. • 01st Test was played on August 28, 1992 between Sri Lanka and Australia.

Colombo Cricket Club Ground

• Maiden first-class cricket match was held in 1927 when the Europeans (Ceylon) hosted the . • Hosted its first Test match in March 1984, between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. • Home ground of the Colombo Cricket Club (CCC), the oldest first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. • End names Press Box End, Pavilion End Venue Overview Venue

36 Chilaw Marians Cricket Grounds, Katunayaka

• Formerly known as FTZ Cricket Ground. • Home ground of the Chilaw Marians Cricket Club. • First class Cricket ground and side net facilities. • Full sized Cricket field & Features 8 turf . • 30 foot scoreboard.

Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa

• Also know as De Soysa Park Stadium • The ground opened in 1940. • The stadium holds 15,000 people. • First international team to play at the ground was the West Indians in 1979. • The first Test match at the ground was against Australia on 8 September 1992. Venue Overview Venue

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39 Technical Committee

Bandula Dissanayke - Tournament Director Manu Nayar - Chief Tournament Referee (BCCI) Akhtar Ahmed - Referee (BCB) Asif Yaqoob - (PCB) Chanaka Thenuwara - Manager, Umpire (SLC)

Qualification Committee

Budhhi Pradhan (Umpire) - Nepal Sarika Prasad (Umpire) - Singapore

Liaison Officers

Team LO Name PCT U. S. I. Perera

PCT Nuwan Samaranayake India Dilran Abeysekara Afghanistan M. Siddeek Pakistan Wasanthalal Fernando Kuwait Avishka Liyanage Sri Lanka Rohana Silva Bangladesh Mohamed Shamseer UAE K S Anandakumara Nepal Surin Mirinnage Tournament Tournament Officilas

40 Match Referees

PCT Position Country Akthar Ahmed Match Referee Bangladesh Wendel Labrooy Match Referee Sri Lanka Manu Nair Match Referee India Javed Malik Match Referee Pakistan

Panel of Umpires

PCT Position Country Gazi Sohel Umpire Bangladesh Anil Chaudhry Umpire India Shah Khan Durrani Umpire Afghanistan Asif Yaqoob Umpire Pakistan Sarika Sivaprasad Umpire Singapore Buddhi Pradhan Umpire Nepal Deepal Gunawardena Umpire Sri Lanka Keerthi Bandara Umpire Sri Lanka

Hemantha Botheju Umpire Sri Lanka Ravi Kottahachchi Umpire Sri Lanka

Scorers

SB Scorer Online Scorer M Nandalal Jagath Premachandra Anselam Fernando S Ravindran

Media Scorer D/Ls Manager Sanjaya Jayasinghe Asoka Chandrasekara Chaminda De Silva Asela Sandaruwan Tournament Tournament Officilas

41 • Ravin Wickremaratne Vice President - 0712 372100

• Ashley de Silva Chief Executive Officer - 0777 668600

• Jerome Jayaratne Chief Operating Officer - 0772 418813

• Bandula Dissanayake Tournament Director - 0717 489901

• Chandima Mapatuna Head of Internatinal Cricket - 0772 649028

• Chinthaka Edirimanne Head of Domestic Cricket - 0773 220153

• Aruna De Silva Head of Administration - 0777 414172

• Sultan Rana - ACC Manager - Events & Development - 0765 646965

• Thusith Perera - ACC GM - Finance & Operations - 0765 646964 Contacts of Officals

42 • Travis Fernando Manager - TOC - 0772 418827

• Chanaka Thenuwara Manager - Umpire - 0767 851877

• Asantha Dassanayaka Manager - Administration - 0772 984251

• Badra Seneviratne Manager - Venue - 0772 418817

• Chinthaka Jayanath Asst. Manager - Tournament - 0772 418821

• Nadeeshan Suriyaarachchige Manager - Information Technology - 0773 529 342

• Asoka Chandrasekera Manager - DL System - 0777 537158

• Asela Sandaruwan Manager - DL System - 0773 255650

SECURITY

• Commodore Kanishka Kularatne ( Rtd.) Manager - Security - 0773 868252

• Group Captain Palitha Seneviratne (Rtd.) Asst. Manager - Security - 0767 737714

ANTI-CORRUPTION

• Wing Commander Thejaka Wanigasekera (Rtd.) Manager - ACU - 0769 053800 Contacts of Officals

43 LIAISON OFFICERS

U. S. I. Perera PCT +947685 20075 Nuwan Samaranayake PCT +94768 225003 Dilran Abeysekara India +94712 570370 M. Siddeek Afghanistan +94757 279496 +94750 431913 Wasanthalal Fernando Pakistan +94774 361292 Avishka Liyanage Kuwait +94714 807140 Rohana Silva Sri Lanka +94717 524722 Mohamed Shamseer Jaleel Bangladesh +94777 976925 K. S. Anandakumara UAE +94770 666045 +94773 398205 Surin Mirinnage Nepal +94719 699999 +94772 264657

VENUE MANAGERS Bandara BRC 0772 317444 Godfre Dabarera MCG/RPICS 0770 757882 Sudath Silva CCC 0773 187291 Wimal Silva P.Sara 0705 033022 Shammi Liyanage Moratuwa 0777 312614 Frankey NCC 0778 919085

MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

• Prasanna Rodrigo Manager - Media - 0773 540102 Contacts of Officals

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