th th 05 - 14 September, 2019 RPICS | P. Sara | CCC | MCG | Moratuwa ACC U19 Asia Cup 2019 ©Sri Lanka Cricket Editor : Prasanna Rodrigo Design & Layout : Manujith Katugampola Editorial Assistance : Nilushi Shiranthika | Sampath Dayawansha Chamila Karawita Published : Sri Lanka Cricket 35, Maitland Place, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Tel: +94112681601-4 | Fax: +94114722236 | Email: [email protected] 02 MESSAGES OBJECTIVE STRUCTURE SQUADS SCHEDULE PRACTICE SCHEDULE VENUE OVERVIEW TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS CONTACTS OF OFFICALS Contents 03 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 Asian Cricket Council 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, United Arab Emirates 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 of the 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 09 “Create an opportunity for the region’s young stars to showcase their skills’’ Objective 11 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 Captain Nipun Dananjaya Full name : Nipun Dananjaya Perera Born : 28 September 2000, Chilaw Batting style : Left-hand bat Bowling 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 • Aamir Ali 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 • Mahmudul Hasan 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 31 31 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