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ICC Men's U19 World Cup 2026: Pakistan U19 vs India U19 | Match 38 | Harare | February 1 | Pre-Match Discussion

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India had a batter during Bangladesh game who played tuk tuk but then batted well to get them a good score. Can't remember his name, he played old school cricket and seemed mature. Many senior players don't even have the temperament to bat long anymore, but this kid dug in well.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
India had a batter during Bangladesh game who played tuk tuk but then batted well to get them a good score. Can't remember his name, he played old school cricket and seemed mature. Many senior players don't even have the temperament to bat long anymore, but this kid dug in well.
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He is Kundu. India's next Rishabh Pant. he also thrashed both Australia and England in their own places. Also made 200 in the recent asia cup in one of the innings. Regardless of the result little bit of polishing by proper coaches instead of tulla coach Joshi they will come good. vaibhav shouldn't be playing this , Mhatre shouldn't be playing this either. Once you take the next step going back one step behind is not ideal. India has 1000s of talents at their disposal. They are just taking the spot of other kids. Winning U19 mean little. India has reached 5 finals in a row. winning 2 of them. Hardly any hype for these things. Many cricket fan won't even know this.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
He is Kundu. India's next Rishabh Pant. he also thrashed both Australia and England in their own places. Also made 200 in the recent asia cup in one of the innings. Regardless of the result little bit of polishing by proper coaches instead of tulla coach Joshi they will come good. vaibhav shouldn't be playing this , Mhatre shouldn't be playing this either. Once you take the next step going back one step behind is not ideal. India has 1000s of talents at their disposal. They are just taking the spot of other kids. Winning U19 mean little. India has reached 5 finals in a row. winning 2 of them. Hardly any hype for these things. Many cricket fan won't even know this.
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Yeah that's right Kundu..I was quite impressed by him.

You are right it doesn't mean a huge amount but is good experience for the kids and being u-19 champions can help them stand out amongst their peers.

India should be reaching finals at this level as a default. Even Pakistan and Bangladesh should be there but both countries don't do as well as they should. Coz SENA countries don't really take it too serious and have smaller talent pool at age group.
 
Pakistan U19 are all geared up to take on India in their final Super Six fixture of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup. Pakistan will face arch-rivals India at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Sunday, 1 February with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 9.30am local time.

The last time two sides met was during the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup final, where Pakistan defeated India by 191 runs to clinch the title at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai. Sameer Minhas scored 172 runs while right-arm fast Ali Raza bagged four wickets.

Pakistan, who currently have four points and are placed third in Group 2 of the Super Six stage, need to defeat India by a healthy margin to secure a spot in the semi-finals. England sit at the top of the table with six points and are currently playing New Zealand at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.

After arriving in Bulawayo from Harare on Wednesday afternoon, Pakistan took a day off before participating in a scenario-based practice game at the Bulawayo Athletic Club on Friday. The players were assigned specific targets by the coaching staff led by head coach Shahid Anwar.

Pakistan will also take part in a training session at the same venue on Saturday.

Usman Khan, who has scored 122 runs from four matches in the ongoing mega event, which included a half-century while talking to PCB Digital said:

“Our preparations have been very good. The scenario-based match was of high quality and it closely reflected actual match conditions.

“In scenario-based matches, batters are given specific targets to score as many runs as possible, while similar objectives are set for everyone, which helps us prepare better. Our fielding unit has also been very impressive.

“Before the tournament, we held several camps in Multan where a strong focus was placed on fielding. We had productive sessions there and as a result the team has improved a lot in this department.

“Our next match is against India, which is very important as there is a semi-final at stake. We have clear plans for every match and we put in a lot of hard work accordingly. We will try to perform well in the next game to qualify for the next stage.”

Updated squad:

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

Support staff:

Sarfaraz Ahmed (manager/mentor), Shahid Anwar (head coach/batting coach), Rao Iftikhar (bowling coach), Mansoor Amjad (fielding coach), Abrar Ahmed (trainer), Syed Nazir Ahmed (media manager), Dr Ali Aun (doctor), Ubaidullah (physio), Ali Hamza (analyst)

ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Pakistan fixtures:

16 January – England beat Pakistan by 37 runs at Takashinga Sports Club, Harare

19 January – Pakistan beat Scotland by six wickets at Takashinga Sports Club, Harare

22 January –Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets at Takashinga Sports Club, Harare

27 January – Super Six match 1 Pakistan beat New Zealand by eight wickets at Harare Sports Club, Harare

1 February – Super Six match 2 (Pakistan v India) at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

3 February – First semi-final, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

4 February – Second semi-final, Harare Sports Club, Harare

6 February – Final, Harare Sports Club, Harare
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Yeah that's right Kundu..I was quite impressed by him.

You are right it doesn't mean a huge amount but is good experience for the kids and being u-19 champions can help them stand out amongst their peers.

India should be reaching finals at this level as a default. Even Pakistan and Bangladesh should be there but both countries don't do as well as they should. Coz SENA countries don't really take it too serious and have smaller talent pool at age group.
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Australia has been good. Last time their fast bowling wsa very exciting. One of the guy made debut against in the first T20I. Beardman
 
Match is-49/51 evenly poised , India has extremely good batting unit and Pak has extremely good bowling unit , India bowling is avg and Pak batting is trash apart from Sameer but that guy can single-handedly win you a match and given that India bowling attack is just avg Pak might have a slight advantage here but to win and qualify for semi final is almost impossible for Pak team.
 
Omer2002 said:
England juat destroyed kiwis so i make it we are out before we even play the match
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Possible but difficult.

Not losing badly to England was important, even if they scored 10-15 more runs that they, it would have helped. The stupid manner in which Ali Raza was runout in that match may cost Pak the tournament place if they win against India but go out on a fraction of a decimal.
 
If we lose the toss and India bats we are basically out.

Will be interesting if we win the toss whether boys go just for a normal score or go gung ho to try and get a massive one.
 
Last 4 times in world at U19 level India beat pakistan. Let us see this one.


Year Stage Result Key Highlights
1988 Group Stage India won by 5 wickets Pakistan 194/7; India 195/5 (M. Kaif 53*, A. Pagnis 52)
1998 Super League India won by 5 wickets Pakistan 188 (A. Bhandari 4/49); India 191/5 (M. Kaif 53*)
2002 Group Stage Pakistan won by 2 wickets India 181; Pakistan 184/8 (Salman Butt 85*)
2004 Semi-Final Pakistan won by 5 wickets India 169; Pakistan 171/5 (Fawad Alam 45*)
2006 Final Pakistan won by 38 runs Pakistan 109; India 71 (Anwar Ali 5/35)
2010 Quarter-Final Pakistan won by 2 wickets India 114/9 (Rain affected); Pakistan 115/8
2012 Quarter-Final India won by 1 wicket Pakistan 136; India 137/9 (B. Aparajith 51)
2014 Group Stage India won by 40 runs India 262/7 (S. Samson 68); Pakistan 222 (D. Hooda 5/41)
2018 Semi-Final India won by 203 runs India 272/9 (Shubman Gill 102*); Pakistan 69 (Ishan Porel 4/17)
2020 Semi-Final India won by 10 wickets Pakistan 172; India 176/0 (Yashasvi Jaiswal 105*)
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
Possible but difficult.

Not losing badly to England was important, even if they scored 10-15 more runs that they, it would have helped. The stupid manner in which Ali Raza was runout in that match may cost Pak the tournament place if they win against India but go out on a fraction of a decimal.
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Pakistan also brought in a part time spinner and I think he sent for 20 runs.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
If we lose the toss and India bats we are basically out.

Will be interesting if we win the toss whether boys go just for a normal score or go gung ho to try and get a massive one.
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This is not the old Pakistan of the learn era.

This is the Agha ji’s new Pakistani where every player aspires to hit it out of the park like Sahebzada Farhan
 
From CI

The NRR gulf looks huge, but it isn't as large as it appears to be: if Pakistan bat first and score 300, they'll need to win by 85 runs to surpass India; if they bowl first and restrict India to 200, they'll need to reach the target in around 31.5 overs. If the target is 251, they'll need to get there in about 33.2 overs.

Tough bit not impossible.

Ideally chasing would've been better in this scenario but I think we should bat first, let Sameer settle in a bit and go hard later on, If we are chasing then there will be too much pressure on him, once mistake and it would be game over for us.
 
G0rmintAunty said:
From CI

The NRR gulf looks huge, but it isn't as large as it appears to be: if Pakistan bat first and score 300, they'll need to win by 85 runs to surpass India; if they bowl first and restrict India to 200, they'll need to reach the target in around 31.5 overs. If the target is 251, they'll need to get there in about 33.2 overs.

Tough bit not impossible.

Ideally chasing would've been better in this scenario but I think we should bat first, let Sameer settle in a bit and go hard later on, If we are chasing then there will be too much pressure on him, once mistake and it would be game over for us.
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Chase is impossible imo it's just not feasible

Batting first is difficult but possible. They thrashed India in Asia cup final and could do the same again.
 
Real test of Pakistan U19 today... I think chances are slim. Worth a try... Indian batting is too good.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Real test of Pakistan U19 today... I think chances are slim. Worth a try... Indian batting is too good.
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match is tomorrow i think. Best chance is bat first and target 350, and then bundle them under 250, if bat second will have to do same but chasing 250 in 30 overs is possibe but very hard, then it will be minhas or bust. But Team should give it their all, go down fighting.
 
Zeshan547 said:
match is tomorrow i think. Best chance is bat first and target 350, and then bundle them under 250, if bat second will have to do same but chasing 250 in 30 overs is possibe but very hard, then it will be minhas or bust. But Team should give it their all, go down fighting.
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Yeah My bad... tomorrow... Today it is senior side against Aus
 
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 has approved Abdul Qadir as a replacement for Mohammad Shayan in the Pakistan squad.

Qadir was named as a replacement after Shayan was ruled out due to a nasal bone fracture which he sustained during a team training session.

The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.

The Event Technical committee of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 consists of Wasim Khan (Chair and ICC General Manager - Cricket), Sarah Edgar (ICC Senior Manager - Events), Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabwe Cricket Tournament Director) and Tash Farrant (independent nominee).

PCB
 
I am in favour of no boycott but Naqvi and PM Pakistan need to keep an eye on this fixture and the behaviour of Indian u19 players+ management

If they are clearly politicising it…

Then 15th February. No match. No party.
 
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This is the Equation Pak U19 should acheive to surpass indian NRR
This is approximate (rounded of to Overs/runs)
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Arajit said:
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This is the Equation Pak U19 should acheive to surpass indian NRR
This is approximate (rounded of to Overs/runs)
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Yep doable because Whatever superior RR Pak Achieves, it affects Indian RR equally in negative way
If the match was against any other team, PAK would have required to do twice than this equation

Thus Pakistan has to do only half the work of increasing its NRR, while Indian NRR will drop. The approximate Mean is 1.77 for 300 Score Match, Pakistan has to Improve from 1.48 to 1.77 to down Indian NRR from 3.33 to below 1.77
 
Arajit said:
Yep doable because Whatever superior RR Pak Achieves, it affects Indian RR equally in negative way
If the match was against any other team, PAK would have required to do twice than this equation

Thus Pakistan has to do only half the work of increasing its NRR, while Indian NRR will drop. The approximate Mean is 1.77 for 300 Score Match, Pakistan has to Improve from 1.48 to 1.77 to down Indian NRR from 3.33 to below 1.77
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and what s the scenario if match is rained off?
 
Arajit said:
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This is the Equation Pak U19 should acheive to surpass indian NRR
This is approximate (rounded of to Overs/runs)
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so in summary - I feel the easier route for pak to qualify is to bat first first, bat big - get Vaibhav early and then hope the 10 other guys have a day off and bowl out India cheaply or within the qualifying score ....

However, if India bat first, the difficulty level increases exponentially...

Any ways, hope for a grand match tommorow , hope no ugliness or cringe sendoffs, play like the game should be played - and who ever wins, should defo go all the way and be a a finalist!
 
CrIc_Mystique said:
so in summary - I feel the easier route for pak to qualify is to bat first first, bat big - get Vaibhav early and then hope the 10 other guys have a day off and bowl out India cheaply or within the qualifying score ....

However, if India bat first, the difficulty level increases exponentially...

Any ways, hope for a grand match tommorow , hope no ugliness or cringe sendoffs, play like the game should be played - and who ever wins, should defo go all the way and be a a finalist!
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Ya. Emerging stars asia cup mein i guess this has happened. So possible
 
CrIc_Mystique said:
so in summary - I feel the easier route for pak to qualify is to bat first first, bat big - get Vaibhav early and then hope the 10 other guys have a day off and bowl out India cheaply or within the qualifying score ....

However, if India bat first, the difficulty level increases exponentially...

Any ways, hope for a grand match tommorow , hope no ugliness or cringe sendoffs, play like the game should be played - and who ever wins, should defo go all the way and be a a finalist!
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Cant say if It is easy or not (easy rathertha doable only if Pakistan Bats first and scores more than 250)
Pitches are sluggish - Scoring range if Pakistan Bats first, shall not be more tha 200-250
and then winning by margin of 90 to 100 runs is tough (india only has to score in the range of 100 to 150.)

if same applies if india bats first and scores in the range of 200-250 Pakistan has to win within 32-34 overs (play like T20 with Required RR of 6.28 to 7.38), Its quite possible
 
Arajit said:
Rained off - India Qualifes
Match Affected by DLS, - Scenario changes based on scoring pattern and how much overs are lost
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I think DLS would help India more than Pakistan.

DLS means India can go through even if they lose. DLS generally prevents a big win.

Pakistan need a full game where they can win big (no DLS).
 
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