Pakistan U19 (241/9) register a thumping 70-run win over UAE U19 (171) in match 9 of ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2025

[BouncerGuy]

Pakistan U19 take on UAE U19 today in the 9th Group A match of the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 at the ICC Academy Ground, Dubai, starting 9:00 AM local time. Pakistan is coming in this game with mixed form—thrashing Malaysia by 297 runs after centuries from Sameer Minhas and Ahmed Hussain, but then falling to India by 90 runs despite Huzaifa Ahsan’s fighting 70.

This clash is vital for Pakistan’s campaign as they seek consistency after one dominant win and one heavy defeat.

Squads:

United Arab Emirates U19 Squad: Yayin Rai(c), Ayaan Misbah, Muhammad Rayan Khan, Shalom D’Souza, Prithvi Madhu, Uddish Suri, Yug Sharma, Muhammad Bazil Asim, Saleh Amin(w), Ali Asgar Shums, Naseem Khan, Ahmed Khudadad, Zainullah Rehmani, Noorullah Ayobi, Karan Dhiman

Pakistan U19 Squad: Usman Khan, Sameer Minhas, Ali Hassan Baloch, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousaf(c), Huzaifa Ahsan, Hamza Zahoor(w), Abdul Subhan, Mohammad Sayyam, Niqab Shafiq, Ali Raza, Mohammed Huzaifa, Momin Qamar, Daniyal Ali Khan, Mohammad Shayan

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[BouncerGuy]

ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup

Pakistan v UAE at the ICC Academy Ground, Dubai

Pakistan have won the toss and are batting first

 

[sweep_shot]

Should be a big win for Pakistan.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

They better change these openers and Ahmed Hussain before the World Cup.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

They’re showing some intent today but they can’t even get their timing right against UAE pacers, clearly are not good enough at this level.

 

[jamie smith fan]

They better change these openers and Ahmed Hussain before the World Cup.

But they were selected on meritttt

 

[Muhammad Saad]

But they were selected on meritttt

Yes sadly they are the best performing openers from the U19 leagues, perhaps we can select some non performing ones but with better talent?

 

[jamie smith fan]

Yes sadly they are the best performing openers from the U19 leagues, perhaps we can select some non performing ones but with better talent?

Ali baloch looks like a good talent.
He needs to start scoring runs now.Openers i dont have much hope from.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

How about selecting Abdul Qadir from the reserves? 7th highest run scorer but played 2 matches less than others and batted at 137 S/R , hit 5 fours and 13 sixes in total.

 

[jamie smith fan]

How about selecting Abdul Qadir from the reserves? 7th highest run scorer but played 2 matches less than others and batted at 137 S/R , hit 5 fours and 13 sixes in total.

Over whom and does he bat in the middle order or top order??

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Over whom and does he bat in the middle order or top order??

Both Sameer and Usman are not good enough and Ahmed Hasan is horrible , Qadir can replace can any one of them.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Ali Hasan might be talented but is extremely timid player and shouldn't be in the lineup as well , catch dropped off him as he played a half executed unsure shot as I type this.

Don't want another Abdullah Shafiq type anxious player making it big.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Sameer just didn't have the range nor timing nor placement , what hell he is doing as an opener?

 

[Muhammad Saad]

If you have these top 4 in the batting lineup then expect to lose every game against any decent side.

Ali Hasan played another unsure shot as I type this.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Last year we had a strong top 4.
All 4 were top run scorers in qet.
But this lot looks helpless

If you have these top 4 in the batting lineup then expect to lose every game against any decent side.

Ali Hasan played another unsure shot as I type this.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Baloch gone.
What a timid player

 

[Muhammad Saad]

BD and SL will eat this lineup alive

If you have these top 4 in the batting lineup then expect to lose every game against any decent side.

Ali Hasan played another unsure shot as I type this.

and the phattu get out again playing a half shot.

 

[jamie smith fan]

They should draft qadir or haroon arshad into the squad

BD and SL will eat this lineup alive

and the phattu get out again playing a half shot.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

They should draft qadir or haroon arshad into the squad

Definitely both Haroon and Qadir should be selected

 

[jamie smith fan]

Definitely both Haroon and Qadir should be selected

Haroon is playing well in domestics he shud replace baloch or usman

 

[BouncerGuy]

Ali Hassan gone as well...2 off 10 balls

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Haroon is playing well in domestics he shud replace baloch or usman

He has improved alot in these 2 years. I don't know if he is 19 or more.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Ali Hassan gone as well...2 off 10 balls

This should be his last game for Pak U19 , we definitely don't want to groom a timid player no matter how talented he is.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Saad baig was also elogible for this U19 wc
He shud have been selected over that keeper who cant even bat

 

[jamie smith fan]

He has improved alot in these 2 years. I don't know if he is 19 or more.

Officially he is 17or 18

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Saad baig was also elogible for this U19 wc
He shud have been selected over that keeper who cant even bat

But his keeping is extremely good though.

 

[jamie smith fan]

But what good when his batting is not even tailender level

But his keeping is extremely good though.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

But what good when his batting is not even tailender level

Ahmed Hussain also bats like no.9/10 but he is the 2nd highest run scorer of U19 league , There is no talent coming in Pak unfortunately.

To be honest I thought Hamza Zahoor was a parchi but seeing his keeping skills I am pretty sure that he got selected due to no other decent Keeper at the U19 level who can bat as well and keep decently as well.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

We should revive PJL and give incentives for youth to take interest in cricket otherwise we will become associate level team in next 5 years.

And it's understandable why youth taking no interest in cricket because there first priority is to bring food on the table and becoming an U19 player or Club player or even FC player will only give them a dark future.

 

[zahid01]

It's like watching paint getting dried i am sure we have better cricketers in our local village teams looks like these guys never handled a bat before

 

[jamie smith fan]

Captain himself isnt that good of a batter

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Captain himself isnt that good of a batter

Yep he looked horrible in the last Asia Cup but this season he performed well and is the 2nd highest six hitter but we can't take these performances seriously after seeing Ahmed Hussain topping the charts.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Who was the top run getter in that tournament??

Yep he looked horrible in the last Asia Cup but this season he performed well and is the 2nd highest six hitter but we can't take these performances seriously after seeing Ahmed Hussain topping the charts.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

And the Usman Khan was averaging 100 with the bat with over 100 S/R at the U16 level last year , so it means the next batch is even worse.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Who was the top run getter in that tournament??

Ali Hasan

 

[jamie smith fan]

That tournament is useless then.

Ali Hasan

Ali Hasan

 

[Muhammad Saad]

That tournament is useless then.

I think they forced some college drop outs who never played with a hard ball to play that tournament in order to fill up the numbers.

 

[khyberlion]

Sarfraz teaching the boys how to odis a were played in the 80s.

 

[Independent Observer]

Aaah, another dose of tuk tuk ball.

We go again, lads!

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Captain gone , he is indeed a horrible player.

 

[jamie smith fan]

they are all horrible tbh

Captain gone , he is indeed a horrible player.

 

[jamie smith fan]

atleast get to 240 to give ur bowlers a chance

 

[Muhammad Saad]

they are all horrible tbh

How is Rana is doing these days? I have put him in ignore list , surely he must be wanting to select one of these horrible players over Riz and Babar?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Next level tuk tuk from our young boys.... Looks like they are facing mcgrath and brett lee.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Next level tuk tuk from our young boys.... Looks like they are facing mcgrath and brett lee.

Any time they are trying to play big shot resulting in a wicket , just let them Tuk Tuk and enjoy , pretty sure not a single batter from this lot will going to make it even at FC level.

 

[jamie smith fan]

How is Rana is doing these days? I have put him in ignore list , surely he must be wanting to select one of these horrible players over Riz and Babar?

He doesnt comment on u19 and domestic games

 

[Sachin fan]

Next level tuk tuk from our young boys.... Looks like they are facing mcgrath and brett lee.

This is the same team/bowling Ind U19 scored 433 against.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Any time they are trying to play big shot resulting in a wicket , just let them Tuk Tuk and enjoy , pretty sure not a single batter from this lot will going to make it even at FC level.

Huzaifa looks good and confident

 

[jamie smith fan]

Ahmed hussain is physically too weak to play u19 cricket

 

[BouncerGuy]

This is the same team/bowling Ind U19 scored 433 against.

True.... Pakistan boys are mentally weak... they are always playing in their shells..

 

[Muhammad Saad]

True.... Pakistan boys are mentally weak... they are always playing in their shells..

They played that U19 tournament on a low bounce wicket against non professional college drop outs and now they are playing on a Gabba drop in pitch at Dubai with a trained UAE U19 team, they never played under such conditions before and against a professionally trained team so no wonder they don't have the confidence to play there shots.

 

[jnaveen1980]

True.... Pakistan boys are mentally weak... they are always playing in their shells..

This INdian batting unit is inexperienced. But very good. One of the deepest unit in a while.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Huzaifa is looking ok tbh... He fought hard last game as well

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Huzaifa is looking ok tbh... He fought hard last game as well

He's gone.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

How is our specialist keeper batting at the moment? his S/R 47 at the moment.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Ahmed Hussain has been a good prospect. Can bowl as well. Showing resilience with the bat again.

 

[Omer2002]

hufauza ahsan i havent seen him bat but apparently he is a medium pacer. Does he have any pace?

 

[Muhammad Saad]

hufauza ahsan i havent seen him bat but apparently he is a medium pacer. Does he have any pace?

They turned him in to an offspinner may be due to lack of pace.

 

[Omer2002]

They turned him in to an offspinner may be due to lack of pace.

really on cricinfo it said medium pacer .need pace all rounder from some where. Obv there is NO talent in this team here is India about to score their second 400 runs with different batters and here we are pretty sad.

 

[saabir]

Who selected these players in pakistan side???? Looks like I'm watching women cricket. Even they are more powerful than these malnourished players of pakistan. Look at the Talent in other sides like India have Suryavanshi, Mhatre, Bangladesh have Abrar. They look natural stroke player and powerful players. Pakistan have not even a single batter who looked promising.

 

[m.shah]

Azhar Ali has made sure his legacy continues via these timid players

 

[Usman Chadda]

This has to be the worst set of under-19 batsmen I have seen for a long time.

The previous batch was so good and no surprise they are dominating domestic cricket right now

 

[BouncerGuy]

241 should be enough but it was not a good performance with the bat at all.

 

[Omer2002]

241 isnt enough..this misbah 16 yr old kid looks class

 

[Ball Blazer]

241 isnt enough..this misbah 16 yr old kid looks class

It is enough. India too defended it successfully

 

[khyberlion]

This is why I don't like bowlers who can't hold a bat or field. Ali raza batting is as awful it has been since pjl and so is his fielding.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Even UAE top order is far better than us , they actually played out India that day.

 

[Omer2002]

surely Hufaiza is better spinner than momin even though momin is ok

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Looks like UAE going to win this as they have a huge betting depth and Pak rightly deserve a loss here as batting wise they are even less talented than an associate nation this time around.

 

[BouncerGuy]

It is enough. India too defended it successfully

We should not be comparing india and pakistan here... They are far far far ahead of us here

Uae just need 139 in 27 overs and 8 wickets in hand...

 

[Omer2002]

It is enough. India too defended it successfully

It is enough. India too defended it successfully

Not sure you have got your calculations right

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Three quick wikuts, Also stop showing that annoying overacting Mom every two seconds.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Boyses are going to win this now, but have no hope from them in the next round, Ind, BD and SL all have much better batting line ups. Unless the bowling performs extra ordinarily and restricts the teams to 200 odd scores this team has no chance. The batting last WC with Shamyl, Azan, Baig, Minhas etc although not world class by any means was miles better,

 

[G0rmintAunty]

4 wikuts for 16 runs.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Subhan should be open the bowling instead of wasting the new ball with Ali Raza.

 

[Ball Blazer]

We should not be comparing india and pakistan here... They are far far far ahead of us here

Uae just need 139 in 27 overs and 8 wickets in hand...

Now 7 down. 80 needed. UAE will lose anyway

 

[Ball Blazer]

Not sure you have got your calculations right

Look. I was right without calculator perhaps. Only 3 wkts in hands now. So was 241 enough?

 

[Usman Chadda]

Boyses are going to win this now, but have no hope from them in the next round, Ind, BD and SL all have much better batting line ups. Unless the bowling performs extra ordinarily and restricts the teams to 200 odd scores this team has no chance. The batting last WC with Shamyl, Azan, Baig, Minhas etc although not world class by any means was miles better,

The previous batch were like superstars compared to these no talent jokers playing in the current team as batters.

Absolute garbage.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

The previous batch were like superstars compared to these no talent jokers playing in the current team as batters.

Absolute garbage.

The last batch attended 9 months training camp and trained extensively for PJL plus they had more exposure at U19 level due to foreign tours, comparetively the current batch had nothing.

 

[khyberlion]

Ali Raza is not even taking wickets at this level.