Pakistan U19 (238/9) comfortably defeat Afghanistan U19 (105) by 133 runs in match 5 of Zimbabwe U19 Tri-Series 2025-26

[BouncerGuy]

Afghanistan U19 and Pakistan U19 are set to face off in the fifth match of the Zimbabwe U19 Tri-Series 2025-26 at Sunrise Sports Club, Harare, on Friday at 9:30 AM local time.

Afghanistan U19 are still searching for their first win after a rain-hit opener against Zimbabwe, followed by two close defeats—first a 1-wicket heartbreaker against Pakistan and then a 19-run loss to the hosts. Pakistan U19, meanwhile, remain unbeaten in the tournament: they edged Afghanistan in a tense chase and piled up a mammoth 355/5 against Zimbabwe before rain washed out that fixture.

Afghanistan U19 Squad: Mahboob Khan (WK/C), Uzairullah Niazai, Khalid Ahmadzai, Azizullah Mia Khil, Osman Sadat, Faisal Khan Shinozada, Abdul Aziz, Salam Khan Ahmadzai, Nooristani Omarzai, Wahidullah Zadran, Zaitullah Shaheen

Pakistan U19 Squad: Farhan Yousaf (C), Sameer Minhas, Hamza Zahoor (WK), Huzaifa Ahsan, Niqab Shafiq, Umar Zaib, Mohammad Sayyam, Ali Hassan Baloch, Ahmed Hussain, Daniyal Ali Khan, Usman Khan

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[shamaan]

Same xi .

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pak-Afgh games are nothing less than any other top rivalry games.... Pakistan should beat them though...

 

[Muhammad Saad]

This afg U19 team doesn’t come across as talented as they are used to be at this level.

 

[BouncerGuy]

U19 tri-series in Zimbabwe

Pakistan have won the toss and are batting first against Afghanistan

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Another failure by Ali Baloch after consuming so many deliveries.

 

[Ball Blazer]

So 39 off 68 for Ali??

The last match was a really close contest between the two teams. Let's see how this one will be.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Another failure by Ali Baloch after consuming so many deliveries.

Looks a nothing player

 

[Muhammad Saad]

So 39 off 68 for Ali??

The last match was a really close contest between the two teams. Let's see how this one will be.

I don’t think this Afg U19 side is any good, expecting a one sided game against almost full strength Pak side barring Ali and Seyam.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Looks a nothing player

Abdullah Shafiq 2.0 , A real mental midget this guy is. Got pretty solid technique and can navigate the moving ball pretty well , can play spin and drift as well but always get out soft dismissal , a bit too cautious in his approach and always gets out by playing a half executed unsure looking shot.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Looks a nothing player

Looked assured at the crease doing tuk tuk and wasn't troubling by pace or spin , apart from couple of play n miss and some few mis time shots he wasn't troubled in his innings at all , it just the attacking shot he really afraid of playing and always get double minded whether to go for it or not and always get's out in doing so , today again he played a half hearted lofted cover drive and at the last second he withdraw all the power and resulting in him getting hold out at covers.

 

[Omer2002]

Evwn usman khan absorbed so maby deliverys and then got out but atleast captain and others get a go

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Afghans pacers are quiet quick and may be as quick as Pak pacers barring Ali Raza.

Farhan bowled by a beautiful pacy delivery.

 

[Omer2002]

Again what a collapse oh dear i dont see any talent at all

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Again what a collapse oh dear i dont see any talent at all

Yep Apart from Minhas none of the batters will get in to any FC side.

 

[Omer2002]

Momin qamars technique looks better than other leftys...

 

[Omer2002]

Yep Apart from Minhas none of the batters will get in to any FC side.

That is so true you are referring FC all over world as anybody can get in Pak FC

 

[Muhammad Saad]

That is so true you are referring FC all over world as anybody can get in Pak FC

They probably won't get in to even Pak FC with dozens of teams unless some of them have real connections. Like our captain Farhan Yousuf who is nothing more a no.7 slogger type batter and is captaining the side.

 

[Omer2002]

So from 140 odd for 1 to finish 230 odd is a bit bad i would say

 

[Fenrir]

Afghans pacers are quiet quick and may be as quick as Pak pacers barring Ali Raza.

Farhan bowled by a beautiful pacy delivery.

Most of Afghan players are around 25 years old.

 

[BouncerGuy]

This score is too low tbh...239 should be chased if they bat with some brain

Nothing fancy needed

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Umer Zaib has become seriously quick in the last 2 years, I think he is easily the 2nd fastest pacer we have out of the 4.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Hes got serious gas on his fuller and good length deliveries which is a rare quality to have in an U19 pacer with wrist still developing plus he can move the ball both ways , too bad he is not accurate enough yet.

He is definitely hurrying the batter and both Afg openers are getting late on their shots.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Definitely no need to play Niqab guy in the Worldcup, we should go with 4 pacers plus train Usman Khan to bowl his leg spin and even train Ali Baloch to bowl some offspin.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

What a bowled by Umer Zeb , pure pace.

Really strange he didn't play Asia cup.

 

[Omer2002]

Yes good delivery you cant go in with 4 pacera too much of a tail

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Another bowled by Umer Zaib as the batsmen couldn't even complete his shot before the ball shattered his stump.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Yes good delivery you cant go in with 4 pacera too much of a tail

Niqab Shafiq is worse than a tailender if you have seen him bat.

 

[Bewal Express]

What a bowled by Umer Zeb , pure pace.

Really strange he didn't play Asia cup.

Didn't he play last year

 

[Omer2002]

Didn't he play last year

He didnt play asian cup and added in this and world cup.squad after dropping huffaiza who i think is better than momin but for some reason doesnt get chances

 

[Bewal Express]

He didnt play asian cup and added in this and world cup.squad after dropping huffaiza who i think is better than momin but for some reason doesnt get chances

I am sure he played last year

 

[jamie smith fan]

I am sure he played last year

Yeah but was very much wayward.
Even some were comparing his bowling action with pat Cummins

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Yeah but was very much wayward.
Even some were comparing his bowling action with pat Cummins

He is still wayward a bit but boy he’s got some very good pace now compared to his last outing.

Looks consistent 140k+ now and is hurrying the batter and moving it both ways.

 

[jamie smith fan]

He is still wayward a bit but boy he’s got some very good pace now compared to his last outing.

Looks consistent 140k+ now.

Do u think he is 140+???

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Do u think he is 140+???

Yep definitely 138-142k , All afghans batters looked scared facing him and he was hitting the bat hard and most of the batters were late in their shots.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Yep definitely 138-142k.

So all 4 of ur quiks are in that 135-138k zone bar raza who is 142-146k

 

[Muhammad Saad]

So all 4 of ur quiks are in that 135-138k zone bar raza who is 142-146k

Yep it seems like we probably have the quickest quartlet attack going in to world cup.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Yep it seems like we probably have the quickest quartlet attack going in to world cup.

But batting bar usman sameer and ahmed is utter rubbish tbh.
Ali has disappointed me the most and captain himself bats like a tailender

 

[Babeikh]

This Afghan team look abysmal - not a good sign for the future of Afghan cricket especially since a lot of these guys will be c. 25 years old anyway

 

[Muhammad Saad]

This Afghan team look abysmal - not a good sign for the future of Afghan cricket especially since a lot of these guys will be c. 25 years old anyway

And Umer Zeb is hitting them with bouncers , there batters looking clueless against extra pace.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Umer zeb effectively destroyed Afghan batting single handedly as all the batters were scared facing him jumping and bouncing and getting bowled and lbws ,nice 5wkt haul the best spell of genuine pace bowling I have seen at U19 level in years.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Umer zeb effectively destroyed Afghan batting single handedly as all the batters were scared facing him, nice 5wkt haul.

Yai tou shuru hotai hi khatam hogaya.
Afg team looks clueless.They couldnt even chase 170 odd against Zimbabwe

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Yai tou shuru hotai hi khatam hogaya.
Afg team looks clueless.They couldnt even chase 170 odd against Zimbabwe

Remember the times when Afg used to churn out very high quality U19 sides which used to bully us.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Remember the times when Afg used to churn out very high quality U19 sides which used to bully us.

Yeah 30year olds are obviously gonna bully our teenagers.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Pakistan U19 confirm their place in the final of the tri-series with a commanding 133-run win over Afghanistan U19 at the Sunrise Sports Club in Harare on Friday.

After opting to bat first, Pakistan posted 238 for nine in 50 overs, built around solid contributions from the top order. Sameer Minhas top-scored with a fluent 56, while Usman Khan (43, 59b, 3x4s, 1x6) and Ali Hassan Baloch (39, 68b, 1x4, 1x6) laid a strong foundation.

In turn, Afghanistan were bundled out for 105 in 30.2 overs, as Pakistan’s pace proved too strong. Right-arm fast bowler Umar Zaib led the charge with a match-winning spell, clinching five wickets for 31 runs, including early breakthroughs and key middle-order dismissals. He was adjudged player of the match. Support came from Ahmed Hussain and Momin Qamar – both taking two wickets each.

Earlier in the tournament, Pakistan had edged Afghanistan U19 by one wicket, while their league match against Zimbabwe U19 was washed out after the first innings due to rain.

Pakistan U19 will now face hosts Zimbabwe U19 on 4 January in their final league fixture before meeting the same opponents again in the final on 6 January.

Scores in brief:

Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 133 runs

Pakistan 238-9, 50 overs (Sameer Minhas 56, Usman Khan 43, Ali Hassan Baloch 39; Salam Khan 2-48, Zaitullah Shaheen 2-50)

Afghanistan 105 all out, 30.2 overs (Mahboob Khan 29; Umar Zaib 5-31, Ahmed Hussain 2-2, Momin Qamar 2-26)

Player of the match – Umar Zaib (Pakistan)

 

[Bewal Express]

Remember the times when Afg used to churn out very high quality U19 sides which used to bully us.

And a bit like us, very overage

 

[jamie smith fan]

And a bit like us, very overage

Pakistanis used to be at best 23/24 but afg continuously churn out 30 year olds.
But this time all Pakistan players look genuinely U19 apart from the Daniyal guy

 

[ethan hunt]

Good signs. The 2018 batch with Shaheen Afridi and the one after in 2020 with Abbas afridi often lost to afg with their spinners. This batch and the last one have been pretty good.
Sameer Minhas is the most talented U19 batsman i have ever seen from Pakistan.

 

[Fenrir]

Pakistanis used to be at best 23/24 but afg continuously churn out 30 year olds.
But this time all Pakistan players look genuinely U19 apart from the Daniyal guy

A few of them used to be between 19-23 in the past.Now they are genuinely U19.There was a always an odd player who looks older and he may be over 19.Afghans on the other look close to 25.

 

[Ball Blazer]

A few of them used to be between 19-23 in the past.Now they are genuinely U19.There was a always an odd player who looks older and he may be over 19.Afghans on the other look close to 25.

Age fraud is very common in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.

Rashid Khan is a prime example

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

But batting bar usman sameer and ahmed is utter rubbish tbh.
Ali has disappointed me the most and captain himself bats like a tailender

I also expected a lot more from Ali Hasan Baloch, as he was by far the most impressive batsman we had in the u19 domestic tournament, stats-wise comfortably more so than Sameer Minhas, whilst playing the same bowlers that are troubling other nations U19 batsmen.

So when a kid has that much of a disparity between a blazing domestic season and his international performances, it’s purely a mental issue.

Today was an improvement, in that he atleast didn’t get out early. But the team management have to continue working on his mental approach, including committing to his shots and playing without the weight on his shoulders. It’s never a good sign when a batsmen gets caught in two minds, but it’s also a very fixable issue via coaching and a focussed mindset.

Look, player development is rarely linear, especially for guys at his age, one who’s just turned 19.

Ultimately we are not blessed with multiple promising young batsmen, especially at age group level, thus we have to make maximise the returns from the few that we do have. This kid has a lot of the skills to impact the game (quick hands etc) and maybe is one impactful innings away from finding himself. InshAllah I really hope he does and maximises his talent.

Because there really is nothing like a Pakistani batting talent full filling their potential, given how rarely it happens…

 

[Muhammad Saad]

I also expected a lot more from Ali Hasan Baloch, as he was by far the most impressive batsman we had in the u19 domestic tournament, stats-wise comfortably more so than Sameer Minhas, whilst playing the same bowlers that are troubling other nations U19 batsmen.

So when a kid has that much of a disparity between a blazing domestic season and his international performances, it’s purely a mental issue.

Today was an improvement, in that he atleast didn’t get out early. But the team management have to continue working on his mental approach, including committing to his shots and playing without the weight on his shoulders. It’s never a good sign when a batsmen gets caught in two minds, but it’s also a very fixable issue via coaching and a focussed mindset.

Look, player development is rarely linear, especially for guys at his age, one who’s just turned 19.

Ultimately we are not blessed with multiple promising young batsmen, especially at age group level, thus we have to make maximise the returns from the few that we do have. This kid has a lot of the skills to impact the game (quick hands etc) and maybe is one impactful innings away from finding himself. InshAllah I really hope he does and maximises his talent.

Because there really is nothing like a Pakistani batting talent full filling their potential, given how rarely it happens…

He looked assured at crease today and wasn’t getting trouble by any bowler until he played that half executed shot.