A 15-member Pakistan U19 squad is touring South Africa to play seven 50-over matches scheduled to start tomorrow. The seven-match ODI series comes as a great opportunity for both the nations to prepare for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 which is scheduled to start from 17 January to 9 February 2020 in South Africa itself.
The first, sixth and seventh ODI will be played at Chatsworth Stadium, Durban on Saturday afternoon while the rest four games (2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th) will be played at City Oval, Pietermaritzburg.
Rohail Nazir who led Pakistan to a 3-2 win against Sri Lanka will skipper the side against South Africa. A total of five changes have been named in the squad that featured against Sri Lanka.
The match will begin at 01:30 PM IST.
“With the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 to be held in South Africa, I don’t think the tour could have been better planned as it will help us earn some local knowledge”- Rohail Nazir
The Chatsworth Stadium in Durban is a multi-purpose stadium. Apart from cricket, it also hosts PSL football games.
Pakistan U 19 vs South Africa U 19
Venue: Chatsworth Stadium, Durban
Time: June 22, 01:30 PM
Pakistan has named a 15-man squad for the tour
Pakistan have made as many as five changes in the squad
Rohail Nazir will lead the side
Fast bowler Naseem Shah returns from injury and is set to feature
Khayyam Khan, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Taha, Niaz Khan and Suleman Shafqat are missing out from the 15-members squad
Amir Ali, Fahad Munir, Irfan Niazi, Mohammad Amir and Naseem Shah are the new inclusions in the squad
Cricket South Africa has announced a 15-man squad
The hosts will be led by Bryce Parsons
Tiaan van Vuuren is new in the set up for Proteas
Pakistan U19 squad to face South Africa U 19:
Rohail Nazir (captain, wicket-keeper); Haider Ali (vice-captain) Abbas Afridi; Akhtar Shah; Amir Ali; Basit Ali; Fahad Munir; Irfan Niazi; Mohammad Amir; Mohammad Haris; Mohammad Wasim; Naseem Shah; Qasim Akram; Saim Ayub; and Shiraz Khan
South Africa U 19 squad to face Pakistan U 19:
Bryce Parsons (captain), Luke Beaufort, Jonathan Bird, Achille Cloete, Gerald Coetzee, Khanya Cotani, Michael Copeland, Andrew Louw, Akeem Minaar, Lifa Ntanzi, Imraan Philander, Siya Plaatjie, Ruan Terblanche, Tiaan van Vuuren, Nonelela Yika
Pakistan U 19:
Rohail Nazir (c & wk), Abbas Afridi, Akhtar Shah, Basit Ali, Haider Ali, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shiraz Khan, Qasim Akram, Saim Ayub
South Africa U19:
Luke Beaufort (wk), Michael Copeland, Jonathan Bird, Achille Cloete, Tiaan van Vuuren, Lifa Ntanzi, Bryce Parsons (c), Ruan Terblanche, Nonelela Yika
With 320 runs in 5 innings, Rohail Nazir was the top scorer for the side in the recently concluded 5 matches series against Sri Lanka
Haider Ali slammed a ton in the practice game against KwaZulu-Natal Academy XI to help his side register 141 runs. He was also the second leading run scorer for the side with 214 runs in 5 innings, including three fifties
Haider Ali notched 145-ball 160 with 15 fours and four sixes while Qasim Akram scored 59 off 63 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes
Amir Ali 2-13, Fahad Munir 2-20, Naseem Shah 2-22, Mohammad Amir 2-35 were the wicket-takers in the practice game against KwaZulu-Natal Academy XI
Mohammad Wasim and Akhtar Shah picked 7 and 6 wickets respectively against Sri Lanka in the five-match series
Michael Copeland and Tiaan Van Vuuren were the key batters for the hosts in the warmup game. M Copeland smashed 46 runs while Vuuren scored an unbeaten fifty
Imraan Philander 3/6 and Bryce Parsons 2/20 were the key bowlers for South Africa in the warmup game