Prithvi Madhu to captain 14-member UAE squad for ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier
Publish at: April 04 2025
Dubai, 4 April 2025: Middle-order batter Prithvi Madhu will captain UAE in the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier which will be played in Kathmandu, Nepal from Sunday, 13 April. Five teams will be competing in the qualifier with the top team at the end of the 10-match tournament securing a berth in the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup 2026 which will be played in Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Other than UAE and hosts Nepal, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Oman are the participants. UAE will play Nepal in their tournament opener at the Lower Mulpani Ground on 13 April. They next play Afghanistan at the Upper Mulpani Ground on 16 April, Oman at the Lower Mulpani Ground on 17 April and Hong Kong at the Upper Mulpani Ground on 19 April. The team will leave for Kathmandu on Sunday, 6 April.
UAE U19 squad for ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier: Prithvi Madhu (captain), Akshat Rai, Aliasgar Shums, Ata ur Rahman Mangal, Ayaan Misbah, Karan Dhiman, Madhav Manoj Nair, Muhammad Ahmed, Muhammad Ismail, Rayan Khan, Shalom Dsouza, Uddish Suri, Yayin Kiran and Yug Sharma.
Support staff: Naveed Ahmed (head coach) and Zahoor Khan (assistant coach).
ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier (50 overs), UAE matches:
Sunday, 13 April – Nepal vs UAE, Lower Mulpani Ground
Wednesday, 16 April – Afghanistan vs UAE, Upper Mulpani Ground
Thursday, 17 April – UAE vs Oman, Lower Mulpani Ground
Saturday, 19 April – UAE vs Hong Kong, Upper Mulpani Ground
*All tournament matches to start at 9:30am local time.
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