Aayan Khan to lead UAE U19 in the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2024

Dubai, 25 November 2024: All-rounder Aayan Khan will lead a 15-member UAE squad that will compete in the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2024 (50-overs) which will be played at the Dubai International Stadium (DIS) and Sharjah Cricket Stadium (SCS) from Friday, 29 November. UAE feature in Group A along with India, Japan and Pakistan.

UAE were the finalists’ in the previous edition of the tournament (2023) where they lost the final to Bangladesh at the DIS. The team begins their campaign with match against Japan at the SCS on Saturday, 30 November. They play Pakistan on Monday, 2 December at the DIS and India on Wednesday, 4 December at the SCS.

The two semi-finals will be played on Friday, 6 December at the DIS and SCS with the final to be played at the DIS on Sunday, 8 December. 

UAE U19 squad for ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup: Aayan Khan (captain), Akshat Rai, Aryan Saxena,  Abdullah Tarique, Aliasgar Shums, Ethan D’Souza, Fasiur Rahman, Harsh Desai, Karan Dhiman, Muddit Agarwal, Noorullah Ayoubi, Rachit Ghosh, Rayan Khan, Uddish Suri and Yayin Kiran. 

Support staff: Mudassar Nazar (head coach), Ahmed Raza (assistant coach), Naveed Ahmad (assistant coach), Manish Pardeshi (physiotherapist). 

ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup (50 overs), UAE matches:

Saturday, 30 November – UAE vs Japan, Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Monday, 2 December – Pakistan vs UAE, Dubai International Stadium

Wednesday, 4 December – India vs UAE, Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Friday, 6 December – Semi-Finals, Dubai International Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Sunday, 8 December – Final, Dubai International Stadium

*All tournament matches to start at 9:00am local time.  

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