Pakistan on Friday won the toss and elected to bowl first against England in the fourth match of the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup at the Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield.
The Green Shirts are playing their first match of the tournament today.
Historically, Pakistan and England have faced each other 32 times in Youth ODIs, with the Boys in Green holding a clear advantage.
Pakistan have won 21 matches, while England have secured nine victories, with two games ending in no result.
The two sides last met in an ODI during the 2016 U19 World Cup. England, led by Brad Taylor, batted first and posted 264 for 7 in 50 overs.
Pakistan, under the captaincy of Gauhar Hafeez, chased down the target comfortably, losing just three wickets in 43.1 overs.
Pakistan U19 enter the tournament in dominant form, having ruled the youth cricketing circuit in 2025 by winning back-to-back ACC Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars and U19 Asia Cup titles, in addition to lifting the tri-series trophy featuring Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.
England U19, meanwhile, will be looking to bounce back after a disappointing away tour of New Zealand, where they suffered a 5–2 defeat in the seven-match Youth ODI series.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Usman Khan, Sameer Minhas, Farhan Yousuf (c), Ahmed Hussain, Hamza Zahoor (wk), Huzaifa Ahsan, Mohammad Shayan, Ali Raza, Momin Qamar, Abdul Subhan and Umar Zaib.
England: Ben Dawkins, Joe Moores, Ben Mayes, Thomas Rew (c/wk), Caleb Falconer, Ralphie Albert, Farhan Ahmed, Sebastian Morgan, James Minto, Manny Lumsden, and Alex Green.
