ICC U19 World Cup: Pakistan to take on Australia in quarter finals today

Antigua: Twice former champions Pakistan are all set to take on Australia in the ICC U19 Men's World Cup 2022 Super Series quarter-final at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua today (Friday).

The match will begin at 06:00 p.m. Pakistan Standard Time.

Pakistan, captained by all-rounder Qasim Akram, gave an excellent account of their talent, skill, and ability in their three Group C matches, which they easily won against Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, and Papua New Guinea to clinch a quarter-final meeting with Australia.

Pakistan have been training hard in the lead-up to their match against Australia in Antigua. Pakistan finished their group matches in Trinidad on a high note with a crushing nine-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea.

Muhammad Shehzad got five wickets in the encounter against Papua New Guinea as Pakistan swept away their opponents for just 50 runs.

All-rounder Maaz Sadaqat's performance drove the team to a 24-run triumph over Afghanistan, while opener Haseebullah's century and pacer Awais Ali's six-for contributed to the side's emphatic 115-run victory.

Awais is now third on the tournament's wicket-takers list (nine wickets in three matches), while Haseebullah (155 runs in three matches) is eleventh on the tournament's run-takers list.

Pakistan are the third most successful side in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, which began in 1988 and transitioned to a biennial format in 1998.

Pakistan Squad:

Qasim Akram (captain, Central Punjab), Abdul Faseeh (Northern), Abbas Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Ahmed Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Ali Asfand (Central Punjab), Arham Nawab (Central Punjab), Awais Ali (Central Punjab), Faisal Akram (Southern Punjab), Haseebullah (wicketkeeper, Balochistan), Irfan Khan Niazi (Central Punjab), Maaz Sadaqat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mehran Mumtaz (Northern), Mohammad Shehzad (Southern Punjab), Rizwan Mehmood (Sindh) and Zeeshan Zameer (Sindh)

Traveling reserves: Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper, Sindh), Mohammad Zeeshan (Central Punjab).