{"id":9737,"date":"2025-11-28T14:32:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=664518"},"modified":"2025-11-28T14:32:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:02:24","slug":"acc-mens-u19-asia-cup-2025-india-announce-squad-ayush-mhatre-to-lead-ind-vs-pak-on-dec-14-full-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/acc-mens-u19-asia-cup-2025-india-announce-squad-ayush-mhatre-to-lead-ind-vs-pak-on-dec-14-full-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Men\u2019s U19 Asia Cup 2025: India announce squad; Ayush Mhatre to lead, IND vs PAK on Dec 14 \u2013 full schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ACC Men\u2019s Under-19 Asia Cup, set to begin on December 12<\/strong>, will return in the 50-over format, and India have officially named a strong squad for the tournament. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced a highly talented 15-member team led by Ayush Mhatre<\/strong>, the rising opener associated with Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Vihaan Malhotra<\/strong> has been appointed vice-captain, while the in-form Vaibhav Suryavanshi<\/strong> headlines the batting unit.<\/p>\n

The tournament\u2019s most anticipated fixture \u2014 India vs Pakistan<\/strong> \u2014 will take place on December 14<\/strong> at the ICC Academy in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Rising stars headline India\u2019s squad<\/h3>\n

India\u2019s squad blends power hitters, reliable all-rounders, and strong wicketkeeping depth. The spotlight will be on crowd-favourite Vaibhav Suryavanshi<\/strong>, who has already smashed 43 sixes in Youth ODIs<\/strong>, the most ever by an Indian at this level. His strike rate of 151.91<\/strong> and tally of 556 runs in 11 Youth ODIs<\/strong> underline his ability to dominate attacks.<\/p>\n

Mhatre, meanwhile, leads the side after consistent performances in the junior circuit, while wicketkeepers Abhigyan Kundu<\/strong> and Harvansh Singh<\/strong> add stability in the middle order.<\/p>\n

India Under-19 squad for the Asia Cup<\/h3>\n

Ayush Mhatre (C), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra (vc), Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh (wk), Yuvraj Gohil, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan A. Patel, Naman Pushpak, D. Deepesh, Henil Patel, Kishan Kumar Singh, Udhav Mohan, Aaron George.<\/em>*
\nStand-by players:<\/em> Rahul Kumar, Hemchudeshan J, B.K. Kishore, Aditya Rawat<\/p>\n

Defending champions vs tournament giants<\/h3>\n

Bangladesh have won the last two editions of the Under-19 Asia Cup, but India remain the most successful team<\/strong>, lifting the trophy 8 out of 12 times<\/strong>. This year\u2019s tournament also acts as crucial preparation for the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026<\/strong>, whose schedule was recently announced.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s full match schedule \u2013 ACC Men\u2019s U19 Asia Cup 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
No.<\/th>\nDay<\/th>\nDate<\/th>\nMatch<\/th>\nOpponent<\/th>\nVenue<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nFriday<\/td>\n12 December<\/strong><\/td>\n1st One-Day<\/td>\nQualifier 1<\/td>\nICC Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSunday<\/td>\n14 December<\/strong><\/td>\n2nd One-Day<\/td>\nPakistan<\/strong><\/td>\nICC Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nTuesday<\/td>\n16 December<\/strong><\/td>\n3rd One-Day<\/td>\nQualifier 3<\/td>\nThe Seven\u2019s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nFriday<\/td>\n19 December<\/strong><\/td>\n1st Semi-final<\/td>\nA1 vs B2<\/td>\nICC Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nFriday<\/td>\n19 December<\/strong><\/td>\n2nd Semi-final<\/td>\nB1 vs A2<\/td>\nThe Seven\u2019s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nSunday<\/td>\n21 December<\/strong><\/td>\nFinal<\/td>\nTBC<\/td>\nTBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Asia Cup 2025 Group breakdown<\/h3>\n

Group A:<\/strong> India, Pakistan, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 3
\nGroup B:<\/strong> Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Qualifier 2<\/p>\n

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The ACC Men\u2019s Under-19 Asia Cup, set to begin on December 12, will return in the 50-over format, and India\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":391,"featured_media":32290,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}