Lahore, 10 September 2024 (TDI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday indefinitely postponed the National U-19 Championship and U-19 One Day Cup.
The U-19 Champions was due to start today, while the U-19 Cup was scheduled to start on September 14.
In its statement, the cricket board did not elaborate on why it was postponing both tournaments. All it said was that the U19 events were postponed “due to unavoidable circumstances.”
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It added that the new schedule of both the tournaments will be shared in due course.
It should be mentioned here that the star-studded Pakistan One Day Cup is set to begin on September 12 in Faisalabad.
A total of five teams are participating in the event – Wolves mentioned by Misbah-ul-Haq, Panthers (Saqlain Mushtaq), Dolphins (Sarfaraz Ahmed), Stallions (Shoaib Malik) and Lions (Waqar Younis).
The national team’s Test vice-captain Saud Shakeel will lead the Dolphins. Former Pakistan T20I captain Shaheen Afridi will lead the Lions. Panthers will be led by all-rounder Shadab Khan.
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Pakistan Shaheens’ captain Mohammad Haris will lead the Stallions, while the wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan will captain the Wolves.
The top 150 cricket players in the nation will compete in the Champions One-Day Cup. The event is set to take place in a single-league format and is a 50-over competition. All games will start at 3 pm, except the Lions vs. Panthers game on September 16, which will kick off at 9.30 am.
The final is scheduled for Sunday, September 29, after three playoff games spread over four days.
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