LAHORE, Sept 16: Riaz Kail will lead Pakistan Under-19 in the first two matches of the four-match one-day series against their Indian counterpart. Pakistan Under-19 were comprehensively beaten both ‘Tests’ under the captaincy of Mohammad Ibrahim, who was also retained in the one-day squad.

The first match will be played at Qadhafi Stadium on Tuesday, the second at Sheikhupura Stadium on Thursday. The third is slated to be played Bagh-e-Jinnah Sept 23 and the last one at Qadhafi Stadium on Sept 24.

Squad: Riaz Kail (captain), Mohammad Ibrahim, Jamal Anwar, Moinuddin, Fazal Subhan, Faizan Riaz, Kamran Hussain, Ahmed Iqbal, Tanvir Afzal, Zaheer Abbas, Raza Rahman, Mohammad Naveed, Imad Wasim, Saadullah Ghauri, Zeeshan Mushtaq and Osama Niazi.

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