U-19 Tri-Nation Tournament 2013: Complete Schedule, Squads and Predictions

The Under 19s Tri-Nation tournament is the perfect time for young cricketing talents to flaunt their skills in front of the world. England host the competition that also sees Bangladesh and Pakistan compete for the prize at Trent Bridge on August 19.

If you can tear yourself away from the Ashes for one second, here's all of the information needed to ensure you never miss a ball, courtesy of ESPNcricinfo.

Schedule

Date	Match	Location	BST	ET
August 5	Bangladesh Under 19s vs. Pakistan Under 19s	Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough	10:45 a.m	5:45 a.m
August 6	England Under 19s vs. Pakistan Under 19s	London Road, Sleaford	10:45 a.m	5:45 a.m
August 7	England Under 19s vs. Bangladesh Under 19s	London Road, Sleaford	10:45 a.m	5:45 a.m
August 9	Bangladesh Under 19s vs. Pakistan Under 19s	Fairfield Road, Harborough	10:45 a.m	5:45 a.m
August 11	Bangladesh Under 19s vs. Pakistan Under 19s	Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground	10:45 a.m	5:45 a.m
August 12	England Under 19s vs. Bangladesh Under 19s	Grace Road, Leicester	10:45 a.m	5:45 a.m
August 13	England Under 19s vs. Pakistan Under 19s	Grace Road, Leicester	10:45 a.m	5:45 a.m
August 15	England Under 19s vs. Bangladesh Under 19s	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	10:45 a.m	5:45 a.m
August 16	England Under 19s vs. Pakistan Under 19s	County Ground, Derby	10:45 a.m	5:45 a.m
August 19	Final: TBC vs. TBC	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	10:45 a.m	5:45 a.m

As the schedule shows, Bangladesh and Pakistan will be forced to complete much of the early running. Bangladesh have four consecutive matches across five days and will be forced to utilise the entire squad to ensure full fitness. England will be able to react to their opponents' results with four matches across five days as the schedule heads toward its conclusion.

Squads

Each squad is made up of 15 youngsters and should possess a well-rounded array of starlets. While some players specialise in one particular area, it's key to note the selection of different bowlers available to each team. If one style isn't working, who has the power to change it up?

Squads are courtesy of ESPNcricinfo.

Pakistan Under 19s

Name	Batting	Bowling
Sami Aslam, captain	Left-hand bat	Right-arm medium
Awais Munir	Left-hand bat	Left-arm medium-fast
Hasan Raza	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Imam ul-Haq	Left-hand bat	N/A
Imran Butt	Right-hand bat	N/A
Kamran Ghulam	N/A	N/A
Nauman Akram	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Mohammad Aftab	Left-hand bat	Left-arm medium-fast
Rafay Ahmed	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Hussain Talat	Left-hand bat	N/A
Saud Shakeel	Left-hand bat	N/A
Shayan Jahangir	N/A	N/A
Zafar Gohar	Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
Zia ul-Haq	Right-hand bat	Left-arm fast-medium
Saifullah Khan, wicketkeeper	Right-hand bat	N/A

England Under 19s

Name	Batting	Bowling
Ben Duckett, captain	Left-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak
Tom Barber	Right-hand bat	Left-arm fast-medium
Karl Carver	N/A	Slow left-arm orthodox
Harry Finch	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Matthew Fisher	Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast-medium
Miles Hammond	Left-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak
Ryan Higgins	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak
Lewis McManus	Right-hand bat	N/A
Will Rhodes	Left-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Josh Shaw	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Dominic Sibley	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak
Jonathan Tattersall	Right-hand bat	Legbreak
Jack Winslade	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Tom Alsop, wicketkeeper	Left-hand bat	N/A

Bangladesh Under 19s

Name	Batting	Bowling
Mehedy Hasan, captain	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak
Rahatul Fedrdous	Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
Abu Haider	Right-hand bat	Left-arm fast-medium
Abu Sayeem, wicketkeeper	Right-hand bat	N/A
Joyraz Sheik	Right-hand bat	N/A
Jubair Hossain	Right-hand bat	Legbreak
Mehedi Hasan	Left-hand bat	Left-arm medium
Mohammad Saifuddin	Left-hand bat	Right-arm medium
Musaddek Hossain	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak
Mustafizur Rahman	Left-hand bat	Left-arm medium
Nazmul Hossain Shanto	Left-hand bat	Right-arm fast
Rifat Pradhan	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium
Sadman Islam	Left-hand bat	Slow-left arm orthodox
Jashimuddin, wicketkeeper	Left-hand bat	N/A

Predictions

England are difficult to beat on their home turf, no matter the age group. One striking aspect of the host nation is the sheer array of options the captain has to utilise. The Lions have a bowler to tackle any situation and can continue to mix things up throughout each match.

Compared to Pakistan—whose most experienced bowlers all dabble with the medium-fast style—England will be confident of keeping play fresh by cycling through players. The home side suffered a debilitating nine-wicket loss to South Africa in their last major outing and will be itching to win in front of the local crowd, especially with the senior side going strong in the Ashes.

Although many will hope for an English win, Bangladesh will consider themselves favourites. This side who toppled England in the recent seven-match one-day series, sealing victory with a six-wicket win. Many of that team are included and are more than capable of putting their enemies to the sword. Similarly, Pakistan have enjoyed a decent run of form and recently beat a testing South Africa team across three matches.

England need to match the visitors' aggressiveness if they are to challenge throughout August, but despite a variety of bowling options, it will be a confident Bangladesh side that takes overall control.