Pakistan, May 23 -- Pakistan Under-19 team, captained by Rohail Nazir, left for Colombo, Sri Lanka, early Thursday morning here for a series of five 50-over matches to be played from May 26 to June 5 in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The series is part of the side's preparation for next year's ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2020, which will be staged in South Africa from January 17 to February 9, 2020. The 15-player side includes a number of exciting players who made a big impression in the Inter-Region Under-19 One-day Tournament held in August 2018, while prior to their departure, they underwent a rigorous four-day training camp at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.

Captain and wicketkeeper Rohail Nazir, one of the star performers in the ...