Time to deliver has arrived: Ijaz Ahmed ahead of U-19 World Cup.

Pakistan Under-19 head coach Ijaz Ahmed has said that his charges are ready for the 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and urged his players to put on a show justifying their talent and training.

Pakistan are to begin their campaign against Scotland on Sunday. Ahead of the tournament opener, the coach said that his charges are as ready as they can be.

'These players have had a great camp at the NCA and they have been working hard since we have landed in South Africa. Now, the time to deliver has arrived,' Ijaz, a former hard-hitting batsman for the senior team, is quoted as saying by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) website.

Ijaz said that he has set his team the target of topping Group C - not just because of qualification purposes but also to cut down on travel.

"Our priority is to top our group and stay in the city as the team which finishes second would have to travel to Johannesburg," he said. "We want to stay here, get totally familiarised with the conditions and progress to quarter-finals and beyond in Potchefstroom."

Ijaz admitted that the team's bowling unit did struggle initially with conditions in South Africa but is now up to speed.

'We played our first warm-up game a day after we...