Under-19 Asia Cup: India won the title by defeating Pakistan in a thrilling match

India won the title by defeating Pakistan in the final of Under-19 Asia Cup.

In the thrilling title match played in Al Emirates, Pakistan, batting first, scored 337 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs.

In reply, the Indian team registered victory by scoring 338 in 50 overs.

On behalf of the Indian team which came to chase the target, captain Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani played brilliant innings of 80 runs and Aryaveer Sehwag played brilliant innings of 58 runs.

Both the batsmen gave a strong start to the team. VK Vineet scored 24, Anvay Dravid scored 19, Arjun Rajput scored 16 and Yashvardhan Chauhan scored 9 runs.

India's innings faltered after the fall of 8 wickets but Mohit Ulva and Manal Chauhan handled it and took the team to victory.

The match remained exciting till the last over, eight runs were needed in the last six balls. India played with ease and registered victory by hitting a four on the last ball.

Such was Pakistan's innings

For Pakistan, opener Usman Khan played a brilliant century and scored 107 runs. This is his fourth century in Under-19 ODI. Captain Farhan Yusuf also played a half-century inning of 63 runs, while Abdul Qadir scored a quick 80 runs in 54 balls. He hit 8 sixes and 3 fours in his innings.

Pakistan's start was very aggressive. The team had scored 93 runs in the powerplay itself. Usman and Abdul Qadir put pressure on the Indian bowlers by making a partnership of 135 runs for the second wicket. Qadir was out in the 27th over, while Usman lost his wicket in the 37th over after completing his century.

At one time Pakistan's score was 274 runs for 3 wickets in 40 overs and the team was moving towards a big score. However, in the last 10 overs the Indian bowlers slowed down the pace of Pakistan. During this period, Pakistan could score only 63 runs and 6 wickets fell.

Kavya Patel was the most successful bowler from India. He took 4 wickets, while Chigurupathi Venkat took 3 wickets.

Teams faced each other in the final for the second consecutive time

India and Pakistan have faced each other in the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup for the second consecutive year. Pakistan is the current champion. It won the title by defeating India by 191 runs in the 2025 final.

Pakistan had won all four of its matches in the tournament before the final. At the same time, India had made a place in the title match by defeating Afghanistan in the semi-finals.

Pakistan did not make any changes in its playing-11 in the final, while India included Chigurupathi Venkat in the team in place of its most successful bowler of the tournament, Ishan Sood, due to a back problem.