Pakistan were crowned champions of the Men\u2019s Under-19 Asia Cup after registering a dominant 191-run victory over arch-rivals India in a one-sided final at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai on Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Opener Sameer Minhas produced a sensational batting performance, smashing a record-breaking 172 off 113 balls to set up Pakistan\u2019s emphatic title triumph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winning the toss and opting to bat first on a batting-friendly surface, Pakistan got off to a confident start despite losing Hamza Zahoor early. Minhas, however, looked in complete control from the outset and punished anything loose from the Indian bowlers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was particularly severe on the new-ball attack, displaying impeccable timing and power as he found the boundaries with ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minhas brought up his century in just 71 balls and continued to accelerate, eventually finishing with 17 fours and nine towering sixes at a strike rate of over 150. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His knock was the highest individual score by a Pakistan batter in Youth ODIs and also the highest score ever recorded in an Under-19 Asia Cup final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The right-hander was well supported by Usman Khan, who contributed a valuable 35, before forging a crucial 137-run partnership for the third wicket with left-hander Ahmed Hussain. Hussain continued his impressive run in the tournament, scoring a composed 56 off 72 deliveries to keep the momentum firmly with Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India managed to pull things back slightly in the final 10 overs, picking up wickets through Deepesh Devendran and Khilan Patel. However, Pakistan still posted a massive total of 347 for 8 in their allotted 50 overs. Devendran was the pick of the Indian bowlers, finishing with figures of 3 for 83.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chasing an imposing target, India began aggressively, racing to 32 in the first two overs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi looked dangerous during his brief stay, smashing three sixes and a four in his quick-fire 26 off 10 balls. However, Pakistan\u2019s pace attack soon turned the match decisively in their favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ali Raza struck crucial blows, removing Suryavanshi and triggering a dramatic collapse. India slipped from 49 for 1 to 68 for 5 within a few overs, as Pakistan\u2019s pacers extracted extra bounce and movement from the surface. Mohammad Sayyam and Abdul Subhan backed Raza superbly, maintaining relentless pressure on the Indian batting line-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite some late resistance from Deepesh Devendran, who top-scored for India with a brisk 36, the chase never recovered. India were eventually bowled out for 156 in just 26.2 overs, marking their heaviest defeat in terms of runs in Youth ODIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ali Raza finished with impressive figures of 4 for 42, while Sayyam and Subhan picked up two wickets each to seal Pakistan\u2019s comprehensive win. The victory also marked Pakistan\u2019s first outright Under-19 Asia Cup title, having previously shared the trophy with India in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minhas was named both Player of the Match and Player of the Series, capping a memorable tournament for the young opener and underlining Pakistan\u2019s strong credentials ahead of the upcoming Under-19 World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pakistan U19:<\/strong> 347\/8 in 50 overs India U19:<\/strong> 156 all out in 26.2 overs Result:<\/strong> Pakistan Under-19 beat India Under-19 by 191 runs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":327,"template":"","tags":[199,197,198],"ppma_author":[489],"class_list":["post-326","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-pakistan-vs-india-u19","tag-sameer-minhas-172-leads-pakistan","tag-u19-asia-cup-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Brief Scores<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
(Sameer Minhas 172, Ahmed Hussain 56; Deepesh Devendran 3\/83, Khilan Patel 2\/44)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Deepesh Devendran 36, Vaibhav Suryavanshi 26; Ali Raza 4\/42)<\/p>\n\n\n\n