PAK U19 Wins U-19 Asia Cup trophy after beating IND by 191 runs
Sameer Minhas blasted 172 runs to take PAK 347/8 in 50 overs
India was bundled at 156 by PAK to win the finals
Pakistan thrashed India by 191 runs in the final match of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
After getting a 90-run drubbing in the league match of the Asia Cup, Pakistan weaved an inspirational comeback in the final and handed a humiliating 190-run loss to the heavyweight Indian team, thus refreshing the Champions Trophy 2017 victory, where the senior Men's Pakistan team made a similar comeback against the favourites India in the final after losing the league match one-sidedly.
Pakistani opener Sameer Minhas smashed a brilliant 172 off 113 balls to power Pakistan to 347/8 in 50 overs in the final.
The strong Indian batting line-up succumbed to the pressure of a massive target and got skittled for 156, thus losing the match by a staggering 192 runs.
Ali Raza turned out to be the wrecker-in-chief for Pakistan with the bowling and broke the back of India's chase with 4 wickets, including the prized scalps of Vaibhav Suryavanshi (26) and Ayush Mhatre (2).
India vs Pakistan, ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025: Toss Update
India U19 captain Ayush Mhatre won the toss and opted to bowl first in today’s match.
India vs Pakistan, ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025: Playing XI
India: Ayush Mhatre (c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Kanishk Chouhan, Henil Patel, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh.
Pakistan: Sameer Minhas, Usman Khan, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousaf (c), Hamza Zahoor (wk), Huzaifa Ahsan, Niqab Shafiq, Mohammad Shayan, Ali Raza, Abdul Subhan, Mohammad Sayyam.
India vs Pakistan, ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025: Live Streaming Details
The India vs Pakistan, ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 final match will be live-streamed on the SonyLIV app and website in India. Television broadcasts will take place on the Sony Sports Network channels in the country.
