India U19 Beat Pakistan By One Wicket To Win Asia Cup

251/7 was India's score in the chase and Manal Chauhan (47) and Mohit Ulva (49* off 26 balls) set up a partnership that brought the team back. With the last ball of the match going for a boundary by Ulva, India finished at 339/9. This is the highest successful chase by India in a Youth ODI.

India Script Historic Comeback

Needing eight off the last over, India needed three off the last ball. Mohit got the job done, hitting a four to Ahmed Hussain on long-off to complete a remarkable win. Earlier, opener Lakshya Raichandani(80) and Aaryavir Sehwag(58) put India off to a strong start as both added 95 runs for the opening wicket. 

Pakistan Post Strong Total

Pakistan, having won the toss and elected to bat first, had scored 337/9 in 50 overs. Usman Khan scored 107 off 111 balls, hitting 11 fours and three sixes. Abdul Qadir was the class act in the middle order, smashing 80 off 54 balls, with eight sixes and three fours.

Pakistan captain Farhan Yousaf scored 63 in 60 balls. The other Pakistan player who scored valuable runs was Ahmed Hussain, who scored 17 runs.

Kavya Patel was the most successful for India with four wickets for 68 runs while Chigurupati Venkata bagged three wickets.

Lakshya Credits Team's Belief After Win

The Indian team's captain, Lakshya Raichandani, held the trophy before passing it on to his teammates. The winners posed for shots in front of the winners' banner to the cheers of fireworks, and the excited Indian youngsters in unison raised the slogan 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.

Lakshya Raichandani said, “We believed in ourselves to chase this target down. It was a rollercoaster ride. We had the believe that we would be able to chase it down as the wicket for very good for batting. I always believed in the batting strength of our lower order. We were playing with almost 11 batters. I thank the fans for their support and request them to keep supporting us,” after the win.

Aaryavir Wins Player Of Tournament

Aaryavir Sehwag, son of India legend Virender Sehwag, is named the winner of the 'Player of the Tournament' award for the U19 Asia Cup 2026. He scored 361 runs in five matches with one century and three fifties. He was also the top run scorer of the tournament.

Aaryavir Sehwag said, “I don't feel any pain in my hand anymore. I cannot believe what I have just witnessed. I still have goosebumps. Emotions are very high whenever it is India-Pakistan. As I had gotten out in the last match against them, I wanted to score today regardless of copping a blow on my arm. It was hurting but I knew if I stayed in the middle, it would keep pressure on Pakistan.”