India vs Pakistan U19 Asia Cup 2025 Final: India lost the U19 Asia Cup final to arch-rivals Pakistan by a whopping margin of 191 runs with Ayush Mhatre’s side getting wrapped up for 156 while chasing a target of 348. In a line-up that had batters of the calibre of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre and Abhigyan Kundu, it was No 10 batter Deepesh Devendran was their top scorer in the final with 36 runs off 16 balls.
India will be left ruing the decision to field first after winning the toss because Pakistan’s Sameer Minhas plundered 172 runs singlehandedly to propel them to the massive total. thanks to him, at one point, Pakistan looked set to reach 270 or even 280 runs. But when Minhas’ stint in the middle ended for 172 runs, Pakistan went from 302/3 to 327/8, losing five wickets for 25 runs. Minhas had stitched a 92-run partnership with Usman Khan and a 137-run partnership with Ahmed Hussain to take Pakistan past the 300-run mark in just 43 overs.
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The Indian colts had defeated Pakistan by 90 runs in the group stage.
Ayush Mhatre’s side was looking to repeat the feat that their seniors pulled off back in September by defeating Pakistan in an Asia Cup final.
Coming in to the final, India were the only undefeated team in the tournament, having scored wins against UAE, Pakistan and Malaysia in the group stages before defeating Sri Lanka in the final in a rain-curtailed game. Pakistan, meanwhile, had lost once (to India) while thrashing Malaysia, UAE in the group stages before defeating Bangladesh in the semifinal.
India U19 Squad for the U19 Asia Cup
Ayush Mhatre(c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Kanishk Chouhan, Henil Patel, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh, Udhav Mohan, Naman Pushpak, Harvansh Pangalia, Yuvraj Gohil
Pakistan U19 Squad for the U19 Asia Cup
Sameer Minhas, Hamza Zahoor(w), Usman Khan, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousaf(c), Huzaifa Ahsan, Daniyal Ali Khan, Mohammad Shayan, Abdul Subhan, Mohammad Sayyam, Ali Raza, Momin Qamar, Ali Hassan Baloch, Niqab Shafiq, Mohammed Huzaifa
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Vihaan Malhotra of India and Aaron George of India team members celebrate their team’s win over Sri Lanka during Semi Final 1 of the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 between India U19 and Sri Lanka U19 at the ICC Academy Ground, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 19 December 2025. (CREIMAS for Asian Cricket Council)
Just a week after Indian and Pakistani boys squared off in a charged-up atmosphere, they are now preparing for Act II in the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup on Sunday.
The venue – the ICC Academy ground – isn’t far from the Dubai International Cricket Stadium where just a few months ago, their senior teams indulged in three high-octane clashes that saw high tension and emotion inside and beyond the boundary. India, despite winning the trophy, are yet to lay hands on the silverware.
One would have thought that the drama won’t percolate through to the juniors. But last Sunday, it was evident that the colts were taking their cues from the seniors, deciding not to shake hands.