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Pakistan U19 (347/8) crush India U19 (156) by 191 runs in the final to clinch their second ACC U19 Asia Cup title

Which team will win the final of U19 Asia Cup 2025?

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India and Pakistan booked their places in the U19 Asia Cup final with commanding 8-wicket victories in their respective semi-finals. For Pakistan, Abdul Subhan’s brilliant spell of 4/20 dismantled Bangladesh before Sameer Minhas guided the chase with an unbeaten 69, ensuring a comfortable win. India, meanwhile, eased past Sri Lanka as Aaron George (58) and Vihaan Malhotra (61) stitched together an unbroken 114-run stand to seal the result.

Both matches were rain-affected, with Pakistan’s semifinal reduced to 27 overs per side and India’s to 20. The stage is now set for a high-stakes Sunday finale, where traditional rivals Pakistan and India will clash for the U19 Asia Cup title.

India U19 squad: Ayush Mhatre (c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu, Harvansh Pangalia, Yuvraj Gohil, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Naman Pushpak, Deepesh Devendran, Henil Patel, Kishan Kumar Singh, Udhav Mohan, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra

Pakistan U19 squad: Ali Raza, Momin Qamar, Farhan Yousaf (c), Usman Khan, Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Hussain, Ali Hassan Baloch, Daniyal Ali Khan, Hamza Zahoor, Huzaifa Ahsan, Mohammed Huzaifa, Mohammad Sayya

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Cover Drive Six said:
I think it’s going to be a good fight. Pakistan’s pace bowling is pretty impressive.
It will be Pakistan’s pace attack versus India’s top order that decides the match.
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Pak cant chase anything above 150.
At the worst india will atleast get to 220.
So realistically speaking pak has no chance of winning against this indian side.
Vaibhav ayush aaron and kundu are too good for u19 level
 
Unless India play very badly it will be very difficult to win this one. The batting talent is just not there for us and that was evident from our both openers intent , even when they were positive and was going after bowling the timing and shot selection and shot power was just not there and they need extreme good luck to keep playing with that aggressive intent.
 
Anything can happen in a final, Mhatre hasn't yet fired in the tournament so far.

Sooryavanshi needs to spend some time at the crease before going big.

George, Malhotra, Kundu, Chauhan, Devendran are good finds for India ahead of the World Cup next month.
 
jamie smith fan said:
Pak cant chase anything above 150.
At the worst india will atleast get to 220.
So realistically speaking pak has no chance of winning against this indian side.
Vaibhav ayush aaron and kundu are too good for u19 level
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What if Pak bat first? Can india withstand the Pak pace while under pressure of chasing in a final?
 

Pakistan seek U19 Asia Cup title as they face India in final​



Pakistan will take on India in the final of the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup on Sunday, 21 December at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai. The first ball of the final will be bowled at 9am local time.

Talking to PCB Digital ahead of the final, Farhan Yousaf said:

“Our preparation has been very good and the morale in the camp is very high. The management has backed us strongly and we will try to come out victorious.

“Bangladesh proved to be a very good opponent and it was enjoyable to compete against them. The players performed really well. Our fielding unit has been outstanding, the batting performed well in the last match and the bowling has been consistent throughout the tournament. This collective effort has contributed to our strong results.

“The final is a big game and the players are very confident. We aim to carry forward the momentum and positivity from the last match, play aggressive cricket, give our 100 per cent and are hopeful of a result going in our team’s favour.”

15-member squad:

Farhan Yousaf (captain), Usman Khan (vice-captain), Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Hussain, Ali Hassan Baloch, Ali Raza, Daniyal Ali Khan, Hamza Zahoor (wk), Huzaifa Ahsan, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Huzaifa, Mohammad Sayyam, Mohammad Shayan (wk), Niqab Shafiq and Sameer Minhas
 
Muhammad Saad said:
Unless India play very badly it will be very difficult to win this one. The batting talent is just not there for us and that was evident from our both openers intent , even when they were positive and was going after bowling the timing and shot selection and shot power was just not there and they need extreme good luck to keep playing with that aggressive intent.
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This is a weak U19 PK team, maybe they are genuinely U19s, in which case thats not a problem.
My worry is Ali Raza- a real talent in terms of pace but I cant see how going forward, he will look to get people out. Its the same problem Joffra has, pace but little skill besides a sharp short ball.
 
Bewal Express said:
This is a weak U19 PK team, maybe they are genuinely U19s, in which case thats not a problem.
My worry is Ali Raza- a real talent in terms of pace but I cant see how going forward, he will look to get people out. Its the same problem Joffra has, pace but little skill besides a sharp short ball.
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Ali Raza is 17. Give him some more time to develop his game
 
Another Sunday another India vs Pakistan clash and it’s becoming too predictable. India look clear favorites once again. This time Pakistan’s U-19 side appears genuinely under-19.. They lack muscle and strength and rely heavily on timing rather than power.
Under pressure against India, Pakistan tend to panic either going into a defensive shell or swinging wildly losing early wickets. While the bowling attack has quality and discipline the batting unit still looks average and fragile. Unless there’s a drastic shift in mindset and intent the outcome feels inevitable.
 
They couldn’t teach Ali Raza to move the ball in last 3 years , I doubt they can now , need to send him for a county season if it’s possible.
 
After the disastrous Ramiz Raja regime, we are finally seeing hints of a recovery in our youth system.

It took 4 years to see progress and I am hopeful in another 5 years we will discover world class talent.

Damage can be done quickly but the recovery can take a very long time.
 
ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup Final

Pakistan v India at the ICC Academy Ground, Dubai

India have won the toss and are fielding first

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I don't know if it's a good idea to chase in a 50 over final. The pressure of chasing is huge. Wrong decision by india.
 
India win the toss and win the match. Our batting is soo bad to score even 250 runs.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
I think chasing is risky. ALso Pakistan is likely to implode while chasing.
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Exactly, there was no need to chase here, they could have put a decent score and put pak under pressure.

It's not 20 over match or rain curtailed match like the semis.

When you have 50 overs tournament you never chase in a big final (unless it's a doctored pitch like world cup 2023).
 
Poor decision to chase in a day match, especially at this level.

But maybe the early morning conditions are muggy enough for the new ball to move around.
 
So far it's looking like Pakistan's best & most aggressive PP we have seen in this tournament. Generally, they have been ultra conservative even against the weak teams. Good to see them going at it pretty hard early on.
 
Indian bating looks very strong. Pakistan needs over 275 to defend.

So far great start for Pakistan. Indian fielding looks mediocre.
 
Good start from the bwayz.

But do they have the quality to sustain pressure on Indian line up? Need to bat sensibly from here.
Pitch will slow down in second innings
 
Looks like different Pakistan team has come today. Sameer Minhas looks good player
 
Minhas looks to be one of the best U19 Pakistan batters I have seen in sometime. Generally we see some decent batsmen who can score runs but eat up a lot of dot balls and lack power. Minhas seems to have all the shots in his arsenal and he is scoring plenty of runs and doing it quite quickly.
 
Nasty Naz said:
Minhas looks to be one of the best U19 Pakistan batters I have seen in sometime. Generally we see some decent batsmen who can score runs but eat up a lot of dot balls and lack power. Minhas seems to have all the shots in his arsenal and he is scoring plenty of runs and doing it quite quickly.
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I called it from the first game even though it was against Malaysia. He's looks class above the rest. That lofted shot for six alone shows his potential.
 
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