India Beat Pakistan by One Wicket in Under-19 Asia Cup Final

Muscat: India beat Pakistan by one wicket in the Under-19 Asia Cup final. The Indian team reached the Green Shirts’ target of 338 runs off the last ball.

Pakistan won the toss against their traditional rivals India and chose to bat first. Farhan Yousuf captained the national side. The 11-man team included Usman Khan, Hayam Khan, Abdul Qadir, Ahmed Hussain, Hasnain Abbas, wicketkeeper-batter Hamza Zahoor, Mohammad Siyam, Naqaab Shafiq, Rizwanullah and Ali Raza.

Early in the innings, Abdul Qadir and Usman Khan disrupted the line and length of the Indian bowlers, and both completed half-centuries. Abdul Qadir was out for 80 off 54 balls. Usman Khan then reached a century, but he was dismissed for 107 off 111 balls.

Pakistan were all out for 337 in their allotted 50 overs, losing nine wickets. Usman Khan and Abdul Qadir were the top scorers. For India, Kaviya Paresh Patel took four wickets and Chakravarthy Venkatesh took three.

When India lost their eighth wicket at 252, Pakistan’s victory appeared certain. However, Mohit Leva played an innings of 49 runs off just 25 balls and carried India to the title. Three runs were needed off the final ball of Ahmed Hussain’s last over, and Leva hit a boundary to win the match.