Venkata is on a wicket-taking spree at the moment! Strikes again to remove Hasnain! India have pulled things back nicely in the fag end of the first innings.
Hasnain Abbas Dar c Yashbardhan Chauhan b Chigurupati Venkata 2(4)
Mohammad Sayyam is the next batter at the crease, Pakistan has lost a flurry of wickets in the last few overs. Sayyam gets off the mark with a single. Zahoor slaps the back of a length ball to long off for a single.
Kavya Patel. Husnain Abbas is the next batter at the crease. Gets off the mark with a single to covers.
Zahoor hits it for two runs. Juicy full toss from Kavya, Zahoor can’t put it away, its only a single to deep mid wicket. Another full toss, Husnain hits it straight back to the bowler. A single to finish the 46th over.
Venkata. Pace off delivery does the trick! Hussain looks to go big, but toe edges it to mid off for a straightforward catch!
Ahmed Hussain c Aaryavir Sehwag b Chigurupati Venkata 17(20) [4s-1]
Hamza Zahoor is the new batter at the crease. Venkata continues with the pace off ball, beats Zahoor! Oh gosh! Venkata bowls a dangerously high no-ball and its a free hit! Zahoor can’t make the most of it, its only a single.
Off-cutter from Venkata, Yousaf slogs on the leg side for one. Two wickets in the over for Venkata! Yousaf slices the slower ball in the air straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket!
Farhan Yousaf c Aryan Savsani b Chigurupati Venkata 63(60) [4s-4 6s-3]
Ten overs to go in the innings, Pakistan in the driver’s seat and looking good for 350. Can India pull things back with a flurry of wickets? Arjun to bowl the 41st over. A dot and a single off the first two balls.
Hussain defends, dot ball. Hussain mistimes the pull for a single. Yousaf attempts the sweep, under edges it to the keeper. Yousaf slices it in the air but Yashbardhan puts down a simple chance at long off! Golden opportunity goes abegging for India!
Kavya Patel continues. He’s arguably been India’s best bowler today, in terms of both wickets and economy rate. Hussain takes a single. Kavya bowls it outside off, Yousaf cuts to deep point for one.
Ahmad pushes the length ball to long on for a single. Shot from Yousaf! Slogs it over mid wicket for FOUR!
The centurion falls after a sensational knock! Tries to slap the short ball over mid off, mistimes it and hits it straight to the fielder’s hands. He walks back to a standing ovation from the dugout, Pakistan loses its third wicket.
Usman Khan c Arjun Rajput b Kavya Patel 107(111) [4s-11 6s-3]
Ahmed Hussain is the new batter at the crease. Defends first ball.
Spin makes way for pace, Kavya Patel is back into the attack. Usman on 98, works it off his pads to mid wicket for a single. Kavya bowls it on the fourth stump line, Yousaf defends, dot ball.
Yousaf plays it through covers for a single. Usman pushes it to mid off for a single and reaches his hundred! What a knock from the opener in a high-pressure game!
FOUR for Usman! He moves to 96 with that! Ooooh Pakistan opt to take the quick single but a direct hit at the non-striker’s end would have caught Usman short of his crease. Cheeky from Yousaf, waits for the ball and plays it late behind square for FOUR!
FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A SIX! 11th maximum of the Pakistan innings!
Arjun Rajput. Can he halt Pakistan’s charge or will they continue with their relentless approach? Usman works it to long on for a single.
Arjun bowls a quicker delivery, Qadir punches it to long on for a single. Usman defends, dot ball. Another dot ball follows. Arjun pitches it up, Usman works it to long on for a single.
INDIA BREAKS THE PARTNERSHIP AT LAST! THEY GET THE DANGEROUS ABDUL QADIR, WHO HAS TO WALK BACK AFTER AN ENTERTAINING, STROKE-FILLED 54-BALL 80!
Yashbardhan is the latest to feel the wrath of Qadir, make that another SIX! Noooo the fielder at long on, what have you done?!!!! Mistimes his jump and drops Qadir and to add insult to injury, it crashes through his fingers for another six!
Manal. Too short and gets the desired treatment! Qadir whips it over the leg side for SIX! ANOTHER SIX! Qadir is on fire at the moment! Slight mishit down the ground, Qadir takes a single.
Usman punches through point for FOUR! All out assault from Pakistan, simply unbelievable scenes! The 23rd over yields 19 runs!
Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan to bowl the 20th over. Its been a relatively quiet period for Pakistan, with no boundaries in the last three overs. Three singles off the first three deliveries of the 20th over.
Yashbardhan tosses it up, Usman drives to long on for a single. A single to finish the 20th over.
Venkata, after going for 15 runs in his opening over, is back for his second. Angles it to the pads, Usman flicks it for a single. Qadir works it to deep covers for a single.
Qadir effortlessly picks it up from the fourth stump line and sends the ball sailing over covers for SIX! Qadir’s rampage continues!
Aryan Savsani. Usman takes a single. Aryan tosses it up, Qadir defends, dot ball. Aryan bowls it much flatter now, Qadir defends again dot ball.
Oooooh Aryan beats Qadir on the flight, is beaten on the sweep but the body deflects off his body and trickles behind the keeper for one leg bye. Aryan bowls it short, Usman punches it off his back foot to long on for a single and that’s his 50!
Classy innings from the opener so far and Pakistan will want him to continue in the same vein.
Its raining boundaries in Muscat! Usman sweeps Manal for FOUR! Takes a single next ball, good batting from the opener. Manal tosses it up, Qadir defends, dot ball. Qadir charges and smacks the low full toss past the deep covers fielder for FOUR!
Qadir is a man on a mission at the moment, clobbers Manal down the ground for SIX!
Kavya Patel. India desperately need a wicket, and they get the wicket they were looking for! Hayam nicks it to the keeper while trying to slash at one outside off-stump and he has to walk back!
Hayam Khan c Anvay Dravid b Kavya Patel 21(23) [4s-4]
Abdul Qadir is the new batter at the crease. Kavya nearly gets two in two, greets Qadir with the quintessential Test match delivery, whispers past his outside edge.
Statement shot from Qadir! Plays it across and the line and smacks Kavya for a massive SIX over mid-wicket!
Qadir goes again, this time down the ground for another maximum! Fearless batting at its finest from Qadir! Qadir hits it through square leg now for FOUR! Swashbuckling start from the number three batter, Kavya is stunned.
Chigurupati Venkata, Ishan Sood’s replacement is into the attack. And its not a great start for him, he oversteps in his third delivery. Free hit for Pakistan and they make the most of it!
Usman smacks the short ball through the leg side for SIX! That brings the 50 of the opening partnership for Pakistan! Ooooh got comeback from Venkata, bowls it outside off and beats Hayam’s outside edge.
Pitches it up next ball and Hayam lofts it over mid off for another FOUR! Dream start for Pakistan in the Powerplay, India’s bowlers have no answers at the moment.
Mohit. Too wide down leg beats everybody, FIVE WIDES! Far from ideal start with the ball for India, advantage Pakistan early in the final. Hayam flashes at the length ball, slices it to deep third for a single.
Hayam guides it to deep third for a single. Inswinger fromm Mohit is met with a cover drive from Hayam, but its straight to the mid off fielder.
Much better from Mohit, swings the ball sharply back into Hayam, who adjusts well to tap it to mid on for a single. Dot ball to finish the fifth over.
Kavya continues. Both Pakistan openers looking in pristine touch, India need a wicket before its too late. Kavya starts his second over with three dot balls.
Plenty of width offered and Hayam punishes Kavya with a scintillating square drive! Hit it so well it raced to the boundary.
Jaffa off a delivery to complete the fourth over, Kavya’s length ball zips past Usman’s outside edge with the extra bounce into the keeper’s gloves.
Mohit continues. Usman steps out and drives through covers for FOUR! Much better from Mohit, holds his length back a touch, forces Usman to defend.
Usman clips it off his pads past mid-wicket for two runs. Bouncer from Mohit, Usman gets on top of it and pulls through the onside for FOUR!
Fortuitous for Usman, thick outside edge flies past the second slip region for four, a delivery after Raichandani had taken off the second slip and placed him at deep third man! Positive start for Pakistan.
Kavya Patel to bowl from the other end. Starts with an outswinging outside off half volley, Hayam swings at it and misses. Bowls the same fifth stump line again, Hayam looks to drive through covers but hits the inside half of his bat.
Drives handsomely through covers now for FOUR! First boundary for Pakistan! Kavya bowls it on the tighter line, Hayam defends, no run. Kavya angles it to the pads, Hayam nudges it to mid-wicket, no run.
Hayam pushes the half-volley past point for another FOUR!
Usman Khan and Hayam Khan walk out to open the batting for Pakistan. Mohit Ulva, in Ishan Sood’s absence, takes the new ball for India.
First ball, Mohit charges from around the wicket to the left-hander and he’s right on the money, gets the ball to shape away from Usman, who plays it to backward point, dot ball.
Usman defends, dot ball. First runs on the board for Pakistan comes from a wide, Mohit swings it a tad too wide outside the off-stump.
Peach of a delivery from Mohit, hits the fourth stump line, forces Usman to play it, just beats his outside edge. Mohit hits the fourth stump line again, gets the ball to swing away from Usman again, good tight start this from the fast bowler from Gujarat. Dot ball to finish, just the one run from the first over.
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first. India captain Lakshya Raichandani says he is happy to bowl first.
“One change, Ishan has a niggle, Venkata comes in,” says Raichandani. Huge setback for India, considering Ishan was the team’s highest wicket-taker in the tournament.
Also, unsurprisingly, there was no shake of hands between the two captains.
There are few events in the cricket world that match the hype and outreach of an India vs Pakistan match, and in less than one hour’s time, we’ll be treated to another chapter of their storied rivalry.
At the Under-19 level, India and Pakistan has faced each other 31 times, out of which India has won 17 times, Pakistan has won 13 times, and one match ended in a tie.
So clearly, India holds the edge in the overall record. But since 2021, its Pakistan that’s got its arch-rival’s number- India has won only twice in seven attempts.
Even in their most recent meeting in the group stage, its Pakistan that came out on top by three wickets.
The final today will be a repeat of the summit clash of the 2025 edition, where Pakistan defeated India by 191 runs to win the Under-19 Asia Cup for the second time.
Batting first, Pakistan posted a mammoth 347/8 on the board, led by Sameer Minhas’ 172. In reply, India was bundled out for a paltry 156 to bring to a close one of the most one-sided finals in Under-19 Asia Cup history.
Hello and good morning viewers! Hows the josh! Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Under-19 Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan.
I am Siddanth Nair and I will be taking you through all the live updates from this mouth-watering clash. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride because I got you covered. Here we go!!!
