The Indian Team did not win the U19 Asia Cup Final but they followed the footsteps of senior men’s team and completely ignored the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief and the ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi. The Indian U-19 cricket team was defeated by a massive margin of 191 runs in the final match of U-19 Asia Cup 2025 held in Dubai on Sunday. After the shocking defeat the Indian Team stayed on its firm stand and decided not to shake hands with Pakistan.
During the medal presentation ceremony, Indian players were awarded their second-position medals by Mr. Mubassir Usmani, Chairman of ICC Associate Members. However, Pakistani players received their medals of victory, which are the winners’ medals, from ACC Chairman and PCB President, Mohsin Naqvi. Later, Naqvi formally handed over the satellite trophy of the U-19 Asia Cup to the captain of the team, occasioning celebrations among the team members.
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In the match, the Indian Team won the toss and opted to bowl first – a decision which did not go well in their favour as Pakistan scored a massive target of 347 runs in 50 overs. For Pakistan, Sameer Minhas was the star performer he smashed 172 runs in 113 balls and took Pakistan towards a formidable total. Apart from him Ahmed Hussain also scored a half-century and helped with his valuable contribution. For India Deepesh Devendran (3 wickets), Henil Patel (2 wickets), and Khilan Patel (2 wickets) were the top bowlers.
In the second innings, when India came in to bat – the team had a miserable start as skipper Ayush Mhatre fell at a mere score of 2. Pakistan started strong and went on to dismiss 6 Indian batters at a mere score of 80. India could never gain the momentum and the total seemed to be extremely tough to chase after many setbacks. India’s star batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi also was dismissed at a mere score of 26 runs. In the second innings, Indian boys could never find a momentum to handle the pressure and ultimately the batting order crumbled following which Pakistan registered a dashing win by 191 runs.
