IND U19 vs PAK U19: The Under-19 Asia Cup 2026 match between India and Pakistan was played at Al Amerat Cricket Ground on Sunday (8 November). In this exciting match, Pakistan defeated the Indian team by 3 wickets. Batting first, the Indian team was all out for 208 runs. In response, Pakistan achieved the target of 209 runs by losing 7 wickets in 48.1 overs. The hero of Pakistan's victory was wicketkeeper batsman Hamza Zahoor, who scored a brilliant century.

India's innings

The Indian Under-19 team, which came to bat first after winning the toss, had a very poor start. Captain Lakshya was out in the very first over without opening the account. After this, Vineet and Yashvardhan Chauhan also quickly returned to the pavilion. With Aryaveer out, India's score became 4 wickets for 42 runs. In such difficult times, Arjun Rajput took charge. Batting carefully, he scored 107 runs in 85 balls. His innings included 11 fours and 5 sixes. However, the batsmen kept getting out from the other end. Anvya scored 10 runs and Manal Chauhan scored 11 runs. In the end Kavya Patel contributed 23 runs. The Indian team was all out after scoring 208 runs in 46.3 overs. For Pakistan, Ali Raza, Rizwanullah and Niqab Shafiq took 3 wickets each.

Indian bowlers made a great start

The start of the Pakistan team, which came to chase the target of 209 runs, was also not good. Indian bowlers put pressure on Pakistani batsmen. Usman Khan was out after scoring 16, Jahangir Bilal 5, Ahmed Hussain 8, captain Farhan Yusuf 2 and Abdul Qadir 20 runs. By the 15th over, Pakistan had lost 5 wickets for 61 runs. At that time the victory of the Indian team seemed almost certain.

Hamza Zahoor turned the match

After this, Hamza Zahoor, who came to bat at number seven, showed a brilliant game. Along with Hasnain Abbas Dar, he made an important partnership of 107 runs for the sixth wicket. Hasnain scored 38 runs in 67 balls, while Hamza scored unbeaten 100 runs in 108 balls. His innings included 10 fours and 3 sixes. Hamza completed his first career century by hitting a four and led Pakistan to victory. For India, Manal Chauhan took 3 wickets, Mohit Ulva took 2 wickets, while Ishan Sood and Kavya Patel took 1 wicket each.

In this India-Pakistan match, the Indian team had to face defeat on the day of Diwali. At the same time, Pakistan made a spectacular comeback and registered a thrilling victory.