The ACC Men’s Asia Cup U19 final was played between the India U19 National Cricket Team and the Pakistan U19 National Cricket Team at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 2), Al Amerat. This was an exciting match for the fans, as the young boys from here who perform well will one day go on to represent the senior side of their respective nations.

Over the years, several cricketers from the U19 stage have gone on to represent their senior national teams and have performed well and made a name for themselves. For India, the likes of Robin Uthappa, Sourav Ganguly, Ambati Rayudu, Irfan Pathan, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi have gone on to represent the Men in Blue, and Ganguly has captained the side as well.

India beat Pakistan in U19 Asia Cup 2026 final

India U19 beat Pakistan U19 in the ACC Men’s Asia Cup U19 final by one wicket. In the all-important match, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first. They had a brilliant start as opener Usman Khan scored a hundred as the batter played a knock of 107 runs off 111 deliveries in a high-pressure final.

Abdul Qadir and captain Farhan Yousaf scored fifties, respectively, as the former scored 80 runs and the skipper played a knock of 63 runs. Some lower-order contributions helped the side to post a mammoth total of 337 runs in the final, as Kavya Patel was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets for the Men in Blue.

While chasing, India had a brilliant start, as Aaryavir Sehwag played an explosive knock of 58 runs in the final as he and captain Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani stitched a partnership of 95 runs for the first wicket.

After that, Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani, the skipper for the Men in Blue, held one end of the crease and played a knock of 80 runs. Then there was a flurry of wickets, and the Men in Blue’s all-rounder Manal Chauhan (47) and Mohit Ulva (49) had other ideas as they won a thriller on Saturday in Oman in the final ball.

India vs Pakistan U19 ODI rivalry

Over the years, the India vs Pakistan rivalry has had some heated moments, even at the U19 stage of the game. In the U19 format, the teams met for the first time back on March 2, 1988, when some famous names like Aaqib Javed, Mushtaq Ahmad, Nayan Mongia, and Venkatapathy Raju faced each other. The match was won by Pakistan by 68 runs.

Later back in last year’s U-19 Asia Cup where there were two heated incidents one between Indian captain Ayush Mhatre, who was dismissed caught at mid-off by Pakistani bowler Ali Raza, Raza celebrated aggressively. Mhatre stopped, turned back, and confronted the bowler and nearby Pakistani players in a heated verbal exchange before umpires and players intervened.

After that, the second one was between Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who exchanged words with Pakistani players and responded with a gesture pointing down toward his shoe/foot, signaling that the opponents were "below our feet".

India U19 vs Pakistan U19 ODI head-to-head: Complete results from 1988 to 2026

There have been 32 matches that have been played between the sides. The Men in Blue have won 17 matches, and the Men in Green are not far behind, having won 15 matches.