A disciplined bowling efficiency, led by all-rounder Kanishk Chouhan and seamer Deepesh Devendran, powered India to a complete 90-run victory over Pakistan in its Group A match of the Below-19 Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday.
After being put in to bat, India posted a aggressive 240 all out in 46.1 overs, using on a fluent 85 from Aaron George and helpful contributions from captain Ayush Mhatre (38) and Chouhan (46).
Pakistan was then bundled out for 150 in 41.2 overs, by no means fairly recovering from the early setbacks in a chase of 241.
India received off to a brisk begin with skipper Mhatre putting 4 boundaries and three sixes throughout his 25-ball knock earlier than Mohammad Sayyam eliminated each openers inside the primary 10 overs.
George then held the innings collectively, discovering the gaps persistently and including stability by way of the center section. Chouhan’s late flourish, which included three sixes, helped India cross the 230-run mark regardless of shedding wickets usually.
For Pakistan, Sayyam (3/67) and Abdul Subhan (3/42) had been the standout bowlers, whereas Niqab Shafiq chipped in with two wickets.
Pakistan’s chase faltered early because it slipped to 30 for 4, with Devendran putting thrice in a pointy opening spell.
Captain Farhan Yousaf (23) and Huzaifa Ahsan tried to regular the innings, however Chouhan’s incisive off-spin broke the resistance. Ahsan top-scored for Pakistan with 70 off 83 balls, however lacked help on the different finish.
Chouhan completed with 3 for 33, whereas Devendran returned figures of three for 16 as India maintained a agency grip on the competition all through to register a dominant win within the marquee Group A conflict.
The gamers of the 2 groups didn’t shake palms with one another on the toss or after the match, persevering with the ‘no-handshake’ protocol noticed by the Indian males’s crew throughout the not too long ago concluded Asia Cup 2025, the place it refused to obtain the winner’s trophy from PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi.
BRIEF SCORES
India U-19: 240 all out in 46.1 overs (Aaron George 85, Kanishk Chouhan 46; Mohammad Sayyam 3/67, Abdul Subhan 3/42).
Pakistan U-19: 150 all out in 41.2 overs (Huzaifa Ahsan 70; Kanishk Chouhan 3/33, Deepesh Devendran 3/16).
Revealed on Dec 14, 2025