India beats Pakistan by one wicket in last-ball U-19 Asia Cup final

India defeated Pakistan by one wicket in a last-ball thriller to win the ACC Men's U-19 Asia Cup final at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Muscat on Saturday.

Pakistan batted first and posted 337 for nine in 50 overs. Usman Khan scored 107 off 111 balls, Abdul Qadir made 80 off 54 balls, and captain Farhan Yousaf added 63. India's Kavya Patel took four for 68, while Chigurupati Venkata took three for 40.

Chasing 338, India reached 95 for the opening wicket before collapsing to 252 for eight in the 42nd over. Captain Lakshya Raichandani scored 80 off 101 balls and Aaryavir Sehwag made 58 off 61 deliveries.

Manal Chauhan and Mohit Ulva added 57 runs for the ninth wicket. Chauhan scored 47 off 32 balls before falling at 309 in the 48th over, leaving India needing 29 runs from the final 16 deliveries.

Ulva and Venkata then added an unbeaten 30 runs for the last wicket. Ulva finished unbeaten on 49 off 26 balls, including five fours and three sixes. Venkata remained not out on 11 off eight balls. India finished at 339 for nine in 50 overs.

With eight runs required in the final over, Ulva struck the winning boundary off Ahmed Hussain's final delivery.

Ulva was named player of the match, while Sehwag received the player of the tournament award. Open Magazine reported that the victory was India's 10th Under-19 Asia Cup title and avenged India's defeat to Pakistan in last year's final.

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