DUBAI: Pakistan bowled India out for a meagre 240 in the high-voltage ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 clash at the ICC Academy Dubai today.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and decided to field first against India, ahead of this clash, Pakistan and India level on two points after winning their opening matches.
After winning the toss Pakistan captain Farhan Yousaf said that “We will bowl first. There is moisture on the pitch, and we want to utilise the opportunity. It is a normal game for me, so there is no pressure. I trust my bowlers. We want to restrict India to 200 runs.”
Indian captain Ayush Mhatre also said that “We would have bowled first because of the moisture. We will have to stick to our plans and bat well. We are confident, having won the match comfortably. It is a normal match for us as we have played enough cricket.”
Pak vs Ind Head-to-head
Pakistan and India faced eachother 27 times in under 19 ODIs, with the latter dominating the head-to-head record with 15 victories, compared to the Green Shirts’ 12, while one match was tied.
Matches: 27
India: 15
Pakistan: 11
Tied: 1
The group A remains evenly poised after one match each, with Pakistan Under-19s and India Under-19s both on two points, while United Arab Emirates Under-19s and Malaysia Under-19s are yet to get off the mark on zero.
Playing XIs
India U19: Ayush Mhatre(c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh, Henil Patel
Pakistan U19: Usman Khan, Sameer Minhas, Ali Hassan Baloch, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousaf(c), Hamza Zahoor(w), Huzaifa Ahsan, Niqab Shafiq, Abdul Subhan, Mohammad Sayyam, Ali Raza
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