भारत नौवीं बार अंडर-19 एशिया कप जीतने उतरेगा: ​​​​​​​फाइनल में पाकिस्तान से भिड़ंत; वैभव सूर्यवंशी सबसे ज्यादा छक्के लगाने वाले बल्लेबाज

​​​​​​On Sunday, India will take the field with the intention of winning the Under-19 Asia Cup for the ninth time. The team will face arch-rival Pakistan in the title match. The match will start at 10:30 am at the ICC Academy in Dubai, while the toss will take place at 10 am.

India will once again expect a big innings from Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Vaibhav Youth is the batsman who has hit the most sixes in ODI and has hit 57 sixes so far.

In the group stage of the same tournament, India had defeated Pakistan by 90 runs. After this, in the semi-finals, the Indian team defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets and made it to the finals. Pakistan won the title match by defeating defending champion Bangladesh in the semi-finals.

India defeated Pakistan 6 times this year A total of seven matches were played between India and Pakistan in 2025. India defeated Pakistan by 90 runs in the league match of Under-19 Asia Cup (ODI). Earlier, in the league match of Men’s Champions Trophy (ODI), India won by 6 wickets. Both the teams came face to face thrice in the Asia Cup (T20), where India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in the group stage, won the Super-4 by 6 wickets and won the trophy by 5 wickets in the final.

India’s dominance was also seen in the league match of the Women’s World Cup, where the Indian women’s team defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets. However, in the group stage of the Asia Cup Rising Stars (T20), Pakistan registered its only win by defeating India by 8 wickets. Overall in 2025, India won 6 out of 7 matches against Pakistan.

India won 16 times in Youth ODI India’s record in Youth ODI has been better against Pakistan. A total of 28 matches have been played so far between India and Pakistan in Under-19 ODI head-to-head. In these, India has won 16 matches, while Pakistan has won 11 matches. A match has ended in a tie.

Abhigyan India’s top scorer India’s journey to the final hinges on all-round performance. In batting, India has scored more than 400 runs twice during the tournament. 17 year old wicketkeeper batsman Abhigyan Kundu has been India’s top scorer in batting. He made a record of becoming the first Indian to score a double century in Youth ODI by scoring an unbeaten 209 runs against Malaysia.

Whereas Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a quick inning of 171 runs in 95 balls against UAE, taking India to 433 runs. Once again a big innings will be expected from these two in the final.

Aaron George has emerged as India’s biggest strength in the middle order. He has scored three consecutive half-centuries. Along with him, Vihaan Malhotra has also made an important contribution. All-rounder Kanishk Chauhan has scored fast runs in the role of finisher and has also made an impact with the ball. His performance of 3/33 against Pakistan in the group stage was special.

In bowling, Deepesh Devendran has taken 11 wickets in 4 matches. His best performance was 5/22 against Malaysia, while his economy was 3.36.

Sameer Minhas tournament top scorer Pakistan’s biggest strength has been its fast bowling, but batting has emerged as the weakness of the team. Throughout the tournament, Pakistan team has been seen struggling to score runs continuously. The team led by captain Farhan Yusuf will enter the final with the intention of avenging the previous defeat against India.

However, in batting, Sameer Minhas has proved to be Pakistan’s most reliable player. He scored 299 runs in 4 matches at a strike rate of 103.81. Which includes 1 century and 1 half-century. Abdul Subhan was most effective in bowling. He took 11 wickets in 3 matches, with a best performance of 4/20 and an economy of 4.04.

What will happen if the final is cancelled? ​​​​​ The biggest question is that if the final match of India vs Pakistan is canceled due to rain, then who will become the winner. According to the rules of Asian Cricket Council (ACC), there is no reserve day for any match in the Under-19 Asia Cup.

In such a situation, if for some reason the match is not completed, then the winner is decided on the basis of the points table of the group stage. In this situation, if the final gets washed out due to rain, then India will be declared the winner of Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 due to being on top in Group A.

pitch report The ICC Academy pitch is considered balanced. In the last 5 ODI matches played at this ground, the average score in the first innings has been 234 runs, while the average score in the second innings has been 235 runs. Here the team that bowled first after winning the toss has got more success, because 80% of the matches have been won by that team. In terms of bowling, fast bowlers have dominated and pacers took 65% of the wickets in the tournament.

weather update The weather in Dubai is expected to be favorable for the match on December 21. The temperature on this day will be around 22 degrees Celsius, there is no possibility of rain. Humidity is expected to be 61 percent. The wind will blow at a speed of 13 kilometers per hour, while it will be sunny throughout the day.

However, ahead of the final match of the tournament, the weather in Dubai remained a cause for concern as incessant rain affected the semi-final matches. The first semi-final between India and Sri Lanka on 19 December had to be played 20-20 overs instead of 50 overs due to rain.

In the second semi-final played at The Sevens Stadium, the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan was 27-27 overs due to rain.

Possible playing of both the teams- XI India- Ayush Mhatre (captain), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, Aaron George, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (wicketkeeper), Kanishk Chauhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh and Henil Patel.

Pakistan- Usman Khan, Sameer Minhas, Shahzeb Khan, Saad Baig (wicketkeeper), Farhan Yousuf (captain), Faham Ul Haq, Mohammad Riazullah, Mohammad Tayyab Arif, Haroon Arshad, Ali Raza and Abdul Subhan.

When and where to watch the match? The Under-19 Asia Cup match will be played between India and Pakistan. Live streaming of this match will be available on Sony LIV app and FanCode. The match will be telecast live on Sony Sports Network. Apart from this, you can also follow it on Dainik Bhaskar app.