India lift U19 Asia Cup

Muscat: India defeated Pakistan in a thriller to lift the ACC Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup at the Oman Cricket Academy ground in Al Amerat, Oman, on Saturday.

Chasing a formidable target of 338 to win after Pakistan rode on Usman Khan’s 107 and two fifties from Abdul Qadir and skipper Farhan Yousaf, India achieved the win off the last ball and a wicket to spare, scoring 339/9.

Skipper Lakshya Raichandani’s solid 80 and Manal Chauhan’s 47 were followed by Mohit Ulva’s unbeaten 49 who smashed the last ball to the boundary off Ahmed Hussain to spark raucous celebrations in the India camp.