Pakistan piled up a total of 282 runs in its allotted 50 overs for the loss of nine wickets, after India won the toss and put them into bat. Top scorers for the team included opener Sami Aslam, playing a magnificent innings of 134 runs, which included 13 fours and three sixes in 124 balls, while Umar Waheed scored 48 runs followed by Saad Ali’s 23.
India’s Rush Kalaria was the pick of the bowlers, bagging five wickets for 37 runs, while Sandeep Sharma, Baba Aparajith and Vikas Mishra took a wicket apiece for 56, 49 and 42 runs, respectively.
Chasing Pakistan’s sizeable total, India ended one run short of victory, tying the score at the loss of eight wickets in 50 overs.
Captain Unmukt Chand played a great knock of 121 runs in 150 balls with the help of 11 fours followed by another brilliant innings of 90 runs by Baba Aparajith.
Ehsan Adil and Mohammad Nawaz were the leading wicket takers for Pakistan, taking three wickets each for 68 and 45 runs, respectively. Zia-ul-Haq took two wickets giving 53 runs.
Pakistan’s Aslam and India’s Unmukt Chand (India) were declared players of the match, while Aslam was declated Player and Batsman of the series.
PM congratulates team
Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has congratulated the Pakistan U19 Cricket team, for jointly winning the U19 Asia Cup.
In a message to the team captain and other officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board, the prime minister said that by winning the title the cricket team had brought happiness to the people of Pakistan, hoping that they would continue their hard work to win more laurels for the country.
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Lol at People posting Pakistan Deserve the cup.
There are two separate groups in this Competition, hence Giving the trophy to the team which beat another team should not be taken into account. Let's say Sri Lanka (topper of another group) faces Pakistan (from another group) in final and the match ends in tie. How will you decide the winner ??
How about this - A team which lost less wickets than the opponent? Memon, you don't agree with this, do you?
Good result for both the teams...
Indians fixed the match, other wise Pakistan would have won.
As Indian batting start Pakistan never to be favorite . Pakistan favorite only on second last ball when 5 runs require and new batsman on crease but batsman hit four . scores was level India need 1 to win on last ball but Pakistani blower got the wicket on last ball . I think Pakistan deserve cup b/c they already beat India in round match .
It is technically a tie, not a draw.
Excellent result. Well done both teams.
The match was tied. there is a difference ET.
Great result, especially since the indian u19 side has some IPL players !
That was the most exciting "non televised" (sadly) match I followed, honestly a tie was the best result, and both teams unearthed some gems, Unmukt Chand and Sami Aslam especially.
agree with @ParasVikmani.
There should have been a super over. Anyways, congratulations to India and Pakistan :)