Pakistan defeated India by 3 wickets in the Under-19 Asia Cup.

In the match played in Muscat, India won the toss and decided to bat first, however, the Indian batting line-up faced difficulties in front of the Pakistani bowlers and the entire team was dismissed for 208 runs in 46.3 overs.

For India, Arjun Rajput played an innings of 107 runs in 85 balls. For Pakistan, Ali Raza took 3 for 37 runs, Niqab Shafiq took 3 for 42 runs, while Rizwanullah took 3 for 24 runs.

Pakistan achieved the target of 209 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 48.1 overs. Hamza Zahoor played an unbeaten innings of 100 runs to lead Pakistan to victory, while Hasnain Abbas Dar scored 38 runs. India’s Manal Chauhan took 3 wickets.

It should be noted that Pakistan had defeated India in the final of last season as well.