QUICK TAKE | India Needed Three Off the Last Ball to Beat Pakistan. Seven Things to Know About the U-19 Asia Cup Final

1. How did India win it off the last ball?

India needed three runs with one wicket left. Mohit Ulva drove Pakistan leg-spinner Ahmed Hussain wide of long-off for four, finishing unbeaten on 49 off 26 balls. India closed on 339 for 9 at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground on November 14.

2. How did Pakistan set India 338?

Opener Usman Khan made 107 off 111 balls and put on 135 for the second wicket with Abdul Qadir, who hit eight sixes in his 54-ball 80. Captain Farhan Yousaf added 63 as Pakistan reached 337 for 9.

3. Who gave India a chance in the chase?

Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani top-scored with 80, while Aaryavir Sehwag made 58. Their runs kept India in contention, but Pakistan took wickets often enough to leave the chase in the hands of the lower order.

4. Where did the match turn?

Manal Chauhan and Ulva put on 57 for the ninth wicket. Chauhan made 47 off 32 balls before Niqab Shafiq dismissed him. India still needed 29 with one wicket left, leaving Ulva to finish the chase alongside the last batter.

5. Who is Mohit Ulva?

The 18-year-old is a fast bowler who started out bowling off-spin and played tennis-ball cricket in his village. He had already bowled eight overs in the final before walking in at No. 10 and producing the innings that won it.

6. What did Virender Sehwag say?

“What a match! What a finish!” Sehwag wrote on X. He singled out Raichandani and Aaryavir for their half-centuries and credited Chauhan and Ulva with keeping India alive when the chase looked gone.

7. What did the win mean for India?

It was India’s record-extending ninth men’s U-19 Asia Cup title. Pakistan had won the previous final by 191 runs after posting 347. This time, they put up another total above 330, and India took the trophy with the last shot of the match.