Muscat, November 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Usman Khan’s century, supported by half-centuries from Abdul Qadir and captain Farhan Yousaf, powered Pakistan U19 to 337/9 against India U19 in the U19 Asia Cup 2026 final at Al Amerat Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Usman scored 107 off 111 balls, hitting 11 fours and three sixes, while Abdul made an explosive 80 off 54 deliveries. Yousaf contributed 63 off 60 balls as the defending champions put up a challenging total.
India’s bowlers, however, produced a strong comeback in the final overs to prevent Pakistan from crossing 350. India were without tournament-leading wicket-taker Ishan Sood, who missed the final due to a niggle, and used eight bowlers during the innings.
Kavya Patel led the Indian attack with four wickets for 68 runs, while Chigurupati Venkata claimed three for 40. Their late strikes restricted Pakistan to 63 runs in the final 10 overs, during which the visitors lost six wickets.
Pakistan started strongly, with Usman and Hayam Khan adding 62 runs for the opening wicket. Hayam was dismissed by Kavya, with wicketkeeper Anvay Dravid taking the catch, but Usman and Abdul then launched an aggressive assault.
Abdul scored 26 runs in his first eight balls and particularly targeted left-arm spinner Manal Chauhan, who conceded 40 runs in three overs. The pair added 135 runs for the second wicket before off-spinner Arjun Rajput dismissed Abdul for 80.
Usman reached his second century of the tournament in the 35th over but was dismissed by Kavya in the 37th, caught at mid-off. Yousaf continued the scoring and completed his second half-century of the competition.
India turned the innings around in the closing overs. Venkata struck twice in the 45th over, dismissing Ahmed Hussain for 17 and Yousaf with slower deliveries. He returned to remove Hasnain Abbas Dar, while Kavya dismissed Hamza Zahoor and conceded just seven runs in the final over.
Pakistan, who were 274/3 after 40 overs, managed 337/9 by the end of their 50 overs.
Brief Scores: Pakistan U19 337/9 in 50 overs (Usman Khan 107, Abdul Qadir 80, Farhan Yousaf 63; Kavya Patel 4/68, Chigurupati Venkata 3/40) against India U19.
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