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Why it matters
Pakistan won last year's final, so this result takes the under-19 Asia Cup title from the defending champions. It is the second India v Pakistan match of the tournament covered in the reports read, after a group game in which Arjun Rajput scored a century.
India won the U19 Asia Cup final against Pakistan by one wicket on Saturday, 14 November 2026, at Al Amerat in Oman, reaching a target of 338 with the last ball of the 50th over. Mohit Ulva, batting at No. 10 for India U19, finished unbeaten on 49 off 26 balls, India Today reported. India ended on 339 for 9.
The result reverses last year’s final, which Pakistan won, according to the Indian Express. Pakistan came into the match as defending champions.
How the U19 Asia Cup final finished
India needed eight runs from the final over with one wicket left, India Today reported. Three were still needed off the last delivery, bowled by Ahmed Hussain. Ulva came down the pitch and hit it to the boundary at wide long-off.
The chase had looked lost earlier. Anvay Dravid was run out for 19, and the Indian Express wrote that India’s hopes almost ended with his dismissal. Manal Chauhan and Ulva then added 57 for the ninth wicket. After Chauhan fell, Chigurupati Venkata stayed with Mohit Ulva and made 11, which the Indian Express counted among the runs that decided the match.
| Stage of India’s chase | Runs needed | Wickets left |
|---|---|---|
| Start (Pakistan 337 for 9) | 338 in 300 balls | 10 |
| Start of the 50th over | 8 in 6 balls | 1 |
| Last ball | 3 in 1 ball | 1 |
| Finish | Reached: 339 for 9 | 1 |
Raichandani and Sehwag set up the chase
Captain Lakshya Raichandani made 80 and opener Aaryavir Sehwag 58, the Indian Express reported. The two put on 97 for the first wicket, according to an earlier India Today report from the match.
Sehwag, 15, was hit on the forearm by an inswinging ball from Ali Raza early in his innings. The physio bandaged his hand and he carried on, India Today reported, hitting the next ball he faced for four. He reached 50 off 50 balls and was out for 58 off 61 balls with nine fours, caught by Usman Khan at long-off off spinner Niqab Shafiq. It was his fourth score of 50 or more in the tournament after 70 not out, 160 and 51, the same report said.
The middle order did not last. Arjun Rajput, who scored a century against Pakistan in the group match, made 16. Vineeth made 24 and Yashbardhan Chauhan 9, according to the Indian Express.
Pakistan’s 337 for 9 and Usman Khan’s 107
Pakistan batted first. Opener Usman Khan scored 107 and reached his hundred in 106 balls, the Indian Express reported. He and Hayam Khan put on 62 in 8.1 overs for the first wicket.
Abdul Qadir then made 80 off 54 balls, his first fifty in Youth One Day Internationals, which came in 39 balls. Usman Khan and Qadir added 135 in 18 overs. Qadir was caught by Vineeth at cover off Rajput, and Usman Khan was caught by Rajput at mid-off off pace bowler Kavya Patel.
Pakistan were 240 for 3 after 36 overs. Captain Farhan Yousaf made 60 off 63 balls to take them past 300. By NewsPlainly’s count from the Indian Express figures, Pakistan scored 97 runs and lost six wickets in the last 14 overs.
Kavya Patel finished with 4 for 68 and Venkata with 3 for 40. Venkata’s part in the match was therefore with bat and ball: three wickets in Pakistan’s innings and 11 runs at the end of India’s.
What the result means for India’s under-19 side
The win gives India U19 the 2026 title in the 50-over Asia Cup for under-19 teams. India Today’s report on the final carried the brief score India U19 339 for 9 in 50 overs, Pakistan U19 337 for 9 in 50 overs.
The two reports read differ on one figure. India Today’s match report says India were chasing 339, while its earlier report gives the target as 338. The Indian Express puts Pakistan’s total at 337, so the target was 338, and India’s 339 is the score after the final boundary.
Mohit Ulva’s 49 not out came off 26 balls, a strike rate of about 188 runs per 100 balls (NewsPlainly’s calculation: 49 divided by 26, times 100). The reports read did not give the names of the player of the match or the player of the tournament.
More cricket coverage is on the NewsPlainly sports page, and the full Indian Express match report is here.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the U19 Asia Cup 2026 final?
India beat Pakistan by one wicket at Al Amerat in Oman on 14 November 2026, reaching 339 for 9 in reply to 337 for 9.
Who hit the winning runs for India?
Mohit Ulva, batting at No. 10, hit the last ball to the boundary with 3 needed and finished on 49 not out off 26 balls, India Today reported.
Who scored a century in the final?
Pakistan opener Usman Khan made 107. India's top scorer was captain Lakshya Raichandani with 80.