India face unbeaten Pakistan in U-19 Asia Cup final, a repeat of the 2025 title match

India and Pakistan meet in the U-19 Asia Cup final at OCA Ground 2 in Oman on Saturday, 14 November, six days after Pakistan beat India by three wickets in the group stage. The 50-over match starts at 10.30 am IST, which is 9 am in Oman, according to the Asian Cricket Council fixture list.

Pakistan come into the final unbeaten. They brushed aside the UAE by nine wickets and Nepal by 101 runs, and in the semi-final Rizwanullah took five for 30 to set up a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh. Their tightest game was against India on Sunday, 8 November. Arjun Rajput’s 107 lifted India to 208, and Pakistan slipped to 61 for five in reply. Hamza Zahoor then made an unbeaten 100 and added 107 with Husnain Abbas Dar, and Pakistan got home at 209 for seven in 48.1 overs.

That is still India’s only defeat in Oman. They beat Nepal by 10 wickets and the UAE by 70 runs, and on Thursday, 12 November, captain Lakshya Raichandani’s 93 steered an eight-wicket semi-final win over Afghanistan.

The 2025 finalists, again

The same two sides contested the 2025 final, played on 21 December at Dubai’s ICC Academy Ground. Sameer Minhas hit 172 off 113 balls as Pakistan made 347 for eight, and India were all out for 156 inside 26.2 overs. Pakistan won by 191 runs, with Ali Raza taking four wickets. Raza is back in the Pakistan side in Oman, as are captain Farhan Yousaf, Usman Khan and Ahmed Hussain. All four played in that final.

Usman has 238 runs in this tournament, second on the ACC leaderboard. The only batter ahead of him is India opener Aaryavir Sehwag, with 303, including 160 against the UAE. Among the bowlers, India’s Ishan Sood and Pakistan’s Rizwanullah have 11 wickets each. Only Afghanistan’s Noor Ali Niazai, with 14, and Bangladesh’s Md Tafiul Alam Tamim, with 13, have taken more.

India’s squad and the officials

Raichandani leads the 15-member squad that the BCCI’s Junior Cricket Committee named on 30 October. Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan is his deputy, and Anvay Dravid and Rajat Baghel are the two wicketkeepers. The group includes V. Yashveer of the Hyderabad Cricket Association. Raveendra Wimalasiri and Tanvir Ahmed are the on-field umpires for the final, with Vinod Babu as third umpire, the ACC match centre shows.