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Aaryavir Sehwag staged a perfect reply in the mammoth chase in the Under-19 Asia Cup 2026 final against Pakistan U-19. The Indian side was handed a target of 338 runs, but the opener, Sehwag, gave his team hope with an astonishing half-century to set up the game.
For the Boys in Green, Usman Khan and Abdul Qadir scored big, but the Indians pulled back things in the fag-end of the innings, giving away 63 runs and bagging six wickets in the last ten overs.
Aaryavir Sehwag punishes Pakistan bowlers with 58 in U19 Asia Cup 2026 final
The man in form for Team India, Aaryavir Sehwag, scored his fourth fifty-plus score of the tournament. In an emphatic 61-ball 58, the right-hander hit nine boundaries while punishing the Pakistani bowlers, just as his father did in his illustrious career.
The 19-year-old Sehwag remained the aggressor during the opening stand with skipper Lakshya Raichandani, with the duo sharing 95 runs while batting together for 106 balls (17.4 overs).
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Unfortunately, left-arm spinner Niqab Shafiq saw Sehwag fail to execute a lofted shot over the bowler, but he ended up holing it down to the man at long-off.
The Delhi-born ended his campaign with the bat, racking up 361 runs in five innings at an average of 90.25, with a best score of 160 in the U-19 Asia Cup 2026.
India U19 putting a fight against Pakistan's daunting 337/9
Earlier in the day, Pakistan U19 posted a daunting total of 337/9 at Al Amerat, their second-highest against India U19. The Boys in Green could have easily cruised past the record they registered in the previous final of the U19 Asia Cup, thanks to a special knock by Sameer Minhas.
Fortunately for India, Kavya Paresh Patel and Chigurupati Venkata shared seven wickets, helping the team pull back.
Nevertheless, skipper Lakshya Raichandani is still standing firm in the tall chase, with the Boys in Blue sitting at 146/2 after 27 overs. At the time of writing, India U19 need 192 runs in 139 balls to win the final.
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