Who is Sameer Minhas? Played a stormy inning of 172 runs against India in the U19 Asia Cup final.

IND vs PAK: In the high-voltage final match of the Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 being played in Dubai, one name has become popular across the world – Sameer Minhas. This young opening batsman of Pakistan not only played a brilliant century by hitting sixes of the Indian bowlers, but also made many big records in his name. With the help of his innings, Pakistan gave India a mountain-like target of 348 runs and won by a huge margin of 191 runs.

Who is Sameer Minhas?

Sameer Minhas is a rising right-handed batsman from Pakistan. He was born on 2 December 2006 in Multan, Pakistan. He comes from a family with a cricketing background. Sameer’s elder brother Arafat Minhas is also a well-known cricketer, who has played 4 T20 International matches for the senior Pakistan team.

Wreaked havoc against India in the final

When Pakistan team faced India in the final of Asia Cup, Sameer Minhas adopted an aggressive stance from the beginning. Sameer scored 172 runs in just 113 balls. His innings included 17 fours and 9 skyscraper sixes. He completed his century in just 71 balls, which was the second fastest century of this tournament.

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Made many world records

This innings of Sameer Minhas was not just an ordinary century, Sameer has now become the player to score the highest individual score (172) in the history of Under-19 Asia Cup final. He broke the record of Sami Aslam (134 runs, 2012). In 5 matches of this Asia Cup, Sameer scored a total of 471 runs at an average of 157.00. He has also become the batsman who scored the most runs in a single season.