India U19 vs Pakistan U19: India-Pakistan match means extra excitement. And in this match of Under-19 Asia Cup (Asia Cup U19 2026) the focus was on two young cricketers. One is Virender Sehwag's son Aaryavir Sehwag, the other is Rahul Dravid's son Anvay Dravid. But both could not fulfill the expectations against Pakistan. Despite the opportunity to play a big innings, they opened wickets by playing irresponsible shots. Aryveer scored 22 runs, on the other hand only 10 runs came from Anboy's bat. Niqab Shafiq brought both of them back to the dressing room.
All eyes were on Junior Sehwag-Dravid
Apart from the performance of the Indian team in this match, Aryveer and Anboy were the special attraction. Being the children of two legendary cricketers, the expectations of the fans around their batting were also high. But they could not match themselves against the controlled bowling of Pakistani bowlers. Two young batsmen came up with wickets by playing wrong shots under pressure.
Aryveer made a mistake after settling down at the crease
Aryabir Sehwag scored 22 runs in 40 balls. His innings had a four and a six. In the beginning, he had some problems in running, but gradually he settled down at the crease. It seemed that he would move towards a big innings. But at that time Aryveer brought danger while playing sweep shot.
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Sehwag-Putra returned with a catch at Niqab's ball
Aryveer's sweep shot goes straight to the deep midwicket region. Mohammed Saiyam stood there and took the catch easily. As a result, Sehwag-Putra's innings ended on 22 runs. After spending time at the crease, the Indian camp has to be disappointed to lose wickets by playing such shots.
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Anboy returned with 10 runs off 16 balls
After Aryveer's departure, Anboy Dravid came to bat. A big innings was also expected from him. But Rahul Dravid-putra could not fulfill that expectation. He scored 10 runs in 16 balls with the help of a boundary. Anboy returned with a catch in the hands of Farhan Yusuf while playing a bad shot off Niqab Shafiq.
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India lost the fifth wicket for 86 runs
With the out of Anway, the Indian team was under more pressure. Team India lost the fifth wicket after 86 runs. Skipper Lakshya Rajesh Raychandani was dismissed without scoring a run. VK Vineet scored 8 runs and Yashvardhan Chauhan returned to the dressing room with only 1 run. As a result, the Indian innings suffered a big blow due to the failure of the first-line batters.
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India on the back foot under the influence of Pakistani bowlers
Ali Raza, Niqab Shafiq and Rizwanullah performed brilliantly for Pakistan with the ball. All three took three wickets each. Back-to-back dismissals of Aryveer and Anboy, especially by Niqab Shafiq, added to India's woes. All in all, the Indian batting line-up practically went on the backfoot with the controlled attack by the Pakistani bowlers.
India all out for 208 runs
Incidentally, India were bowled out for 208 against Pakistan in the Group A match of the Men's U-19 Asia Cup 2026 in Muscat, Oman on Sunday. Arjun Rajput caught the eye for India. He played a fast innings of 107 runs off 85 balls. Apart from this, Aryveer Sehwag scored 22 runs and Kavya Patel scored 23 runs. For Pakistan, Ali Raza, Rizwanullah and Naqab Shafiq took three wickets each. Pakistan target 209 runs to win the match.
Pakistan wins
Hamza Zahoor's hand to win Pakistan! He also completed a hundred! A memorable innings from the young wicketkeeper batsman. When Pakistan's score was 61/5, Zahoor came out to bat. From there, he made an incredible comeback and brought the team to the port of victory. Zahoor remained unbeaten on 100 runs off 108 balls. He confirmed Pakistan's victory by hitting a boundary.