MUSCAT, Nov 14: India beat Pakistan by one wicket off the final ball in the Under-19 Asia Cup final at Al Amerat in Oman on Saturday to win the tournament for a record ninth time.
Chasing 338, India scored 339 for nine in 50 overs. Captain Lakshman Raichandani made 80 off 101 balls, while Aryaveer Sehwag scored 58 off 61 balls.
India were in trouble at 252 for eight, but Manal Chauhan and Mohit Ulvai added 57 runs for the ninth wicket to revive the chase. Chauhan scored 47 off 32 balls, while Ulvai remained unbeaten on 49 off 26 balls and hit the winning run off the final delivery.
Pakistan made 337 for nine in 50 overs after opting to bat. Usman Khan scored 107, Abdul Qadir made 80 and captain Farhan Yusuf contributed 63.
For India, Kavya Patel took four wickets and Chigurupati Venkat claimed three.
Sehwag finished as the tournament's highest run-scorer with 361 runs in five innings and was named player of the tournament.
