Pakistan Crush India to Win 5th U-19 Asia Cup as Minhas, Raza Shine

Redemption in Dubai: Sameer Minhas and Ali Raza Power Pakistan to U-19 Glory

Cricket ke maidan mein jab baat Pakistan aur India ki ho, to har ball ek nayi kahani likhti hai. Lekin Sunday ko Dubai ke ICC Academy Ground par jo kuch hua, wo mahaz ek match nahi tha—wo ek mukammal tasallut (dominance) ka muzahira tha. Pakistan ki U-19 team ne wo kar dikhaya jo shayad hi kisi ne socha tha: unhone maujooda champions ko har shobay mein pichhar kar rakh diya. Ye dekhna hairat-angez tha ke kaise Pakistan crush India by a massive 191 runs to lift the prestigious Asia Cup trophy.

Ye jeet is liye bhi khaas hai kyunke isi tournament ke group stage mein India ne Pakistan ko buri tarah haraya tha. Magar kehte hain na ke bade players bade match ke liye bacha kar rakhte hain. Is baar “Boys in Green” ne rasta badla, mijaaz badla, aur kismat badal di.

Sameer Minhas: The 172-Run Storm

India ke captain Ayush Mhatre ne toss jeeta aur pehle bowling ka faisla kiya—ek aisa faisla jo shayad unhe muddaton tak yaad rahega. Pakistan ke opener Sameer Minhas jab crease par aaye, to unke zehan mein kuch aur hi tha. Unhone pehli hi ball se batting ko “carnage” mein badal diya. Sameer ne sirf runs nahi banaye, balkay Indian bowlers ke hausle past kar diye.

Sameer ne mahaz 113 balls par 172 runs ki aisi innings kheli jo U-19 Asia Cup final ki tareekh ka sabse bada score ban gayi. Unki innings mein 17 chauke aur 9 lambe chhakke shamil thay. Jab Sameer batting kar rahe thay, to lag raha tha ke aaj waqai Pakistan crush India with the willow. Unka sath Usman Khan (35) aur Ahmed Hussain (56) ne bakhoobi nibhaya, jiski badolat Pakistan ne board par 347/8 ka pahar jaisa total khara kar diya.

Ali Raza’s Vengeance with the Ball

348 runs ka peecha karte hue India ko ek dhamakedar aghaz ki zaroorat thi, aur 13 saal ke Vaibhav Suryavanshi ne wahi kiya. Pehle hi over mein Ali Raza ko 21 runs pare. Ek pal ke liye laga ke shayad India ye match phansa lega. Magar Ali Raza ne jo comeback kiya, wo kisi thriller movie se kam nahi tha. Pakistan Crush India to Win 5th U-19 Asia Cup as Minhas, Raza Shine

Raza ne jald hi apni line aur length pakri aur India ke top order ko tehas-nehas kar diya. Captain Mhatre, Aaron George, aur phir khatarnak Suryavanshi—sab ke sab Raza ki raftar aur swing ka shikar bane. Ye wahi lamha tha jab stadium mein maujood fans ne mehsoos kiya ke aaj phir Pakistan crush India in a big final. Raza ne 42 runs de kar 4 wickets haasil kien, jo ke Indian batting ki reedh ki haddi todne ke liye kaafi thin.

Key Match Highlights

Why India’s Strategy Backfired?

Cricket experts ka manna hai ke India ne Pakistan ko under-estimate kiya. Group stage ki jeet ne shayad unhe thora over-confident kar diya tha. Pakistan ki batting ke waqt India ke spinners ko wo madad nahi mili jiski wo umeed kar rahe thay. Sameer Minhas ne spin aur pace dono ko itni be-remi se khela ke bowlers ke paas koi Plan B nahi bacha. Pakistan Crush India to Win 5th U-19 Asia Cup as Minhas, Raza Shine

Doosri taraf, Pakistan ki bowling mein discipline nazar aaya. Jab Suryavanshi ne pehle over mein 21 runs banaye, to bowlers ghabraye nahi. Unhone basics par tawajjo di. Isi disciplined bowling ka nateeja tha ke humne dekha kaise Pakistan crush India despite a shaky start in the second innings. Mohammad Sayyam aur Huzaifa Ahsan ne middle overs mein aisi kanjoosi se bowling ki ke India ki team mahaz 156 runs par dher ho gayi.

The Sarfaraz Ahmed Factor

Is jeet ke peeche ek bada haath Pakistan ke legend Sarfaraz Ahmed ka bhi hai. Unki mentorship ne in jawano ko sikhaya ke pressure mein kaise khelte hain. Sarfaraz khud 2006 mein India ke khilaf U-19 World Cup jeet chuke hain, aur unka wo tajurba yahan saaf nazar aaya. Unhone team ko bataya ke jab aap baray level par khelte hain, to aapko dushman ki aankhon mein aankhen daal kar larna hota hai.

Jab match khatam hua aur scorecard par dikha ke Pakistan crush India by 191 runs, to Sarfaraz ki khushi dekhne layak thi. Ye jeet Pakistan ke domestic cricket structure aur PCB ki koshishon ka munh bolta sabot hai.

A Night to Remember for Pakistan Cricket

Final ka manzar bada dilchasp tha. Sameer Minhas ko unke saathiyon ne kandhon par utha rakha tha. India ki team, jo poore tournament mein unbeaten rahi thi, wo aaj bilkul be-bas nazar aa rahi thi. Is tarah ki jeet sadiyon mein ek baar aati hai jab aap apne sabse bade raqeeb (rival) ko itne bade margin se harate hain.

Hum keh sakte hain ke ye match sirf ek trophy ka nahi tha, balkay ye zahir karne ka tha ke Pakistan ka junior talent kitna zarkhez hai. Aaj ke din har headlines mein yahi tha ke Pakistan crush India with absolute authority. Sameer Minhas ki innings ne unhe raato-raat star bana diya hai, aur Ali Raza ne sabit kiya ke unka future roshan hai.

Conclusion: The Road Ahead

Is tareekhi jeet ke baad ab Pakistan ki nazrein Zimbabwe mein hone wali tri-series aur phir 2026 U-19 World Cup par hain. Agar ye boys isi tarah khelte rahe, to wo din door nahi jab yehi players senior team mein ja kar dunya bhar mein Pakistan ka naam roshan karenge.

Aakhri bar jab humne dekha ke Pakistan crush India itne bare margin se, to wo 2017 ki Champions Trophy thi. Aaj U-19 ke in jawano ne wo yaad taaza kar di. Kya aapko lagta hai ke Sameer Minhas ko jald hi Pakistan ki senior team mein jagah milni chahiye?