Scenes of jubilation erupted at the ICC Academy in Dubai as Pakistan thumped India in the Men’s U19 Asia Cup final on Sunday.

The Green Shirts sealed a commanding 191-run victory in the final after bowling out their arch-rivals for 156 runs.

As Ali Raza dismissed Deepesh Devendran, India’s last batter to fall, jubilant Pakistani players and support staff stormed the field, waving national flags.

Among the support staff was former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, who serves as the national U19 team’s mentor.

Pakistan lifted the Men’s U19 Asia Cup title courtesy of their brilliant batting, followed by a stellar bowling performance.

The game saw Pakistan set a daunting 348-run target for India, who could score 156 runs before getting bowled out in 26.2 overs.

Raza was the standout bowler for Pakistan, taking four wickets for 42 runs in his 6.2 overs, while Abdul Subhan, Mohammad Sayyam, and Huzaifa Ahsan chipped in with two each.

Batting first, Sameer Minhas’s monumental 172-run knock helped Pakistan post 347/8 in their 50 overs.

The Green Shirts got off to a decent start to their innings as their opening pair of Minhas and Hamza Zahoor (18) put together 31 runs before the latter fell victim to Henil Patel in the fourth over.

Following the early setback, Usman Khan joined Minhas in the middle, and the duo led Pakistan into a commanding position by knitting a brisk 92-run partnership for the second wicket off just 79 deliveries.

The platform-setting stand culminated in the 17th over when Khilan Patel got Usman Khan caught at long-on. The left-handed batter made a vital contribution with a 45-ball 35, featuring three fours and a six.

Minhas was then involved in another crucial partnership for Pakistan, a blistering 137-run stand for the third wicket with Ahmed Hussain, who made 56 off 73 deliveries, laced with three fours and a six.

The right-handed opener then shared a 42-run partnership with captain Farhan Yousaf until eventually being dismissed by Deepesh Devendran on the penultimate delivery of the 43rd over.

He remained the top-scorer for Pakistan with 172 off 113 deliveries, studded with 17 fours and nine sixes.

His dismissal sparked a collapse which saw Pakistan lose four more wickets, including that of captain Yousaf (19) in quick succession, and consequently brought the total down to 327-8 in 46.4 overs.

Following the slump, Mohammad Sayyam and Niqab Shafiq added valuable runs at the backend, playing unbeaten cameos of 13 and 12, respectively.

For India, Deepesh Devendran led the way with three wickets but was expensive as he conceded 83 runs in his 10 overs, followed by Henil Patel and Khilan Patel with two each, while Kanishk Chouhan could bag one.

Pakistan have clinched the Under-19s Asia Cup title after the Green Shirts crush arch-rivals India by massive 191-run victory at the ICCA Dubai on Sunday.Chasing a 348-run target, India bundled out for 156 inside the 27th over. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was off to a blazing start with the bat, scoring 10-ball 26, before he was removed by Ali Raza. The wicket of Suryavanshi, started a slide and it went downhill thereafter.  No other batters could show any significant resistance with the bat.

Ayush Mhatre (2), Aaron George (16), Vihaan Malhotra (7), Vedant Trivedi (9), Abhigyan Kundu (13), Kanishk Chouhan (9), Khilan Patel (19) and Henil Patel (6) failed to show resistance with the bat.

For Pakistan, Ali Raza picked up four wickets. Mohammad Sayyam, Abdul Subhan, Huzaifa Ahsan took two wickets apiece.

Earlier, Sameer Minhas’ whirlwind 113-ball 172 and Ahmed Hussain’s 72-ball 56 powered Pakistan to 347-8 against.

Minhas clobbered 17 boundaries and nine towering sixes in his blazing 172 with a mammoth strike-rate of 152.21. Hussain was also brilliant with the bat, smashing three boundaries and one six in his 56-run knock.

Skipper Farhan Yousaf (19), Huzaifa Ahsan (0), Mohammad Shayan (7), Abdul Subhan (2) failed to show resistance with the bat.

Niqab Shafiq (12) and Mohammad Sayyam (13) remained unbeaten.

For India U19, Deepesh Devendran (3-83) picked up three wickets, but he was quite expensive with the bowl. Khilan Patel (2-44) and Henil Patel (2-62) scooped up two wickets apiece.

Kanishk Chouhan (1-72) took a scalp.

Ayush Mhatre (0-35) and Kishan Singh (0-50) remained wicketless.

Earlier, the younger brother of Arafat Minhas, Sameer Minhas had steered Pakistan to a formidable position after notching a brilliant quickfire century.

Pakistan made a terrific comeback after losing Hamza Zahoor on 14-ball 18, with Minhas stitched a 92-run partnership along with Sameer Minhas. Usman Khan made his way back to the pavilion after scoring 45-ball 35, lacing with three boundaries and one six.

But Minhas continued to treat the Indian bowlers with great contempt, with great aggression, clobbering boundaries and sixes.

Along with Ahmed Huissain, Minhas has stitched a partnership of over 100 runs to put the Green Shirts on a driving seat in the first half of the match.

India had elected to field first against Pakistan in the final of the Under-19s Asia Cup at the ICCA Dubai on Sunday.

Pakistan: Sameer Minhas, Usman Khan, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousaf (c), Hamza Zahoor (wk), Huzaifa Ahsan, Niqab Shafiq, Mohammad Shayan, Ali Raza, Abdul Subhan, Mohammad Sayyam

India: Ayush Mhatre (c), V Suryavanshi, Aaron George, VM Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, AA Kundu (wk), Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, D Deepesh, KK Singh