India vs Pakistan U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Still no handshakes despite ICC’s push after IND colts trounce PAK

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan's batters just struggling to get anything away at all. Pressure mounting as the required rate increases.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Wow, India have made a mess of Pakistan's top order in the last half an hour! The first ball of spin, and Chouhan lands it perfectly immdiately. Usman Khan plays for the straight one, and is undone by the turn Kanishk finds. Outside edge, and it's a sensational low catch at slip by captain Ayush Mhatre.

India dominating now!

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: What a player this young man looks to be! The threat he is posing is immense. Another sharp short ball, and Ahmed Hussain, another centurion in the first match, can't get out of the way! Left in all sorts of awkward positions as it flicks his glove and goes through for the catch.

It's 30/3, Devendran is 3/5, this is special.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: What an excellent spell from Devendran so far! Pakistan too timid and this is leaving them in trouble as they lose another. Devendran has a tall and ramrod straight action, so when he pushes it across the lefty, it's a tough one to deal with. Edged behind, and the umpire has to think about it but gives it! 24/2 now.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: GOT HIM! The important wicket of Sameer Minhas! Devendran has been very impressive so far this tournament, and just like against UAE, strikes with the first ball of his spell. Sharp, fast, into Minhas' body, and there's no control on the hook. Goes straight to deep fine leg, and India have their first wicket!

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: India doing well to keep things quiet and test the batters but the wicket opportunities have dried up just a touch. Should remain patient, but not complacent.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Strange moment early on and the big fish Sameer Minhas earns a reprieve! Cuts it hard to point, where it's excellent fielding by Kanishk Chouhan, who starts celebrating the catch! But the two on-field umpires discuss and decide it's not out, and that it reached him on the bounce. Not too much protest, but that catch looks pretty clean on replay, to be honest!

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: India doing well here to keep it tight early on and also stay in the ear of the batters. Keeping their energy up and ensuring this isn't an easy start to the innings for Pakistan.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Welcome back. Chase beginning with Kishan Singh taking the new ball and Usman and Sameer Minhas the openers. Minhas in good form, having scored 177 vs Malaysia.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Deepesh Devendran decides to go for it, but he can't quite get enough to clear the straight boundary. More high than long, and taken at long-on.

So that's that, a target 241 in 49 overs, and you have to think this is slightly under-par.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: He's arguably been the best bowler all day, but didn't have the wicket to reflect it. Here's the one for him, again a nice length, nipping away, a perfect fast bowler's dismissal.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Just mishits that one a little bit and it flies straight down the throat of long on! He had shown immense power but not enough on that one, but it has been an excellent hand of 46 from him. India not in a bad position, but needed a few more from him here.

238/8 now, just under 5 to play.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Great hit! Any runs Henil can provide will be useful in support of Kanishk Chouhan.

229/7 with 6 overs to play.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Another partnership which gives glimpses but doesn't last! Khilan just needed to give CHouhan some support, but that's a loose shot outside off which ricochets back onto hsi stumps.

7 down now, and still over 10 overs to play. Some tenacity required in the next few overs.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Watchful to this point from Kanishk Chouhan, but this is the attacking cricket he wants to play, picks up 2 boundaries from this Seyam over.

India nearly at 200. 199/6 after 37 overs.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Great catch by the Pakistan captain! It was an awkward shot by George trying to clear mid-off, but he can't get the power behind it with the ball near his shoulders. Yousaf has to hustle across and make ground which he does well to take a very nice catch.

Suddenly 174/6, George gone on 85. That's a huge problem for India, Pakistan in control now.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Good bowling from the seamer, just a bit of nibble and catches the outside edge! Easily taken by the keeper, and the 60-run partnership is broken.

A lot of pressure onto Aaron George to guide this innings in from here as IND are into the all-rounders.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: 20 overs to play and India's partnership here ensuring they're going well now. No lapses conconcentration from here in, and India could look at 300 – but they need to be careful.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Both players doing much better to respond to Pakistan's pressure by putting it right back on them with some thoughtful but positive cricket against the spinners. Calculated and well-executed risks.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Great hit! On his legs, a half volley, and he is able to free his hands and find the elevation. Tall, long, handsome, out of the ground. Some extra intent from India's batters here.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Great hit! It had been 9 overs since the last time a boundary was hit, and George decides to free his arms a bit. It's a safe shot with mid-off up, he goes for the aerial drive and clears that boundary to boot.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: WHAT A GRAB! Sensational stuff from Ahmed Hussain at backward point. Cut hard by Trivedi but uppish, and the fielder inside the ring needs to react so quickly and fly to his right. Sticks out his hands, goes acrobatic, and holds on.

4 down now. Pressure is on.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Rate's fallen gradually here, with the wickets meaning things have had to calm down. Sensible batting needed from this pair, who will want to stay together for at least 12 or 13 overs before looking to attack. Holding pattern cricket here for a bit.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: There's another wicket, and another start to a partnership India can't capitalise on! Full and outside off by the left arm off-spinner to the left-handed Malhotra, who tries to clip it through the offside but sees it dip on him. Good bowling by Naqib Shafiq, and great fielding too, reacting quickly to his right and taking a nice catch low to his right.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Great little spell from Ali Raza here. Hits Aaron George on the helmet here, gets another very quick bouncer in, and George is looking tentative so there goes the yorker. Luckily sliding down leg, but India being tested heavily here.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Malhotra has been hitting it well early in his innings but straight to the fielders. This time, finds the gap at extra cover. Timing and placement, simple as that, for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: BIG WICKET! Second for Seyam, and again slightly against the run of play. India's batters were looking comfortable, but Mhatre tries to go after this bouncer and doesn't get on top of it. A big top edge goes straight up, the keeper covers ground to get there and snap it up. Big shift in momentum!

78/2 at the end of the powerplay.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Good cricket from Aaron George here, making sure to get the most out of the powerplay and build on this fast start. Gets one in his half and just drives it easily over the top. Good shot there.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan's seamers finding the right length now. Not too full, not too short, but making the batters play at it.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Shot! He continues to find the runs, knows he has to be the aggressor in Suryavanshi's absence too. On his hips, he confidently plays it with the pace over fine leg for a big six.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: No Suryavanshi fireworks today – and Pakistan are ecstatic! They know the weight of this wicket. Seyam hits a good length, bounces just a bit, and Suryavanshi too early into it. High on his bat and floats right back to the bowler, for whom it's a simple catch.

29/1, India rocked early.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Boundaries coming easy for India at the moment! Too much room for Suryavanshi, who spears it through point. Next ball, though, dug in, and Suryavanshi can't get good contact. Thankfully, that works in his favour as the fine leg fielder can't quite get there.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: On a pitch where movement and pace is on offer, this is too short from the left-arm seamer Seyam! First width which Mhatre can carve away for four, then short and down leg that Mhatre swivels fine – very short boundary that way, so it flies all the way for six!

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Early appeal as Suryavanshi flashes at one and there's a sound, but the umpire thinks it's bat into the ground. The Pakistan fielders appealing loudly, but it's the right call from the umpire.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, U-19 Asia Cup 2025: Big match and we get going! It's a 49-over contest, so nothing too different expected tactically. Mhatre needs runs after a quiet outing in the opener – can he get them?

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 IND vs PAK: Farhan Yousaf wins the toss in Dubai and no surprise as they choose to bowl first. Want to restrict India to a small score. One change for them, none for Ayush Mhatre's team.

Suryavanshi-Mhatre show up first!

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 IND vs PAK: Good news from the middle, the covers are off and the teams are warming up. Toss around the corner, and you have to imagine bowling first will be the call.

The impetus to push India over 400 – and well over 400 at that – was provided by the lower order hitting of Kanishk Chouhan and the ability to use the entire field to create angles and find boundaries by wicketkeeper Abhigyan Kundu. Against some relatively decent late overs bowling, a lot of ability shown by the lower order to find those quick runs.

Reflecting on the previous match a little more, a lot of confidence will be in the middle order after a pair of fine innings from Aaron George and vice-captain Vihaan Malhotra. George played the perfect second fiddle to Suryavanshi, before Malhotra restructured things after a couple of quick wickets and pressed the acceleration at just the right time to push the score forward.

News is that the toss has been pushed back due to some rain in Dubai. Hopefully not too long a spell, and no overs lost – let's wait and find out.