Sameer Minhas, the young batsman of Pakistan Under-19 cricket team, has become a topic of discussion in the cricket world these days. His historic innings played against India in the final of Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 made him a star overnight. In this match, Sameer scored 172 runs in 113 balls and played an important role in giving Pakistan a big win by 191 runs.

Sameer’s batting in the final was completely one-sided. His innings included 17 fours and 9 sixes. He took Pakistan to a big total of 347 runs. In reply, the Indian team was reduced to 156 runs. Sameer’s bat performed well throughout the tournament and he scored a total of 484 runs. His consistency and aggressive style made him the biggest star of the tournament.

Sameer’s family is connected to cricket

Sameer Minhas is a resident of Multan city of Pakistan. He is an opening batsman and also bowls leg-break bowling when needed. He started playing cricket at the age of just nine. After this, he has played for Pakistan at Under-13 and Under-16 level. Sameer’s family has also been associated with cricket. His elder brother Arafat Minhas has represented Pakistan in T20 as a spin bowler. At the same time, his father Kashif Minhas has also played Under-19 cricket during his time.

Why was there a debate on religion?

After his brilliant performance in the Asia Cup, Sameer Minhas’s name was in the news not only for cricket reasons but also because of his surname. Many people raised questions about his religion. Actually, ‘Minhas’ are a community which is found in both India and Pakistan. In India, people with this name are associated with Hindu and Sikhism, whereas Minhas families living in Pakistan are Muslims. Sameer Minhas belongs to a Muslim family of Pakistan and follows the religion of Islam.

Hope for the future with records

Sameer Minhas holds the record of playing the highest individual innings in the final of Under-19 Asia Cup. Apart from this, he also became the highest run scorer in the same Under-19 Asia Cup. He scored 471 runs in 5 matches at an average of 157, which is a big achievement.

On the basis of his brilliant performance, Sameer Minhas is being considered as the future of Pakistan cricket. If his form continues, he may soon be seen in the senior team as well.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a special cash prize of Rs 10 million (PKR) for the members of the U19 Asia Cup champion team. Pakistan had registered a spectacular victory against Team India captained by Ayush Mhatre in the final played on Sunday.

The cash prize money was announced by the Prime Minister of Pakistan at a reception held for the team and officials in Islamabad. He also praised the performance of the team. Team mentor and manager Sarfaraz Ahmed told the media after the reception that the Prime Minister has announced a cash reward of Rs 10 million (about US$36,000) for each player.

Every player got Rs 1 crore each

Pakistani Prime Minister announced a prize money of Rs 1 crore (Pakistani Rupee) for each player, in Indian currency, each player has received around Rs 32 lakh.

Sarfaraz said that he is enjoying working with a group of talented players who have a great future in the game. Head coach Shahid Anwar attributed the victory to the long process of selecting the team and giving each player a lot of experience in 50-over cricket.

Anwar said, “This process started in June, when we selected about 70 players after the trials and then reduced it to 20. Most of these players were then given the opportunity to play 50-over cricket at the domestic level.”

Pakistan won the final by 191 runs

In the final, Ayush Mhatre won the toss and decided to bowl first. Pakistan’s opening batsman Sameer Minhas played a historic inning of 172 runs. In this inning played in 113 balls, Manhas hit 9 sixes and 17 fours. Pakistan had set a target of 348 runs for India to win. The entire Indian team was bundled out for 156 runs. Top order batsmen in the form of Vaibhav Suryavanshi (26), Ayush Mhatre (2), Aaron George (16), Vihaan Malhotra (7) were complete flops.

Pakistani batsman Sameer Minhas was chosen the best player of the final and tournament. This was the second time that he played an inning of more than 170 runs in this edition.

The organization of ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 has started from Friday. India Under-19 team scored a huge score of 433 runs in the first match, in which Vaibhav Suryavanshi played an amazing inning of 171 runs. Now India’s next match is with Pakistan, both are included in the same group. Know when and what time this match will start. Match live broadcast and live streaming details.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi played an explosive inning of 171 runs in 95 balls against Malaysia. In this innings Vaibhav hit 14 sixes and 9 fours. That means he scored 120 runs only through boundaries. Aaron Varghese (69) and Vihaan Malhotra (69) scored half-centuries.

When will the IND U19 vs PAK U19 match be played?

The Asia Cup match between Indian Under-19 and Pakistan Under-19 team will be played on Sunday, 14 December.

Venue of India Under-19 vs Pakistan Under-19 match

ICC Academy Ground, Dubai.

What time will India vs Pakistan match start?

The match will start at 9 am local time. The match will start at 10:30 am according to Indian time.

On which channel to watch India Under-19 vs Pakistan Under-19 match live?

India vs Pakistan match in Under-19 Asia Cup will be telecast live on Sony Sports Network channel.

On which app to watch India Under-19 vs Pakistan Under-19 match live?

Live streaming of India vs Pakistan match in Under-19 Asia Cup will be on Sony Liv app and website.

Indian Under-19 Squad

Ayush Mhatre (captain), Vihaan Malhotra (vice-captain), Kanishk Chauhan, D. Deepesh, Aaron George, Yuvraj Gohil, Abhigyan Kundu (wicketkeeper), Udhav Mohan, Henil Patel, Khilan A. Patel, Naman Pushpak, Harvansh Singh (wicket keeper), Kishan Kumar Singh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi.

Pakistan Under-19 Squad

Farhan Yousuf (captain), Usman Khan (vice-captain), Huzaifa Ahsan, Ali Hasan Baloch, Ahmed Hussain, Mohammad Huzaifa, Daniyal Ali Khan, Sameer Minhas, Momin Qamar, Ali Raza, Mohammad Syam, Niqab Shafiq, Mohammad Shayan (wicketkeeper), Abdul Subhan, Hamza Zahoor (wicketkeeper).

ACC U-19 Asia Cup Team

• Group A- India, Malaysia, Pakistan, UAE.
• Group B- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka.