India and Pakistan clash in U19 Asia CupImage Credit source: Asian Cricket Council
Even though relations between India and Pakistan are not going well at the moment, the competition between the two countries continues on the cricket field. Within the last 6 months, apart from the senior men’s and women’s teams, India and Pakistan have also clashed in the Emerging Asia Cup and now it is the turn of the junior teams, who are going to face each other in the Under-19 Asia Cup 2025. This match will be held between India and Pakistan on Sunday 14th December, where once again Vaibhav Suryavanshi will be the biggest hope of Team India.
being played in UAE Under-19 Asia Cup In its very first match, the Indian team defeated host UAE by 234 runs. The star of that victory of the Indian team was 14-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who scored a stormy century in 56 balls and played an innings of 171 runs in 95 balls. At the same time, Pakistan also made a good start to its campaign by defeating Malaysia by 297 runs. For that too, opener Sameer Minhas had scored 177 runs.
Team India has been waiting for victory for 5 years
After such an explosive start to the tournament and stellar innings by their respective openers, India and Pakistan will enter this match with the intention of giving a tough fight. This match will be more important for Team India because it is waiting for victory against Pakistan. The Indian Under-19 team has not won any match against Pakistan for the last 5 years. Its last win came in 2020. Pakistan has won 3 consecutive matches played since then.
The last match between the two teams was played in the Under-19 Asia Cup in November 2024. In this match, the Indian team had to face defeat by 43 runs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi and current captain Ayush Mhatre were also part of this match. Vaibhav could score only 1 run, while Ayush had scored 20 runs. Overall, 27 matches have been played between the two teams in about 37 years, out of which India has won 15 and Pakistan has won 11.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi will take revenge from Pakistan?
For the victory of Team India, good performance will be required from every player, including captain Mhatre. He was out early in the first match. But the maximum focus will be on Vaibhav Suryavanshi only. This young left-handed opener has achieved great success in his short career. In such a situation, the success of Team India will depend on their performance.
Vaibhav has played only 1 match against Pakistan at Under-19 level, in which he did not play. In such a situation, he would definitely want to fulfill his old revenge. However, just a few weeks ago, he played an inning of 45 runs against Pakistan in the Asia Cup Rising Stars, but Team India lost that match. In such a situation, this time Vaibhav will enter with the intention of making the team win.