Memorable century by Sameer Minhas. (Photo-X/ACC)
Sameer Minhas Hundred vs India: India and Pakistan faced each other in the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai. In this match, Indian captain Ayush Mahtre won the toss and chose to bowl first, but Pakistan’s young opener Sameer Minhas thrashed the Indian bowlers. Batting first, Pakistan lost its opening wicket for just 31 runs. But after this, Sameer Minhas not only took charge of the team but also hit fours and sixes.
Sameer Minhas’ memorable century
Sameer Minhas scored runs at a very fast pace in this match. He achieved the feat of scoring a half-century in just 29 balls. He did not stop even after this and within no time he completed his century in 71 balls. His explosive innings put Pakistan in a strong position. Sameer Minhas hit 12 fours and 4 sixes to reach his century. This is also the second fastest century of the Under-19 Asia Cup 2025. Earlier, Vaibhav Suryavanshi had achieved the feat of scoring a century in 59 balls.
With this inning, Sameer Minhas made the record of playing the biggest innings in the history of Under-19 Asia Cup final. Till now this record was in the name of Pakistani batsman Sami Aslam. He scored 134 runs in the final against India in 2012. But Sameer Minhas made this record in his name as soon as he touched the figure of 135 runs.
More than 400 runs in 5 matches
Sameer Minhas has been in excellent form throughout this tournament. He is the only batsman to score more than 400 runs. He has scored 2 centuries and 1 half-century in 5 innings. He started the tournament with an explosive inning of 177 not out against Malaysia. Then in the semi-finals, he scored an unbeaten 69 runs against Bangladesh and led the team to victory. Even in the final, his bat was unstoppable and he troubled the Indian bowlers a lot with cover drives and pull shots.