India celebrated wildly as they defeated Pakistan in the U19 Asia Cup final by one wicket. And why wouldn't they? The team was down and out when they lost
the eighth wicket for 252 in a chase of 338, and the game looked done and dusted; however, Manal Chauhan and Mohit Ulva turned the game with a brilliant 58-run partnership. But the game was far from over as Manal fell for 47 and India still needed 29 runs to win. Mohit, at the other end, was calm and kept on scoring boundaries. The equation came down to eight in the last over, and the excitement peaked when India needed three to win on the last ball. Mohit, however, smashed a boundary to lead India to a win. Earlier, fifties from Aaryavir Sehwag and Lakshya Raichandani had given India a great start; however, wickets in the middle overs pegged India back.
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Pakistan, meanwhile, will be heartbroken after the defeat. They had the game under control and would be thinking about going back home as champions; however, cricket once again proved that it's never over before its over. It seemed that Pakistan fell short of ideas and panicked after Manal, Mohit onslaught. They were several overs short and had to keep one extra fielder inside for the last five overs.
They were also forced to bowl a spinner in the final over. With just eight to defend, that must have been a tough call.
The Indian skipper was delighted after the win. He said that the team had a belief they can pull off the chase even when they had the backs against the wall.
"It was a roller coaster (of emotions). We always had the belief as the wicket was pretty good. We are playing with almost 11 batters, I wasn't surprised, as I had the belief in them. Thank you for the support and keep supporting us," said the Raichandani.
