U19 Men’s Asia Cup 2025: Suryavanshi’s blistering 171 helps India beat UAE by 234 runs

India Under-19s made history in the U19 Asia Cup, posting a record 433/6 and defeating UAE Under-19s by 234 runs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi led the charge with a stunning 171 off 95 balls

Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 171 off 95 balls for India U19 against UAE U19. Image | BCCI on X

India Under-19s scripted history in the U19 Asia Cup, smashing a tournament-record 433/6 before dismantling UAE Under-19s for 199/7 to secure a massive 234-run victory in the Group A opener at ICC Academy in Dubai on Friday.

Suryavanshi’s 171 powered India to 433

Vaibhav Suryavanshi's blistering 171 off 95 balls laced with 9 fours and 14 sixes, powered India's onslaught after captain Ayush Mhatre's early departure for 4.

The 14-year-old opener anchored a 212-run second-wicket stand with Aaron George (69 off 73), before Vihaan Malhotra (69 off 55) and Vedant Trivedi (38 off 34) accelerated.

Late cameos from Abhigyan Kundu (32* off 17) and Kanishk Chouhan (28 off 12) sealed the highest total in U19 Asia Cup annals at a run rate of 8.66.

UAE captain Yayin Kiran Rai, opting to field, watched his bowlers toil. Yug Sharma (10-1-75-2) and Uddish Suri (10-0-77-2) snared wickets, but leaked boundaries relentlessly. Fall of wickets came at 8 (Mhatre), 220 (George), 265 (Suryavanshi), 353 (Trivedi), 366 (Malhotra), and 410 (Chouhan).

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UAE’s chase collapsed in disarray

Chasing 434, UAE U19 imploded to 53/6 by the 14th over, their Powerplay yielding just 48/4. Openers Rai (17) and Shalom D’Souza (4) fell cheaply, Ayaan Misbah ran out for 3, and middle-order ducks from Ahmed Khudadad and Noorullah Ayobi deepened the hole.

Prithvi Madhu's resolute 50 off 87 (4x4, 2x6) and Suri's gritty 78 off 106 (5x4, 1x6) forged a 90-run seventh-wicket alliance, but Saleh Amin's 20* couldn't bridge the gulf. UAE crawled to 199/7 at 3.98 runs per over, milestones at 100 (26th) and 150 (42nd).

India's attack was clinical as Deepesh Devendran (7-3-21-2) choked with maidens, Khilan Patel (10-2-35-1) and Henil Patel (6-0-31-1) were economical, Vihaan Malhotra (5-0-20-1) claimed Madhu. Kishan Singh (6-0-30-1) struck early for the young team as well.

India U19 will next face Pakistan U19 on Sunday from 10.30 am IST in Dubai.

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