Overview
- Pakistan posted 347 for 8 in Dubai as Sameer Minhas smashed 172 off 113 and India were dismissed for 156 in 26.2 overs, with Ali Raza taking 4 for 42; Minhas won Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament.
- ACC chairman and PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi presented the winners’ medals to Pakistan, while Indian players skipped the stage he occupied and collected runners-up medals from another ACC official.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hosted the champions in Islamabad and announced Rs10 million for each player, with Rs2.5 million for support staff reported at the reception.
- Some outlets reported that Naqvi separately pledged Rs5 million per player, a reward not issued as an official PCB announcement.
- The squad returned to a hero’s welcome as team mentor Sarfaraz Ahmed criticized India’s conduct as “unethical,” and preparations begin for a Zimbabwe tri-series ahead of the U19 World Cup.