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'What a match! What a finish!' Sehwag leads praise for India's U-19 champions

'What a match! What a finish!' Sehwag leads praise for India's U-19 champions

What's behind this

India’s Under‑19 side clinched a record‑extending ninth Asia Cup title at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman, beating defending champions Pakistan by one wicket on the final delivery. Chasing a massive target of 338, India reached 339 for 9 in 50 overs, with late‑order batters Manal Chauhan and Mohit Ulva holding their nerves; Ulva scored 49 and hit the decisive boundary. Video captured the players celebrating aggressively after the win. Former stars Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, Irfan Pathan and VVS Laxman praised the victory, while former cricketer Madan Lal said it shows Indian cricket heading in the right direction.

AI-generated overview from 16 outlets. It summarises their reporting and adds no reporting of its own.

RSS excerpt

Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, Irfan Pathan and VVS Laxman congratulated India's U19 team after its thrilling one-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup final.

2 of the 103 reports on this event credit a wire agency (ANI, PTI or IANS), all from the same agency.

Coverage arrived over 97 hours. First from The Indian Express, latest from India Today.

High Corroboration 22 news outlets reporting

How this event was covered

First reported by The Indian Express at 13:18 UTC on 10 Nov.

Everything here arrived on one day, and nothing since.

Across 2 desks: india, sports.

All 22 newsrooms, and who owns them

Compare all reporting outlets (22)

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  7. The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    India edge Pakistan by one wicket in last-ball thriller to win ninth U-19 Asia Cup

    India clinched a record-extending ninth ACC Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup title on Saturday, edging past Pakistan by one wicket in a thrilling last-ball finish at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman. Chasing a formidable target of 338, India reached 339 for nine in 50 overs, with Mohit Ulva remaining…

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  13. India TV Independent News Service

    Who is Mohit Ulva? 18-year-old pace sensation engineers improbable heist vs Pakistan in U19 Asia Cup final

    18-year-old pace-bowling all-rounder Mohit Ulva has etched his name in Indian cricketing folklore . Walking in at number ten with India reeling at 252 for eight in pursuit of Pakistan’s daunting 338 in the 2026 U19 Asia Cup Final, the right-arm medium pacer from Saurashtra engineered an improbable…

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  17. Mathrubhumi English Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co. Current article

    'What a match! What a finish!' Sehwag leads praise for India's U-19 champions

    Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, Irfan Pathan and VVS Laxman congratulated India's U19 team after its thrilling one-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup final.

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Who did not run this

22 newsrooms ran this event. 14 others published in India recently and did not.

See which 14 newsrooms
  • ANI ANI Media
  • Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Hindustan Times HT Media
  • India TV Independent News Service
  • India Today Living Media India
  • Livemint HT Media Ltd.
  • NE Now NE Now
  • Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)
  • The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Indian Express Indian Express Group
  • The National Herald The Associated Journals Ltd.
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Tribune The Tribune Trust

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