Mohit Ulva and Venkata produced a decisive unbeaten ninth-wicket stand to snatch a thrilling one-wicket victory for India over Pakistan in the U-19 Asia Cup final, chasing down a daunting 338-run target off the final delivery of the match in Muscat on Saturday.

With India struggling at 252 for eight, Ulva and Venkata joined hands to turn the game around, taking the contest into the final over with eight runs required.

Ulva, who remained unbeaten on 49 off 26 balls, struck the winning boundary off Ahmed Hussain’s final delivery to take India to 339 for nine. Venkata remained not out on 11.

India had appeared to be out of contention after losing eight wickets for 252, despite a solid start to their chase. Manal Chauhan’s aggressive 47 and the subsequent lower-order resistance kept India in the hunt before Ulva and Venkata completed the remarkable recovery.

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