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Pakistan captain Farhan Yousuf won the toss and elected to bat first against arch-rivals India in the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup on Saturday.
The final is scheduled to begin at 11am Bangladesh time at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman.
Pakistan reached the final after thrashing Bangladesh by nine wickets in the first semi-final, while India secured their place with an eight-wicket victory over Afghanistan on the same day.
The two sides also met in the group stage, where Pakistan defeated India by three wickets.
India and Pakistan have faced each other 31 times at the Under-19 level, with India winning 17 matches and Pakistan 13. One match ended without a result.
However, India have won only two of their last seven encounters against Pakistan since 2021, indicating a shift in the recent head-to-head record.
Pakistan playing XI: Usman Khan, Hamza Khan, Abdul Qadir, Farhan Yousuf (captain), Ahmed Hussain, Ali Raza, Hamza Zahoor (wicketkeeper), Hasnain Abbas Dar, Mohammad Sayyam, Rizwanullah and Nikhab Shafiq.
India playing XI: Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani (captain), Aryaveer Sehwag, VK Vineet, Yashvardhan Chauhan, Arjun Rajput, Anvay Dravid (wicketkeeper), Manal Chauhan, Mohit Ulva, Aryan Savsani, Kavya Patel and Chigurupati Venkata.