Ahmed Hussain starred with bat and ball as Pakistan U19 defeated Nepal U19 by 101 runs in the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2026 to finish top of Group A and set up a semi-final clash with Bangladesh on 12 November.

India U19 will face Afghanistan U19 in the other semi-final on the same day.

Ahmed top-scored with 89 and shared a 135-run fourth-wicket partnership with captain Farhan Yousaf to help Pakistan recover from 64 for three to post 275 for seven in 50 overs. He then claimed four wickets for 35 runs from 10 overs as Nepal were bowled out for 174 in 43.4 overs.

Ahmed’s 89 came off 73 balls and included seven fours and two sixes, while Farhan scored 74 off 95 balls, hitting six fours and three sixes.

Hasnain Abbas Dar (25) and Jahangir Bilal (22) were the other notable contributors.

Nepal were well placed at 104 for two before Ahmed’s intervention triggered a collapse. They lost their last eight wickets for 70 runs, with Ahmed claiming four wickets.

Mohammad Seyam and Mohammad Huzaifa took two wickets apiece.

Scores in brief:

Pakistan U19 beat Nepal U19 by 101 runs, Oman (Group A)

Pakistan U19 275-7, 50 overs (Ahmed Hussain 89, Farhan Yousaf 74, Hasnain Abbas Dar 25, Jahangir Bilal 22, Usman Khan 19; Bipin Sharma 3-58, Sushil Rawal 2-52)

Nepal U19 174 all-out, 43.4 overs (Rohit Chand 37, Niraj Kumar Yadav 29, Abhay Yadav 23; Ahmed Hussain 4-35, Mohammad Seyam 2-27, Mohammad Huzaifa 2-40)

Player of the match – Ahmed Hussain (Pakistan U19)

Previous results:

Pakistan U19 beat UAE U19 by nine wickets
Pakistan U19 beat India U19 by three wickets