Watch: Kanishk Chouhan’s diving catch dismisses Abdul Subhan for 7 during IND vs PAK U19 World Cup 2026

When India needed runs from their lower order towards the back end of their batting innings against Pakistan during the last Super Six encounter of the U19 World Cup 2026 in Zimbabwe and Namibia, Kanishk Chouhan put up his hand. When they needed someone to bowl tight spells with the ball in the middle overs, Chouhan was at the top in that aspect. 

While they needed an extra push in the fielding department, Kanishk Chouhan again stood up with a fine diving catch during the second innings to send back Abdul Subhan on seven runs during the 41st over. Khilan Patel with a length delivery, outside the off-stump, to which the batter used his feet and looked to go straight.

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There was a massive height on that shot, but he didn’t get enough elevation, which saw Kanishk running from the long-on region and diving to his left to take the catch parallel to the ground with both hands in the air. It was a superb catch, based on his judgement of the pace and awareness of keeping it in his grasp.

Kanishk Chouhan's diving catch in IND vs PAK U19 WC 2026 goes viral 

Earlier in the game, India were bundled out for 252 runs in 49.5 overs as they lost three wickets in one period without any runs in just four balls before Vedant Trivedi rescued the ship with 68 runs in 98 balls at a strike rate of 69.39, with the help of two boundaries and one six.

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Kanishk played a sensational knock of 35 runs in just 29 balls with the help of four boundaries and one six, which carried the Indian side over the 250-run mark as the opposition needed to complete the successful chase in 33.3 overs to improve their net run rate for a semifinal berth.

Pakistan failed in that part and later got bowled out for 194 runs, as India sealed the victory by 58 runs. Chouhan, who went on to win the player of the match award, claimed 1/30 in his 10-over spell, including a maiden. India will now face Afghanistan in the semifinal on February 04 in Harare.

Brief Scores: IND U19 252 (Vedant Trivedi 68, Abdul Subhan 3/33) beat PAK U19 194 (Usman Khan 66, Ayush Mhatre 3/21) by 58 runs.