NEW DELHI: India will head into their Super Six clash against Pakistan at the ICC Men's Under-19 World Cup in Bulawayo on Sunday with unfinished business on their minds. The five-time champions are keen to settle scores after suffering a heavy defeat to their arch-rivals in the final of last year's Under-19 Asia Cup.

Pakistan had handed India a 191-run loss in the Dubai final on December 21, a result that came just days after India had beaten them comfortably in the group stage of the same tournament. That reversal still stings, and the Ayush Mhatre-led side will see Sunday's encounter as a chance to make amends on the global stage.

Handshake in focus again

Off the field, India are also expected to maintain their stance of skipping post-match handshakes with Pakistan. The Indian Under-19 team had followed the same approach during both the group match and the final of the Asia Cup, a position that is likely to continue in the current tournament as well.

India have been in commanding form so far in the Under-19 World Cup. They kicked off their campaign with a comfortable six-wicket victory over the USA, before recording wins against Bangladesh and New Zealand in the group stage.

Indian batters in sublim form

Their dominance continued in the Super Six, where they crushed hosts Zimbabwe by a massive 204 runs on January 27, keeping their unbeaten streak intact.

However, a tougher challenge awaits in Pakistan. The heavy defeat in the Asia Cup final still lingers in the minds of the Mhatre-led side, making Sunday's clash an eagerly anticipated test of their mettle.

Wicket-keeper Abhigyan Kundu (183 runs from four matches, 80 highest score) and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (166 runs from four matches) have been consistent with the bat, scoring two fifties each but they would look to convert those into three-figure marks.

Vihaan Malhotra (151 runs from four matches) is one more batter India would be banking on as the left-hander smashed an unbeaten 109 against Zimbabwe in the last match and would be looking to carry on his good form.

Bowlers deliver strong performances so far

On the bowling front, right-arm medium pacer Henil Patel (10 wickets in four matches) and left-arm fast bowler Udhav Mohan, who picked up three wickets in the last match against Zimbabwe, have been the standout performers for India.

Skipper Mhatre too sparkled with his off-break with three scalps against Zimbabwe, while right-arm medium RS Amrish has also been among wickets upfront.

India need to be wary of Sameer Minhas

Pakistan, on the other hand, lost their opening group game against England but won their next two matches against Scotland and Zimbabwe.

They notched a comprehensive 8-wicket win over New Zealand in their Super Six match on January 27, and are coming into the India game with confidence.

Opener Sameer Minhas, who orchestrated India's defeat in the U-19 Asia Cup final with a magnificent 172, has been in impressive form in the tournament, scoring 74 not out against Zimbabwe in their group match and 76 in the win against New Zealand in Super Sixes.

Minhas will again be the thorn in the flesh for India who will plot to remove him early in the innings and curb his run-scoring.

In the bowling department, right-arm pacer Ali Raza has been Pakistan's key man with 12 wickets from four matches, and Indian batters will have to plan to tackle him. Another right-arm pacer Abdul Subhan has also been among the wickets with 10 from four matches.

The Teams (From):

India: Aaron George, Abhigyan Kundu, Harvansh Pangalia, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi, Ayush Mhatre (c), Vihaan Malhotra, RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Henil Patel, Mohamed Enaan, Udhav Mohan, Kishan Singh.

Pakistan: Farhan Yousaf (c), Usman Khan, Ali Hassan Baloch, Hamza Zahoor, Huzaifa Ahsan, Mohammad Shayan, Sameer Minhas, Ahmed Hussain, Abdul Subhan, Ali Raza, Daniyal Ali Khan, Mohammad Sayyam, Momin Qamar, Niqab Shafiq, Umar Zaib.

Match starts at 1pm IST.

(With PTI Inputs)