Afghanistan U19 vs India U19, 2nd Semi-final, ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2026
India U19 won by 8 wkts
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Key events
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Result: India U19 won by 8 wkts. IND-U19 230/2 (36.5)
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India U19 bring up 200 in 34 overs. IND-U19 200/2 (34)
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Wicket! India U19 lose their 2nd wicket. IND-U19 194/2 (31.5)
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India U19 bring up 150 in 23.4 overs. IND-U19 151/1 (23.4)
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OUT: VK Vineeth 0 (0), batting. IND-U19 123/1 (17.5)
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Aaryavir Sehwag reaches 50 off 57 balls. IND-U19 123/1 (17.5)
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Wicket! India U19 lose their 1st wicket. IND-U19 117/1 (17)
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Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani reaches 50 off 46 balls. IND-U19 117/0 (16.5)
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India U19 bring up 100 in 14.5 overs. IND-U19 108/0 (14.5)
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India U19 bring up 50 in 7.2 overs. IND-U19 52/0 (7.2)
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OUT: Aaryavir Sehwag 0 (3), batting. IND-U19 0/0 (0.3)
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OUT: Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani 1 (4), batting. IND-U19 0/0 (0.3)
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India U19 begin their innings. IND-U19 0/0 (0.1)
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End of innings: Afghanistan U19 227/8 in 50 overs. India U19 need 228 to win. AFG-U-19 227/8 (50)
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Ishan Sood has 3 wickets for 43 runs. AFG-U-19 227/8 (50)
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OUT: Mohammad Ali 8 (4), b Ishan Sood. AFG-U-19 227/8 (50)
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Wicket! Afghanistan U19 lose their 8th wicket. AFG-U-19 214/8 (49.1)
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OUT: Amir Hamza 0 (1), c Lakshya Raichandani b Aryan Savsani. AFG-U-19 206/7 (48.3)
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OUT: Sohail Khan 30 (38), batting. AFG-U-19 206/7 (48.3)
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OUT: Tahir Sarwary 1 (3), b Aryan Savsani. AFG-U-19 206/7 (48.3)
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Shah Faisal Rahimi reaches 50 off 70 balls. AFG-U-19 206/7 (48.3)
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OUT: Shah Faisal Rahimi 50 (70), batting. AFG-U-19 206/7 (48.3)
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Noman Salarzai reaches 50 off 78 balls. AFG-U-19 206/7 (48.3)
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Afghanistan U19 bring up 200 in 47 overs. AFG-U-19 202/6 (47)
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Afghanistan U19 bring up 150 in 37.5 overs. AFG-U-19 155/6 (37.5)
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Wicket! Afghanistan U19 lose their 6th wicket. AFG-U-19 146/6 (37)
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Wickets! Afghanistan U19 lose 2 wickets and are now 146/5. AFG-U-19 146/5 (36.4)
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Afghanistan U19 bring up 100 in 26 overs. AFG-U-19 101/3 (26)
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Wicket! Afghanistan U19 lose their 3rd wicket. AFG-U-19 86/3 (20)
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OUT: Noman Salarzai 2 (4), batting. AFG-U-19 61/2 (16)
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Wicket! Afghanistan U19 lose their 2nd wicket. AFG-U-19 55/2 (14.1)
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Afghanistan U19 bring up 50 in 12.2 overs. AFG-U-19 50/1 (12.2)
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OUT: Subhan Zakhail 6 (13), batting. AFG-U-19 39/1 (10.2)
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Wicket! Afghanistan U19 lose their 1st wicket. AFG-U-19 29/1 (6.5)
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OUT: Faridullah Ihsas 0 (0), batting. AFG-U-19 2/0 (0.3)
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OUT: Abidullah Nadarjan 1 (4), batting. AFG-U-19 2/0 (0.3)
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Afghanistan U19 begin their innings. AFG-U-19 2/0 (0.3)
How the win chance moved
AFG-U-19 vs IND-U19 Scorecard
Afghanistan U19 227/8 (50 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Abidullah Nadarjanc Anvay Dravid b Ishan Sood | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 60.9 |
| Faridullah Ihsasb Kavya Patel | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 44.8 |
| Subhan Zakhailb Yashbardhan Chauhan | 31 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 70.5 |
| Noman Salarzaic Yashbardhan Chauhan b Arjun Rajput | 51 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 65.4 |
| Shah Faisal Rahimib Ishan Sood | 51 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 70.8 |
| Amir Hamzac Lakshya Raichandani b Aryan Savsani | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tahir Sarwaryb Aryan Savsani | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Sohail Khannot out | 36 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 81.8 |
| Mohammad Alib Ishan Sood | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.0 |
| Noor Ali Niazinot out | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 266.7 |
| Extras | 0 | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Ishan Sood | 9 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 4.78 |
| Kavya Patel | 8 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 4.75 |
| Mohit Ulva | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5.14 |
| Manal Chauhan | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3.88 |
| Yashbardhan Chauhan | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 |
| Aryan Savsani | 7 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 4.14 |
| Arjun Rajput | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 |
India U19 230/2 (36.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Lakshya Rajesh Raichandanibatting | 58 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 123.4 |
| Aaryavir Sehwagc Faridullah Ihsas b Noor Ali Niazi | 51 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 89.5 |
| VK Vineethbatting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 0 | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Noor Ali Niazi | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 7.40 |
| Amir Hamza | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Bilal Salimankhil | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Sohail Khan | 4 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Mohammad Ali | 2.1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6.92 |
Polls
Live polls
Can India U19 chase down 228?
Answer: Yes. India U19 won by 8 wkts
Will Afghanistan U19 score 255 or more?
Answer: No. They made 227.
Readers' poll: who will win?
1 votes. Voting has closed.
Match info
- Match
- Afghanistan U19 vs India U19, 2nd Semi-final
- Series
- ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2026
- Format
- ODI
- Date
- Thursday, 12 November 2026
- Start
- 10:30 AM IST · 9:00 AM local
- Venue
- Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1)
- Result
- India U19 won by 8 wkts
AFG-U-19 vs IND-U19 Recent Form and Head to Head
- WSL-U19 vs AFG-U-199 Nov 2026 · Afghanistan U19 won by 106 runs
- WAFG-U-19 vs MAL-U-197 Nov 2026 · Afghanistan U19 won by 10 wkts
- WBAN-U19 vs AFG-U-195 Nov 2026 · Afghanistan U19 won by 113 runs
- WAFG-U-19 vs BAN-U1921 Oct 2026 · Afghanistan U19 won by 43 runs
- LIND-U19 vs PAK-U-198 Nov 2026 · Pakistan U19 won by 3 wickets
- WIND-U19 vs NEP-U-196 Nov 2026 · India U19 won by 10 wkts
- LSL-U19 vs IND-U199 Jul 2026 · Sri Lanka U19 won by 1 wkt
- LSL-U19 vs IND-U196 Jul 2026 · Sri Lanka U19 won by 8 wkts
Head to head
These teams have not met in a ODI match on our records.
AFG-U-19 vs IND-U19 Team Records
At Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1)
Batting first and chasing
Average first-innings score209
Average first-innings score311
Last 10 ODI results with a result.
In ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2026
Average score184
Top scorerShah Faisal Rahimi 116
Top wicket-takerNoor Ali Niazi 12
Average score169
Top scorerArjun Rajput 107
Top wicket-takerManal Chauhan 4
AFG-U-19 vs IND-U19 Key Players
Top performers from their last match
- Subhan ZakhailBatSR 96107111 balls
- Abidullah NadarjanBatSR 865564 balls
- Noor Ali NiaziBowlEcon 3.04/186 overs
- Sohail Khan ZurmatiBowlEcon 6.31/254 overs
- Arjun RajputBatSR 12610785 balls
- Kavya Paresh PatelBatSR 512345 balls
- Manal ChauhanBowlEcon 3.23/3210 overs
- Mohit UlvaBowlEcon 4.52/4510 overs
Players in form
Batting
- Shah Faisal Rahimi2 inns · best 83 · SR 83116runs
- Subhan Zakhail2 inns · best 107 · SR 94111runs
- Abidullah Nadarjan3 inns · best 55 · SR 7670runs
Bowling
- Noor Ali Niazi3 inns · econ 2.312wickets
- Amir Hamza2 inns · econ 3.15wickets
- Bilal Salimankhil1 inns · econ 3.61wickets
Batting
- Arjun Rajput1 inns · best 107 · SR 126107runs
- Aaryavir Sehwag2 inns · best 69 · SR 10091runs
- Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani1 inns · best 53 · SR 8453runs
Bowling
- Manal Chauhan2 inns · econ 3.34wickets
- Ishan Sood2 inns · econ 2.84wickets
- Arjun Rajput2 inns · econ 2.63wickets
AFG-U-19 vs IND-U19 Pitch Report
Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1)
This is a ground where bowlers stay in the game, and totals at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) are usually on the low side.
Across the last 40 ODI matches here, the side batting first has averaged 211, with chasing teams averaging 174. A score of 195-225 looks like par on this surface. Results have been evenly split: 20 wins for the side batting first and 17 for the chasers.
The last 5 first-innings scores here, newest first: 275/7 (PAK-U-19, won), 275 (AFG-U-19, won), 153 (NEP-U-19, lost), 245 (BAN-U19, won), 128 (NEP-U-19, lost). Recent games have followed the usual pattern, with the last 5 first innings averaging 215. First-innings totals here have ranged from 78 to 309 in that time.
Spin has done the damage here: slow bowlers have taken 67% of the wickets (30 of 45). Seamers have gone at 5.50 an over and spinners at 4.76, so expect the slower bowlers to be used to control the scoring.
Toss call: a close one. Bowling first and knowing the target is the safer choice.