In the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, all eyes are on Virender Sehwag's son Aryaveer Sehwag. Aryaveer Sehwag, who came to open against United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday, played an inning of 160 runs. Thanks to his brilliant century, India has set a target of 310 runs for UAE. The Indian team has played two matches so far in this tournament and with one win and one loss, it is at second place in the points table.
There is a gathering of new and emerging talented players from the cricket world in Muscat, Oman. Where teams from a total of 8 countries including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka are participating in the ACC Men's Under-19 Asia Cup 2026. In the 11th match of the tournament, India faces the team of United Arab Emirates (UAE).
What happened in the match so far?
After winning the toss, the UAE captain invited India to bat first. After which, on the basis of Aryaveer Sehwag's brilliant century, India scored 309 runs after losing 7 wickets till the end of 50 overs. Aryaveer Sehwag, like his father and former Indian opener Virender Sehwag, played a stormy innings of 160 runs in 168 balls. During this, Aryaveer hit 17 fours and 7 sixes in his innings. Aryaveer was born on 19 October 2007 in New Delhi. He is a right-handed batsman and also a leg-break bowler. Let us tell you that Anvay Dravid, son of former Indian captain and one of the top batsmen, Rahul Dravid, is also included in this team.
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Partnership of 193 runs after the fall of the first wicket
The Indian team, who came to bat first, took the first wicket in the form of captain Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani. After that Aryaveer Sehwag V.K. Together with Vineet, they made a partnership of 193 runs for India's second wicket. Along with Sehwag, Vineet also batted well and played a spectacular inning of 67 runs in 69 balls. However, India's innings slowed down a bit after the wickets of Sehwag and Vineet fell. Due to which the Indian team could score only 309 runs at the end of its innings.
India will face a strong bowling attack against UAE in the second innings. Which will be led by sharp bowlers like Ishan Sood and Kavya Patel. By winning this match, India will make it to the semi-finals of the tournament. Apart from India, the teams of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan have already established themselves in the semi-finals.
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India's playing eleven
The playing eleven of the Indian team in the match against UAE is:
Target Rajesh Raichandani (captain), Aryaveer Sehwag, VK Vineet, Yashvardhan Chauhan, Arjun Rajput, Anvay Dravid (wicketkeeper), Manal Chauhan, Aryan Savasani, Kavya Patel, Mohit Ulva, Ishan Sood.