India has got a target of 228 runs to reach the final in the ongoing ACC Men's Under-19 Asia Cup 2026 in Oman. In the semi-final match against Afghanistan U19, India's bowlers performed brilliantly and scored only 227 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. For India U19, Ishan Sood once again performed the best bowling and took 3 wickets of the opposition team.
Along with Ishaan, other bowlers of India also performed well. Apart from Ishaan, Kavya Patel, Yashvardhan Chauhan, Arjun Rajput took 1 wicket each and Aryan Savsani took 2 wickets. Let us tell you that Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. However, India's bowlers did not give Afghanistan's decision a chance to be proved right.
Who scored the most runs for Afghanistan?
The most runs in Afghanistan's innings were scored by their wicketkeepers Noman Salarzai and Shah Faisal Rahimi. Both the batsmen played innings of 51 runs. Apart from him, no batsman of the team could stand against the deadly bowling attack of India. However, the Afghanistan captain came down the order and played an unbeaten inning of 36 runs for the team.
Now Afghanistan's bowlers will have to defend the average score against India's explosive and heavy batsmen. Let us tell you that India's opening batsman Aryaveer Sehwag is the top batsman of the tournament with 252 runs in 3 matches.
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What will be the India-Pakistan final?
India would like to secure its place in the final by winning this semi-final match. Where they may face arch rival Pakistan. Let us tell you that Pakistan had defeated India in the group stage match. At the same time, if both India and Pakistan win their respective semi-final matches, then once again a blockbuster match can be seen. Pakistan faces Bangladesh in the second semi-final. Where Pakistan restricted Bangladesh to just 138 runs in 31.4 overs.