Asia Cup U19 2026: India (India U19 Cricket Team) is advancing at a fast pace in the U-19 Asia Cup 2026. The Indian youth team made it to the semi-finals of the competition with a big 70-run win against the UAE. Batting first, India scored 309 runs after losing 7 wickets in 50 overs. In reply, UAE were bowled out for 239 runs. Aaryavir Sehwag is the son of Virender Sehwag, the hero of India's victory. He was adjudged man of the match for his blistering innings of 160 runs. India's opponents in the last four are Afghanistan.
Amirshahir won the toss and decided to field
UAE won the toss and decided to bowl first. But they have to pay for that decision. Skipper Lakshya Raichandani and Aryveer Sehwag got India off to bat. The duo added 62 runs for the first wicket. Aryaveer took the responsibility to take India's innings forward even though the target was returned with 17 runs.
193 runs in Aryveer-Vinet pair
After the fall of the first wicket, Aryveer formed a big partnership with VK Vineet. The partnership of the two added 193 runs for the second wicket. It was this pair that laid the foundation for India's big runs. Aryveer's aggressive batting on the one hand, Vineet's responsible innings on the other side – both of them put pressure on Amirshahi's bowling department.
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Devastating innings of 160 runs off 168 balls
Aryveer played 168 balls and scored 160 runs. His innings had 17 fours and seven sixes. He also showed the ability to play big innings in addition to the fast hundred. At the other end, VK Vineet scored 67 runs off 69 balls. His innings consisted of three fours and three sixes. Under the influence of these two batters, India lost 7 wickets in the scheduled 50 overs and made a big collection of 309 runs.
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Amirshahi's innings ended on 239 runs
Chasing the target of 310 runs, the United Arab Emirates could not make a special advantage in front of the Indian bowlers. They were all out for 239 runs in the allotted 50 overs. Ahmed Khudadad scored the highest 74 runs for the team. His innings of 6 fours and three sixes could not reach the team's target of victory.
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Four wickets for Ishan Sood
Nurullah Ayubi scored 39 runs off 25 balls for Amirshahir. His innings had four sixes and a four. Captain Ayan Misbah scored 27 off 53 balls and Yain Rai scored 29 off 44 balls. Ishan Sood is the most successful batsman for India. He picked up four wickets. Apart from this, Mohit Ulva, Yashvardhan Chauhan, Arjun Rajput, Aryan Sawasani and Manal Chauhan got one wicket each.
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Afghanistan is blocked in the semi-finals
India reached the last four of the U-19 Asia Cup by defeating the United Arab Emirates. Aryaveer's fast innings with the bat and Ishan Sood's four wickets with the ball laid the foundation for this victory. Aryveer was selected as the man of the match. Afghanistan in front of India in the semi-finals. In order to get the ticket to the final, the Indian youth team will have to maintain the same consistency in that match as well.