New Delhi . In the Under-19 Asia Cup 2026, the Indian team will take the field against Afghanistan in the semi-final match on Thursday, 12 November. This important match between the two teams will be played in Al Emirate of Oman. The match will start at 10:30 am Indian time. The Indian team will try to win this match and make it to the finals. In this match, most eyes will be on young batsman Aryaveer Sehwag, who has shown his batting prowess by scoring a brilliant century in the last match.
Aryaveer is the son of former Indian opener Virender Sehwag. He has performed well in this tournament so far and is among the highest run scorers among Indian batsmen. Aryaveer has scored unbeaten 70, 22 and 160 runs in three innings. In this way, a total of 252 runs have been registered in his account. His batting has helped the Indian team win important matches in the group stage.
In the last match against UAE, Aryaveer played a brilliant inning of 160 runs in 168 balls. Thanks to his innings, the Indian team scored 309 runs for seven wickets in the stipulated innings and won the match by 70 runs. In this high-scoring match, Aryaveer stayed at the crease and batted for a long time and put the team in a strong position. The Indian team will expect similar performance from him in the semi-finals also.
India had entered the semi-finals after defeating Nepal and United Arab Emirates in the group stage. However, it had to face defeat by three wickets against Pakistan. In this match, Indian batting could not perform as expected and the entire team was reduced to 208 runs. Pakistan's bowlers had put pressure on the Indian batsmen. Now the Indian top order will once again face a tough challenge against Afghanistan.
Apart from Aryaveer, Arjun Rajput is also an important player of Indian batting. He showed his ability by playing an inning of 107 runs against Pakistan. The team will also expect good performance from them in the semi-finals. In the bowling department, fast bowler Ishan Sood and left arm spinner Manal Chauhan can play important roles. Ishaan has taken eight wickets so far, while Manal Chauhan has five wickets in his name.
On the other hand, Afghanistan team has secured a place in the semi-finals by securing the top position in Group B. Faisal Rahimi and Subhan Jakhail have made important contributions to his batting. Noor Ali Niazi has been most impressive in bowling. He has taken 13 wickets so far in the tournament. Apart from this, Aamir Hamza has also proved his usefulness by taking five wickets. Afghanistan's bowling attack can pose a big challenge to the Indian batsmen.
Indian bowlers also performed well against Nepal. He had bundled out the opposition team for 128 runs. After this, India won easily with the batting of captain Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani and Aryaveer Sehwag. The team will have to perform collectively in both the batting and bowling departments in the semi-finals also.
India has won the title eight times in the history of Under-19 Asia Cup. This also includes a joint title. In such a situation, the Indian team would like to take the title campaign forward by reaching the finals once again.
Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani will captain the Indian Under-19 team for the match between the two teams. The team includes players like Aryaveer Sehwag, Arjun Rajput, Anvay Dravid, Ishan Sood and Manal Chauhan. Whereas Sohail Khan will captain the Afghanistan team. Faisal Rahimi, Subhan Jakhail, Noor Ali Niazi and Aamir Hamza are among its key players.