New Delhi. The Indian team has made a great start to its campaign with a win in the ACC Men's Under-19 Asia Cup 2026. India defeated Nepal by 10 wickets in the match played at Al Amerat Cricket Ground on Friday 6th November. The biggest hero of this victory was Aryaveer Sehwag, son of former Indian explosive batsman Virender Sehwag. He took on the Nepali bowlers with his stormy batting and took the Indian team to the target without losing any wicket. Along with Aryaveer, captain Lakshya Raichandani also batted brilliantly. Whereas in bowling, Ishan Sood and Arjun Rajput played an important role in breaking the back of Nepal.
After losing the toss in the match, the Nepal team, which came to bat first, could not last long in front of the Indian bowlers. The entire Nepali team was all out after scoring 128 runs in 42.3 overs. Darsh Sonar scored the highest score of 43 runs for Nepal. Facing 93 balls, he hit one four and one six. Apart from this, Ashish Luhar played an inning of 29 runs in 45 balls. There was a partnership of 45 runs for the fifth wicket between Darsh and Ashish, which helped in managing Nepal's innings to some extent. Apart from these two, only Neeraj Kumar Yadav could touch double figures by scoring 20 runs.
For India, Ishan Sood bowled brilliantly and took three wickets for 18 runs. Spinner Arjun Rajput also sent three batsmen to the pavilion. Yashvir Gaur got two wickets while Kavya Chauhan and Manal Patel took one wicket each. Indian bowlers maintained pressure on Nepali batsmen from the beginning and restricted the entire team to 128 runs.
Chasing the small target of 129 runs, the Indian team adopted an aggressive stance from the very beginning. Opener Aryaveer Sehwag and captain Lakshya Raichandani did not give any chance to the Nepalese bowlers. Aryaveer first spent time on the pitch and then started batting in his aggressive style. He completed his half-century in just 34 balls. He completed his fifty by hitting a six off Abhay Yadav. Aryaveer scored unbeaten 70 runs in 52 balls. His innings included seven fours and four brilliant sixes.
At the other end, captain Lakshya Raichandani also supported him fully. Lakshya scored unbeaten 53 runs in 63 balls which included seven fours. There was a great partnership between the two batsmen and India won the match by scoring 129 runs in 19.1 overs. The Indian team won by 10 wickets without losing any wicket.
After this match, the batting of Aryaveer Sehwag is being discussed the most. Virender Sehwag has been known all over the world for his aggressive batting and now his son has also caught people's attention with his performance in Under-19 cricket. This innings of Aryaveer is being considered as a great beginning of his journey as a rising star of Indian cricket.
Now the Indian team is eyeing its next match. India has to face Pakistan Under-19 team on 8 November. After this, he will face United Arab Emirates on 10th November. The top two teams from both the groups of the tournament will reach the semi-finals. The semi-final matches will be played on 12 November while the final will be played on 14 November. After the big win against Nepal, the confidence of young Indian players has increased and now the eyes of cricket lovers are fixed on the India-Pakistan match.