India were sent to bowl first in the second 2026 U-19 Asia Cup semifinal against Afghanistan on Thursday at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 2), Oman. The Boys in Blue are coming after finishing second in Group A, while Afghanistan have been unbeaten so far.
Bangladesh are taking on in the first semifinal. If all goes well, the tournament might see another India vs Pakistan clash, in the final on Saturday. India have had a mixed bag so far. They started with a 10-wicket thrashing of Nepal in their campaign opener, before losing to Pakistan.
The Boys in Blue bounced back with 70-run victory, which was headlined by former India cricketer son Aaryavir’s majestic 160 runs and Ishan Sood’s four wickets. In fact, had also scored a fifty during India’s win over Nepal.
On the other hand, Afghanistan looked unstoppable in the group stages so far, beating Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. But against India it will be a different ball altogether for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan captain Sohail Khan has won the toss and opted to bat first against India, who have named an unchanged XI. before this game, India and Afghanistan have faced each other 13 times at the U-19 level, with the Boys in blue winning 11 and lost twice. The two teams last met at the 2026 U-19 World Cup semifinal, with Indi winning by seven wickets.
Sony Sports Network is the official broadcaster of the 2026 U-19 Asia Cup 2026 in India. The India U-19 vs Afghanistan U-19 Asia Cup match will be telecast live on Sony Sports 1 (English), Sony Sports 3 (Hindi) and Sony Sports 4 (Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam) channels in India. Live streaming of India U-19 vs Afghanistan U-19 Asia Cup will be available on SonyLIV.
Afghanistan U19: Abidullah Nadarjan, Faridullah Ihsas, Subhan Zakhail, Noman Salarzai(w), Shah Faisal Rahimi, Tahir Sarwary, Amir Hamza, Sohail Khan(c), Mohammad Ali, Bilal Salimankhil, Noor Ali Niazi
India U19: Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani(c), Aaryavir Sehwag, VK Vineeth, Arjun Rajput, Yashbardhan Chauhan, Anvay Dravid(w), Manal Chauhan, Mohit Ulva, Aryan Savsani, Kavya Patel, Ishan Sood
