India U19 Beat Afghanistan by Eight Wickets to Reach Asia Cup Final

India Under-19 beat Afghanistan Under-19 by eight wickets on 12 November 2026 to reach the Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup final in Oman. Afghanistan made 227/8 in 50 overs, and India replied with 230/2 in 36.5 overs. Captain Lakshya Raichandani made 93 and VK Vineeth stayed unbeaten on 57. India will play Pakistan in the final on Saturday, 14 November.

The BCCI match listing records the result at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Turf 2 and lists the final at the same venue. The semi-final scorecard gives the batting and bowling breakdown. India reached the target with 79 balls to spare.

The opening stand took pressure off the chase

Raichandani and Aaryavir Sehwag added 117 for the first wicket. Sehwag made 51 from 57 balls, including four fours and four sixes. The partnership took India more than halfway towards 228 before Afghanistan got a breakthrough. From there India needed 111 further runs to win, with nine wickets available.

Raichandani went on to make 93 from 90 balls. He hit 13 fours and a six. When Sohail Khan dismissed him in the 32nd over, India had added another 77 runs through Raichandani’s partnership with Vineeth. India were 194/2 at that point and needed 34 more. The scorecard records Raichandani as the second wicket to fall.

Vineeth finished on 57 from 62 balls and Yashbardhan Chauhan was unbeaten on 16. India closed on 230 because the winning stroke took the score past the target. The opening pair had built most of the lead over the required pace, and the middle order was able to complete the chase without losing another wicket.

How India kept Afghanistan to 227

Afghanistan chose to bat and used its full 50 overs. Ishan Sood took three wickets for 43 and Aryan Savsani took two for 29. The wickets left Afghanistan eight down at the end of the innings. India therefore began the chase needing 228 at an initial rate of 4.56 runs per over.

India’s first-wicket stand scored at close to seven runs per over. The gap between that scoring pace and the starting requirement explains why the chase still had time in hand after the openers were dismissed. The two partnerships involving Raichandani added 194 of the 228 runs India needed. That left Vineeth and Chauhan a short finish with more than 18 overs still available at the second wicket.

Afghanistan’s total included runs from its lower order as well as the top of the innings. India’s bowlers had to complete the full allocation of overs even after making inroads. On the other side of the scorecard, the two wickets Afghanistan took both belonged to the opening pair. That left no period in which India had to rebuild with two fresh batters at the crease.

The first stand also changed how India could use the remaining overs. After getting ahead of the required pace, the batting side had room to take singles and wait for scoring opportunities. The final margin measures both advantages: eight wickets left in hand and more than 13 overs unused.

When India face Pakistan in the final

The BCCI lists India against Pakistan for 14 November at Al Amerat. The posted start of 05:00 UTC corresponds to 10:30 a.m. IST. For the final’s score and any fixture changes, use the BCCI match centre. The final is a separate fixture from the semi-final, even though both are listed at Turf 2.

India reached the knockout stage after a group win against the UAE in which Sehwag made 160. Against Afghanistan he contributed a fifty in a chase led by his captain. The main difference in the semi-final was the size of the first stand, which left the rest of the batting order with a manageable target.