India vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score, U19 World Cup Semi Final: AFG 114/1 in 23 overs; Aghanistan stay calm and build steady base

IND vs AFG U19 Live Cricket Score, India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup 2026 Semi Final Today Match Live Scorecard Updates: Afghanistan are setting up a good foundation for themselves with India picking just one wicket in the first 18 overs.

India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Match Live Cricket Score Updates: Ayush Mhatre’s India are bowling first after Mahboob Khan won the toss and said Afghanistan are electing to bat in the second semifinal of the U19 World Cup at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Wednesday. The former team is the most successful in the competition, having won the trophy five times.

India will aim to defeat Afghanistan and take a step forward to secure their sixth title and extend their dominance. India has played five games in the tournament and has won all the games comfortably. In the previous game altough they did not play at their best, India thrashed Pakistan by 58 runs. Afghanistan has won four out of its five games, and its only loss came against Sri Lanka. However, given the form of both sides, India will hold an edge over Afghanistan going into the knockout clash. Abhigyan Kundu is the star batter for India with 199 runs from five games, and with the ball, Henil Patel and RS Ambrish picked up 11 wickets.

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PLAYING XIs:

India: Aaron George, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre(c), Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu(w), RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran

Afghanistan: Osman Sadat, Khalid Ahmadzai, Faisal Shinozada, Uzairullah Niazai, Mahboob Khan(w/c), Azizullah Miakhil, Abdul Aziz, Khatir Stanikzai, Roohullah Arab, Nooristani Omarzai, Wahidullah Zadran

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Feb 4, 2026 02:34 PM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: 20 overs gone, Afghanistan 94/1

Afghanistan's run rate continues to stay below five. Khilan Patel bowled his fourth over, he has figures of 0/17. Kanishk Chouhan bowled his first over in the 19th and so it is spin at both ends now for India. These next 10 overs could be interesting now. Afghanistan haven't exactly tonked the ball everywhere but they have done is build a very solid base for themselves, still having nine wickets in hand after the first 20 overs. Problem, though, will be if they can't go and get a big score from here, in which case these 20 overs will be seen as wasted opportunity to score quicker.

Feb 4, 2026 02:20 PM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: Drinks break after the 16th over

Khilan Patel's third ball of the 16th over was angled in on leg stump, Faisal Shinozada clears his front leg and sends it over midwicket. Khilan then goes too full outside off, Shinozada goes forward and drives it through covers for another four. He is on 17 off 13, Sadat on 25 off 44.

Afghanistan 74/1 in 16 overs

Feb 4, 2026 01:59 PM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: OUT! Deepesh with the breakthrough for India

Good length delivery that seems to be moving away from the batter, it nips back off the seam. Ahmadzai tried to drive it on the up, it takes the inside edge and through to the wicketkeeper.

Ahmadzai c Kundu b Deepesh 31 (39)

Afghanistan 53/1 in 12.2 overs

Feb 4, 2026 01:38 PM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: Afghanistan 34/0 in 8 overs

First bowling change for India, Deepesh Deependran into the attack, replacing Ambrish. Ahmadzai got a couple of fours off Ambrish in his last over. However, it has been a tight start overall from the Indians, Afghanistan are still going at less than five runs an over.

Feb 4, 2026 01:21 PM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: 10 runs in the first 2 overs

Ambrish was too full and straight first ball of the match and Sadat put it away with aplomb through square leg for four. He took a single next ball, Ambrish went full outside of fifth ball and Ahmadzai sliced it and it fell just short of the man at deep third.

Henil Patel bowled the second over, the second ball was in the slot and Ahmadzai went forward, sends it to the boundary with an imperious cover drive. That is all the runs that come from that over though.

Ahmadzai on five off eight, Sadat on five off four.

Feb 4, 2026 01:08 PM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: Here we go!

Ambrish has the ball in his hands for India, Osman Sadat opening for Afghanistan along with Khalid Ahmadzai.

Feb 4, 2026 12:52 PM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: The playing XIs

India: Aaron George, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre(c), Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu(w), RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran

Afghanistan: Osman Sadat, Khalid Ahmadzai, Faisal Shinozada, Uzairullah Niazai, Mahboob Khan(w/c), Azizullah Miakhil, Abdul Aziz, Khatir Stanikzai, Roohullah Arab, Nooristani Omarzai, Wahidullah Zadran

Feb 4, 2026 12:34 PM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: TOSS ALERT!

Afghanistan have won the toss and elected to bat first.

Feb 4, 2026 12:21 PM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: Afghanistan get a pep talk from Jonathan Trott

It has been an unbelievable road to this stage for Afghanistan. Before arguably the biggest game of their lives, Jonathan Trott, head coach of the senior team, had a chat with the boys in video call.

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Feb 4, 2026 12:05 PM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: The other semi-final

Thomas Rew's 107-ball 110 helped England beat Australia by 27 runs and reach the final of this year's U19 World Cup. Rew hit 14 fours and a six on a day when England's next highest scorer had made just 40. It took them to a score of 277/7. Australiam captain Oliver Peake scored 100 in 88 balls but it wasn't enough for them.

Feb 4, 2026 11:47 AM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: Behind the 22 singles that Sooryavanshi collected against Bangladesh

In his two half-centuries, he offered reminders of why he is so highly rated. The 72 against Bangladesh showcased composure as much as flair, with Sooryavanshi guiding India out of a precarious position at 53/3 and laying a foundation for those to follow. The innings contained six fours and three sixes, but just as telling were the 22 singles he collected, reflecting a growing willingness to value strike rotation alongside boundary-hitting. Read more from Shankar Narayan here.

Feb 4, 2026 11:45 AM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: Glimpses of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has shone ridiculously brightly in this tournament. The only problem, though, is that those bursts of light have only been short ones and they haven't exactly left a long enough shadow. He was the standout player coming into this tournament for India but thus far, he hasn't really left the individual impact the way the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and even Virat Kohli did in the past. Those were their squads' standout batters in the editions of the U19 World Cup they played in and Sooryavanshi is that for this Indian side now. In fact, one could argue that Sooryavanshi came in with bigger hype than any of them.

And yet, his scores this year have read 30, 52, 40, 72 and 2. Each of those, except for the last one of course, have come at utterly astounding strike rates. But this is an ODI tournament. A team is always benefited by their opener lasting as long as possible in this format. There is still the semi-final, and possibly the final, for him to shine though.

Feb 4, 2026 11:13 AM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: Afghanistan U19 Squad

Osman Sadat, Khalid Ahmadzai, Faisal Shinozada, Uzairullah Niazai, Mahboob Khan(w/c), Azizullah Miakhil, Abdul Aziz, Roohullah Arab, Nooristani Omarzai, Wahidullah Zadran, Aqil Khan, Nazifullah Amiri, Khatir Stanikzai, Salam Khan, Zaitullah Shaheen

Feb 4, 2026 10:50 AM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: India U19 squad

Aaron George, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre(c), Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu(w), RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Henil Patel, Harvansh Pangalia, Mohamed Enaan, Udhav Mohan, Kishan Kumar Singh

Feb 4, 2026 10:24 AM IST
India vs Afghanistan Under 19 World Cup Live Updates: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the India vs Afghanistan semi-final from the U19 World Cup. Ayush Mahtre's boys are in the hunt for another final appearance (and another U19 World Cup title) in Zimbabwe.

Under-19 World Cup 2026: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi needs to live up to expectations in the semi-final against Afghanistan

The 2026 Under-19 World Cup has been a journey of unfulfilled potential for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who entered the tournament as one of India's most anticipated talents. Across five matches, the young left-hander has managed a string of starts—scoring 30, 52, 40, 72, and 2—proving his ability to handle elite bowling but failing to anchor a match-winning total. While his record-breaking 72 against Bangladesh showcased historical maturity for a 14-year-old, a pattern of "soft" dismissals against short-pitched pace has prevented him from delivering the singular, tournament-defining performance many expected. As India heads into the semi-finals against Afghanistan, he remains an enigma: a player possessing every tool for greatness but still searching for the discipline to turn glimpses of promise into sustained dominance. (Read more from Shankar Narayan)

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