Aaryavir Sehwag made 160 off 168 balls, and India’s Under-19s will play Afghanistan in the Asia Cup semi-finals
India finished second in Group A behind Pakistan after their 70-run win over the UAE in Oman, and the semi-final is in Muscat on Thursday.
Nov 10, 2026
Aaryavir Sehwag faced 168 balls in Al Amerat on Tuesday and hit 17 fours and seven sixes in an innings of 160 that put India’s Under-19s into the semi-finals of the Asia Cup. India made 309 for 7 after the UAE chose to bowl, and won by 70 runs when the UAE were bowled out for 239 off the last ball of their 50 overs.
A 193-run stand with Vineeth
India lost their captain early. Lakshya Raichandani scratched around for 17 off 32 balls before he was caught off Noorullah Ayobi in the 14th over with 62 on the board. Sehwag and VK Vineeth then batted together for more than 30 overs and added 193 for the second wicket.
Vineeth made 67 off 69 balls with three sixes. Sehwag needed 131 balls for his hundred and then took 60 off the next 37, before he was caught by Uddish Suri off Naseem Khan in the 45th over.
His wicket at 255 for 2 started a slide of five more for 44. Naseem took three of them, Vineeth’s included, and finished with 4 for 48. Anvay Dravid, Rahul Dravid’s son, made 12 off nine balls, and Mohit Ulva hit a six in the final over.
Khudadad and Ayobi make it respectable
The UAE were never really in the chase. Manal Chauhan bowled his ten overs for 32, Aryan Savsani conceded 21 in seven, and the UAE were 141 for 6 in the 39th over.
Ahmed Khudadad and Noorullah Ayobi then put on 90 for the seventh wicket, which cut the margin without bringing the target into range. Ayobi hit four sixes in 39 off 25 balls. Khudadad made 74 off 74 before Ishan Sood bowled him, and Sood cleaned up the tail to finish with 4 for 37. The last four wickets fell for eight runs.
Afghanistan next
Pakistan topped Group A with three wins, which included their three-wicket win over India on Sunday when Hamza Zahoor’s hundred beat Arjun Rajput’s 107. India finish second and play Afghanistan, the Group B winners, in the semi-final in Muscat on Thursday. Pakistan meet Bangladesh in the other one, and the final is on Saturday.
Sehwag has 70 not out against Nepal and now 160 against the UAE in this tournament. Last month he made 173 off 143 balls for Delhi against Chandigarh in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy. Afghanistan, who have won all three of their games by big margins, will be the first real test of that form.