India U19 vs Afghanistan U19 Live Score: Indian Under-19 team 2026 faces Afghanistan in the second semi-final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup at Harare Sports Club. India will be eyeing to reach the final for the sixth consecutive time by winning the semi-finals, while Afghanistan team would like to get the ticket to the final for the first time.
IND U19 vs AFG U19 Live Cricket Score: Battle to reach the final between India and Afghanistan
Sports Desk, New Delhi. India vs Afghanistan U19 World Cup semifinal LIVE score: India will face Afghanistan today in the second semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup 2026. Whichever team wins this match, will face England in the final of the Under-19 World Cup on 6 February.
The team led by Thomas Rave has secured a ticket to the final by defeating Australia by 27 runs in the first semi-final on 3 February. Now today the second finalist team will be found from the India-Afghanistan match.
India is playing the semi-finals for a record 12th time and is aiming to make it to the finals for the 10th time. They have been a part of the last five finals and will try to win this tournament for a record sixth time.
On the other hand, Afghanistan is playing the semi-final match only for the third time. They had lost at this stage in 2018 and 2022 and for the first time they will be eyeing a ticket to the finals. India are unbeaten in the tournament so far, while Afghanistan have won four of their five matches.
IND U19 vs AFG U19: Both teams-
India: Ayush Mhatre (captain), Aaron George, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu, Vedant Trivedi, Kanishk Chauhan, RS Ambrish, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Udhav Mohan, Mohammad Anan, Deepesh Devendran, Harvansh Pangalia, Kishan Kumar Singh.
Afghanistan: Mehboob Khan (captain), Khalid Ahmadzai, Usman Sadat, Faisal Shinozada, Uzairullah Niazai, Azizullah Miyakhil, Nuristani Umarzai, Abdul Aziz, Ruhullah Arab, Waheedullah Zadran, Akil Khan, Khatir Stanikzai, Salam Khan, Zaitullah Shaheen, Nazifullah Amiri.
IND U19 vs AFG U19 Live Score: Faisal scored a half-century
After 30 overs of the innings, Afghanistan's score was 145 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. Faisal has scored a half-century. Uzairullah Niazai is supporting him.
IND U19 vs AFG U19 Live Score: Afghanistan suffered its first blow
The Indian team got its first success on the score of 53 runs. Deepesh Devendran dismissed Afghanistan's opener Khalid Ahmadzai on a personal score of 31 runs. In this way the partnership between Khalid and Osman also ended.
Afghanistan's score after 13 overs was 61/1.
IND U19 vs AFG U19 Live Score: India's appeal rejected
India appealed for catch on the third ball of the 9th over of the innings, which was refused by the umpire. Usman tried to flick the fast ball on the leg stump, but after beating the bat with extra bounce, the ball hit the thigh pads and went to the keeper. In such a situation, the keeper along with the bowler appealed for catch, which was rejected by the umpire.
IND U19 vs AFG U19 Live Score: First powerplay over
Afghanistan's score after 10 overs was 42 runs. The first powerplay seemed to be going completely in favor of the Afghanistan team, but the Indian bowlers did not give much runs. The pair of Khalid and Osman seems to be playing very well.
IND vs AFG Semi-final Live: 5 overs of play over
5 overs of play is over. Afghanistan team has scored 23 runs without any loss. Khalid (12) and Osman (11) are unbeaten on runs. At the same time, India's eyes are on taking wickets as soon as possible.
India vs Afghanistan U19 World Cup Semi Final Live: Afghanistan batting starts
Afghanistan team's batting has started. Osman Saadat and Khalid Ahmedzai started the innings for the team. Afghanistan's score after the first over was 6/0 without any loss.
India vs Afghanistan U19 Live Score: How will the pitch play?
Ed Rainsford, who came to talk about the pitch, said that it is a wonderful ground which is built at a very high altitude. Talking about the surface, he said that some cracks are visible on it. There is also less grass on it, which is dying out after reaching fuller length. This surface is hard and fast bowlers can get help here. The ground is at high altitude, hence there will be swing in the wind.
IND U19 vs AFG U19 Cricket World Cup 2026 LIVE: Afghanistan's playing-11
Usman Sadat, Khalid Ahmadzai, Faisal Shinozada, Uzairullah Niazai, Mehboob Khan(wicketkeeper and captain), Azizullah Miyakhil, Abdul Aziz, Khatir Stanikzai, Ruhullah Arab, Nuristani Omarzai, Waheedullah Zadran.
Aaron George, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (captain), Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (wicketkeeper), Ambrish RS, Kanishk Chauhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran.
India U19 Vs Afghanistan U19 Live Score: What did Indian captain Ayush Mhatre say?
India captain Ayush Mhatre said, "We are very happy to be chasing. We are playing very good cricket which we would like to repeat here also. Everyone in the team is looking to give their best so that we can go to the final. He finally said that we have not made any changes in the team."
IND U19 vs AFG U19 Live Score: What did the Afghanistan captain say after winning the toss?
Afghanistan captain Mehboob Khan said after winning the toss, "We will bat first. The pitch looks good for batting, so we want to bat. Faisal Khan is a very good batsman. He has done very well for the team. We have prepared well for this game and hopefully we will reach the final as well. The wicket is good for batting and it will give some help to the bowlers as well."
IND U19 Vs AFG U19 Live Score: Afghanistan won the toss
Afghanistan won the toss against India and decided to bat first.
IND vs AFG U19 Live Score: What time will the toss take place?
The second semi-final match of the Under-19 World Cup 2026 is to be played between India and Afghanistan. The toss of this match will take place at 12:30 pm, while the match will start at 1 pm.
IND vs AFG U19 Live Score: Afghanistan's record so far
Afghanistan has won four out of its five matches. Let's take a look at the results of Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team in this tournament-
Group Stage (Group D)
India vs South Africa: Afghanistan won by 28 runs
India vs West Indies: Afghanistan won by 138 runs
India vs Tanzania: Afghanistan won by 9 wickets
Super Six Stage (Group-1)
India vs Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (Afghanistan's only loss)
India vs Ireland: Afghanistan won by 191 runs
IND vs AFG U19 Live Score: India's performance in Under-19 World Cup 2026
India has been invincible till now-
India vs USA: India won by 6 wickets (DLS method)
India vs Bangladesh: India won by 18 runs (DLS method)
India vs New Zealand: India won by 7 wickets (DLS method)
India vs Zimbabwe: India won by 204 runs
India vs Pakistan: India won by 58 runs
IND U19 vs AFG U19 Live Score: Head-to-head record
India U19 and Afghanistan U19 have faced each other 12 times in Youth ODIs. The Men in Blue lead 10-2 in the head-to-head. Their only encounter in the U19 World Cup was in 2010, which India won by 8 wickets with 24.4 overs remaining.
India vs Afghanistan U19 Live Score: Afghanistan team would like to reach the final for the first time
Afghanistan will be eyeing to reach the final of the Under-19 World Cup for the first time in history. They had to face defeat by Australia in the semi-finals in 2018 and England in 2022. This is the third time that Afghanistan team will play the semi-final match.
IND vs AFG Semi-final Live: India would like to reach the final for a record 10th time
The Indian team is eyeing to become the first team to reach 10 finals in the tournament. They won the titles in the years 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018 and 2022, while lost the final in the years 2006, 2016, 2020 and 2024. Today they will face each other after defeating Afghanistan in the second semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup.
India vs Afghanistan Live Score: India would like to get a ticket to the final for the sixth consecutive time
India is aiming to play its sixth consecutive final. India is the most successful team in the history of this tournament. It has won the title five times in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018 and 2022. At the same time, India will be eyeing a place in the finals for the record sixth consecutive time. India has previously played the final in 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024. They have won two of these finals and after losing the final to Australia in 2024, they will now aim to win the title back this time.
IND U19 vs AFG U19 LIVE Cricket Score: Hello, welcome to Dainik Jagran's live blog.
Hello and good morning. Welcome to Dainik Jagran's live coverage. Today the second semi-final match of the Under-19 World Cup 2026 is to be played between India and Afghanistan at Harare Sports Club.