India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE U19 World Cup 2026: Deepesh breaks 53-run opening stand for AFG
ICC U19 World Cup LIVE UPDATES, India vs Afghanistan: Ayush Mhatre-led India will look to extend their most final appearances record to ten with a win in Harare today
India vs Afghanistan U19 World Cup 2026 semifinal live scorecard
Afghanistan captain Mahboob Khan won the toss and opted to bat, sending Ayush Mhatre’s India into the field in the second semifinal of the ICC U19 World Cup 2026 in Harare today.
India arrive with an impeccable record, having won all their matches so far in dominant fashion. The defending heavyweights will be targeting a third successive appearance in the U19 World Cup final, underlining their consistency at the junior level. Their Super Six win over Pakistan further reinforced their credentials, showcasing both depth and balance across departments.
With the bat, wicketkeeper Abhigyan Kundu has been the standout performer, while contributions from Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Vihaan Malhotra have ensured stability at the top and in the middle order. The bowling unit, spearheaded by pacers Henil Patel and RS Ambrish, and supported by spinner Khilan Patel, has consistently applied pressure.
Afghanistan, meanwhile, have scripted an impressive campaign of their own. Winning four of their five matches, they enter the semifinal brimming with belief despite their lone loss to Sri Lanka. Their disciplined bowling attack and fearless batting approach have been key strengths. While India start as favourites, Afghanistan will view this clash as an opportunity to push for their maiden ICC final with a bold, all-round performance.
India vs Afghanistan U19 World Cup 2026 semifinal: Playing 11
India U19 playing 11: 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 U19 playing 11: Osman Sadat, Khalid Ahmadzai, Faisal Shinozada, Uzairullah Niazai, Mahboob Khan (C), Azizullah Miakhil, Khatir Stanikzai, Nooristani Omarzai, Abdul Aziz, Roohullah Arab, Wahidullah Zadran
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2:10 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 66 for 1 after 15 overs
Deepesh Devendran continues the attack for India
Ball 6: Short of a length outside off, Osman Sadat cuts it to deep point and they come back for two.
Ball 5: Short of a length angling in, Osman goes for the pull and is beaten as it carries through to the keeper. No run.
Ball 4: Short of a length outside off, Osman rocks back and taps it to point, where sharp fielding cuts off the single. No run.
Ball 3: Low full toss, Osman pushes it into the off side but finds the cover fielder. No run.
Ball 2: Faisal Shinozada walks at the bowler, nearly yorks himself and digs it out to midwicket for a single.
Ball 1: Yorker attempt, Osman Sadat digs it out to mid off and takes a single.
2:05 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 62 for 1 after 14 overs
Khilan Patel comes in the attack for India
Ball 6: Faisal Shinozada can’t get it away and there’s no run.
Ball 5: Very full on the stumps, Faisal leans forward and drives it straight to cover. No run.
Ball 4: Fullish delivery on the stumps, Osman Sadat taps it to cover and takes a single.
Ball 3: Fuller delivery, Osman looks to flick but misses and is struck on the pad down the leg side. No run.
Ball 2: Osman hangs back and knocks it into the on side. No run.
Ball 1: Flatter delivery outside off, Osman punches it towards cover. No run.
2:02 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 61 for 1 after 13 overs
Deepesh Devendran continues the attack for India
Ball 6: Faisal Shinozada can’t get it away and there’s no run.
Ball 5: FOUR, Faisal Shinozada gets it away cleanly and finds the boundary.
Ball 4: Very full delivery, Faisal digs it out towards mid on. No run.
Ball 5: Osman Sadat can’t score and it’s a dot ball.
Ball 5: FOUR, Osman Sadat works it away to deep square leg for a boundary.
Ball 4: Very full again, Faisal Shinozada digs it out to mid on and takes a single.
Ball 3: FOUR, overpitched yorker attempt, Faisal gets under it and flicks it through midwicket to get off the mark in style.
Ball 2: OUT, full delivery angles in and nips away, Khalid Ahmadzai goes for the drive, gets a faint outside edge and is caught by Abhigyan Kundu.
Ball 1: Short of a length just outside off, Khalid plays it to point and decides against the run.
1:57 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 53 for 0 after 12 overs
RS Ambrish comes back in the attack for India
Ball 6: Good length on off stump, Osman Sadat defends it into the off side. No run.
Ball 5: Good length on off stump, Khalid Ahmadzai knocks it to square leg and takes a single.
Ball 4: Full outside off, Osman drives it straight to cover and they settle for one.
Ball 3: Good length on the stumps, Osman defends it out. No run.
Ball 2: Short of a length on the stumps, Osman clips it to deep midwicket and they come back for two.
Ball 1: Osman looks for a quick tap and run to cover but the fielder charges in to cut it off. No run.
1:49 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 49 for 0 after 11 overs
Deepesh Devendran continues the attack for India
Ball 6: Khalid Ahmadzai pushes hard and they come back for a tight second, Khalid dives home to make his ground.
Ball 5: Short of a length outside off, Osman Sadat drives it out to deep cover for a single.
Ball 4: Khalid opens the bat face and steers it away to third man to rotate the strike for one.
Ball 3: Osman guides it off the back foot down to third man for another single.
Ball 2: Short of a length outside off, Khalid dabs it to third man and takes one.
Ball 1: Short of a length on leg stump, Osman flicks it out to deep square leg for a single.
1:46 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 42 for 0 after 10 overs
Henil Patel continues the attack for India
Ball 6: SIX, Khalid Ahmadzai steps out, turns the length into a slot ball and lofts it powerfully over mid on to end the powerplay in style.
Ball 5: Khalid presses forward, covers the line completely and defends it under his eyes. No run.
Ball 4: LEG BYES, good length down leg, Osman Sadat misses the glance, it hits the pad and rolls to backward square leg for one.
Ball 3: Length delivery hinting at nipping back in, Osman mistimes the drive off the inner half to cover. No run.
Ball 2: Fullish outside off, Osman drives uppishly but finds cover. No run.
Ball 1: Length delivery, Osman defends it off the back foot. No run.
1:40 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 35 for 0 after 9 overs
Deepesh Devendran comes in the attack for India
Ball 6: Khalid Ahmadzai can’t get it away and there’s no run.
Ball 5: Angling down the leg side, Osman Sadat works it away to fine leg for a single.
Ball 4: Osman blocks it out safely. No run.
Ball 3: Good length nipping down leg, Osman looks to glance and misses as India appeal for a strangle, but it’s turned down. No run.
Ball 2: Osman covers the line and keeps it out. No run.
Ball 1: Length delivery wide of off moves away and keeps low, sneaking under the bat. No run.
1:36 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 34 for 0 after 8 overs
Henil Patel continues the attack for India
Ball 6: Khalid Ahmadzai can’t get it away and there’s no run.
Ball 5: Good length just outside off, Khalid defends it solidly. No run.
Ball 4: Fullish just outside off, Khalid drives it towards cover. No run.
Ball 3: Short of a length nipping back in, Khalid punches it to cover. No run.
Ball 2: Full outside off, Osman Sadat leans forward and drives to cover, where the fielder dives to his left to stop it, and they take a single.
Ball 1: Good length on off stump, Osman defends it off the back foot. No run.
1:31 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 33 for 0 after 7 overs
RS Ambrish continues the attack for India
Ball 6: FOUR, Khalid Ahmadzai drives it crisply and places it between mid off and cover.
Ball 5: Full outside off, Khalid leans forward and drives firmly but finds the cover fielder. No run.
Ball 4: FOUR, short ball sits up and Khalid rocks back to muscle the pull over midwicket.
Ball 3: Length delivery, Khalid defends it out. No run.
Ball 2: Fullish outside off, Osman Sadat leans forward to drive, gets a thick edge that flies past the cordon to third man for a single.
Ball 1: Overpitched delivery, Osman checks the flick and mistimes it to mid on. No run.
1:28 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 24 for 0 after 6 overs
Henil Patel continues the attack for India
Ball 6: Short of a length outside off, Khalid Ahmadzai rocks back and punches it straight to cover. No run.
Ball 5: Length delivery on the stumps, Khalid covers the line and keeps it out. No run.
Ball 4: Good length nipping back in, Khalid looks to work it to the leg side, misses and is struck on the pad, but the appeal is turned down. No run.
Ball 3: Fullish on the stumps, Osman Sadat pushes to mid on and risks a quick single, surviving a close run-out chance.
Ball 2: Good length attacking off stump, Osman plays with a straight bat to mid off. No run.
Ball 1: Length ball nips away, Osman is squared up in defence and the leading edge rolls to point. No run.
1:24 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 23 for 0 after 5 overs
RS Ambrish continues the attack for India
Ball 6: Good length on off stump, Khalid Ahmadzai defends it straight back to the bowler. No run.
Ball 5: Delivery wide outside off, Khalid shoulders arms and lets it go. No run.
Ball 4: FOUR, short of a length that sits up, Khalid rocks back and pulls it powerfully over square leg.
Ball 3: Good length nipping away, Khalid is caught on the crease and misses it in defence. No run.
Ball 2: In-between length swings away, Khalid plays for the angle but is beaten outside off. No run.
Ball 1: Short of a length on off stump, Khalid knocks it into the on side. No run.
1:20 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 19 for 0 after 4 overs
Henil Patel continues the attack for India
Ball 6: Full delivery nipping back into the pads, Khalid Ahmadzai drags the flick off the inner half down to deep backward square leg for a single.
Ball 5: Length ball attacking middle and leg, Khalid clips it to short midwicket. No run.
Ball 4: Fuller length outside off, Osman Sadat drives through cover as the fielder dives to his left to cut it off. They take a single.
Ball 3: FOUR, length delivery just outside off, Osman stands tall and drives on the rise, placing it wide of mid off to beat the dive.
Ball 2: Short of a length on off stump, Osman stays back and defends comfortably. No run.
Ball 1: Not too full and nipping away off the seam, Osman checks his defence and plays it out. No run.
1:15 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 13 for 0 after 3 overs
RS Ambrish continues the attack for India
Ball 6: Very full outside off, Khalid Ahmadzai leans forward and drives straight to cover. No run.
Ball 5: Good length angling in, Khalid covers the line and defends it out. No run.
Ball 4: Short of a length on the stumps, Khalid clips it to deep square leg and they come back for two.
Ball 3: Osman Sadat drops it in front of cover and they scamper through for a quick single.
Ball 2: Full and wide outside off, Osman leans forward and drives firmly but finds cover point. No run.
Ball 1: Short of a length with extra bounce, Osman pushes inside the line and just avoids the outside edge. No run.
1:11 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 10 for 0 after 2 overs
Henil Patel comes in the attack for India
Ball 6: Fullish just outside off, Khalid Ahmadzai plays a solid forward block. No run.
Ball 5: Length delivery just outside off, Khalid defends it into the off side. No run.
Ball 4: Full delivery nips back in off the seam, Khalid looks to off drive but the ball rolls back to the bowler. No run.
Ball 3: FOUR, overpitched outside off, Khalid strides forward and unfurls a classy cover drive past mid off to the fence.
Ball 2: Outswinger a touch wide, Khalid leans forward and drives it straight to cover. No run.
Ball 1: Lovely outswinger just outside off, Khalid is drawn forward and pushes it back to the bowler. No run.
1:06 PM
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Semifinal India vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Afghanistan 6 for 0 after 1 over
RS Ambrish opens the attack for India
Ball 6: Osman Sadat can’t get it away and there’s no run.
Ball 5: Full ball swinging away, Khalid Ahmadzai goes hard at the drive, gets an edge but it doesn’t carry to third man. They take a single.
Ball 4: Fullish just outside off with little movement, Khalid presses forward and defends it to cover. No run.
Ball 3: Very full and swinging away, Osman opens the face and steers it to third man for a single.
Ball 2: Back of a length outside off, Osman punches it straight to cover point. No run.
Ball 1: FOUR, full ball drifting onto the pads, Osman Sadat flicks it to the right of midwicket to get Afghanistan off to a flying start.
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First Published: Feb 04 2026 | 12:00 PM IST