Under-19 Asia Cup 2026: India in semi-finals after defeating UAE, Sehwag scored 160 runs

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|11-11-2026

Delhi: In the ACC Men's Under-19 Asia Cup 2026, the Indian team has performed brilliantly and secured its place in the semi-finals. In the match played on Tuesday, India defeated United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 70 runs. The biggest hero of this victory was Aryaveer Sehwag, who played a brilliant inning of 160 runs and took the team to a strong score.

193 run partnership between Aryaveer and Vineet

The Indian team, who came to bat first, scored 309 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs.

Aryaveer Sehwag scored 160 runs in 168 balls. His innings included 17 fours and 7 sixes. At the same time, VK Vineet played an important inning of 67 runs in 69 balls, which included 3 fours and 3 sixes.

India had lost the wicket of captain Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani on the score of 62 runs. After this, Aryaveer and Vineet added 193 runs for the second wicket and put the team in a strong position. Naseem Khan broke this partnership. He dismissed Aryaveer on the score of 255 and Vineet on the score of 276 runs.

Naseem was the most successful bowler from UAE. He took 4 wickets for 48 runs.

Apart from this, Yashvardhan Chauhan scored 17 runs, Anvay Dravid scored 12 runs and Mohit Ulva scored 7 unbeaten runs, taking the team's score to 309.

UAE team limited to 239 runs

Chasing the target of 310 runs, the UAE team was all out for 239 runs in 49.6 overs. Ahmed Khudadad scored 74 runs on 74 balls. Whereas, Noorullah Ayubi played a quick inning of 39 runs in 25 balls. Captain Ayaan Misbah contributed 27 runs and Yain Rai contributed 29 runs.

Ishan Sood created a stir in bowling

For India, Ishan Sood bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets for 37 runs.

Manal Chauhan and Kavya Patel got one success each. At the same time, Aryan Savsani, Arjun Rajput, Mohit Ulva and Yashvardhan Chauhan also took one wicket each.

With this victory, India has entered the semi-finals of the tournament. Now the eyes of the Indian team will be on taking another strong step towards the title.

FAQs

How many runs did Aryaveer Sehwag score against UAE?

Aryaveer Sehwag played a brilliant inning of 160 runs in 168 balls against UAE. During this, he hit 17 fours and 7 sixes.

By how many runs did India beat UAE?

India defeated UAE by 70 runs to reach the semi-finals of Under-19 Asia Cup 2026.