The final of the Under-19 Asia Cup 2026 will be between India and Pakistan. Virender Sehwag's son, Aryavir Sehwag, played a brilliant innings against Afghanistan in the semi-final. He had scored 160 runs in the previous match.
Aaryavir Sehwag U19 Asia Cup
India is one step closer to winning the Under-19 Asia Cup 2026 title, defeating Afghanistan by 8 wickets in today's semi-final. Chasing the target, Virender Sehwag's son, Aryavir Sehwag, shared a century partnership with the captain for the first wicket. Aryavir is the leading run-scorer in this edition so far.
In the Under-19 Asia Cup semi-final, Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat. The Indian bowlers restricted Afghanistan to 227 runs. Chasing the target, India captain Lakshya Raichandani and Aryavir Sehwag put on a 117-run partnership for the first wicket. Sehwag scored 51 runs off 57 balls, hitting four sixes and as many fours.
Aryaveer's stats in the U19 Asia Cup 2026
Aryavir Sehwag is currently the leading run-scorer in the Under-19 Asia Cup 2026. He has scored 303 runs in four innings, averaging 101 and striking at a strike rate of 95.58. He has hit a total of 16 sixes and 29 fours in these innings. Besides him, only two other batsmen have hit 10 or more sixes in this edition.
After Aryavir Sehwag, Pakistan's Usman Khan is the leading run-scorer in the current edition. He has scored 238 runs in four innings, hitting 31 fours and three sixes.
Opportunity to take revenge from Pakistan
Pakistan defeated India in the group stage of the Under-19 Asia Cup 2026. This was the only match in that edition in which Aryaveer scored less than 50 runs. He scored 22 runs in this match, as the Indian team was bowled out for 208. In reply, Pakistan achieved the target with 11 balls to spare and won by 3 wickets.
Now, India and their opponents have a good chance to take revenge on Pakistan, as India will face Pakistan in the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup. Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 9 wickets in the semi-final. The final is on Saturday, November 14th. The match will start at 10:30 AM IST.
