By Admin 
The second semi-final of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026 is between India and Afghanistan today. The winning team will face England for the title on February 6, which had earlier defeated Australia by 27 runs in the semi-final. Know India’s probable playing eleven.
Afghanistan had made it to the semi-finals along with Australia from Group 1, finishing second in the points table. From Group 2, England and India made it to the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup. England has reached the final by defeating Australia, while the other finalist will be the winning team of India vs Afghanistan match today.
5 time champion India is strong
Compared to Afghanistan, the Indian Under-19 team looks strong, which has batsmen like Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George and excellent bowlers like Henil and Khilan Patel. Khilan Patel took 3 wickets for 35 runs against Pakistan, he also scored 21 runs. Henil Patel had taken 3 wickets for 23 runs in the important match played against New Zealand, who today has the power to destroy Afghanistan’s batting.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi is an explosive batsman, who hits big shots from the first ball. In the Under-19 World Cup, he scored 72 runs against Bangladesh, 40 against New Zealand and 50 against Zimbabwe. He scores runs at a very fast pace and even if 10 or 15 overs last, he can make the opposition bowlers sweat. Captain Ayush Mhatre played an important inning of 53 runs against New Zealand, but was out for zero in the last match. A big innings will be expected from him today.
Afghanistan in semi-finals for the first time
Afghanistan cricket team has reached the semi-finals for the first time in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Afghanistan had registered a big win against Ireland by 191 runs in the last match, Faisal Khan had played a brilliant inning of 163 runs. Abdul Aziz Khan and Akil Khan took 3-3 wickets.
India’s probable playing 11
Aaron George, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (captain), Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigayan Kundu (wicketkeeper), RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chauhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Henil Patel.
When and where to watch India vs Afghanistan Under-19 match?
India vs Afghanistan semi-final match in Under-19 Cricket World Cup will start today (4 February) at 1 pm. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network and live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.