Men's U19 Asia Cup 2026: Semi-Final 2, IND U19 vs AFG U19 Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between India U19 vs Afghanistan U19?

In the penultimate contest of the ongoing ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2026, India Under-19 (IND U19) will be up against Afghanistan Under-19 (AFG U19) in the Second Semi-Final on Thursday, November 12, at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground 2.

India Under-19 won two out of their three contests in the group stages to finish second on the leaderboard with four points. They first thumped Nepal Under-19 in the campaign opener, which was followed by a narrow loss against arch-rivals Pakistan Under-19. However, they came back superbly against the United Arab Emirates Under-19 in the third and final Group-A clash to secure their place in the semi-finals.

Afghanistan Under-19, on the other hand, were the table-toppers from the Group B, with an unbeaten run in the continental tournament so far. Their season began with a solid win against Bangladesh Under-19, which they followed with a 10-wicket comprehensive victory over Malaysia Under-19. They then beat Sri Lanka Under-19 by a mammoth 106-run margin and will now thus be confident of beating the Boys in Blue.

IND U19 vs AFG U19: Match Details

Al Amerat Cricket Ground 2: Pitch Report

The Al Amerat Cricket Ground 2 will be hosting the second semi-final clash of the ongoing tournament, and it is expected that the pitch is going to offer a lot for the pacers throughout the contest. Scoring runs is not going to be easy here, as the surface is likely to be on the slower side, which means that the ball will not come onto the bat as easily as it should. 

IND U19 vs AFG U19: Head-to-Head Record

IND U19 vs AFG U19: Predicted Playing 11s

India Under-19

Lakshya Raichandani, Aaryavir Sehwag, VK Vineeth, Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan, Arjun Rajput, Anvay Dravid (WK), Manal Chauhan, Mohit Ulva, Aaryan Savsani, Kavya Patel, Ishan Sood

Afghanistan Under-19

Faridullah Ihsas, Abidullah Nadarjan, Subhan Zakhail, Noman Salarzai (wk), Shah Faisal Rahimi, Tahir Sarwary, Amir Hamza, Sohail Khan (c), Mohammad Ali, Abdullah Hamdard, Noor Ali Niazai

IND U19 vs AFG U19: Probable Best Performers of the Match

Probable Best Batter: Aaryavir Sehwag

India Under-19's Aaryavir Sehwag is looking like the batter in form currently. He impressed with a match-winning 70-run knock against Nepal. In his most recent outing, the youngster smashed a daddy hundred, amassing 160 off just 168, which included seventeen fours and seven maximums. He will be looking to ride on his form and provide his team with yet another match-winning knock on Thursday.

Probable Best Bowler: Noor Ali Niazai

The right-arm pacer from Afghanistan Under-19, Noor Ali Niazai, is in some sensational form at the moment. In the ongoing tournament, he is far ahead of the other bowlers, having topped the wicket-taking charts already with 13 wickets from just three innings. His best came against the Malaysians, where he took 6 wickets while giving away just seven runs, making him stand out. India will have to be wary of him.

Today's Match Prediction: Team batting first to win the match