समाचार Samāchār · Sports · 12 November 2026

India U19 reach the Asia Cup final. Pakistan, who beat them last week, wait on Saturday

Lakshya Raichandani made 93 as India chased 228 against Afghanistan with eight wickets in hand at Al Amerat. The final against Pakistan is on 14 November.

India’s Under-19 side are in the Asia Cup final. They beat Afghanistan by eight wickets in the second semi-final at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman on 12 November. The opponent on Saturday is Pakistan. Pakistan are the only side to have beaten India in this tournament.

Afghanistan won the toss and batted. They made 227 for 8. Noman Salarzai and Shah Faisal Rahimi scored 51 each. Ishan Sood took 3 for 43 and kept the total within reach.

The chase belonged to the captain. Lakshya Raichandani made 93 off 90 balls with 13 fours and a six. His fifty came off 39 balls. He and Aaryavir Sehwag put on 117 for the first wicket in 17 overs. Sehwag made 51. VK Vineeth finished unbeaten on 57 off 62 balls. India reached 230 for 2 in 36.5 overs with 79 balls to spare.

Credit is due on the other side too. Afghanistan topped their group unbeaten and came into the semi-final as the form team. Pakistan reached the final by beating Bangladesh by nine wickets in the first semi-final.

The pattern of this win matters more than the margin. A modest total. Bowlers who held their nerve in the middle overs. A top order that took the game away early and left nothing to chance. Saturday will test the same method against the one team that has already found a way past it.

What a founder takes from it: A side that lost to Pakistan in the group stage now gets the same opponent with a title at stake. That is how experience turns into results: the अनुभव Anubhav of last week is the preparation for Saturday.