Overview:
For India, Deepesh Devendran and Kanishk Chouhan took two wickets each.
Afghanistan were magnificent against India in the second semi-final of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup. They posted 310/4 in their allotted 50 overs, with Faisal Shinozada and Uzairullah Niazai scoring hundreds. The two added 148 runs for the third wicket. Faisal posted 110 runs off 93 balls, laced with 15 boundaries, while Uzairullah managed an unbeaten 101 runs off 86 deliveries, including 12 fours and 2 sixes.
Earlier, Osman Sadat and Khalid Ahmadzai gave a good start to the Afghans, stitching a partnership of 53 runs in 12.2 overs. They didn’t allow the Indian bowlers to take wickets, which helped the other batters. Osman’s 39 runs came in 70 deliveries, laced with 3 fours. Khalid amassed 31 runs off 39 deliveries, laced with 4 boundaries and 1 maximum.
For India, Deepesh Devendran and Kanishk Chouhan took two wickets each.
The Boys in Blue are undefeated in the tournament and thumped Pakistan in their previous game. India secured victories over the USA, Bangladesh, New Zealand and Zimbabwe before meeting the arch-rivals.

