India U19 vs Afghanistan U19, 2nd Semi-Final (B,C1 v A,D2), ICC Under 19 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Nooristani Omarzai to Vihaan Malhotra, no run, short of length and tight on middle, Vihaan Malhotra goes on the back foot and punches it with a high elbow to mid-off

Nooristani Omarzai to Vihaan Malhotra, no run, short of length and tight on middle and off, Vihaan Malhotra goes on the back foot and punches it to mid-off

Nooristani Omarzai to Vihaan Malhotra, leg byes, FOUR, poor delivery and four. Full down leg, Vihaan Malhotra flicks and misses, off the pad and beats the dive of Mahboob Khan to his right, runs away

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, fraction fuller and wider of off - Aaron leans into the drive and finds the gap square past point for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Vihaan Malhotra, 1 run, short of a length and well wide of off, punched square on the off-side for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, punched to the left of mid-off for a quick single

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, no run, fl, delivery outside off - driven crisply and to the left of backward point where the fielder makes a diving stop

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, SIX, beautifully played, overpitched by Omarzai - Aaron leans forward, presents the full face of the bat, high elbow and lifts it disadainfully over the bowler's head for a maximum

Nooristani Omarzai to Vihaan Malhotra, 2 wides, back of a length and well down leg, past Vihaan's flick and Mahboob Khan can't stop it cleanly, allowing another extra

Nooristani Omarzai to Vihaan Malhotra, no run, Omarzai shortens the length and pushes one across the left-hander, sneaks under Vihaan's swing

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, Omarzai shortens the length on middle, tucked through mid-wicket for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Vihaan Malhotra, 1 run, short and at the stumps - Vihaan swivels across and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, full and at the stumps, punched down to long-on for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Vihaan Malhotra, 2 runs, a better throw and Vihaan might've been struggling, fuller length delivery on the pads and Vihaan tucked it behind square on the on-side, a slight fumble and he looks for a single - a better throw and he might've been struggling

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, short of a good length and at the stumps, punched off the back-foot to mid-on

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, no run, length ball on off - Aaron stays back and defends it to the off-side

Nooristani Omarzai to Vihaan Malhotra, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - dabbed into the gap wide of point for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Vihaan Malhotra, no run, Omarzai shortens the length and pushes one across the left-hander, gripped off the surface and went past Vihaan's poke

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, leg byes, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Aaron was looking to flick and missed, off the pad and rolled to short fine

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - driven towards mid-off and Aaron scurries across for a quick single

Nooristani Omarzai to Vihaan Malhotra, 1 run, Omarzai shortens the length outside off - dropped with soft hands towards point and Vihaan is off for a quick single

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, slower ball on off, punched to thye right of mid-off for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Vihaan Malhotra, 1 run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, steered down towards third man for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, out Caught by Osman Sadat!! A big leading edge and Sadat completes a superb catch - ran back a fair way from mid-wicket, kept his eyes on the ball and then held on even as slid onto the turf - 'superb catching technique' says Rohan Gavaskar on air - was a full ball on the pads and Mhatre was early into the flick, gets a big leading edge over mid-wicket - AFG have been shoddy in the field today, but they've held onto a blinder here. Can it inspire them to a few more wickets? Ayush Mhatre c Osman Sadat b Nooristani Omarzai 62(59) [4s-5 6s-4]

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, 1 run, width on offer and Mhatre slaps it through cover for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, no run, length ball on of, pushed back at the bowler

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, no run, on a good length and at the pads, Mhatre was looking to flick and missed, off the pad and rolls to the on-side

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - driven through cover for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 2 runs, tad fuller and just outside off - Aaron leans into the drive and finds the gap wide of mid-off, chase for the fielder and he's back for the second

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, pushed through the vacant mid-on region for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - driven to the left of mid-off for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - Aaron drives and gets a thick edge to third man

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, dabbed to the right of point for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - Aaron looks to drive and the bat turns on impact, skews it wide of mid-on for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, no run, back of a length and just outside off - Mhatre stands tall and punches it to cover-point

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, 1 run, fifty for Ayush Mhatre, his 2nd of the tournament, short of a good length and well wide of off, stabbed wide of cover-point for a single

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, FOUR, lucky runs for India and the frustration builds for Nooristani Omarzai. Good length delivery outside off stump, Aaron looks to punch off the back foot, thick edge escapes past the keeper and third man had no chance as well

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Aaron defends

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, 1 run, walks to the ball and just defends this past cover. Sweeper keeps it to one

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Ayush covers the line and plays a solid defence

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, excellent push down the ground to long-on

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, SIX, oh he's managed to get it wide of the deep square leg fielder. Full delivery down the leg-side, Aaron George just played a flick in the air and it's almost landed on the ropes. He had to ensure he didn't hit it finer and the execution is perfect as fielder was waiting to swallow if it came at him. In fact the ball has landed on the rope so it will be a six

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, it's full and on the stumps, Ayush flicks. Bat turned in his hands to it got dragged wide of mid-wicket and it's four more

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, no run, hit the short of length delivery hard with a slap but picked out the fielder at cover

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, no run, beaten as the ball skids low! Short of a length delivery nipping back in, Ayush just pushes at it with his hands away from the body and misses

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, he decides that attack in the best mode of defence for him. Slot ball, Ayush hits it on the rise and lofts down the ground over long-on. The bowler surely wasn't expecting to get hit off that length

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, walks and then flicks this length delivery to mid-wicket. Fumble allows the single

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, no run, good length delivery nipping back in, Aaron defends and looks at the bottom of the bat

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Ayush defends to the off-side

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, no run, short of length delivery, Ayush defends off the back foot

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, no run, oh just let it go and didn't even try to cover the stumps. That could have easily smashed the off stump. Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, Ayush shoulders arms but he misjudged the line. Wasn't that wide to be leaving it without covering the stumps

Nooristani Omarzai to Ayush Mhatre, wide, good length delivery down the leg-side, Ayush misses the tickle

Nooristani Omarzai to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, out Caught by Osman Sadat!! Nooristani Omarzai gets the big fish. Osman takes a simple catch at mid-wicket and throws the ball hard into the ground in anger. That's the impact Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has made in a matter of minutes. It's the short ball again that has got Vaibhav. Nooristani got this just outside off stump and asked Vaibhav to fetch the pull. The batter obliged and ended up getting a top edge that went straight up. Gutted Vaibhav covers his face before dragging himself off. Great innings though because he's eased the pressure on his team when a record chase is needed to play the final. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi c Osman Sadat b Nooristani Omarzai 68(33) [4s-9 6s-4]

Nooristani Omarzai to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, no run, short of length delivery, Vaibhav pushes it to cover

Nooristani Omarzai to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX, gee! That's some power off the wrists. Proper whip of the hands and he's hit this ball that's almost a yorker for six. Had to clear the front leg away to get under the ball. Nooristani Omarzai missed the yorker by a couple of inches and that's all Vaibhav needed

Nooristani Omarzai to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 1 run, fullish delivery on the off stump, Vaibhav flicks through square leg

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, 1 run, pushed to mid-on

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, no run, another one down! It's Wahid now. Surely it's difficult to advance to a World Cup final if the catching is going to be this poor. Nooristani Omarzai has just built some pressure with dots so Aaron wants to break-free. The batter plays a pull shot very straight. Straight to mid-on and straight out of his hands. Yet another case of Afghanistan trying to go reverse cup style when it's not high enough

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, no run, wanted to play a drive off the back foot, but mistimed it off the bottom of the bat to cover

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Aaron defends off the back foot

Nooristani Omarzai to Aaron George, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Aaron looks to punch off the back foot, misses