Two days after a loss to Pakistan left India needing a win, Aaryavir Sehwag gave them one. The opener scored 160 off 168 balls against the United Arab Emirates at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, and India won by 70 runs to book a place in the U19 Asia Cup semi finals, The Indian Express reported.
India made 309 for 7 in their 50 overs. The UAE were bowled out for 239 in the final over. India will meet Afghanistan in the semi final on Thursday, 12 November.
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How the innings was built
The UAE won the toss and chose to bowl. India Today wrote that the pitch had some moisture and an even cover of grass, and the seamers found early movement. Captain Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani fell for 17, and Sehwag concentrated on settling in.
He was not always secure. In the 16th over, on 41, UAE wicketkeeper Muhammad Saad dropped him twice off consecutive balls from Noorullah Ayobi. Saad missed another chance in the 40th over, with Sehwag on 136. Each mistake cost the UAE heavily.
With VK Vineeth, who made 67, Sehwag added 193 for the second wicket. The surface was slow and stroke play was hard work, so the pair kept the score moving with singles and twos through the middle overs. Sehwag reached fifty off 69 balls and his hundred off 131 balls in the 34th over.
After that he changed gear. He began stepping out to the spinners and hitting over the leg side. Left arm wrist spinner Uddish Suri went for 21 runs in the 37th over, and Sehwag went from 100 to 150 in just 29 balls. Gulf News noted that he scored his last 60 runs off only 37 deliveries.
Naseem Khan finally removed him in the 45th over when Sehwag mistimed a pull off a slower short ball and was caught at mid wicket by Suri. His 160 had 17 fours and seven sixes. Mohit Ulva finished the innings with a six, and India’s total was the highest of the tournament at that point, according to India Today. Naseem ended with 4 for 48.
UAE fight, Sood finishes it
Chasing 310, the UAE never quite pushed the rate. Ahmed Khudadad made 74 off 74 balls with six fours and three sixes, and Ayobi hit 39 off 25. The two put on 90 for the seventh wicket and for a while made the finish less comfortable than India would have liked. Yayin Rai chipped in with 29.
Ishan Sood broke the stand by removing Ayobi and Khudadad off successive balls. He struck twice more in the final over and bowled Hadayatullah Khan to end the innings at 239, finishing with 4 for 37 according to the Indian Express scorecard.
Not quite his father’s style
The comparison was always going to be made. Virender Sehwag built his name on attacking from the first ball. His son, the reports agreed, did something different. He took his time against the new ball, got off the mark in the fourth over with a flick through mid wicket off Hadayatullah Khan, and only opened up once he had a hundred to his name.
There were flashes of the family instinct early on. A couple of overs after that first boundary, he charged down the pitch at Ayobi and hit consecutive fours over mid wicket and cover, The Indian Express noted. Those were the exceptions. Naseem kept probing outside off stump with the new ball, and until his hundred in the 34th over Sehwag mostly worked the ball around and waited for loose deliveries. The stand with Vineeth steadied India after the early loss of their captain, and it was this patience that set up the late charge.
The 19 year old had already shown form in this event, with an unbeaten 70 against Nepal and 22 against Pakistan. Gulf News also recalled that in November 2024 he made 297 for Delhi against Meghalaya in the Cooch Behar Trophy, falling just short of a triple century.
What comes next
The semi finals are on Thursday at Al Amerat, both starting at 10.30 am IST. India face Afghanistan, while Pakistan play Bangladesh in the other last four match, according to the Sporting News tournament schedule. The final is on 14 November. India lost to Pakistan by three wickets in the group stage, Gulf News said, so a final against them would carry an extra edge.
For India, the win against the UAE answered the main worry from the Pakistan defeat. The top order batted long, the partnership took the game away, and the bowling held firm when the lower order pushed back. Thursday’s match will test whether that can be repeated against Afghanistan, who won all three of their group games by big margins, including wins by 113 runs over Bangladesh and 106 runs over Sri Lanka, according to the Sporting News schedule.
India’s senior men have been in form too. Read our reports on Abhishek Sharma’s 113 that sealed the T20I series in New Zealand and Tilak Varma’s knock in the second T20I, and on how India’s women beat Zimbabwe to win their series in Raipur.
Featured image photo: Acabashi, CC BY SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. It shows a red ball beside the stumps at a club ground in Essex, England, and is used here only as an illustration. It is not a photo from the Under 19 Asia Cup.
FAQ
How many runs did Aaryavir Sehwag score against the UAE?
He scored 160 off 168 balls with 17 fours and seven sixes in India’s 70 run win.
Who do India play in the U19 Asia Cup semi final?
India play Afghanistan on Thursday, 12 November 2026. Pakistan meet Bangladesh in the other semi final.
Who was India’s best bowler in the match?
Ishan Sood, who took 4 for 37, including two wickets in the last over.
Sources
- The Indian Express, 10 November 2026: match report, dropped catches, scoring milestones, partnership, dismissal and brief scores.
- India Today, 10 November 2026: toss and conditions, captain’s score, UAE resistance and Sood’s final over.
- Sporting News, 10 November 2026: tournament schedule, group results, semi final fixtures, start time and final date.
- Gulf News, 10 November 2026: Sehwag’s age, scoring rate after his hundred, the Pakistan result and his 297 in the Cooch Behar Trophy.