India reached their 10th U19 World Cup final, the most for any team, followed by Australia with six in 16 editions of this tournament.
Aaron George's silken hundred, seamlessly merged with explosive fifties from IPL stars Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre, guided India to the ICC U-19 World Cup final with a seven-wicket win over Afghanistan
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India U19 vs Afghanistan U19 Highlights: Aaron George slammed a sensational century to guide India into the ICC U19 World Cup final, helping his side chase 311 against Afghanistan in the second semi-final in Harare.
Afghanistan and England joined Australia as the latest entrants in the semifinal of the ICC Under-19 World Cup on Friday, with impressive showings in their Super Six clashes.
England registered a dominant win over Bangladesh, while Sri Lanka secured a close win over Afghanistan in their Super 6 stage matches at the ICC U19 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia.
MS Dhoni executed a similar stumping during the 2016 T20 World Cup clash against Bangladesh.
VK Vineeth's fighting fifty went in vain as India A suffered a 65-run loss to Afghanistan in an inconsequential final league match of the Under-19 Tri-Series.
Vedant Trivedi anchored a tricky chase with a 102-ball 83 as a much-improved India B prevailed over Afghanistan by two wickets in the U-19 Tri-Series on Tuesday.
In 2023 and 2024, Cricket Australia had cancelled a planned bilateral series against Afghanistan, citing "deteriorating human rights" towards women and children as the reason.
Afghanistan finds itself in Group C in the 2024 T20 World Cup, along with hosts West Indies, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Uganda
NZ vs AFG Under-19 World Cup Highlights: New Zealand edged past Afghanistan by one wicket in their Group D match.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan U-19 World Cup, Live Streaming: Pakistan will be going up against Afghanistan in their campaign opener of Under-19 World Cup 2024 on Saturday
India U19 have won three of the last 5 matches against Afghanistan U19.
The tri-series will be played at the Old Edwardians Cricket Club in Johannesburg and will witness each team playing each other twice
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi expressed excitement to meet India's iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for the first time ahead of their upcoming clash against Australia in the ongoing World Cup
Naveen Ul Haq and Virat Kohli were engaged in a heated exchange during the IPL when the former came to bat for the home team Lucknow Super Giants' tense chase against Royal Challengers Bangalore
Former Afghanistan player Raees Ahmadzai, who was the head coach during the U19 World Cup, has said that he hopes that the players would rethink their decision and head back to the country.