Afghanistan have crossed the three-figure mark but not before losing a third wicket in the form of Subhan Zakhail. An unlucky dismissal there Yashbardhan Chauhan found a breakthrough in his first over with the ball sliding off the inside edge to the stumps.
Subhan Zakhail b Chauhan 31 (44b 4x4 1x6)
AFG 102/3 in 27 overs
India remain in early control of this contest. After Nadarjan fell caught behind, Afghanistan have lost fellow opener Faridullah Ihsas on 13 with Kavya Patel getting a ball to deflect off the edge back to the stumps.
Faridullah Ihsas b Patel 13 (29b 1x4)
AFG 55/2 in 14 overs
First strike for India! Ishan Sood finds the outside edge off Nadarjan, and that's a simple catch for Anvay Dravid.
Abidullah Nadarjan c †Dravid b Sood 14 (23b 2x4)
A sedate start for the Afghan openers, building themselves in slowly. Good lines up front from Sood and Kavya Patel to keep the batters in check.
AFG 17/0 in 4 overs
Abidullah Nadarjan and Faridullah Ihsas open the batting for AFG. Ishan Sood takes the new ball for India and begins with a no ball.
TOSS: Afghanistan U19 have won the toss and opted to bat
Aaryavir Sehwag had shown glimpses of his potential in India’s first two matches of the Under-19 Asia Cup, scoring 70 not out against Nepal and 22 against Pakistan. On Tuesday, the Indian opener went a step further, smashing 160 off 168 balls to power India Under-19 to a 70-run win over UAE Under-19 in Al Amerat and secure a place in the semifinal. READ MORE
It's a knockout clash in Al Amerat today with India taking on the rising force of Afghanistan. As far as the recent form goes, the Afghan colts have had a better run in the tournament with three wins from as many games. Although India put behind the sting of losing to Pakistan with a thumping win over the UAE, there are certain chinks in the order that could be exploited by their opponents today.
