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U-19 World Cup: Vaibhav Suryavanshi defeated Afghanistan, hit fours and sixes all over the field, the target of 311 runs seemed small.

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s strong innings Even though batting first in the second semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup 2026, the Afghanistan team has put 311 runs on the board. But Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who came to start the innings for Team India, attacked the Afghanistan bowlers vigorously. Chasing a big score, Vaibhav completed his half-century in just…

Ronit Sharma

By Ronit Sharma
Feb 04, 2026, 6:54 PM IST

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U-19 World Cup: Vaibhav Suryavanshi defeated Afghanistan, hit fours and sixes all over the field, the target of 311 runs seemed small.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s strong innings
Even though batting first in the second semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup 2026, the Afghanistan team has put 311 runs on the board. But Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who came to start the innings for Team India, attacked the Afghanistan bowlers vigorously. Chasing a big score, Vaibhav completed his half-century in just 23 balls and not only destroyed Afghanistan’s bowlers but also dashed Team India’s hopes of victory.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s strong innings

Vaibhav Suryavanshi adopted an aggressive stance from the beginning of the innings. He hit shots all around the ground, with Wahdullah Zadran hitting sixes and fours in the same over which put Afghanistan in trouble. This innings of Vaibhav is also special because in a high-pressure match like the semi-finals, where India had to chase a big target of 311 runs, he batted fearlessly. Vaibhav was out in this match after scoring 68 runs on 33 balls.

Afghanistan also made a big score

Earlier, after winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Afghanistan team surprised everyone and scored 310 runs for 4 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. This is Afghanistan’s best score in the history of Under-19 World Cup semi-finals. For Afghanistan, Faisal Shinozada played a brilliant inning of 110 runs, which included 15 fours. Whereas Uzairullah Niazai displayed explosive batting and scored unbeaten 101 runs in just 86 balls. He hit 12 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.

The partnership of 148 runs between these two had pushed India on the backfoot. Talking about Indian bowling, Deepesh Devendran and Kanishk Chauhan took 2 wickets each, but they could not control the pace of runs in the last overs. Some shortcomings were also seen in Indian fielding, taking advantage of which Afghanistan crossed the 300 mark.