Afghanistan's Under-19 cricket team take on India in the U19 Asia Cup semi-final in Oman on Thursday, November 12, after winning all three of their Group B matches to top the group with six points. Defending champions Pakistan meet Bangladesh in the other semi-final.
Afghanistan have dominated the tournament so far. They opened by beating Bangladesh by 113 runs, bowled Malaysia out for 42 to win by ten wickets, and then thrashed Sri Lanka by 106 runs, with Subhan Zakhail scoring 107 off 111 balls and Noor Ali Niazai taking four for 35.
According to the Afghanistan Cricket Board, it is the first time since 2019 that Afghanistan have reached the semi-finals of the event. Both semi-finals begin at 9am local time, and the final will be played on Saturday, November 14.
Thursday is a busy day for Afghan sport: the country's Under-18 futsal team also play for a bronze medal at the Youth Olympic Games, having beaten Panama 5-0 and Senegal 6-0 in the group stage.