Aaryavir Sehwag struck a superb 160 from 168 balls as India Under-19 beat the United Arab Emirates by 70 runs in the ACC Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup in Oman on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, sealing a place in the semi-finals.

The young opener, the son of former India opener Virender Sehwag, hit 17 fours and seven sixes in a commanding innings at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground, carrying India to 309 for 7 in their 50 overs before the bowlers restricted the UAE to 239 for 9.

Sehwag anchors India after early wicket

India were asked to bat first after the UAE won the toss and chose to field. The visitors lost their first wicket with 62 runs on the board, but Sehwag then took control of the innings.

He reached his half-century and kept building, bringing up his maiden century for India Under-19 from 131 balls before accelerating through the closing overs. His 160 was the centrepiece of the innings and the highest score of the match by a wide margin.

Sehwag shared a 193-run partnership for the second wicket with VK Vineeth, a stand that took India past 250 and put the game beyond the UAE’s reach. India closed on 309 for 7, a total the UAE never seriously threatened despite batting out their 50 overs.

India through to Thursday semi-final

The UAE finished on 239 for 9, leaving India winners by 70 runs and through to the last four of the continental tournament. India will face Afghanistan Under-19 in the semi-final on Thursday.

Because the UAE are an Associate nation, the match does not carry Youth ODI status, but that takes nothing away from the quality of the innings. Sehwag passed 150 before he was eventually dismissed, having dominated the UAE attack from the moment he settled at the crease.

The win was exactly the response India needed in a group-stage contest with qualification on the line, and Sehwag’s innings will have done his growing reputation no harm at all. He had already shown his promise earlier in the tournament, and this was the innings that turned promise into a match-winning performance.

For the UAE, the defeat ends their run in the competition, but they made India work for the result by batting through the full 50 overs. India, meanwhile, head into the semi-final with momentum and with their opener in outstanding form.

Thursday’s semi-final against Afghanistan will be a sterner test, and India will hope Sehwag can carry this form into the knockout stage. On the evidence of Tuesday’s innings in Oman, he is batting with the confidence of a player who belongs at this level.