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In the second semi-final match of the Under-19 World Cup 2026, Indian cricket team’s opener Aaron George scored a century (115). This was his first century from his bat in the current World Cup edition. Meanwhile, he along with captain Ayush Mhatre (62) made a century partnership for the second wicket. Interestingly, George played this innings while chasing the big target of 311 runs to win against the Afghan team.
George’s innings was brilliant
Opening the innings for India, George batted cautiously and completed his half-century in 52 balls. He made a partnership of 90 runs for the first wicket with Vaibhav Suryavanshi (68) and 114 runs with Mhatre. On the Harare pitch which looked good for batting, George converted his innings into a century in 95 balls. He was out after scoring 115 runs in 104 balls with the help of 15 fours and 2 sixes.
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How was George’s performance in the Under-19 World Cup?
George played a good first innings in the T20 World Cup 2026. He had scored 16 runs against Pakistan in his last match. He played an inning of 23 runs in 16 balls in the match against host Zimbabwe. In his first match, this opening batsman did not even touch double figures against New Zealand and was out after scoring 6 runs. He has scored 161 runs in 4 matches at an average of 40.25.
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Indian team won the semi-final match
After winning the toss and batting first, Usman Sadat (39) and Khalid Ahmadzai (31) gave a steady start to Afghanistan. After this, Shinozada and Niazai scored centuries and took the team’s score beyond 300. In reply, Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a quick half-century (68). After him, captain Ayush Mhatre (62) and opener George made important contributions to the victory by scoring centuries. Vihaan Malhotra played an unbeaten inning of 38 runs.
Indian team will be in search of its sixth title
The Indian team will face the England cricket team in the final on 6 February. Let us tell you that the English team had earlier defeated Australia in the semi-finals. The Indian team made it to the finals for the 10th time. The Indian team will try to win its sixth title in the history of this tournament. Let us tell you that India became world champion under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif (2000), Virat Kohli (2008), Unmukt Chand (2012), Prithvi Shaw (2018) and Yash Dhull (2022).
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