Historic U19 World Cup: Two Afghan Batters Score Centuries Against India After 38 Years

• Faisal Shinozada (110 runs) and Uzairullah Niazai (101* runs) became the first duo to score centuries against India in an U19 World Cup match.
• Afghanistan posted a total of 310/4 in the second semifinal of the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup 2026 at Harare Sports Club.
• This is the first time in 38 years that two batters have scored 100 or more runs in a single U19 World Cup match against India.
• Before this match, only three batters had achieved a century against India in the U19 World Cup: Ben Stokes (2010), Malcolm Lake (2012), and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (2014).
• Malcolm Lake holds the record for the highest individual score against India in an U19 World Cup match with 118 runs in 2012.