Aaryavir Sehwag’s 160 takes India into the U-19 Asia Cup semi-finals

Aaryavir Sehwag, son of former India opener Virender Sehwag, scored 160 off 168 balls against the United Arab Emirates on 10 November to take India into the semi-finals of the Under-19 Asia Cup. India won by 70 runs, The Times of India reported.

It was his first century for India’s under-19 team. The UAE were bowled out off the last ball of their innings, the Odia news site Odisha Reporter reported.

“My dad only likes big hundreds,” Aaryavir said after the match, Sportstar reported. He said the pitch was not easy to bat on, so his plan was to start slowly and speed up once he had settled in.

The win came after a defeat by Pakistan, in which Hamza Zahoor’s century took Pakistan past India and Aaryavir made 22 off 40 balls. India had opened the tournament with a 10-wicket win over Nepal at Al Amerat in Oman on 6 November, when he made 70 not out off 52 balls.

His father, who played 104 Tests for India, was known for big scores; he made two triple centuries in Test cricket.

The semi-final line-up and dates had not been confirmed when this story was published.