Live IND vs AFG, U19 World Cup live cricket score: Afghanistan lose first wicket, Deepesh strikes for India

India have finally struck. Deepesh has struck for India and Khalid has been dismissed. Afghanistan are 53/1 in the 13th over and India will be hoping to pick a couple more wickets quickly now.

Afghanistan are 49/0 after 11 overs and they will bring up their 50 at any moment now. A perfect start for them in the semifinal as the pressure is now on India to pick wickets and make a comeback. Who will strike for India though?

Afghanistan have scored 34 runs after 8 overs and India's new ball bowlers haven't been able to provide the breakthrough yet. Deepesh has been brought into the attack. Can he break the partnership? Let's see

Afghanistan have got off to a decent start. They have scored 24 runs after six overs and are yet to lose a wicket. India are desperate for a wicket now as they cannot Afghanistan off the hook.

Afghanistan started the innings on a positive note, with Osman smashing a four off the very first ball off Ambrish. Henil Patel, India's highest wicket-taker of the World Cup, took the new ball from the other end, but couldn't strike early as Khalid also smashed him for a four. Afghanistan are 10/0 after two overs. Can India pick up an early wicket?

RS Ambrish opens the bowling for India while Osman and Khalid are opening the batting for Afghanistan. Can India strike early? Will Afghanistan be able to see of the new ball? All answers in the next 30 minutes or so. We will bring you timely updates of the action from Harare.

National anthems are done and dusted. Players are walking out to the middle. Indian players are in a huddle while Afghanistan openers walk out as well. Live action is set to start soon. Can India pick up an early wicket?

Players from both teams have lined up for the national anthems. Afghanistan's anthem will be followed by India's. 

The boys are really talented, they come prepared and stuff like that, but they're not really used to this bigger stage ​(playing in the WC). It's a step up, international cricket. (on the coaching philosophy). It's something where people like me can contribute very well. So it's all about the process and what process works for them, being aware of what works for them and they need to continue that because as they go higher up, there are many more distractions, doubts that many more people talking to you about the game, about everything else. So they need to stick to the process, be focused on what works for them. (on the team management) They totally do because both of these guys (Sunil Joshi and VVS Laxman) are very approachable and they are open to anybody who wants to talk anything about cricket. We all make it easy for the boys to just come over and talk to us, says India U19 head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar

Afghanistan U19 (Playing XI): Osman Sadat, Khalid Ahmadzai, Faisal Shinozada, Uzairullah Niazai, Mahboob Khan(w/c), Azizullah Miakhil, Abdul Aziz, Khatir Stanikzai, Roohullah Arab, Nooristani Omarzai, Wahidullah Zadran

India U19 (Playing XI): Aaron George, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre(c), Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu(w), RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran

Both teams are unchanged for this big game. India defeated Pakistan in their previous game while Afghanistan got the better of Ireland to seal their place in the knockouts.

Afghanistan have won the toss and opted to bat first. This is a massive toss to win for Afghanistan and they can now put pressure on India in the second innings. Batting first is their strength and India will be hoping to really pick up wickets quickly.

This ground has big boundaries, but the ball is going to fly because of the high altitude. It looks hard, few cracks visible but I don't it is going to any sort of part in the game. There is a bit of grass and it feels like it is going to come onto the bat nicely

Toss is scheduled to take place in a bit with the match scheduled to get underway at 1 PM. Win the toss and bat first could be the mantra in a pressure, knockout game. Who will win it though? We bring you all the updates soon.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage for the second semifinal of the U19 World Cup between India and Afghanistan. It is expected to be a massive game with both teams meeting at this level for the first time. In Youth ODIs, both teams have faced each other on 12 occasions with India winning 10 games while Afghanistan emerged victorious twice. Both their wins came in 2019 but haven't been able to beat India since then in last seven years. Can they end the winless run today? Will India continue their winning streak? Follow India TV for all the live updates: