India Beat Afghanistan to Reach U19 Asia Cup Final
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India's under-19 cricket team won a big game. They beat Afghanistan in the semi-final. This was part of the Asia Cup.
Now India will play in the final. They will play against Pakistan next.
Aryaveer Singh played very well in the game. He is the son of Virender Sehwag. Sehwag was a famous Indian cricket player.
Sehwag wrote a message for his son. He said his son's score was close to a 'Ferrari'. In cricket, this means a score of 23 runs.
Another player, Lakshya, also played very well. People called both players heroes of the win.
India played very strongly in this game. They beat Afghanistan easily.
Many fans are happy about the win. They want to see the final match now.
Vocabulary15 words
- under-19
- for players younger than 19 years old
- semi-final
- a game before the last, biggest game
- final
- the last and most important game
- heroes
- people who do something great
- beat
- to win a game against someone
- famous
- known by many people
- score
- the number of points in a game
- runs
- points in cricket
- team
- a group of people who play together
- tournament
- a sports competition with many games
- cricket
- a popular sport played with a bat and ball
- match
- a single game
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- win
- to be first or best in a game
- message
- short words sent to someone
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1. Afghanistan 2. Pakistan 3. Virender Sehwag
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India's under-19 cricket team won a big _____. They beat _____ in the semi-final. This was part of the Asia Cup.
Now India will play in the _____. They will play against _____ next.
_____ Singh played very well in the game. He is the son of Virender _____.
Sehwag wrote a message for his son. He said his son's score was close to a '_____'. In cricket, this means a score of 23 _____.
Another player, _____, also played very well. People called both players _____ of the win.
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