India, Nov. 10 -- Aaryavir Sehwag continued his impressive run of form in the Under-19 Asia Cup, smashing 160 off 168 balls for India against the UAE on Tuesday. This was his second substantial contribution in the tournament, following a 70 against Nepal last week. Sehwag's knock, studded with 17 fours and seven sixes, propelled India to 309/7 despite a mini-collapse towards the end of the innings.

In reply, UAE could only manage 239, with Ahmed Khudadad top-scoring with 74. Pacer Ishan Sood played a key role with figures of 4/37 as India U19 registered a convincing 70-run win to secure a place in Thursday's semi-final against Afghanistan.

"Feels amazing. When I started my innings, the thought process was to play long and bat for 40-50 ...