Mhatre's clutch half-century and Vaibhav Suryavanshi's explosive, stroke-filled 175 in 80 balls, with 15 fours and 15 sixes justfied the hype around the duo while the other stars in the team also delivered to first take India to a record-breaking 411/9, then defending it and leaving England
Speaking after the historic win, India U19 all-rounder Kanishk Chouhan said, "I will try and keep doing well and want to contribute to the team as much as I can. Sir (Kanitkar) just told me to be calm and do my role well, not think about the score. We knew they would come hard at us; 700 run
Suryavanshi's sensational 175 in 80 balls, with 15 fours and 15 sixes, outclassed a valiant century by Caleb Falconer as the rising Bihar star saved his best for the very last, powering India to a match-winning total of 411/9. England fell 100 runs short, courtesy a collapse from 142/2 to 17
After India opted to bat first, a stunner, record-shattering Vaibhav Suryavanshi masterclass (175 in 80 balls, with 15 fours and 15 sixes), a half-century from skipper Ayush Mhatre (53 in 51 balls, with seven fours and two sixes) and a knock from Abhigyan Kundu (40 in 31 balls, with six f
The 14-year-old Sooryavanshi targeted Alex Green in the next over and hit his first boundary. Green got the first breakthrough when he dismissed George for just nine runs in the fourth over of the innings.
India Under-19 captain Ayush Mhatre won the toss and opted to bat first against England Under-19 in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 final on Friday at the Harare Sports Club, Harare.
India is playing its record 10th U19 WC final in what has been an absolute team effort, while England's campaign has been driven by batters Ben Mayes and Thomas Rew, pacer Manny Lumsden and left-arm orthodox spinner Ralphie Albert.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will review the prevailing Naxal situation during his three-day visit to Chhattisgarh from February 7 to 9, in what is being seen as a crucial step towards the Centre's target of eliminating Naxalism or Left Wing Extremism (LWE) by March 31, 2026.
In a mammoth run-chase of 311 runs in the semifinal, Suryavanshi wasted no time in taking pressure off Team India, blazing to a 33-ball 68, with nine fours and four sixes in his fiery 90-run stand with Aaron George, who took some time watching Suryavanshi fire before putting out a masterclas
This was also the highest successful run-chase for India in U19 ODIs, bettering 304 against England in Taunton in 2002. India also reached their 10th U19 World Cup final, the most for any team, followed by Australia with six in 16 editions of this tournament.
After securing a historic win against Afghanistan in the second semifinal of the ongoing ICC Men's U19 World Cup, India captain Ayush Mhatre said that they will give their 110 per cent during the summit clash against England.
Opener batter Aaron George made 115 runs off 104 balls, including 15 fours and two sixes, which sealed the game for India U19. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who made 68 off 33 balls started well with George and added 90 runs for the first wicket.