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.
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
A calm, composed century from George and a blazing half-century from Suryavanshi, highlighting a stark contrast in batting approaches, led Team India to their sixth-straight U19 World Cup final and an overall record-breaking 10th appearance in the title clash of the marquee age-group tour
India's U19 dominance continued as a masterclass century from Aaron George and power-packed fifties from star batting duo of Vaibhav Suryavanshi took India to the final of the U19 WC against England scheduled for Friday.
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.
Fantastic centuries from Faisal Shinozada and Uzairullah Niazai have helped Afghanistan post a challenging 310/4 in 50 overs against India in the second semifinal of the ongoing ICC Men's U19 World Cup on Wednesday.
The Indian U17 women's team defeated Bhutan 8-0 In their last round-robin fixture of the SAFF U19 Women's Championship 2026, at the Pokhara Rangasala Stadium on Wednesday.
Defending champion Australia are out of the ICC U19 World Cup after a 27-run defeat against arch-rivals England in the high-voltage semifinal at the Queens Sports Club on Tuesday.
With three points from their opening-day victory over Nepal, the Young Tigresses were still in second place after losing 0-2 to Bangladesh on Monday. India must make a variety of combinations and permutations to secure their spot in the final.
Opting to bat first in the must-win game, England U19 captain Thomas Rew led his team with a big knock of 110 runs. He completed his ton with a single in the 39th over. His knock included 14 fours and one six.