India Vs England Under 19 World Cup Final: India becomes champion (Photo-GETTY)
India vs England Final: India has created history on the grounds of Harare. India defeated England by 100 runs in the final of Under 19 World Cup. With this, India captured the Under 19 World Cup for the sixth time. Batting first, India scored 411 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs, in reply England team remained far behind the target, scoring 311 runs. The hero of India’s victory was 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who played a stormy innings of 175 runs in 80 balls in the final. This left-handed batsman hit 15 sixes and 15 fours in his innings. Captain Ayush Mhatre also played an inning of 53 runs in 51 balls.
India attacked like this
Indian captain Ayush Mhatre won the toss and chose to bat first. Looking at the Harare pitch, he took this decision but the team’s first wicket fell quickly. Aaron George scored only 9 runs in 11 balls but after this Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi It took away the breath of England. Especially Suryavanshi batted aggressively and scored a half-century in just 32 balls. Along with Mhatre, he completed the century partnership in 63 balls.
Ayush Mhatre also scored a half-century in 50 balls. During this, Suryavanshi also scored a historic century and he reached the century in just 55 balls. This player did not stop here and he also completed 150 runs in 71 balls. It seemed that Suryavanshi would score a double century but he was out for 175 runs on the third ball of the 26th over. After Suryavanshi’s dismissal, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu, Kanishk Chauhan played useful innings, on the basis of which Team India reached 411 runs.
England collapsed due to speed
England Under-19 team had a big target in front of them, so they tried to score runs quickly but this attempt became a cause of trouble for them. Ben Dawkins made a good start by scoring 66 runs and Ben Mays scored 45 runs. Captain Thomas Rieu scored 31 runs, although in this effort England’s wickets also kept falling. England lost 4 wickets in 8 balls. Caleb Falconer tried to fight by scoring a half-century in 26 balls but in the end India won.
Big things about India’s victory
- India won the Under-19 World Cup for the sixth time, the most successful team.
- India achieved the distinction of becoming world champion in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022 and now 2026.
- India did not lose a single match in the Under-19 World Cup 2026.
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored the highest 439 runs for India.
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit the maximum number of 30 sixes in the Under-19 World Cup.
- Henil Patel took the maximum 11 wickets for India in the Under-19 World Cup.