Team India has won the title by defeating England in the final of Under-19 World Cup. Know which team became the champion of Under-19 World Cup from 1988 to 2026.
Team India won the World Cup trophy for the sixth time by defeating England in the Under-19 World Cup. In the final match played at Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe, the Indian team gave a target of 412 runs to the British, chasing which the Indians were all out for 311 runs. In this way the Indian team won the World Cup for the sixth time.
1988 to 2026: Which team won the World Cup when?
| Year | winner | runner-up | host | margin of victory |
| 1988 | Australia | Pakistan | Australia | 5 wickets |
| 1998 | England | New Zealand | South Africa | 7 wickets |
| 2000 | India | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 6 wickets |
| 2002 | Australia | South Africa | New Zealand | 7 wickets |
| 2004 | Pakistan | west indies | bangladesh | 25 runs |
| 2006 | Pakistan | India | Sri Lanka | 38 runs |
| 2008 | India | South Africa | malaysia | 12 runs (Duckworth Lewis) |
| 2010 | Australia | Pakistan | New Zealand | 25 runs |
| 2012 | India | Australia | Australia | 6 wickets |
| 2014 | South Africa | Pakistan | uae | 6 wickets |
| 2016 | west indies | India | bangladesh | 5 wickets |
| 2018 | India | Australia | New Zealand | 8 wickets |
| 2020 | bangladesh | India | South Africa | 3 wickets (Duckworth Lewis) |
| 2022 | India | England | west indies | 4 wickets |
| 2024 | Australia | India | South Africa | 79 runs |
| 2026 | India | England | Zimbabwe/Namibia | 100 runs |
When did India become champion?
Team India won the first Under-19 World Cup in 2000. Then Team India became champion for the first time in this format by defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. After this India defeated South Africa in 2008. At the same time, in 2012, it won the title for the third time by defeating Australia. For the fourth time, India defeated Australia in 2018. Won the title by defeating England for the fifth time in 2022 and again for the sixth time in 2026.