England cricket team was the runner-up in Under-19 World Cup 2026, know how was their journey

Updated: 06-02-2026, 03.40 PM

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England Under-19 team was the runner-up in the Under-19 World Cup 2026. In the title match, this team lost against the Indian Under-19 team. In the final match, India, playing first, had made a mountain-like score of 411/9. In reply, England team could only score 311. England have lost their only match in the tournament in the final. So let’s take a look at the team’s journey in this edition.

England won all its matches in the group stage

England had won against Pakistan Under-19 by 36 runs in their first match. In its second match, this team won against Zimbabwe Under-19 by 8 wickets. In its third match, the England team defeated the Scotland Under-19 team by a huge margin of 252 runs. The team was in Group-C and topped the points table. No team could stand in front of them.

England team remained invincible even in Super-6

England Under-19 team had defeated Bangladesh Under-19 by 7 wickets in the first match of their Super-6. After this, in its second match, this team won against New Zealand Under-19 team by 65 runs. By defeating the Kiwi team, the team made it to the semi-finals, where it faced Australia Under-19 team. Apart from England, India qualified for the semi-finals from their group.

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England defeated strong Australia in the semi-finals

In the semi-final match, England Under-19 team came to bat first. He scored 277/7 in 50 overs. Captain Thomas Rew scored 110 runs facing 107 balls. 14 fours and 1 six came from his bat. His strike rate was 102.80. In reply, Australia’s Under-19 team could score only 250 runs. Even Oliver PK’s century innings (100) could not lead the team to victory. England’s bowlers performed well in the match.

These batsmen scored the most runs for England

Ben Mayes scored the maximum runs for England. He scored 444 runs in 7 innings at an average of 74 and strike rate of 112.40. Meanwhile, he scored 1 century and 2 half-centuries. He was also the highest run scorer in the tournament. Thomas scored 330 runs in 7 innings at an average of 66 and a strike rate of 105.09. Apart from 1 century, 2 half-centuries came from his bat. His best score was 110 runs.

These bowlers took the most wickets

Manny Lumsden was the most successful bowler for England. He took 16 wickets in 7 matches at an average of 16.06 and economy rate of 4.89. He also took 5 wickets in 1 innings. He was also the bowler taking the highest wicket in the tournament. Ralphie Albert took 10 wickets in 7 innings of 7 matches at an average of 27.80. His economy rate was 4.87. His best bowling performance was 2/15.