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India’s Under-19 team has won its sixth title by defeating England in the final of Under-19 World Cup 2026. In the title match, India batted first and scored 411/9. In reply, the England team could only score 311. Interestingly, in this edition the Indian team had entered the finals remaining undefeated. In such a situation, let us take a look at India’s journey in this edition.
India remained on top in the group stage
The Indian team, which was present in Group-B in the group stage, defeated UAE by 6 wickets in its first match. After this, in its second match, India defeated Bangladesh Under-19 team by 18 runs using Duckworth-Lewis rule. In the third match against New Zealand, India won by 7 wickets using Duckworth-Lewis rule. The team stood first in its group with 6 points and proudly reached the Super-6.
India won all its matches in Super-6
India also won all its Super-6 matches. In the first match, they defeated Zimbabwe Under-19 team by 204 runs. After this, they defeated Pakistan Under-19 by 58 runs and confirmed their place in the semi-finals. Where they faced Afghanistan’s Under-19 team. In the match against Pakistan, India defended the target of 253 runs and got a resounding victory by 58 runs. Ayush Mhatre and Khilan Patel took 3 wickets each.
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India defeated Afghanistan in the semi-finals
In the second semi-final, the Indian team entered the final by defeating Afghanistan by 7 wickets. In the match played at Harare Stadium, Afghanistan, batting first, scored 310 runs at the loss of 4 wickets after 50 overs. In reply, India achieved the target by losing only 3 wickets. Aaron George scored 115 runs facing 104 balls. Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 68 runs and Ayush scored 62 runs.
These batsmen scored the most runs
Vaibhav scored the maximum runs from the Indian team. This 14-year-old player scored 439 runs in 7 innings at an average of 62.71 and strike rate of 169.49. He was also the second highest run scorer in the tournament. Vihaan Malhotra scored 240 runs in 7 innings of 7 matches at an average of 60 and strike rate of 83.62. He also scored 1 century and his best score was 109 not out.
These bowlers took the most wickets
The most successful bowler from India was Heinil Patel. He took 11 wickets in 7 matches at an average of 17.22 and economy rate of 4.44. RS Ambrish and Khilan Patel also played important roles in this successful campaign of India. Ambrish took 11 wickets in 7 matches at an average of 20.63 and an economy rate of 4.93. Khilan took 9 wickets in 7 innings at an average of 30.77 and an economy rate of 5.
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