Watch: India's U19 World Cup 2026 winning side gets grand welcome on return at home after historical win

In the previous six editions of the Under-19 World Cup history, India have become the champions thrice and ended up being the runners-up three times. A few days ago, under the leadership of Ayush Mhatre, and thanks to the superb knock of 175 runs from their left-handed opening batter, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, at the Harare Sports Club, they got the victory against England.

Three days after the final, amidst the massive crowd, they landed at home as Ayush Mhatre seemed to be the new talk of the town as he got the garlands from the fans. The young opening batter was in smiles along with his teammates as they made their way inside the town.

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India started the campaign with a massive six-wicket victory against the United States of America before earning another great win over Bangladesh by 18 runs, which was delayed by a run at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. They continued their superb journey with another excellent victory against New Zealand by seven wickets.

India's U19 World Cup 2026 side lands in India after historical victory 

They started their Super Six clash against Zimbabwe with a vital win by 204 runs. In that clash, they posted a massive score of 352 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 50 overs as their middle-order batter, Vihaan Malhotra, clubbed 109 runs in 107 balls, shouldering on seven boundaries at a strike rate of over 100.

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They got the promotion into the semifinal against Afghanistan after a superb win over Pakistan. It was a huge chase against the Afghanistan side in the semifinal, where their opener, Aaron Geogre, got 115 runs in 104 balls while Mhatre nailed 62 runs in 59 balls, along with Sooryavanshi’s 68 runs in 33 balls.

In the final, India posted a crucial score of 411 runs for the loss of nine wickets as Vaibhav punched 175 runs in 80 balls at a strike rate of 218.75, thanks to 15 boundaries and as many sixes, besides Mhatre’s 53 runs in 51 balls. England was restricted to 311 runs for the blue brigade’s 100-run victory.