India U19 will take on Bangladesh U19 in Match 7 of the U19 World Cup 2026 at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Saturday, January 17. The Ayush Mhatre-led Indian side began their campaign on a positive note, securing a comfortable six-wicket victory over USA U19 via the DLS method. Opting to bowl first, India’s disciplined bowling unit dismantled the opposition for 107, with Henil Patel starring through a sensational five-wicket haul. Despite rain interruptions, India chased a revised target of 96 with ease to open their account.

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Bangladesh U19, meanwhile, will be stepping onto the field for their first match of the tournament. Their warm-up games were both abandoned due to weather, denying them valuable match practice ahead of the global event. However, the side enters the World Cup with confidence drawn from their recent Asia Cup U19 campaign, where they progressed to the semi-finals before being eliminated by Pakistan U19. The young Bangladeshi unit will be eager to make a strong start and challenge India in this crucial group-stage encounter.

U19 World Cup 2026, Match 7: IND U19 vs BAN U19: Live Streaming Details

U19 World Cup 2026, Match 7: IND U19 vs BAN U19: Probable Playing XI

India U19 (IND U19):

Ayush Mhatre (C), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (WK), Harvansh Pangalia, RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Khilan Patel

Bangladesh U19 (BAN U19):

Zawad Abrar, Rifat Beg, Farid Hasan Faysal (WK), Rizan Hossan, Azizul Hakim Tamim (C), MD Abdullah, Kalam Siddiki Aleen, Samiun Basir Ratul, Shadin Islam, Saad Islam Rajin, and Iqbal Hossain Emmon

A bad in the field for the young explosive batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Today (January 15), India was up against the USA for the opening match of the U-19 World Cup 2026 tournament. Suryavanshi walked onto the pitch with a lot of expectations but ended up being bowled out. USA pacer Ritvik Reddy Appidi shattered all three stumps of the Indian opener. Suryavanshi marched off the field after facing 4 balls and scoring 2 runs only.

In the ongoing U-19 World Cup 2026, Team India is one of the front runners on paper in the title race as the team have a bunch of immensly talented batters and bowlers. At the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, in Zimbabwe, the U-19 Indian team started the first innings full of confidence, as the pace bowlers were thriving on the field with the new ball.

Keeping an eye on the weather, India U-19 captain Ayush Mhatre decided to field first after winning the toss. Mhatre's decision to bowl first was on point. The Indian pacers did a splendid job with the new ball, restricting the USA Under-19 cricket team to only 107 runs for 10 wickets in 35.2 overs. Henil Patel, who claimed a 5-wicket figure, was the best bowler of the match. Patel, with his well-controlled bowling, cleaned up half of the USA batting order single-handedly in his 7-over spell for an economy rate of 2.29.

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The target of 108 for India in 50 overs was within the grip of the Indian batting order, especially when the team had two explosive batters, Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi, as the opening pair. In this match, Suryavanshi had the opportunity to break Virat Kohli's record in the age group cricket. But he missed the opportunity.

It was an upset moment for India when the umpires declared the match suspended. The match paused when India was batting on 21 for 1 after first 4 overs of the second innings. Continuous rain did not allow the match to proceed further.

Zimbabwe and Namibia are set to jointly host the 16th edition of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026, which will begin on January 15. The tournament will feature 16 teams competing in 24 league-stage matches, followed by 12 Super Six encounters. The top four sides will progress to the semi-finals, with the title clash scheduled for February 6. All matches will be played in the morning, starting at 9:30 AM local time and 1:00 PM IST, ensuring a packed and competitive schedule throughout the event.

The participating nations include Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, England, Ireland, India, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Scotland, Tanzania, West Indies, USA, and hosts Zimbabwe. India remain the most successful side in tournament history, having lifted the trophy five times. Entering the competition as runners-up after losing to Australia in the previous final, Ayush Mhatre’s side will begin their campaign against the USA, followed by group matches versus Bangladesh and New Zealand.

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U19 World Cup 2026: Squads

Australia: Oliver Peake (C), Kasey Barton, Naden Cooray, Jayden Draper, Ben Gordon, Steven Hogan, Thomas Hogan, John James, Charles Lachmund, Will Malajczuk, Nitesh Samuel, Hayden Schiller, Aryan Sharma, William Taylor, and Alex Lee Young.

Afghanistan: Mahboob Khan (C), Khalid Ahmadzai, Osman Sadat, Faisal Khan, Uzairullah Niazai, Aziz Mia Khil, Nazif Amiri, Khatir Stanikzai, Nooristani, Abdul Aziz, Salam Khan, Wahid Zadran, Zaitullah Shaheen, Rohullah Arab, and Hafieez Zadran.

Reserves: Aqil Khan, Fahim Qasemi, and Izat Noor.

Bangladesh: Azizul Hakim Tamim (C), Zawad Abrar, Samiun Basir Ratul, Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Rizan Hossan, Shaharia Al Amin, Shadin Islam, Md Abdullah, Farid Hasan Faysal, Kalam Siddiki Aleen, Rifat Beg, Saad Islam Razin, Al Fahad, Shahriar Ahmed, and Iqbal Hossain.

Reserves: Abdur Rahim, Debashis Sarkar Deba, Rafi Uzzaman Rafi, Farhan Shahriar, Farzan Ahmed Alif, Sanjid Majumder, and Md Sobuj.

England: Thomas Rew (C), Farhan Ahmed, Ralphie Albert, Will Bennison, Ben Dawkins, Caleb Falconer, Ali Farooq, Alex French, Alex Green, Luke Hands, Manny Lumsden, Ben Mayes, James Minto, Joe Moores, and Sebastian Morgan.

Ireland: Olly Riley (C), Reuben Wilson, Alex Armstrong, Callum Armstrong, Marko Bates, Sebastian Dijkstra, Thomas Ford, Samuel Haslett, Adam Leckey, Febin Manoj, Luke Murray, Robert O’Brien, Freddie Ogilby, James West, and Bruce Whaley.

Reserves: Peter le Roux and William Shields.

India: Ayush Mhatre (C), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi, R.S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Deepesh Devendran, Mohamed Enaan, Aaron George, Abhigyan Kundu, Kishan Kumar Singh, Vihaan Malhotra, Udhav Mohan, Henil Patel, Khilan Patel, and Harvansh Singh.

Japan: Kazuma Kato-Stafford (C), Charles Hara-Hinze, Gabriel Hara-Hinze, Montgomery Hara-Hinze, Kaisei Kobayashi-Doggett, Timothy Moore, Skyler Nakayama-Cook, Ryuki Ozeki, Nihar Parmar, Nikhil Pol, Chihaya Sekine, Hugo Tani-Kelly, Sandev Aaryan Waduge, Kai Wall, and Taylor Waugh.

New Zealand: Tom Jones (C), Marco Alpe, Hugo Bogue, Harry Burns, Mason Clarke, Jacob Cotter, Aryan Mann, Brandon Matzopoulos, Flynn Morey, Snehith Reddy, Callum Samson, Jaskaran Sandhu, Selwin Sanjay, Hunter Shore, and Harry Waite.

Pakistan: Farhan Yousaf (C), Usman Khan, Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Hussain, Ali Hasan Baloch, Ali Raza, Daniyal Ali Khan, Hamza Zahoor, Huzaifa Ahsan, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Sayyam, Mohammad Shayan, Niqab Shafiq, Sameer Minhas, and Umar Zaib.

Reserves: Abdul Qadir, Farhanullah, Hassan Khan, Ibtisam Azhar, and Mohammad Huzaifa.

Sri Lanka: Vimath Dinsara (C), Kavija Gamage, Dimantha Mahavithana, Viran Chamuditha, Dulnith Sigera, Chamika Heentigala, Adam Hilmy, Chamarindu Nethsara, Sethmika Seneviratne, Kugathas Mathulan, Rasith Nimsara, Vigneshwaran Akash, Jeewantha Sriram, Senuja Wekunagoda, and Malintha Silva.

South Africa: Muhammad Bulbulia (C), J. J. Basson, Daniel Bosman, Corne Botha, Paul James, Enathi Khitshini Tembalethu, Michael Kruiskamp, Adnaan Lagadien, Bayanda Majola, Armaan Manack, Bandile Mbatha, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, Jason Rowles, Ntandoyenkosi Soni, and Jorich van Schalkwyk.

Scotland: Thomas Knight (C), Finlay Carter, Max Chaplin, George Cutler, Rory Grant, Finlay Jones, Ollie Jones, Olly Pillinger, Ethan Ramsay, Theo Robinson, Manu Saraswat, Ram Sharma, Shreyas Tekale, Shlok Thaker, and Jake Woodhouse.

Tanzania: Laksh Bakrania (C), Karim Kiseto, Hamza Ally, Khalidy Amiri, Abdulazak Mohamedi, Ayaan Shariff, Omary Ramadhani, Dylan Thakrar, Agustino Mwamele, Ally Hafidhi, Acrey Pascal, Darpan Jobanputra, Mohammedi Simba, Raymond Francis, and Alfred Daniel.

United States of America (USA): Utkarsh Srivastava (C), Adnit Jhamb, Shiv Shani, Nitish Sudini, Advaith Krishna, Sahir Bhatia, Arjun Mahesh, Amrinder Gill, Sabrish Prasad, Adit Kappa, Sahil Garg, Amogh Reddy Arepally, Ritvik Appidi, Rayaan Taj, and Rishabh Shimpi.

West Indies: Joshua Dorne (C), Jewel Andrew, Shamar Apple, Shaquan Belle, Zachary Carter, Tanez Francis, R’jai Gittens, Vitel Lawes, Micah McKenzie, Matthew Miller, Isra-el Morton, Jakeem Pollard, Aadian Racha, Kunal Tilokani, and Jonathan Van Lange.

Reserves: Brendan Boodoo, Tyriek Bryan, Earsinho Fontaine, and Deshawn James.

Zimbabwe: Simbarashe Mudzengerere (C), Kian Blignaut, Michael Blignaut, Leeroy Chiwaula, Tatenda Chimugoro, Brendon Senzere, Nathaniel Hlabangana, Takudzwa Makoni, Panashe Mazai, Webster Madhidhi, Shelton Mazvitorera, Kupakwashe Muradzi, Brandon Ndiweni, Dhruv Patel, and Benny Zuze.

U19 World Cup 2026: Schedule

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the fixtures for the upcoming Men’s ODI World Cup in U-19 cricket 2026, which will begin on January 15 and run for the next three weeks. 16 teams have been divided into groups of four in the first stage, as 41 games will be played in the event over 23 days.

Jay Shah, the ICC chairman, expressed that he was looking forward eagerly to the competition, which will see the future stars of world cricket being on display.

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“The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup has long been the cradle of greatness, a tournament that reveals not just the next generation of cricketers, but the next generation of icons. From Brian Lara and Sanath Jayasuriya to Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, and Shubman Gill, the event has consistently shaped the future of our sport.” Shah expressed.

India to face Bangladesh in their opening Men’s U-19 ODI World Cup 2026

Harare Sports Club (Harare, Zimbabwe), Takashinga Sports Club (Harare), Queens Sports Club (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe), Namibia Cricket Ground (Windhoek, Namibia), and HP Oval (Windhoek) will host the competition.

“We are especially pleased to welcome Tanzania as they make their debut and join a truly global field of teams. I extend my warmest wishes to all participating squads as they embark on this remarkable journey, representing their countries with pride and promise."

ICC Men’s U-19 ODI World Cup 2026 schedule

Abhishek Sharma recently shared what head coach Rahul Dravid told the India team before their U-19 World Cup quarter final against Bangladesh in 2018. Known for his calm demeanor, Dravid surprised everyone by telling the players to go all out in the knockout match.

The 23 year old mentioned that India had previously lost to Bangladesh in the U-19 Asia Cup before the World Cup. Dravid advised the team not to back down if the Bangladeshi players abused them in the quarter final.

Speaking on the YouTube channel Second Innings with Manjot Kalra, Abhishek said:

“We had lost to Bangladesh in the U-19 Asia Cup. When we faced them again in the World Cup, Rahul Dravid told us that if they abuse, you also give it back. Nobody expected him to say something like this. We were all very pumped up for that match.”

India won the 2018 U-19 World Cup quarter final against Bangladesh by 131 runs, successfully defending a 265 run total. Abhishek Sharma scored 50 runs off 49 balls and took two wickets in the match.

The Prithvi Shaw led India U-19 team went on to defeat Pakistan in the semi final and Australia in the final to win the trophy.

Abhishek Sharma’s Stunning Century

Last month, a video of Abhishek Sharma hitting a 25 ball century in a club match in Gurugram went viral. The left handed batter smashed 14 sixes, scoring 103 runs off just 26 balls.

Speaking about the game, he said that he hadn’t brought his kit bag and had to ask someone to bring it after the opposing team set a daunting 250 run target in a 20 over match.

“A lot of people had gathered there once they got to know that we were playing. It was a weekend, so there was a big crowd. They had given us a target of 260. I told my friend that people have gathered, and it doesn’t matter if we win or not, but they should get entertainment. I did not open in that match because I hadn’t even carried my kit bag. So, I called for my kit bag and then went to bat at No. 3 or No. 4.”

Abhishek Sharma’s century helped his team chase down the target with 11 balls to spare and four wickets in hand.