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India U19 men's cricket squad (Photo by @BCCI connected X)
NEW DELHI: India U19 crowned themselves champions of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 for a record-extending sixth clip aft defeating England U19 by 100 runs successful the last astatine Harare Sports Club connected Friday, sealing the rubric successful emphatic fashion.Batting archetypal aft winning the toss, India piled connected a monolithic 411 for 9 successful their 50 overs, driven by a breathtaking sound from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
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The teenage opener smashed 175 disconnected conscionable 80 balls, hammering 15 fours and 15 sixes to wholly predominate England’s bowling. Captain Ayush Mhatre added a composed half-century, portion precocious fireworks from Kanishk Chouhan ensured India crossed the 400 mark.Chasing a daunting target, England fought hard but ne'er genuinely got up of the asking rate. Ben Dawkins and Ben Mayes provided aboriginal resistance, portion Caleb Falconer kept England live with an assertive sound of 115. However, regular wickets successful the mediate overs slowed the chase. India’s bowlers shared the workload, with Deepesh Devendran picking up aggregate wickets and Ayush Mhatre and Kanishk Chouhan striking astatine cardinal moments.England yet finished connected 311 for 9 successful 40.1 overs, falling good abbreviated arsenic India completed a ascendant triumph to assistance the trophy.The triumph marks different milestone for India’s affluent Under-19 legacy.ICC U19 Men’s World Cup Winners List (hosts mentioned successful the bracket)
- 1988 (Australia): Australia – Captain: Geoff Parker
- 1998 (South Africa): England – Captain: Owais Shah
- 2000 (Sri Lanka): India – Captain: Mohammad Kaif
- 2002 (New Zealand): Australia – Captain: Cameron White
- 2004 (Bangladesh): Pakistan – Captain: Khalid Latif
- 2006 (Sri Lanka): Pakistan – Captain: Sarfaraz Ahmed
- 2008 (Malaysia): India – Captain: Virat Kohli
- 2010 (New Zealand): Australia – Captain: Mitchell Marsh
- 2012 (Australia): India – Captain: Unmukt Chand
- 2014 (UAE): South Africa – Captain: Aiden Markram
- 2016 (Bangladesh): West Indies – Captain: Shimron Hetmyer
- 2018 (New Zealand): India – Captain: Prithvi Shaw
- 2020 (South Africa): Bangladesh – Captain: Towhid Hridoy
- 2022 (West Indies): India – Captain: Yash Dhull
- 2024 (South Africa): Australia – Captain: Hugh Weibgen
- 2026 (Zimbabwe): India – Captain: Ayush Mhatre
