
India would be looking to assert their supremacy in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2026, when the Boys in Blue take on United States of America (USA) in the tournament opener at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Thursday in a Group B clash. Besides India and USA, the group also has New Zealand and Bangladesh.
Runners-up in the 2024 edition, India enter the ICC U-19 World Cup 2026 as one of the pre-tournament favourites. Undoubtedly, the spotlight will be on 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has so far scored six hundreds in six different countries.
Notably, Suryavanshi has been going through a sublime form with the bat as the opener has recently scored a hundred each in the Rising Stars Asia Cup, U-19 Asia Cup and in the youth ODI series against South Africa. Not just Suryavanshi, eyes will also be on the likes of Vihaan Malhotra, Aaron George, Abhigyan Kundu who were impressive in the Asia Cup.
The only area of concern for India would be the form of captain Ayush Mhatre. For India, their primary target would be to qualify for the Super Six stage. With the top three teams from each group advancing to the Super Six stage, two wins out three would seal India's spot in next round.
Date: January 15
Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Time: 1 PM IST
Star Sports is the official broadcaster of ICC U-19 World Cup 2026 in India. The India U-19 vs USA-I9 match will be televised live on Star Sports channels in India from 1 PM IST. Live streaming of India U-19 vs USA-I9 match will be available on JioStar app and website.
India: Ayush Mhatre (c), R.S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, D. Deepesh, Mohamed Enaan, Aaron George, Abhigyan Kundu, Kishan Kumar Singh, Vihaan Malhotra, Udhav Mohan, Henil Patel, Khilan A. Patel, Harvansh Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi
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, Rishabh Shimpi
| Date | Opponent | Venue | City |
| January 15 | vs USA | Queens Sports Club | Bulawayo |
| January 17 | vs Bangladesh | Queens Sports Club | Bulawayo |
| January 24 | vs New Zealand | Queens Sports Club | Bulawayo |
Koushik, a Deputy Content Producer at LiveMint, has more than seven years of experience in sports reporting and desk. At LiveMint, Koushik covers spor...Read More
Stay updated with all the latest news and insights on Cricket, Football, and Tennis at Livemint Sports. Stay ahead of the game! Follow our Asia Cup 2025 for real-time updates on India Asia Cup 2025 matches, the complete Asia Cup schedule 2025, and the latest Asia Cup points table 2025. Don't miss out on who has the Most Runs in Asia Cup 2025 and Most Wickets in Asia Cup 2025