Harare: Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s record-smashing 80-ball 175, studded with 15 fours and 15 sixes, virtually handed India their sixth ICC U-19 World Cup title at the Harare Sports Club on Friday.
England’s boys, chasing the impossible, went all guns blazing and put up a spirited fight. Opener Ben Dawkins (66 off 56 balls) and Ben Mayes (45 off 28) put some pressure on the Indian bowlers. But it was No. 5 Caleb Falconer’s 115 off 67 balls (9×4, 7×6) that gave England some hope of pulling off a miracle.
But, in the end, the sheer weight of India’s gigantic total – 411/9 in 50 overs — proved too tall a mountain to climb.
4⃣3⃣9⃣ Runs
6⃣2⃣.7⃣1⃣ Average
1⃣7⃣5⃣ Highest
3⃣ Fifties and 1⃣ HundredFor his staggering impact with the bat, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is named the Player of the Tournament at the #U19WorldCup 2026 👌👌
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 6, 2026
Suryavanshi was adjudged Player of the Final as well as Player of the Tournament.
4⃣3⃣9⃣ Runs
6⃣2⃣.7⃣1⃣ Average
1⃣7⃣5⃣ Highest
3⃣ Fifties and 1⃣ HundredFor his staggering impact with the bat, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is named the Player of the Tournament at the #U19WorldCup 2026 👌👌
Updates ▶️ https://t.co/hisult6ODX pic.twitter.com/hqMQZB0LrO
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 6, 2026
India thus extended their dominant grip on the coveted title with a sixth triumph. Only Australia come anywhere near, having won the trophy four times.
Ayush Mhatre, who followed up his 62 in the semifinal against Afghanistan with another half-century (53) in the title clash, thus became the sixth Indian to lead the country to the U-19 World Cup summit.
India’s previous U-19 World Cup-winning captains were – Mohammed Kaif (2000), Virat Kohli (2008), Unmukt Chand (2012), Prithvi Shaw (2018) and Yash Dhull (2022).
BRIEF SCORES
India U-19: 411/9 in 50 (Vaibhav Suryavanshi 175, Ayush Mhatre 53, Abhigyan Kundu 40, Kanishk Chouhan 37; James Minto 3/63).
England U-19: 311 in 40.2 overs (Caleb Falconer 115, Ben Dawkins 66, Ben Mayes 45; RS Ambrish 3/56).
Result: India U-19 won by 100 runs.
Player of the Final: Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Player of the Tournament: Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
