By Admin 
The final of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026 is being played today between India and England. Indian captain Ayush Mhatre has won the toss and decided to bat first. There has been no change in India’s playing 11. England has come with one change.
India is playing the final for the 10th time, the team is eyeing its sixth title. England is in the final for the second time, the team had won its only title in 1998. In 2022, the team reached the final, but lost to India.
India’s playing 11
Aaron George, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (captain), Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (wicketkeeper), RS Ambareesh, Kanishk Chauhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran.
England’s playing 11
Ben Dawkins, Joseph Moores, Ben Mayes, Thomas Reve (c, wk), Caleb Falconer, Ralphie Albert, Farhan Ahmed, Sebastian Morgan, James Minto, Manny Lumsden, Alex Green.
head to head record
A total of 54 matches have been played so far between the under-19 teams of India and England, in which India has had the upper hand. The Indian Under-19 team has won 40 matches whereas England has won only 13 times. There was a match tie between the two.
Expectations from these players including Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the highest run-scorer for India in the ongoing edition, he scored 68 runs at a strike rate of over 200 against Afghanistan in the semi-finals. He has scored 264 runs in 6 matches. Vihaan Malhotra is also looking in good form, while Aaron George had scored a century in the last match. Captain Ayush Mhatre’s bat remained silent this season, but in the last match he played a good inning of 62 runs. Hopefully captain Ayush will play such a good innings even today. Among Indian bowlers, there are expectations from Henil Patel and RS Ambrish, whose journey has been good so far.
Keep an eye on these 3 players of England
In the ongoing edition, England’s Ben Mayes is the second highest run-scorer, he has to score only 36 more runs to reach the first position. He has scored 399 runs in 6 innings. England captain Thomas Rowe has also looked in good form, he has scored 299 runs in 6 matches. Both the batsmen have scored 1 century each. Indian batsmen will have to stay away from Manny Lumsden, who is the highest wicket taker this season. He has taken 15 wickets.