India U19 World Cup Champion 2026: India has won the title of Under-19 World Cup 2026. In the final, Team India defeated England by 100 runs. This is the sixth time that India has become world champion at the Under-19 level. Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s 175 runs and the strong performance of the bowlers have given India a historic victory. England had a chance to end their title drought that had been going on for 28 years, but the British could not overcome the challenge of the Indian team.

In this final match played in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, India batted first and scored 411 runs. This was the biggest score made by any team in the Under-19 World Cup final. Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 175 runs in 80 balls, during which he hit 15 fours and 15 sixes. But in reply the England team could score only 311 runs.

England had lost 7 wickets till the score of 177, but Caleb Faulkner tried hard to take England closer to victory by playing a fighting century. He played a brilliant inning of 115 runs in 67 balls, but could not end England’s title drought.

India became champion for the sixth time

The Indian team has improved its own record of winning the Under-19 World Cup the most number of times. India has now become the champion for the sixth time, second in this list is Australia, which has won the Under-19 World Cup trophy 4 times. India has previously won the Under-19 World Cup title in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018 and 2022. Ayush Mhatre’s name has achieved a special place in history, this historic victory of India has come under his captaincy.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi was the hero of victory

Vaibhav Suryavanshi laid the foundation of India’s World Cup victory. In this match, he completed his century in just 55 balls, which was also the fastest century scored by a player in the Under-19 World Cup final history. After this he crossed the mark of 150 runs in 71 balls. In the final match, Vaibhav’s stormy innings of 175 runs in 80 balls made a huge difference in the match.

Team India has done wonders in the final of the 2026 Under-19 World Cup. Thanks to Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s explosive 175 runs, the Indian team made the highest score in the final of the Under-19 World Cup. India scored 411 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs in the title match. Now if England wants to win the World Cup, they will have to score 412 runs, which is almost impossible.

In the final match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi alone played an inning of 175 runs. Vaibhav scored a century in just 55 balls. Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a historic inning of 175 runs in 80 balls. During this, he hit 15 sixes and 15 fours. The interesting thing is that Vaibhav scored 150 runs only from the boundary.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a new world record

14 Vaibhav Suryavanshi of the year has become the batsman to score the fastest century in the history of Under-19 World Cup final. With this, he now has the second fastest century in the history of Under-19 World Cup. The record for the fastest century in the Under-19 World Cup is in the name of Australia’s Will Malajuk, but the world record for the fastest century in the final is now in the name of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Vaibhav is the third Indian to score a century in the Under-19 World Cup final. Before this, Unmukt Chand (2012) and Manjot Kalra (2018) have done this.

Such was the Indian innings

Team India, who came to bat first, fell at the score of 20. Aaron George was out after scoring 9 runs in 11 balls with the help of two fours. After this, captain Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a partnership of 142 runs. Mhatre returned to the pavilion after scoring 53 runs in 51 balls. He hit 7 fours and 2 sixes. Vedant Trivedi scored 32 runs in 36 balls, Vihaan Malhotra scored 30 runs in 36 balls and wicketkeeper Abhigyan Kundu scored 40 runs in 31 balls. Kanishk Chauhan returned unbeaten on 37 runs in 20 balls. He hit 3 fours and one six. Vaibhav alone scored 175 runs in 80 balls with the help of 15 fours and 15 sixes.

For England, Sebastian Morgan took two wickets for 74 runs in 9 overs. Alex Green dismissed two Indian players for 49 runs in 5 overs. James Minto took 3 wickets for 63 runs in 8 overs. Apart from this, Manny Lumsden also got a success.