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.