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.

The final of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026 will be played between India and England today. The Indian Under-19 team will be eyeing its sixth title. England won its only title in 1998. After that England reached the final in 2022, but lost to India. Now once again both the teams are face to face. Good performance will be expected from Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Ayush Mhatre, Henil and Khilan Patel today, there are many players from England who are performing brilliantly in the tournament and can play an important role today.

The Indian team has reached the final of the Under-19 World Cup for the 10th time. The team has won 5 titles (2000, 2008, 2012, 2018 and 2022) and lost in the finals 4 times. England has reached the finals twice, winning once (1998) and losing to India the second time (2022).

head to head record

A total of 54 matches have taken place between India Under-19 team and England Under-19 team. India’s dominance is clearly visible in this, Team India has won 40 times and England has won 13 times. 1 match was tied.

Keep an eye on these players of England

ben mayes (Ben Mays) He is the second highest run scorer in the ongoing edition, having scored 399 runs in 6 innings. Today, by playing a good innings, he can also come at number one, he is just 36 runs behind Faisal. Ben played a brilliant inning of 191 runs against Scotland, he scored half-centuries against Zimbabwe and New Zealand. He is in great form and today the Indian bowlers need to get him out quickly.

Thomas Reeve (Thomas Henry) He is also performing well, he has scored 299 runs in 6 matches played in the Under-19 World Cup 2026. He has scored one century and 2 half-centuries. The big thing is that there is no Indian batsman ahead of these two batsmen of England in terms of scoring the most runs.

Manny Lumsden (M Lumsden) He is the highest wicket taker in the Under-19 World Cup 2026, he has taken 15 wickets in 6 matches. Its economy is also only 3.95. Today Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George will have to play carefully, if they get out cheaply then the pressure on India will increase.

Will keep an eye on these Indian players

Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Vaibhav Suryavanshi) has been the highest run-scorer for India, having scored 264 runs in 6 matches. Vaibhav has scored 3 half-centuries, although no century has come from his bat. But in the semi-finals, Vaibhav had played a brilliant inning of 68 runs with a strike rate of more than 200, such a good inning is needed even today.

Vihan Malhotra He is also in good form, who is the highest run scorer for India in the tournament. Vihaan has scored 210 runs in 6 matches, which also includes a century.

Aaron George And Ayush Malhotra Had played a good innings in the semi-finals, George had scored a century (115) and Ayush had scored a half-century (62). Although Ayush’s bat appeared silent earlier, it remains to be seen whether Ayush can maintain his regained form in the final.

Henil Patel He is the highest wicket-taker for India in the ongoing edition, having taken 11 wickets in 6 matches. However, he could not take any wicket in the semi-final against Afghanistan, which has become a cause for concern. Today he is expected to bowl well, which he has been doing so far.

RS Ambrish (Ambrish RS) The bowling has been effective so far, the mix in ball speed makes it all the more special. Although he too could not take any wicket in the semi-finals, but today he will be expected to bowl well. The challenge is that the pitch of Harare Sports Club is helping the batsmen, there is definitely some difficulty for the bowlers here.

Probable playing 11

India: 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: Ben Dawkins, Joseph Moores, Ben Mayes, Thomas Reeve (c/wk), Caleb Falconer, Ralphie Albert, Farhan Ahmed, Sebastian Morgan, James Minto, Manny Lumsden, Alex French.