ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026: Team India is on a winning streak in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 being hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia. The team led by Ayush Mhatre has qualified for Super-6 by defeating Bangladesh by 18 runs on Saturday, January 18. India is currently the only team to make it to the Super-6 in this tournament. Team India had defeated America by 6 wickets in its first match. In such a situation, the Indian team is at the top of its group with 2 wins in 2 matches.

There is a clash between 16 teams for the trophy.

Group stage matches are currently being played in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026. In which 16 teams have been divided into 4 groups of 4 each. Team India is on top in Group-B, England is on top in Group-C, Sri Lanka is in Group-A and West Indies is on top in Group-D.

If we talk about Pakistan, it is at second position in Group C. In this group, Scotland is at third place and Zimbabwe is at last place.

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condition of group b

Team India has won 2 matches in Group B and is on top with 4 points. In this group, New Zealand is second, America is third and Bangladesh team is at the last position.

India: 2 matches, 2 wins

New Zealand: 1 match, 1 no result

America: 2 matches, 1 loss, 1 draw

Bangladesh: 1 match, 1 loss

Group A status

Sri Lanka: 2 matches, 2 wins

Australia: 1 match, 1 win

Ireland: 2 matches, 2 losses

Japan: 1 match, 1 loss

condition of group c

England: 2 matches, 2 wins

Pakistan: 2 matches, 1 win, 1 loss

Scotland: 2 matches, 1 loss, 1 draw

Zimbabwe: 2 matches, 1 loss, 1 draw

condition of group d

Afghanistan: 2 matches, 2 wins

South Africa: 2 matches, 1 win, 1 loss

West Indies: 2 matches, 1 win, 1 loss

Tanzania: 2 matches, 2 losses

IND Vs USA In U19 World Cup Live Streaming: The ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup is going to start from today i.e. January 15, 2026. Three matches will be played on the very first day of this tournament. The first match will be played between India and America, in the other two matches Zimbabwe will face Scotland and West Indies will face Tanzania. Ayush Mhatre will command the Indian team, while today everyone’s eyes will be on Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has made a lot of headlines in Under-19 and senior level cricket with his explosive batting in the last 12 months.

Vaibhav-Ayush have experience of playing with senior players

The pair of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and captain Ayush Mhatre have experience of playing with senior players in the Indian Premier League. Both have played for different teams in the IPL and have proved their batting prowess in the tournament. The Indian team is entering this tournament with a 3-0 win against South Africa. Mhatre could not play in that series due to injury, but now he is completely fit and ready to take charge of the team.

When and where to watch Under-19 World Cup 2026 matches live in India?

All matches of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network, while live streaming will be available on JioHotstar. All the matches of India will definitely be shown on TV and the remaining matches will be streamed online. Due to there being three matches in a single day, only a few selected matches can be shown on TV. At the same time, all the matches will start at 1 pm Indian time.

Teams for India-USA Under-19 World Cup 2026:

India Under-19 Team: Ayush Mhatre (captain), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (wicketkeeper), Kanishk Chauhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh, Henil Patel, Uddhav Mohan, RS Ambareesh, Mohammad Inan, Harvansh Pangalia.

US Under-19 Team: Amrinder Gill, Sahil Garg, Arjun Mahesh (wicketkeeper), Utkarsh Srivastava (captain), Adnit Jhamb, Amogh Arepalli, Nitish Sudini, Shiv Shani, Adit Kappa, Sahir Bhatia, Ryan Taj, Advait Krishna, Sabreesh Prasad, Ritwik Appidi, Rishabh Shimpi.

Australia Announces Squad For ICC Under 19 World Cup: Australia has included two players of Indian origin, Aryan Sharma and John James, in the 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup to be held in Namibia and Zimbabwe from January 15 to February 6. Where Aryan Sharma is a slow left arm spin bowler with a batsman. At the same time, John James is an all-rounder, who bowls medium pace with his right hand. Both these players were also part of the Australian team in the Youth Test and ODI series against India in September.

Players from three different countries included in the Australian team

Apart from Indian-origin cricketers Aryan Sharma and John James, the Australian team also includes two players of Sri Lankan origin Naden Coore and Nitish Samuel and a player of Chinese origin Alex Li Young. At the same time, Oliver Peak will command the Australian team and in the tournament, Australia has been placed in Group A along with Ireland, Japan and Sri Lanka. The team will reach Namibia in early January and will play practice matches from 9 to 14 January.

Australia’s head coach gave a statement on the announcement of the team

Tim Neilson, head coach of Australia’s junior team, said, ‘We are very happy to announce a strong and balanced team for the ICC Under-19 World Cup. Our focus has been on selecting such players from whom we can expect to achieve success in the tournament. The players who have been selected had performed well in the Under-19 series against India in September and the recent National Under-19 Championship played in Perth.

Australia Under-19 Men’s Team:

Oliver Peak (captain), Casey Barton, Naden Coore, Jayden Draper, Ben Gordon, Steven Hogan, Thomas Hogan, John James, Charles Lachmand, Will Malajchuk, Nitish Samuel, Hayden Schiller, Aryan Sharma, William Taylor and Alex Lee Young.