By Admin 
Under 19 World Cup 2026: The Indian team has started its campaign in the Under-19 World Cup 2026 in a brilliant manner. In the first match, India defeated America by 6 wickets and gave a clear message that the team is a strong contender for the title in this tournament. The strong performance of the bowlers and then the intelligent innings of Abhigyan Kundu gave India an easy victory.
Abhigyan Kundu became the hero of victory
Abhigyan Kundu was the hero of this victory. When he came on the field, India’s condition was very bad. In difficult times, Abhigyan Kundu took charge and took the team towards victory. He batted with patience and made necessary partnerships with Vihaan Malhotra and Kanishk Chauhan. Kundu played a brilliant inning of 42 unbeaten runs and in the end made India win the match by hitting a six. The special thing is that Abhigyan Kundu has scored 125 centuries in junior cricket so far, which shows his extraordinary talent.
America’s batting was completely destroyed
Batting first in the match, the American team could not stand against the Indian bowlers. The entire American team was all out after scoring only 107 runs in 35.2 overs. In front of India’s fast and disciplined bowling, American batsmen appeared under pressure and wickets kept falling at regular intervals. No batsman could play a long innings.
Henil Patel changed the course of the match
Henil Patel played the biggest role in defeating America on a small score. This young fast bowler wreaked havoc in his spell and took 5 wickets for only 16 runs in 7 overs. This feat of any Indian bowler has been seen in the Under-19 World Cup in the last several years. His bowling decided the direction of the match right there.
Faltering start in run chase
Due to rain, India got a revised target and the team had to score 96 runs. The target seemed easy, but the start of the Indian innings was not as expected. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre and Vedant Trivedi got out early and returned to the pavilion. At one time India lost 3 important wickets for 25 runs, due to which the match became a bit interesting.
Top order concerns, next match against Bangladesh
Although India won the match, the early dismissal of the top order will be a matter of concern for the team. The young batsman looked a little uncomfortable in the conditions of Zimbabwe. Now the next match of the Indian team will be played against Bangladesh on January 17 in Bulawayo, where better performance will be expected from the top order.