India vs USA U19 Live Cricket Score, ICC U19 World Cup 2026: Henil Patel made a mark on the opening day of the tournament by taking the first five-for of the 2026 U19 WC. The 18-year-old pacer impressed with a stunning spell of 5-16 in seven overs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Deepesh Devendran, Khilan Patel, and RS Ambrish took one scalp each.
Ayush Mhatre returned to lead the team as Vihaan Malhotra also made a comeback. Both the skipper and vice-captain missed the South Africa series due to injury. The five-time champions won the toss and chose to bowl in the tournament opener.
The Indian U19 will kickstart their campaign in the 2026 U19 World Cup at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo with a clash against the United States of America (USA). The Men in Blue are being led by Ayush Mhatre with all eyes on the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has already shattered the record books in both Youth ODI cricket and also senior franchise and T20 cricket.
India is the most successful side in the competition’s history with five titles and has played the final in each of the last five editions. In the last campaign in 2024, they lost the final to Australia.
India Under-19 Playing XI – Ayush Mhatre (C), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (WK), Harvansh Singh, R.S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Henil Patel, D. Deepesh, Khilan A. Patel.
USA Under-19 Playing XI – Sahil Garg, Amrinder Gill, Arjun Mahesh(w), Utkarsh Srivastava(c), Ritvik Appidi, Adnit Jhamb, Amogh Arepally, Nitish Sudini, Sabrish Prasad, Adit Kappa, Rishabh Shimpi
Toss: India won the toss and chose to bowl
Weather Report: There is a 70% chance of rain in Bulawayo as per BBC weather today. From the start time of the game at 9:00 AM local (1:00 PM IST), the chances are around 47%, and it will remain around that throughout the day.
Pitch Report: A sporting track is expected where batters will enjoy their time in the middle but bowlers will get some assistance
India vs USA Head To Head In Youth ODIs: The only meeting between the two sides was in the 2024 edition. India won that fixture by 201 runs
India U19 Cricket Team Squad: Ayush Mhatre(c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh, Henil Patel, Udhav Mohan, RS Ambrish, Mohamed Enaan, Harvansh Pangalia
USA U19 Cricket Team Squad: Ayush Mhatre(c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh, Henil Patel, Udhav Mohan, RS Ambrish, Mohamed Enaan, Harvansh Pangalia
