The stage is set for the 24th game of the ongoing U19 World Cup 2026. India U19 takes on New Zealand U19 in the tournament at the Queen Sports Club in Bulawayo. Coming on the back of two straight wins, India will aim to maintain their momentum. On their other hand, New Zealand will hope for a result in their clash as their last two games resulted in no results.
IND vs NZ, U19 World Cup scorecard
India defeated New Zealand by seven wickets. They have been booked to play Pakistan in the Super Six on February 1.
India captain Ayush Mhatre departed soon after his half-century. He made 53 runs off 27 balls before Sanjay got the better of him. India are 101/3 after 9.5 overs.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi departed after scoring 40 runs off 23 balls against New Zealand. Terrific catch from Clarke and Sandhu got the breakthrough. India are 87/2 after 8.1 overs.
Mhatre quickly moved to his 40s. He is playing some brilliant brand of cricket as India are 72/1 after just seven overs. Sooryavanshi is on 25*. India are eyeing to finish the game early.
Indi are 44/1 after five overs, Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi keep the scoreboard ticking with absolute ease as India eye a comfortable win over Bangladesh.
Aaron George departed for 7 runs off six balls. Clarke bowled George in the second over of the game as India are reduced to 11/1.
Aaron and Vaibhav Suryavanshi start the chase for India. India need 130 runs to win in 37 overs as per the DLS rule.
Henil Patel picked up the final wicket to bundle New Zealand, who post 135 runs on the board in the first innings. Patel finished with three wickets. India need 135 runs to win in 37 overs.
Flynn Morey departed for one run. Henil Patel got the better of him. New Zealand are 127/9 after 35 overs.
The eighth wicket fell for New Zealand. Ambrish picked up his fourth wicket of the night. He broke the partnership as Selwin Sanjay departed for 28 runs. New Zealand are reduced to 122/8
Sanjay and Samson keep the scoreboard ticking for New Zealand. India aren't too worried either. New Zealand are 89/7
Enaan picked up his first wicket of the day. Simple catch for Kundu. New Zealand suffer again as Jacob Cotter departed for 23 runs. New Zealand are 69/7
Jaskaran Sandhu departed for 18 runs. Kanishk Chouhan picked up the wicket as New Zealand are reduced to 59/6
New Zealand are struggling and struggling badly. End of the 13th over, the BlackCaps are 32/5. It's a 37-over match, how many more can they get?
New Zealand are five wickets down. Snehith Reddy departed for 10 runs before Kundu stumped him in the middle. New Zealand are in all sort of troubles as they are now 22/5
Marco Alpe failed to get going as he departed for just one run off seven balls. RS Ambrish got the better of him. New Zealand are in shambles at the moment as they are 22/4 after nine overs.
A maximum of two bowlers may bowl up to eight overs each, while three others can deliver a maximum of seven overs apiece. The powerplays will run from overs 1–8, 9–30 and 31–37, and the innings break has been reduced to 25 minutes.
The umpires have confirmed that the match will resume at 4 pm IST. They assessed the conditons and still a little work left to do at the moment.
Heavy rain has come back here in Bulawayo. The players are heading back in the dressing room. An unwanted disruption in the clash here.
The third wicket has fallen as well! Aryan Mann departs on a score of five runs in 20 deliveries. New Zealand in deep deep trouble, the score reads 17-3.
A brilliant start for India here! New Zealand is 9-2 in the early stages of the game. Tom Jones departs on a score of two runs in 10 deliveries.
India have taken the first wicket! Hugo Bogue departs on a score of four runs. The Black Caps are now 5-1 here. Early trouble for the side.
Aryan Mann and Hugo Bogue are out in the middle as they open the innings, hoping for a good start with the bat here.
The game has been reduced to 47 overs each here. New Zealand, batting first will hope to give it their best shot as they look to register their first win in the tournament.
India XI: Aaron George, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (capt), Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Vedant Trivedi, R.S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Mohamed Enaan, Khilan A. Patel, Henil Patel.
New Zealand XI: Aryan Mann, Hugo Bogue, Tom Jones (capt), Snehith Reddy, Marco William Alpe (wk), Jacob Cotter, Jaskaran Sandhu, Callum Samson, Flynn Morey, Selwin Sanjay, Mason Clarke
Team India have won the toss, and the Men in Blue have opted to field first here in Bulawayo. The side will hope for a good showing with the ball in the first innings.
The next inspection will be made by the umpires at 1:15 PM, fans are waiting with anticipation to witness the start of the game here.
The umpires are out on the field, we should have an update on the toss very soon. The rain earlier has left a lot of water in the outfield.
In some bad news for the fans, the toss here in Bulawayo has ben delayed due to a wet outfield as it was raining earlier.
Welcome to our live coverage of game 24 of the ongoing U19 World Cup 2026! Today, we have India U19 taking on New Zealand U19. The two sides are taking on each other in Bulawayo and it could be interesting to see which side comes out on top. Stay tuned and we will have the toss for you very soon.
