India vs Bangladesh, U-19 World Cup 2026 Highlights: Vihaan Malhotra takes 4 as India defeat Bangladesh by 18 runs (DLS)
India vs Bangladesh Under 19 World Cup 2026 Today Match Highlights: Vihaan Malhotra took 4 wickets as India defeat Bangladesh by 18 runs as per DLS method in a rain affected match on Saturday. After India posted 238 in 48.4 overs, courtesy of a 72-run innings from Vaibhav Suryavanshi and 80 from Abhigyan Kundu, rain forced the match to be shortened to a 29-over match with Bangladesh needing 165 runs. They were eventually bundled out for 146.
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Bangladesh have fond recent memories to fall back on. In the 2024 Asia Cup final, seamer Maruf Mridha snared Suryavanshi for nine runs. He is not in the squad, but they still possess a formidable line of pacers. However, what was also clear in that match against the USA is that India are not reliant solely on Suryavanshi to provide the goods. Add to the mix the political context running between these two countries and this could be an engrossing match indeed.
India vs Bangladesh, U19 World Cup 2026 Squads
India: Ayush Mhatre (c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Kanishk Chouhan, Harvansh Pangalia, RS Ambrish, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Khilan Patel, Kishan Kumar Singh, Aaron George, Udhav Mohan, Mohamed Enaan
Bangladesh: Zawad Abrar, MD Rifat Beg, Md Azizul Hakim Tamim (c), Kalam Siddiki Aleen, Md Rizan Hossan, Md Farid Hasan Faysal (wk), Iqbal Hossain Emon, Sheikh Paevez Jibon, Md Samiun Basir Ratul, Al Fahad, Saad Islam Razin, Shadhin Islam, Md Abdullah, Shahria Al-Amin, Shahriar Ahmed
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Under-19 World Cup: Amid off-field drama and political tensions, India and Bangladesh ready for a feisty fixture
India players celebrate after the fall of a wicket in the U19 World Cup match vs USA. (Credit: ICC)
The exuberant Bangladesh captain Azizul Hakim knows the many undercurrents of a game against India. “We have to play not just with our heads, but with our body language (too),” he told Daily Star before boarding the flight to Zimbabwe. He vividly remembers the ill-tempered evening at the Dubai International Stadium in 2024, when the celebrations went overboard after toppling India in the U-19 Asia Cup final.
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