India vs England LIVE Score, U19 World Cup 2026 Final: Caleb Falconer’s century in vain as India defeat England to win 6th U-19 title
IND vs ENG U19 World Cup 2026 Final Live Cricket Score Updates: England’s Caleb Falconer scored a century but RS Ambrish took 3 wickets while Deepesh Devendran and Kanishk Chouhan chipped in with 2 apiece as India defeated England by 100 runs and won their record-extending 6th title.
Earlier, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slammed 80-ball 175 to help India to get 411/9 from 50 overs. Indian skipper Ayush Mhatre won the toss and opted to bat first against Thomas Rew’s England in the final of the U19 cricket World Cup on Friday. India has won six trophies so far in the competetion and England has won once.
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India, since their first game against the United States, have looked composed and have remained unbeaten in the tournament so far. England, too, has not faced a defeat in the ongoing competition. In the semifinal clash against Afghanistan, skipper Ayush Mhatre and Aaron George played crucial knocks and got back into form.
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England U19 (Playing XI): Ben Dawkins, Joseph Moores, Ben Mayes, Thomas Rew(w/c), Caleb Falconer, Ralphie Albert, Farhan Ahmed, Sebastian Morgan, James Minto, Manny Lumsden, Alex Green
India U19 (Playing XI): Aaron George, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre(c), Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu(w), RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran
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One hand performing rituals, other on phone: How Indian families are living the U-19 World Cup final
Indian team in action. (FILE photo)
Yogesh Mhatre is facing the ultimate test of “multi-tasking” as he balances religious duty with parental pride: while physically attending his nephew’s Mundan ceremony in Virar, his mind is 4,000 miles away in Zimbabwe, where his son, Ayush Mhatre, is captaining India against England in the 2026 Under-19 World Cup final. This “delicate dance” between the sacred and the sporting captures the unique strain of an Indian cricket parent, who must perform ancient family rituals with one hand while keeping the other firmly on a phone for live score updates. (Read more from Devendra Pandey)
