India vs USA, ICC U-19 World Cup 2026: Live streaming, time, venue, squads and all you need to know
The spotlight will on star opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi as well as on skipper Ayush Mhatre when India take on USA in under-19 World Cup opener.
New Delhi: Team India begins their quest for a sixth under-19 World Cup title on Thursday when they face the USA in the opening Group A match in Bulawayo. The Indian side led by Ayush Mhatre enters the tournament in red-hot form, being the strong contenders in the 16-team event of the 16th edition of the tournament.
Out of the total editions, India have won the marquee competition five times becoming the most successful unit, followed by Australia. The India team collected a 3-2 Youth ODI series win during their tour of England last summer and were even more dominant in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup. In the continental event, they won each of their three group stage outings and their semi-final clash against Sri Lanka by lopsided margins until the final against arch-rivals Pakistan.
Their most important assignment ahead of the tournament has been the team routing South Africa u-19s on their home turf completing a 3-0 series sweep. The spotlight will on star opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi as well as on skipper Mhatre, both of whom have already taken the Indian Premier League by storm for Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings respectively.
Time and Venue
The match is slated to start at 1 PM IST, with the toss taking place at 12.30 PM IST. The match will take place at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Squads
India U19: 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
United States of America U19: Amrinder Gill, Sahil Garg, Arjun Mahesh(w), Utkarsh Srivastava(c), Adnit Jhamb, Amogh Arepally, Nitish Sudini, Shiv Shani, Adit Kappa, Sahir Bhatia, Rayaan Taj, Advaith Krishna, Sabrish Prasad, Ritvik Appidi, Rishabh Shimpi
Telecast and Streaming
The India vs Pakistan match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network on cable and DTH services and will also be live streamed on the JioHotstar website and application.