LIVE, U19 World Cup: India consolidate after USA burst, WI win
Three matches get the ball rolling at the U-19 World Cup with the hosts and five-time winners India in action.
Broadcast details for ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup
The ICC U-19 Men's Cricket World Cup gets underway in Zimbabwe and Namibia with home side Zimbabwe taking on Scotland at Takashinga Cricket Club in Harare, five-time winners India facing USA at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo and West Indies locking horns with Tanzania at the High Performance Oval in Windhoek, Namibia.
Here's how the three matches are panning out:
USA v India, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Abhigyan Kundu steadies India
Counter-attacking batting from Abhigyan Kundu who has for the time being taken some sting out of the USA attack. India 45/3 at the end of the eighth over, needing another 51 runs to win
USA bowlers breathing fire
What a start for USA after the rain break. They have picked up two quick wickets with Ayush Mhatre and Vedant Trivedi dismissed. India are 25/3 and the the ball is doing all sorts of things off the pitch. Game on!
The match resumes
The match is back underway after the rain interruption. The match has been reduced to 37 overs with India's revised target being 96.
Rain has stopped
The rain has stopped in Bulawayo but the outfield remains wet and the ground staff will need some time to dry the outfield. The play can then start if the rain remains away
Rain in Bulawayo
The covers are on and there is light rain in Bulawayo. India remain favourites to go on and win the match if play resumes but the fate of the game rests very much in hands of the Weather Gods.
Lightning stops play
The play has been halted in Bulawayo because of the lightning protocols. USA started well with the ball by picking up the big wicket of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi early. Ritvik Reddy Appidi grabbed the all-important wicket for the USA before Ayush Mhatre smashed three boundaries to take India's score to 21 before the game was interrupted.
Henil Patel's pace masterclass | Player Highlights | U19 CWC 2026
Henil Patel was at his very best against USA.
Five-time winners India put USA in after winning the toss and Henil Patel instantly validated that decision by delivering a fiery opening spell that broke the resistance of the USA top order. The right-arm pacer picked up three wickets inside the first 12 overs.
The Indians then tightened the screws on the USA middle order to pick up wickets at regular intervals as Deepesh Devendran, Ambarish RS, Khilan Patel and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi all picked up a wicket each. Patel then returned to clean up the tail and pick up the first fifer of the tournament to bowl USA out for just 107 inside 36 overs.
West Indies beat Tanzania by 5 wickets, Scorecard
Windies beat Tanzania by five wickets in their opening match of the ICC Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup at the High Performance Oval in Widhoek, Namibia to go top of Group D.
Tanez Francis the star with the bat for the Windies having scored a fine half-century after Vitel Lawes-led bowling effort restricted Tanzania to a very chaseable score of 121.
West Indies had opted to bowl first after winning the toss. Dylan Manish Thakrar and Darpan Deepakkumar Jobanputra gave Tanzania a solid start with a 50-run opening stand. Jonathan Brayden van Lange gave West Indies the breakthrough that triggered a Tanzanian collapse.
Vitel Orland Lawes led the charge for the West Indies picking up three wickets as the Tanzanian innings folded for just 122 in 34 overs.
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Vitel Lawes at it again
Francis then took charge with the bat in Windhoek as he stitched a 80-run stand with Jewel Andrew to put the Windies on cusp of victory. Andrew fell just short of his half-century.
But Francis did reach the 50-mark before being dismissed. Tanzania picked up four wickets in quick succession to put Windies 114/5 but it wasn't enough to prevent them from losing the game as the Windies eased to the target to pick up their first win of the tournament.
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A five-wicket win kicks of the West Indies campaign
Windies take on Afghanistan in their next match in Group D on Sunday before Tanzania face South Africa on Monday. Both matches will be held at the High Performance Oval in Widhoek.
Zimbabwe vs Scotland, Match Abandoned without toss
The match between Zimbabwe and Scotland has been abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Both teams will get a point each.
The hosts face England in their next match on Sunday while Scotland take on Pakistan on Monday with both games taking place at Takashinga Sports Club in Harare