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ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026 - Discussion thread [From January 15 - February 06]
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Yes , I too am shocked that no team or official has pointed this out to the governing body .
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Whta i liked about Aaron was his reaction of disappointment and disgust at having played that airy fairy shot with 10 odd runs required to win, not satisfied with the 100 but the comittment to see team over the line.
What i also like about our guys are we do not have any entry in the top 5 run makers or top 5 wicket takers and yet we are in the finals. Which means at different times different guys have made a massive impact. The intensity was always right up there and never flagging.
This is very much like how New Zealand has played most of the time, through the years, the sum of all its parts being greater than the oppo's talents.
However, Eng will be totally different kettle of fish and they look hungry for the title.
Changes? - i would imagine the same XI will take the field. Go young guns - VijayiBhav!
What i also like about our guys are we do not have any entry in the top 5 run makers or top 5 wicket takers and yet we are in the finals. Which means at different times different guys have made a massive impact. The intensity was always right up there and never flagging.
This is very much like how New Zealand has played most of the time, through the years, the sum of all its parts being greater than the oppo's talents.
However, Eng will be totally different kettle of fish and they look hungry for the title.
Changes? - i would imagine the same XI will take the field. Go young guns - VijayiBhav!
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Who are the favorites for final? I think England are favorites. They are undefeated in the tournament. 
Hopefully they will defeat India.
Hopefully they will defeat India.
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England surely have good enough player to give tough time to India but I think India will come on top. It should be a good match.Who are the favorites for final? I think England are favorites. They are undefeated in the tournament.
Hopefully they will defeat India.
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India bowling is very weak in this tournament. We are unable to takes wickets. Hopefully they perform better than semifinal.
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Eng will win
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Still good enough to reach in the finalIndia's bowling is slowly returning to 1990's level. Lovely to see.
A fixed game - nice by the bookies !
New Zealand won by 7 runs
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@The Bald Eagle who is going to win the final? Is Pakistan playing the final, oh. Sorry they are already kicked out by India. 
My bad.
Btw World Cup final deserve a seperate Thread instead so Many useless thread we have seen recently.
My bad. Btw World Cup final deserve a seperate Thread instead so Many useless thread we have seen recently.
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By that logic your team BD is returning to the stone ageIndia's bowling is slowly returning to 1990's low level. Lovely to see.
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or did you even make it past that age?By that logic your team BD is returning to the stone age
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By that logic your team BD is returning to the stone age
How?
BD's rank hasn't changed much over the past 10 years. They are hovering around #8 to #10. They finished #7 in the last WTC.
Going back to stone age would imply BD have gone outside of top 12 which is not the case.
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ok. point taken and good explanation.How?
BD's rank hasn't changed much over the past 10 years. They are hovering around #8 to #10. They finished #7 in the last WTC.
Going back to stone age would imply BD have gone outside of top 12 which is not the case.
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The 16th edition of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup lived up to expectations as the next generation of cricketing talent more than put on a show and records tumbled in Zimbabwe and Namibia.
After 41 matches across the two nations, it was India who were crowned champions after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s remarkable century in the final.
The 14-year-old opener smashed 15 fours and 15 sixes in his brutal 175 from 80 balls – the highest ever score in an ICC World Cup final – as India posted 411 for nine.
Caleb Falconer’s excellent 115 was ultimately in vain as England lost by 100 runs as India claimed a record-extending triumph.
Sooryavanshi’s exploits will go down in ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup history and have shown the world in no uncertain terms what he is capable of, with his 439 runs coming at a competition-best strike rate of 169.49.
He also hit a staggering U19 World Cup-record 30 sixes and only Ben Mayes topped him in the run-scoring charts, the 18-year-old finishing on 444 which included a superb 191 against Scotland.
Mayes’ teammate Manny Lumsden finished as the tournament's leading wicket taker after snaring 16 scalps while the duo's skipper and wicket keeper Thomas Rew finished joint top of the dismissal table with 14, alongside Pakistan’s Hamza Zahoor, as well as hitting 330 runs.
Afghanistan matched their best performance at this competition with a third semi-final appearance – losing to eventual champions India – while debutants Tanzania can take heart after pushing West Indies hard during their Group D encounter.
History was made during Sri Lanka’s Group A clash with Japan as Dimantha Mahavithana and Viran Chamuditha’s opening stand of 328 became the highest partnership for any wicket in both U19 World Cups and in Youth ODIs.
The latter went on to score a competition record 192 for Sri Lanka, who eventually missed out on the last four on net run-rate after finishing third in Group 1 of the Super 6 stage.
Despite the heavy defeat, Japan had their own moment of history to celebrate as Hugo Tani-Kelly’s unbeaten 101 in response marked both his maiden Youth ODI ton and his country’s first individual three figure score at an U19 World Cup.
Australia’s Will Malajczuk broke the record for the fastest U19 World Cup hundred when he reached the mark from just 51 balls against Japan while West Indies’ Shaquan Belle claimed the best figures of the event after taking six for 40 against South Africa.
However, both the latter two nations couldn’t get out of Group 1, falling alongside Sri Lanka and Ireland.
Pakistan, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh were the teams to go out from Group 2, but the former of that quartet did run India close during their final Super 6 match where a win could have taken them through.
Tanzania, Scotland, Japan and USA made up the four sides who competed in the 13th to 16th Place play-offs, with Japan winning their first U19 World Cup match against Tanzania to finish 14th overall.
After 41 matches across the two nations, it was India who were crowned champions after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s remarkable century in the final.
The 14-year-old opener smashed 15 fours and 15 sixes in his brutal 175 from 80 balls – the highest ever score in an ICC World Cup final – as India posted 411 for nine.
Caleb Falconer’s excellent 115 was ultimately in vain as England lost by 100 runs as India claimed a record-extending triumph.
Sooryavanshi’s exploits will go down in ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup history and have shown the world in no uncertain terms what he is capable of, with his 439 runs coming at a competition-best strike rate of 169.49.
He also hit a staggering U19 World Cup-record 30 sixes and only Ben Mayes topped him in the run-scoring charts, the 18-year-old finishing on 444 which included a superb 191 against Scotland.
Mayes’ teammate Manny Lumsden finished as the tournament's leading wicket taker after snaring 16 scalps while the duo's skipper and wicket keeper Thomas Rew finished joint top of the dismissal table with 14, alongside Pakistan’s Hamza Zahoor, as well as hitting 330 runs.
Afghanistan matched their best performance at this competition with a third semi-final appearance – losing to eventual champions India – while debutants Tanzania can take heart after pushing West Indies hard during their Group D encounter.
History was made during Sri Lanka’s Group A clash with Japan as Dimantha Mahavithana and Viran Chamuditha’s opening stand of 328 became the highest partnership for any wicket in both U19 World Cups and in Youth ODIs.
The latter went on to score a competition record 192 for Sri Lanka, who eventually missed out on the last four on net run-rate after finishing third in Group 1 of the Super 6 stage.
Despite the heavy defeat, Japan had their own moment of history to celebrate as Hugo Tani-Kelly’s unbeaten 101 in response marked both his maiden Youth ODI ton and his country’s first individual three figure score at an U19 World Cup.
Australia’s Will Malajczuk broke the record for the fastest U19 World Cup hundred when he reached the mark from just 51 balls against Japan while West Indies’ Shaquan Belle claimed the best figures of the event after taking six for 40 against South Africa.
However, both the latter two nations couldn’t get out of Group 1, falling alongside Sri Lanka and Ireland.
Pakistan, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh were the teams to go out from Group 2, but the former of that quartet did run India close during their final Super 6 match where a win could have taken them through.
Tanzania, Scotland, Japan and USA made up the four sides who competed in the 13th to 16th Place play-offs, with Japan winning their first U19 World Cup match against Tanzania to finish 14th overall.
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is one of three players from newly-crowned ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup champions India named in the Team of the Tournament.
Sooryavanshi, who scored a majestic 175 from 80 balls in the final against England and was subsequently crowned Player of the Tournament, is joined by compatriots Kanishk Chouhan and Henil Patel in the 12-strong squad.
Chouhan made consistently valuable contributions with bat and ball, while Patel’s 11 wickets included a superb spell of five for 16 against the USA.
Runners-up England are also represented by three players, with Thomas Rew named as the captain and wicketkeeper.
Rew scored 330 runs at an average of exactly 66, including a match-winning century in the semi-final against Australia.
Manny Lumsden, who was the tournament’s top wicket-taker with 16, and Ben Mayes, the competition’s leading run-scorer with 444, including 191 against Scotland, join Rew in the team.
Mayes was one run away from equalling the all-time record for the highest individual score at an ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, which had been set four days earlier by Sri Lanka’s Viran Chamuditha – who is also selected.
Chamuditha’s trailblazing 192 came against Japan and included 26 fours and a six.
Afghanistan duo Faisal Khan Shinozada and Nooristani Omarzai are both chosen after playing key roles in their country’s run to the semi-finals.
Faisal finished the tournament with back-to-back centuries against Ireland and India, while Nooristani took 14 wickets, with a best of five for nine against Tanzania.
Australia captain Oliver Peake also scored two centuries, reaching three figures against West Indies and in a losing cause against England in the last four, while Pakistan’s Ali Raza and West Indies’ Vitel Lawes complete the selection.
Raza took 13 wickets at 13.92 apiece, going at just over four an over, while Jamaican left-arm spinner Lawes took 10 scalps in his five matches.
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 Team of the Tournament
(1) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (India)
(2) Viran Chamuditha (Sri Lanka)
(3) Faisal Khan Shinozada (Afghanistan)
(4) Thomas Rew [wk, capt] (England)
(5) Oliver Peake (Australia)
(6) Ben Mayes (England)
(7) Kanishk Chouhan (India)
(8) Nooristani Omarzai (Afghanistan)
(9) Vitel Lawes (West Indies)
(10) Ali Raza (Pakistan)
(11) Manny Lumsden (England)
(12) Henil Patel (India)
The selection panel was made up of Ian Bishop (Convenor), Lydia Greenway, Andy Flower, Telford Vice.
Sooryavanshi, who scored a majestic 175 from 80 balls in the final against England and was subsequently crowned Player of the Tournament, is joined by compatriots Kanishk Chouhan and Henil Patel in the 12-strong squad.
Chouhan made consistently valuable contributions with bat and ball, while Patel’s 11 wickets included a superb spell of five for 16 against the USA.
Runners-up England are also represented by three players, with Thomas Rew named as the captain and wicketkeeper.
Rew scored 330 runs at an average of exactly 66, including a match-winning century in the semi-final against Australia.
Manny Lumsden, who was the tournament’s top wicket-taker with 16, and Ben Mayes, the competition’s leading run-scorer with 444, including 191 against Scotland, join Rew in the team.
Mayes was one run away from equalling the all-time record for the highest individual score at an ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, which had been set four days earlier by Sri Lanka’s Viran Chamuditha – who is also selected.
Chamuditha’s trailblazing 192 came against Japan and included 26 fours and a six.
Afghanistan duo Faisal Khan Shinozada and Nooristani Omarzai are both chosen after playing key roles in their country’s run to the semi-finals.
Faisal finished the tournament with back-to-back centuries against Ireland and India, while Nooristani took 14 wickets, with a best of five for nine against Tanzania.
Australia captain Oliver Peake also scored two centuries, reaching three figures against West Indies and in a losing cause against England in the last four, while Pakistan’s Ali Raza and West Indies’ Vitel Lawes complete the selection.
Raza took 13 wickets at 13.92 apiece, going at just over four an over, while Jamaican left-arm spinner Lawes took 10 scalps in his five matches.
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 Team of the Tournament
(1) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (India)
(2) Viran Chamuditha (Sri Lanka)
(3) Faisal Khan Shinozada (Afghanistan)
(4) Thomas Rew [wk, capt] (England)
(5) Oliver Peake (Australia)
(6) Ben Mayes (England)
(7) Kanishk Chouhan (India)
(8) Nooristani Omarzai (Afghanistan)
(9) Vitel Lawes (West Indies)
(10) Ali Raza (Pakistan)
(11) Manny Lumsden (England)
(12) Henil Patel (India)
The selection panel was made up of Ian Bishop (Convenor), Lydia Greenway, Andy Flower, Telford Vice.
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