IND vs USA, U19 World Cup 2026 : India’s winning start to U19 World Cup! America destroyed by Henil Patel’s storm

India makes a winning start to the U19 World Cup 2026 : Today ICC U-19 World Cup 2026 The first match was played between India and USA at the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo. India won the match by 6 wickets and started their campaign with a win. Losing the toss, the US team scored 107 all out. India were given a target of 96 runs due to rain interruption during normal. India achieved this target in 17.2 overs with the loss of 4 wickets and secured an emphatic victory.

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Strong knock by Kundu

Abhigyan Kundu made India’s win easy with a brilliant innings. When he came to the crease, India were 3 wickets short of 25 runs. Vaibhav SuryavanshiVedanta Trivedi and Ayush Mhatre had already withdrawn. Kundu then forged a partnership with Vihan Malhotra and Kanishk Chauhan to lead India to victory. Abhigyan Kundu top scored for India with 42 runs. He hit 5 fours and 1 six in this innings. He sealed India’s victory by hitting a six. Overall, India started with a win.

Henil Patel is the hero of victory

Abhigyan Kundu’s Indian fast bowler Henil Patel laid the foundation for the victory. This right-arm fast bowler broke the back of American batting. He dismissed 5 American batsmen for just 16 runs in 7 overs. His performance reduced America to 107 runs in 35.2 overs. It was here that India’s victory began to be considered certain. Henil Patel’s five-wicket haul in the Under-19 World Cup was a special performance. Because after eight years ICC U-19 World Cup This is the first time an Indian bowler has achieved this feat in the tournament.

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The playing 11 for both the teams is as follows

India Under U19 Playing 11: Ayush Mhatre (captain), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi, Vihan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (wicketkeeper), Harvansh Pangalia, RS Ambris, Kanishk Chauhan, Henil Patel, Dipesh Devendran, Khilan Patel

United States U19 Playing 11: Sahil Garg, Amarinder Gill, Arjun Mahesh (wicketkeeper), Utkarsh Srivastava (captain), Ritwik Appdi, Adneet Zamb, Amogh Arepalli, Nitish Sudini, Sabrish Prasad, Adit Kappa, Rishabh Shin