India (130/3 in 13.3 overs) defeated New Zealand (135 all out) by seven wickets (DLS method) in their U19 World Cup 2026, Group B match on Saturday in Bulawayo. For India, Ayush Mhatre became the top scorer with 53 while Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 40. With this win, India entered the Super Six stage as the table toppers for Group B. 

Vedant Trivedi and Vihaan Malhotra have taken India on the verge of victory. In the previous over of Jaskaran Sandhu, the duo scored 15 runs, which included one boundary from both the batters. India now need just two runs more to win. 

IND U19 128/3 (13 overs)

OUT!!! Selwin Sanjay has provided New Zealand with a big breakthrough as he dismissed Ayush Mhatre for 53. Mhatre goes big again but this time, his shot lands straight into the hands of Flynn Morey at the deep mid-wicket. Third wicket gone for India. 

IND U19 101/3 (9.5 overs)

FIFTY!!! Ayush Mhatre hits two massive sixes on Selwin Sanjay's delivery and brings up his half-century in style. He takes 24 deliveries to bring up his fifty. With this, India also cross the 100-run and need just 29 runs more to win this match. 

IND U19 101/2 (9.2 overs)

OUT!!! Vaibhav Suryavanshi departs for 40. Jaskaran Sandhu traps Suryavanshi with his ultimate pace as the ball goes up in the air and lands straight into the hands of Mason Clarke. Second wicket gone for India in the chase of 130. 

IND U19 87/2 (8.1 overs)

SIX!!! Vaibhav Suryavanshi is back to his original form and dealing in sixes. After waiting for a while, Suryavanshi hits two massive sixes on Callum Samson's delivery. With this, Suryavanshi has also reached the 40-run mark and now nearing his half-century. 

IND U19 87/1 (8 overs)

Ayush Mhatre is looking unstoppable today. He is fearlessly hammering sixes and also stealing fours. He is currently batting at 40 and now inching towards his half-century. 

IND U19 72/1 (7 overs)

WOAH! What a performance from the Indian batters as they take the team across the fifty-run mark in less than six overs. Ayush Mhatre is the main architect of India's performance as he is comfortably dealing in boundaries and sixes. In the previous over of Mason Clarke, Mhatre hit two sixes. 

IND U19 59/1 (6 overs)

Just like Vaibhav Suryavanshi, skipper Ayush Mhatre also starts dealing in boundaries. In the previous over of Flynn Morey, Mhatre hammered a hug six and a boundary. As a result, Morey leaked a total of 17 runs in the over. Terrific batting from India. 

IND U19 44/1 (5 overs)

SIX!!! Vaibhav Suryavanshi hits a massive six on Flynn Morey's delivery. Sliding down leg, full, he gets forward and flicks, flies over the deep backward square-leg fence and on the roof. 

IND U19 33/1 (4.2 overs)

FOUR!!! Vaibhav Suryavanshi hits a brilliant boundary on Flynn Morey's delivery. Suryavanshi makes a good use of the pace and then hammers it hard towards the deep mid-wicket for a four. Brilliant shot from Suryavanshi as he is forming a good partnership with Ayush Mhatre. 

IND U19 21/1 (3 overs)

SIX, and then OUT! Aaron George smashed Mason Clarke for a classy six but lost his wicket on the very next ball. It was a superb delivery from Clarke, swinging away from the batter after pitching and knocking over the off stump.

Aaron George b Mason Clarke 7(6)

IND U19 11-1 (1.4)

India U19 have made a change to their batting order, with Vaibhav Suryavanshi being joined by Aaron George at the top as openers, while captain Ayush Mhatre will come out to bat later. Pacer Flynn Morey bowled the first over and conceded four runs.

India bundled out New Zealand for 135 in 36.2 overs in a 37-over-per side, U19 World Cup 2026 match on Saturday in Bulawayo. For New Zealand, Callum Samson became the top scorer with 37 runs. For India, RS Ambrish took four wickets while Henil Patel took three. India now need 136 runs to win in 37 overs. 

OUT!!! Henil Patel strikes again and provides India with the ninth wicket. This time, he dismisses Flynn Morey 1. Morey shuffles right across on the flick and misses the ball. Henil delivers an on-point yorker and rattles the middle stump. 

NZ U19 127/9 (35 overs)

OUT!!! Ayush Mhatre's tactic works as he brings RS Ambrish back into the attack and he provides India with the wicket of Selwin Sanjay for 28. Sanjay hammers it hard towards the deep mid-wicket for a six but his shot lands straight into the hands of Vihaan Malhotra. Eighth wicket gone for New Zealand. 

NZ U19 122/8 (33.5 overs)

New Zealand batters are slowly getting their side back on track and propelling them towards a respectable total. Selwin Sanjay and Callum Samson are forming a good partnership. In the previous over of Henil Patel, the duo scored five runs. 

NZ U19 118/7 (33 overs)

FOUR!! Selwin Sanjay hits a brilliant boundary on Khilan Patel's delivery. Tossed up on off and Sanjay brings his wrists into play on the shovel, places it wide of mid-wicket. With this, New Zealand have crossed the 100-run mark. 

NZ U19 101/7 (30.2 overs)

Seven-down New Zealand are in deep trouble. Their batters Selwin Sanjay and Callum Samson are clearly struggling for runs against India bowlers. In the previous over of Kanishk Chouhan, the duo scored six runs. New Zealand have still not crossed the 100-run mark. 

NZ U19 95/7 (30 overs)

A poor ball and helped away for 4 through mid-wicket by New Zealand's Callum Samson. First boundary for the right-hander. A rare loose delivery from Enaan. 10 overs to go in the NZ innings; they're 18 away from the 100-run mark, but have only three wickets remaining.

NZ U19 82/7 (27)

BIG WICKET! Perhaps the final nail in the New Zealand coffin. Jacob Cotter looks to play the reverse sweep again, but doesn't get timing on it. The ball ends up kissing his glove, and wicket-keeper Abhigyan Kundu takes a sharp catch. First wicket for Mohamed Enaan.

NZ U19 69/7 (24.2)

Drinks taken. 13 overs to go in the New Zealand innings. It has been a miserable 24 overs so far for the Kiwis, with runs not coming quickly and wickets falling at a cluster early on. Jacob Cotter has held fort at one end, but apart from him, there's been nothing to write home about. India will be aiming to bundle NZ out for less than 100.

NZ U19 69/6 (24)

GONE! Jaskaran Sandhu perishes looking to slog again, and this time Khilan Patel takes a comfortable catch. This time the ball doesn't go so high, and Khilan makes no mistake. The Indian spinner makes up for the dropped effort just two deliveres earlier. A wicket for all-rounder Kanishk Chouhan, who was bought by RCB in the IPL 2026 auction.

NZ U19 59/6 (19.5)

Dropped! Slog from Jaskaran Sandhu, Khilan Patel at long-on fails to time his jump properly, and lets the ball slip between his fingers. Poor positioning as well at the fence. First boundary for Sandhu. 

NZ U19 57/5 (19.3)

At long last, New Zealand cross the 50-run mark. Reverse sweep again from Cotter, and he picks up his second boundary of the match, as the ball runs past short third-man and into the fence. It has taken the Kiwis 18.3 overs (111 balls) to get to the landmark.

NZ U19 52/5 (19)

Jacob Cotter and Jaskaran Sandhu have stitched the longest partnership of the match so far, but scoring runs is proving to be difficult against the Indian spinners. The fact that NZ are 5 wickets down isn't helping them either. Khilan Patel and Mohamed Enaan have kept things tight.

NZ U19 46/5 (17)

A rare boundary! Just the second one of the innings, and it comes in the 14th over. New Zealand's Jacob Cotter executes the reverse sweep to perfection against Khilan Patel, and picks up 4 runs through the gully region.

NZ 37/5 (13.3)

GONE! The fifth wicket goes down! Khilan Patel strikes in his first over. India-born batter Snehith Reddy misses the delivery, and his foot is outside the crease. Abhigyan Kundu reacts swiftly and conducts an excellent stumping. 

A wicket maiden for Khilan!

NZ 22/5 (10)

GONE! Another one bites the dust. Marco Alpe departs. It's a third wicket for RS Ambrish, who continues to breathe fire. What an opening spell this has been from the right-arm pacer. Inswinging yorker uproots Alpe's stumps. The batter left with absolutely no chance.

NZ 22/4 (9)

As it is a shortened contest, the first powerplay ends after the 8th over. Snehith Reddy with a nice straight drive down the ground to end the powerplay. Good fielding at the boundary, but Reddy and Alpe run three.

NZ 21/3 (8)

From 47, we go down to 37. That's right: both teams will now bat for 37 overs each. 20 more overs have been cut from the previous amendment. Play is about to resume. Henil Patel continues for India. Marco Alpe joins Snehith Reddy at the crease for NZ. 

NZ 17/3 (7.2)

Team India will certainly hope to carry the momentum they had built as the game restarts. RS Ambrish and Henil Patel caused havoc at the start, reducing NZ to 17/3. A big rebuild job at hand for the Kiwis.

India U19 captain Ayush Mhatre and New Zealand U19 captain Tom Jones have a chat with the umpires, and we have some official news! Play will resume at 4:00 PM IST (12:30 PM local). That is in just around 25 minutes. The rain stopped a short while ago. An excellent job, seemingly, by the groundstaff to get the pitch ready. Let's hope there's no further rain interruption.

The rain has returned, albeit in the form of a drizzle, according to reports by Cricbuzz. This does not bode well for Team India, as the likelihood of a match continues to shorten. India had made an excellent start, and would've been hoping to carry more points and NRR into the Super 6 with a big win.

The rain has stopped but the bad news for fans and players is that dark clouds continue to remain overhead, according to Cricbuzz. The weather has become a tad brighter, but it would not be a surprise to see more rain. Meanwhile, the umpires are attending to the same old issue - damp patches on the outfield.

We don't have good news, as yet. The rain is pouring steadily now at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, according to reports by Cricbuzz. Only the pitch and the surrounding areas have been covered, but the outfield has been left exposed to the showers. We could be facing the same issues that delayed the game by 1 hour earlier.

With the match already starting 1 hour late, we are now staring at more overs set to be lost, whenever play resumes. The match was reduced to 47 overs per side, but we now may get fewer. Let's hope the weather improves and there is a quick resumption.

Stay tuned for updates.

And the rain is back. Almost immediately as Henil Patel dismisses Aryan Mann, the downpour starts. The covers are rushed onto the pitch, and the umpires have no choice but to halt play. Let's hope this isn't a major delay.

NZ U19 17/3 (7.1)

Henil Patel strikes! Aryan Mann departs and New Zealand are three wickets down in just 7.1 overs. Tempting delivery outside off-stump, Mann ends up nicking it, and a simple catch is taken by Abhigyan Kundu behind the stumps.

Uh-oh... it's raining!

NZ U19 17/3 (7.1)

Aryan Mann and Snehith Reddy, two players born in India, are together at the crease now for New Zealand, attempting to rescue them against the men in blue. Mann hails from Patiala in Punjab, while Reddy was born in the city of Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh.

RS Ambrish strikes again for India and this time, he dismisses the skipper Tom Jones for 2. Jones looks to play on the rise, comes low off the bat and lobs it to mid-off. Ayush Mhatre slides forward and takes and excellent to dismiss his counter part. A big wicket gone for New Zealand. 

NZ U19 9/2 (4.5 overs)

After losing the wicket of Hugo Bogue, New Zealand have got under pressure. Aryan Mann has been joined by skipper Tom Jones at the crease and the duo is looking for a solid partnership. In the previous over of Henil Patel, they only got one run. 

NZ U19 6/2 (4 overs)

OUT!!! RS Ambrish strikes for India and provides them with the wicket of Hugo Bogue for 4. An outside off delivery, Bogues tries to go for a cut but the ball hits the thin edge and travels to the wicketkeeper. Abhigyan Kundu makes no mistake and grabs an excellent catch. First wicket gone for New Zealand. 

NZ U19 5/1 (2.2 overs)

WOAH! Star pacer Henil Patel lives up to his reputation and delivers a maiden over for India. New Zealand openers Aryan Mann and Hugo Bogue did not take any chances against him. However, they will be aiming for some boundaries in the upcoming overs. 

NZ U19 5/0 (2 overs)

New Zealand are off to a good start as their openers Aryan Mann and Hugo Bogue are forming a good partnership. In the first over of RS Ambrish, the duo scored five runs. This game is also a big captaincy test for India skipper Ayush Mhatre as his side is up against a strong team for the first time in this tournament. 

NZ U19 5/0 (1 over)

The U19 World Cup 2026 match between India and New Zealand finally begins. For the Blackcaps, Aryan Mann and Hugo Bogue will be opening the proceedings. On the other hand, RS Ambrish will be bowling the first over for India. 

Players of both the teams are now out on the field for their respective national anthems. The U19 World Cup match between India and New Zealand shall begin shortly. Due to the wet outfield, the match has been reduced to 47 overs-per side. 

New Zealand U19 (Playing XI): Aryan Mann, Hugo Bogue, Tom Jones(c), Snehith Reddy, Marco Alpe(w), Jacob Cotter, Jaskaran Sandhu, Callum Samson, Flynn Morey, Selwin Sanjay, Mason Clarke.

India U19 (Playing XI): Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (c), Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Aaron George, Kanishk Chouhan, RS Ambrish, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Mohamed Enaan

India have won the toss and opted to field. The toss took place at 1:30 PM IST, and it was Indian captain Ayush Mhatre who won the flip of the coin. The match will start at 2:00 PM IST (10:30 AM local).

Looks like the ground is ready for action!

According to reports by Cricbuzz, there is a significant wet patch on the outfield at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. A lot of sawdust is being applied to fix the issue. The umpires are out for another inspection, but seems like the delay will be a little longer.

There will be an inspection at 9:45 AM local time (1:15 PM IST), according to reports by Cricbuzz. The umpires have already had a chat with both captains. Wet patches across the outfield continue to be the issue, and supersoppers are at work.

New Zealand, fortunately or unfortunately, have not been able to play a single full game so far in the ongoing U19 World Cup. They have 2 points from 2 games (1 for each no-result). It has been good enough to ensure them qualification, but their players would be hoping to get some action today.

The India and New Zealand players are warming up, and the rain has stopped. The main reason for concern is a prominent wet patch on the outfield, with groundstaff hard at work to sort it out. Sawdust is being applied to solve the issue.

So far, both matches of India U19 and New Zealand U19 have been impacted by rain. Looks like the story is the same again. It is an aspect that has marred an otherwise fantastic U19 World Cup in Zimbabwe.

Let's hope there is some good news shortly.

Oh dear, oh dear. It is raining once again. Toss has been delayed due to a wet outfield, in the contest between India and New Zealand in Bulawayo. No official confirmation regarding any inspection yet, so stay tuned for updates.

While the weather forecast suggests that rain is likely to stay away during the morning and day, thunderstorms and showers are expected later on at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, as per AccuWeather.

We are just under half an hour away from toss time at Bulawayo. Let's hope we get a full match today, in a tournament that has seen many games washed away or shortened due to rain. 

India captain Ayush Mhatre has undergone a barren spell in U19 colours for a while now. Mhatre did not enjoy the best U19 Asia Cup with the bat, and he has managed just 25 runs in his two matches at the U19 World Cup so far. The pressure is firmly on him, and he'll be hoping to score big today and find some rhythm before the Super 6 stage.

India looked down and out, and all set to suffer defeat against Bangladesh, in their second group game 7 days ago. But in a rain-affected match, part-timer Vihaan Malhotra scalped 4 wickets with the ball as Bangladesh faltered in a seemingly simple run chase, ultimately handing India victory by 18 runs.

Both India U19 and New Zealand U19 are already through to the Super 6 stage of the tournament. As a result, this group match holds added importance, as both teams will carry forward their points and net-run-rate (NRR) to the Super 6 group.

A very warm welcome to one and all to the live coverage of the U19 Cricket World Cup 2026 match between India and New Zealand in Bulawayo. It is the final Group B game for both nations, but the stakes are high!

Stay tuned to NDTV Sports for the live updates from the match.