India vs Zimbabwe, Under 19 World Cup 2026: IND beat ZIM by 204 runs in Super 6 game

Big appeal for LBW and given! Early strike for Ambrish and India! The umpire took a while raising his finger there. Back of a length delivery, nips back in a bit and raps the batter on the pads. There may have been a question of height but the umpire rules in favour of the bowler.

Hlabangana lbw b Ambrish 0 (2)

Zimbabwe 0/1 in 0.2 overs

"Firstly, I just want to thank the Lord for this opportunity to represent my country. When it came to bowl us, mostly to bowl basic cricket, hitting my line and length, making sure that I'm restricting them from scoring runs because earlier they were like hitting, so I was making sure that I restrict their hands and bowl as many dot balls as I can. I really enjoyed taking these wickets. You know, it's actually a privilege taking the wicket of these players because they are really good, great achievement for me. Yeah, I'm really grateful for that. Probably a huge electric thing, the lower for the support. Hopefully we're going to give back by chasing the score, I'm not going to give myself too much pressure. I'm just going to keep the basics simple. When it's there to hit, I hit. When it's not there, I'll just rotate the strike and making sure that I'm backing my teammates and wait for the 50 overs. Then runs will come, so we'll proceed."

He brings it up witn a four! This has been an innings defined by rigid control and yet, the shot that brings the century is a scrappy bottom handed swing outside off and the ball coming off an inside edge and running behind him to the boundary. That takes him to 101 in 104 balls. He then smashes the next ball to the boundary as well for a four. Three runs off the last ball and that leaves Malhotra on 108 off 106 balls.

India 335/7 in 49 overs

Another good over from Madhidhi, just six runs off it. Two of those runs came from back to back wides that he bowled before sending in the legal third ball in that over. Malhotra is now on 91 off 97, Ambrish on 21 off 27.

India 301/6 in 46 overs

Well a couple of good overs there for Zimbabwe. Patel gave just five runs in the 41st over and then an even better one from Madhidhi, just three runs in it. Now Chimugoro is back in the attack, he has four overs left. Ambrish on strike, he is on 10 off 15. Malhotra 75 off 85 balls.

India 270/6 in 42 overs

That's a sharp, sharp catch behind the stumps by Hlabangana. There have been no boundaries for 22 deliveries now, that has probably contributed as well. Mudzengerere sends the last ball of the 38th on a length around fifth stump. Kanishk Chouhan tries to cut it square late, it takes the outside edge and the keeper takes the split second catch.

Chouhan c Hlabangana b Mudzengerere 3 (8)

India 251/6 in 38 overs

Leeroy Chiwaula brought into the attack and he is welcomed with a four! Malhotra slaps the first ball through backward point for four. He thus reaches 52 in 57 balls. At the end of that over, he is on 54 off 61, Kundu on 51 off 49.

India 223/4 in 32 overs

The partnership between Malhotra and Kundu is now in 70 off 76 balls. Dangerman Chimugoro returned for the 29th over but this time, couldn't trouble the Indians too much. Kundu ran two off the first ball and then got off strike third ball. Malhotra then pulled the fourth ball behind square for four.

Malhotra on 46 off 51, Kundu on 38 off 41.

India 200/4 in 29 overs

Well a bit of calm is what the doctor may have ordered for India after the frantic manner in which how the top three played but it might be time for one of these two to get a few boundaries going. Just to make sure they don't end up going into a shell.

Malhotra on 36 off 42 balls, Kundu on 13 off 20.

India 165/4 in 24 overs

What a performance this is turning out to be from Chimugoro! Second ball of the 17th over is sent on a length on off, angling away from Vedant Trivedi. The batter takes a tentative prod at it, outside edge and an easy catch for wicketkeeper Hlabangana.

Trivedi c Hlabangana b Chimugoro 15 (18)

India 130/4 in 16.2 overs

Well seeing the way Sooryavanshi, Mhatre and George were going about their business would have probably led you to mistakenly believe that this was a T20. On the one hand, one could question the sense behind swinging at every ball in an ODI but on the other, the fact remains that India have the freedom to go even the next 10 overs without a boundary and would still be on course to 300.

For now, Vihaan Malhotra and Vedant Trivedi are taking it easy.

Malhotra on five off seven, Trivedi on eight off seven.

India 113/3 in 13 overs

Just when he was starting to look set for another big score, Chimugoro snaps up the Indian captain. Third ball of the 11th over is wide and on the fuller side of length, angling away from Mhatre. The batter throws his hands at it, edge and an easy catch for the keeper.

Mhatre c Hlabangana b Chimugoro 21 (19)

India 100/2 in 10.3 overs

Well Sooryavanshi is doing his thing at the moment. Mazai with a full, straight delivery second ball of the seventh over, Sooryavansh throws the kitchen sink at it and it runs through the square leg area to the boundary. Then Sooryavanshi almost caresses the next ball straight back over the bowler's head for a six. Two runs off the fifth ball and then Sooryavanshi smashes the last ball over long on for another six.

Sooryavanshi on 43 off 20 balls at the end of that over, Mhatre on seven off seven.

India 77/1 in 7 overs

And it is due to a gargantuan six from Sooryavanshi in the same over in which George fell. The fifth ball is sent in on a length in the slot for Sooryavanshi who flicks it over midwicket and out of the stadium.

Sooryavanshi on 25 off 14 at the end of that over, captain Ayush Mhatre at the other end on one off one.

India 52/1 in 5 overs

Sooryavanshi finishes that over with an absolute dream of a shot. Blignaut offered some width outside off and Suryavanshi got down on one knee and sent it over covers for a six. George had swept Blignaut's second ball in that over for a four and then got off strike. Sooryavanshi then cracked a square drive but it was fielded brilliantly at backward point, no runs from it. Blignaut sends in another length ball, this time Sooryavanshi flicks it between backward point and short third for four. And then came the lofted cover drive for six.

Sooryavanshi is on 11 off four, George on nine off eight.

India 21/0 in 2 overs

All right then, Aaron George and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi open for India. Pacer Panashe Mazai has the shiny new ball in his hands for Zimbabwe.

India are already sitting second in the table thanks to the fact that they didn't lose a single match in the group stage. While it remains too early to say anything their incredible NRR of +2.751 means that they will be all but through to the semi-finals if they win today. Zimbabwe might have a slightly more difficult time of it though. They have no points carrying over from the group stage, with their solitary point coming due to a washed out match against Scotland, who ended up being knocked out. The fact that their NRR is -2.916 doesn't help either.

Zimbabwe have won the toss and they are bowling first.

Nathaniel Hlabangana, Kupakwashe Muradzi(w), Kian Blignaut, Dhruv Patel, Simbarashe Mudzengerere(c), Leeroy Chiwaula, Brandon Senzere, Michael Blignaut, Tatenda Chimugoro, Panashe Mazai, Shelton Mazvitorera, Takudzwa Makoni, Brandon Ndiweni, Webster Madhidhi, Benny Zuze

India aced the group stage despite their captain finding form only in the last match and they will now be looking to maintain their 100 percent record. Zimbabwe may be the home side but they have their task cut out. They reached the Super 6 despite losing two of their three matches in the group stage, with their slightly better NRR keeping them ahead of Scotland in Group C.