- By Himanshu Badola
- Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:39 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Winners List: An exceptional performance from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was enough to take India to a historic and record-extending sixth ICC U19 World Cup title win. India defeated England by 100 runs in the final of the ICC U19 World Cup 2026 at the Harare Sports Club on Friday, February 6.
India are the most successful team in the history of the U19 World Cup, and they played like champions during the summit clash. The 16th edition of the tournament was played across Zimbabwe and Namibia. Sooryavanshi was the star performer for the Ayush Mhatre-led side as his memorable century took England out of the game for a major chunk of the game. He played a historic knock of 175 runs in 80 balls on the back of 15 fours and as many sixes, also smashing multiple records during his stay at the crease.
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After opting to bat first, India posted a massive total of 411/9 in their 50 overs. On the other hand, England were bowled out for 311 in 40.2 overs, as Caleb Falconer's fight of 115 runs went in vain. A total of 722 runs were scored in the match, which is in fact the highest aggregate in any Youth ODI, surpassing 714 between AUS U19 and WI U19 in Visakhapatnam in 2011.
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ICC U19 World Cup winners
6 - India (2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022, 2026)
4 - Australia (1988, 2002, 2010, 2024)
2 - Pakistan (2004, 2006)
1 - England (1998), South Africa (2014), West Indies (2016), Bangladesh (2020)
List of all winners of the ICC U19 Men’s World Cup:
1988 (in Australia): Australia (Captained by Geoff Parker)
1998 (in South Africa): England (Captained by Owais Shah)
2000 (in Sri Lanka): India (Captained by Mohammad Kaif)
2002 (in New Zealand): Australia (Captained by Cameron White)
2004 (in Bangladesh): Pakistan (Captained by Khalif Latif)
2006 (in Sri Lanka): Pakistan (Captained by Sarfaraz Ahmed)
2008 (in Malaysia): India (Captained by Virat Kohli)
2010 (in New Zealand): Australia (Captained by Mitchell Marsh)
2012 (in Australia): India (Captained by Unmukt Chand)
2014 (in UAE): South Africa (Captained by Aiden Markram)
2016 (in Bangladesh): West Indies (Captained by Shimron Hetmyer)
2018 (in New Zealand): India (Captained by Prithvi Shaw)
2020 (in South Africa): Bangladesh (Captained by Towhid Hridoy)
2022 (West Indies): India (Captained by Yash Dhull)
2024 (South Africa): Australia (Captained by Hugh Weibgen)
2026 (Zimbabwe, Namibia): India (Captained by Ayush Mhatre)
Under-19 World Cup winning Indian captains
2000 - Mohammed Kaif
2008 - Virat Kohli
2012 - Unmukt Chand
2018 - Prithvi Shaw
2022 - Yash Dhull
2026 - Ayush Mhatre*