India Vs Bangladesh Highlights, ICC U-19 WC 2026: Vihaan Malhotra's Four-For Helps Blue Colts Edge Past BAN

India U19: Ayush Mhatre(c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Kanishk Chouhan, Harvansh Pangalia, RS Ambrish, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Khilan Patel, Kishan Kumar Singh, Aaron George, Udhav Mohan, Mohamed Enaan

Bangladesh U19: Zawad Abrar, MD Rifat Beg, Md Azizul Hakim Tamim(c), Kalam Siddiki Aleen, Md Rizan Hossan, Md Farid Hasan Faysal(w), Iqbal Hossain Emon, Sheikh Paevez Jibon, Md Samiun Basir Ratul, Al Fahad, Saad Islam Razin, Shadhin Islam, Md Abdullah, Shahria Al-Amin, Shahriar Ahmed

The India vs BAN U19 World Cup 2026 match series will be livestreamed on the JioHotstar app and telecast on the Star Sports Network.

These two countries are embroiled in a political face-off with BAN senior team avoiding to play their T20 World Cup matches in India. Moreover, Bangladesh bowler Mustafizur Rahman was dropped by the KKR franchise amidst the furore.

Remains to be seen how both sets of players behave on the field.

Uh-oh! Seems like the start has been delayed due to rain in Bulawayo. Stay tuned for further updates!

Ayush Mhatre-led side will bat first against Bangladesh after the latter won the toss and elected to bowl first.

India U19: Ayush Mhatre(c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Kanishk Chouhan, Harvansh Pangalia, RS Ambrish, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Khilan Patel.

Bangladesh U19: MD Rifat Beg, Zawad Abrar, Md Azizul Hakim Tamim(c), Kalam Siddiki Aleen, Md Rizan Hossan, Md Farid Hasan Faysal(w), Md Samiun Basir Ratul, Sheikh Paevez Jibon, Al Fahad, Saad Islam Razin, Iqbal Hossain Emon.

BAN bowlers will look for wickets in the early overs, given the overcast conditions in Bulawayo. All eyes on Sooryavanshi and Mhatre as to how they tackle the early new ball.

Well, well! BAN have made use of the overcast conditions with two quick wickets in the same over. Skipper Ayush Mhatre and Vedant Trivedi were to fall, leaving India a mountain to climb.

IND U-19: 22/2 (4 Overs)

IND are facing a mini-revival thanks to their star batter, Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The explosive opener has smashed few boundaries and seems to have upped the ante against the BAN bowlers. At the end of 8th over, India have raced to 42/2.

IND U-19: 42/2 (8 Overs)

Cometh the hour, come the man (kid)! Vaibhav Suryavanshi has started the WC sojourn with a fifty as he looks to build on and take India to a safe total. India have lost three wickets inside fifteen overs and need to consolidate.

IND U-19: 70/3 (14 Overs)

Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Abhigyan Kundu are doing the rebuild for the Indian team at the moment after losing 3 wickets quickly.

Abhigyan Kundu and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are treading with caution at the moment as the run-rate has gone down to 4.46 as Bangladesh continue to hold a great line-length.

The dangerous Vaibhav Sooryavanshi goes down fighting for a score of 72 off 67 balls, but India U-19 have also lost the wicket of Harvansh Pangalia for just 2 runs and the Boys in Blue are in a bit of trouble now.

Losing 5 wickets under a score of 150 is not ideal.

Abhigyan Kundu is batting with sheer maturity at the moment and he is closing in on his half-century as well. Remember, his favourite batter is Brian Lara, he might be drawing some inspiration from him.

Rain has come pouring down at the Queens Club and the ground staff are rushing inside to cover the wicket.

But the good news is that Abhigyan Kundu is still at the crease for 63* off 90 balls.

The Umpires advised the players to vacate the field for a score of 192/6 due to rain interruption. We might lose overs but there is optimism about a result coming out of this match. Stay tuned.

As the rain settles down in Bulawayo, catch our live coverage of the match between Japan and Sri Lanka. The Lankans have posted a staggering 387 against the newcomers.

Finally the rain has stopped completely in Bulawayo and time for India to finish off strong. Onus will be on Abhigyan Kundu to score at least 100-150 runs more.

Kanishk Chouhan departed for a score of 28 off 26 balls but Kundu is still at the crease for 65. Only one over has been reduced from the 50 and it will be a 49-over affair now.

Ambrish RS has gone down as well for just 5. Khilan Patel is out in the middle now.

It has not been that good of a conclusion for the Indian team as the Boys in Blue very poor towards the end of the innings. Abhigyan Kundu has not exploded in the final overs.

That's it from the Indian innings as the Boy in Blue have been bowled out for 238 runs. Not the kind of effort we expected from an Indian side and this match is surely going to be an exciting one.

Bangladesh get their run-chase underway in Bulawayo and although it won't be an easy chase for them, the Young Bangla Tigers will be hoping for a win.

The first wicket has fallen as Zawad Abrar departs for just 5 off 3 by Deepesh Devendran. Bangladesh's current rate of 6.78 is much higher than the original asking rate.

Rifat Beg and skipper Azizul Hakim Tamim are settling in slowly and they know that it will require a lot of patience for Bangladesh to win this match. But the Indian bowling has been colourless so far.

Bangladesh are batting really well at the moment and as mentioned before, the Indian bowlers are looking ineffective.

Bangladesh have lost their 2nd wicket in the form of MD Rifat Beg for 37 runs. Kanishk Chouhan is the bowler, who got the breakthrough for India. However, BAN are still looking strong in the chase as they need 159 runs more to win.

The skies have open and the players are going back to the dressing room. That's not a sight, any cricket fan would enjoy. BAN are looking strong in the chase at the point.

There is plenty of wet patches on the field and it will take some time before the match starts. Stay tuned for the latest updates.

The revised conditions are that Bangladesh need 165 runs in the next 11 overs to win this game. It is going to be a 29-over match now.

The match currently hangs in balance with Bangladesh requiring 56 runs off 42 balls. Though BAN have a slight edge as they have 7 wickets in hand with a set MD Azizul Hakim Tamim (41*) on crease.

Just in a few over, India have turn the tide of the match in their favour. Bangladesh have collapsed from 123/3 to 143/7 and lost their way completely in the chase. They now need 22 runs to win 12 balls.

That's it Henil Patel gets the last batter caught by Vihaan Malhotra and India edge past Bangladesh by 18 runs.

India defeated Bangladesh by 18 runs in a rain-affected game. At one stage BAN were looking on course with the chase with 123/3 but a sudden collapse at a crucial stage of the game, where they lost the last 7 wickets for just 22 runs, saw them lose a crucial encounter by 18 runs.

That's a wrap from our end. We'll meet soon with another blog, until then, bye bye.