IND U-19 vs BAN U-19 Live: (70/3), Fifty for Suryavanshi despite India's early jolts

Fifty for Vaibhav Suryavanshi 

It seems Viabhav Suryavanshi is playing on a different pitch altogether. Other batters are struggling to gauge the spin and pace of the deck but the 14-year-old has raced away to a 30-ball fifty, his first-ever in an ICC U19 World Cup. Incredible stuff as he keeps India afloat in the game despite early setbacks. 

🚨 A 30 BALLS FIFTY BY VAIBHAV SURYAVANSHI IN U19 WORLD CUP 🚨

- 14 Years old Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed a destructive fifty in just 30 balls against Bangladesh. 🥶 pic.twitter.com/bcpoljGH8G

— Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) January 17, 2026

India U19 lose another and this time Vihaan Malhotra gets out. He never looked comfortable at the crease, with nerves taking better of him. Good captaincy by Bangladesh to bring off-spinners from both ends and Aziz Tamim, the skipper himself, gets Malhotra caught behind. 
Interestingly, India bring another lefty to the crease in the form of Abhigyan Kundu, the savior from the last game. 

Meanwhile, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, is still going strong and could make his half-century soon.

All eyes on Vaibhav Suryavanshi

India desperately need Vaibhav Suryavanshi there in the middle. After losing Mhatre and Trivedi, the 14-year-old prodigy is India's best bet to dent Bangladesh early. He is performing with aplomb as well, having racked up 30 runs in just 19 balls. He isn't going helter-skelter but is punishing poor balls from the Bangladesh pacers. After a sumptuous upper cut for a six, he has smashed a lovely cover drive to ease traditionalists as well. 

Bangladesh on top! 

Wow, Al Fahad has given his side a supreme start as he has got two in two in the 3rd over. After Mhatre, he sent back Vedant Tridevi on a golden duck. A sumptuous delivery, shaping away and a simple catch at first slips. The onus is now on Vaibhav Suryavanshi (15* off 8) and new batter Vihaan Malhotra. Fahad had a hat-trick on the first ball of his next over but bowled it quite wide. He surely has his tail up nonetheless. 

One down for India

In a big blow, India U19 have lost captain Ayush Mhatre, who has handed a soft catch at covers. A poor shot by Mhatre, who is having an awful run of form in Youth ODIs lately. Al Fahad banged in it a tad short, outside off stump. Mhatre went to hoick it over the infield but got the timing all wrong. 

Hold the pose. Feast your eyes. Take a bow. What a shot to kickstart his innings by Ayush Mhatre. Emon pitched it up and Mhatre pierced it through covers to hit the first boundary of the match. The flow of the bat was amazing. Superb stuff. 

IND U19: 10/0 after 2.2 overs. 

Time for action 🔥

The moment has arrived. Indian U19 captain Ayush Mhatre is taking the strike while Fahad takes the new ball. A good length delivery to the proceedinds as pacers are likely to get help off the deck early in the innings. 

IND U19:0/0 after 1 overs.

A proud moment for cricketers as they line up for the national anthems. It will be Bangladesh's first followed by India's 'Jana Gana Mana'.

India U19 team go unchanged after their win over USA U19. Abhigyan Kundu impressed among batters. Now that India are put to bat first, expectations will be on the likes of captain Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Bangladesh won the toss and elect to bowl first 

Bangladesh have asked India to bat first on a 'damp' wicket at Queens Sports Club. 

We are into Day 3 of the ICC Men's Under 19 50-over World Cup, and India play their second bout. The Ayush Mhatre-led side had a sluggish win over the USA side despite the bowling doing superbly. It was a rain-affected game. 
The other game today is between Sri Lanka and Japan.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the ICC Men's Under-19 World Cup match between India U19 and Bangladesh U19 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The match will kick off at 1:00 PM IST.