IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: New Zealand were reduced to only 17/3 in 7.1 overs, before rain struck again in Bulawayo. After the match restarted, Kiwis lost two quick wickets. Eventually they were bundled out for 135. Come the chase, India did it in style crossed the finish line in only the 14th over. Ayush Mhatre struck a 24-ball 50.
India are through to the Super Six of the Under-19 ODI World Cup 2026 but today’s match is crucial for points and net run rate, giving them a boost in the next round. Despite winning both games, India’s performances haven’t been flawless, struggling against the USA and Bangladesh. New Zealand, on the other hand, are desperate for a game after two washouts. Rain’s a concern in Bulawayo, with showers predicted today. Ayush Mhatre-led India are favoured to win, having dominated New Zealand in their last five meetings. Can the Kiwis finally get a game in and turn things around? The last group match promises to be a cracker! Toss and teams are up soon.
- Tournament: ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup
- Format: 50-over
- Group: B
- Time: 1:00 PM IST
- Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Captains: Ayush Mhatre (India U19), Tom Jones (New Zealand U19)
India Under-19 Squad: Ayush Mhatre (c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (w), Harvansh Pangalia, Kanishk Chouhan, RS Ambrish, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Udhav Mohan, Kishan Kumar Singh, Aaron George, Mohamed Enaan
New Zealand Under-19 Squad: Aryan Mann, Hugo Bogue, Tom Jones (c), Snehith Reddy, Marco Alpe (w), Jacob Cotter, Jaskaran Sandhu, Callum Samson, Flynn Morey, Selwin Sanjay, Mason Clarke, Harry Burns, Brandon Matzopoulos, Hunter Shore, Harry Waite, Luke Harrison
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IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: India win
24/01/2026 19:34
India have beaten New Zealand by 7 wickets, and chase down 130 in the 14th over itself. They end the league stages with 3 wins out of 3.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: India approach win
24/01/2026 19:27
Yes, the run rate has dropped a bit, but India are still curising towards a win. No resistance by the Kiwis there.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: 50 for Mhatre
24/01/2026 19:13
A brilliant innings by the skipper. He was out of form prior to this match, dropped to no. 3, but has shown what he can do. He reaches the milestone in only 24 deliveries. But in a bid to accelerate, he gives a simple catch in the deep.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: OUT
24/01/2026 19:09
Suryavanshi is out now. But that makes little difference in the context of the match. He is out for 40 from 23 only.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Change in bowling
24/01/2026 18:57
Pacer Jaskaran Sandhu comes into the attack now. India is driving in the fast lane. No chance for the Kiwis. Another six to end the over for Mhatre.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Suryavanshi
24/01/2026 18:46
Into the pads, and Suryavanshi just lifts the ball for a towering six. He is off. Ayush Mhatre follows it up with a six too. Ends with a four.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Mason Clarke now
24/01/2026 18:31
India and Suryavanshi are yet to get any boundaries till now. The pitch might still not be the best to bat on. Oh, Aaron starts with a six now. But then he strikes the very next delivery. The ball moves away from the batter, and Aaron is clean bowled.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Chase starts
24/01/2026 18:27
Ayush Mhatre has come down the order, while Suryavanshi and Aaron open for India. It is a small target here.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: All out
24/01/2026 17:59
That is it. Henil Patel has his third wicket and Kiwis are all out for 135. This is a great bowling effort by the Indians.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: 150?
24/01/2026 17:56
Can NZ manage to reach 150 here? The total is clearly not enough, but no harm in NZ trying for that.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: OUT
24/01/2026 17:44
Ambrish has his fourth wicket here. Selwin Sanjay plays one on the leg side but is caught by Vihaan Malhotra in the deep.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Pacers back
24/01/2026 17:38
Henil Patel is back into the attack. India would have liked to bundle out the Kiwis, but that has not happened. The partneship is close to 50.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Pitch eases out
24/01/2026 17:29
The sun is out, and the pitch has become slighly easier to bat. This is good new for India eventually. 100 up for the Kiwis.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: 9 overs remain
24/01/2026 17:18
Yet another over comes to an end. NZ need some big shots here, and should be looking at 120. Below than that, there is no chance.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: OUT
24/01/2026 17:06
Cotter tries to attempt the switch hit, but ends up edging. Enaan picks up a wicket and Kundu takes an excellent catch here.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Need wickets
24/01/2026 16:57
India is the clearly better team, but they should not get complacent. They should end it soon here.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Change
24/01/2026 16:50
Change in bowling now. Kanishk Chouhan comes into the attack here. Khilan Patel has dropped a catch at the boundary. But on the very next delivery, he has his man. Khilan takes the catch.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: ICYMI
24/01/2026 16:41
Look at this bowled
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Change in bowling
24/01/2026 16:33
Enaan comes into the attack, and as a leg-spinner he should get a lot of turn there. India would like to keep NZ under 100.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Runs not coming
24/01/2026 16:26
Kiwi batting is struggling and runs are not coming at all. This is before spin has played a major role. Let's see what happens next.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: OUT
24/01/2026 16:15
Kiwi batters are falling like a pack of cards. Now Khilan Patel has Snehit Reddy out stumped. That is some brilliant work by Kundu behind the wickets.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Ambrish now
24/01/2026 16:09
Ambrish starts a fresh over. India would fancy their chances to bundle out the Kiwis. Another good over comes to an end for them. Oh wait, Ambrish has bowled Marco Alpe.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Match restarts
24/01/2026 16:05
There you go. The match has started again. Henil Patel completes his over and it is a good one, where a wicket came for India. BTW it is a 37-over match now.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Good news
24/01/2026 15:48
Finally some good news is coming through; that the match will begin in the next 10 minutes. We still don't have an update on the overs lost.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Covers off
24/01/2026 15:24
It had started to drizzle again, but it has stopped now, and the covers are being peeled off from the square.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Rain stops
24/01/2026 15:07
The rain has stopped for now, and the sun is out. Let us see, when the game can start again. The covers are coming off for now.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Still raining
24/01/2026 14:56
This time the rain is quite steady and the outfield is not covered. This is going to be sizeable delay. Stay tuned for further updates.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: No quick start?
24/01/2026 14:43
There was already some problem with the outfield, and now with more rain, it looks difficult, that the match will start anytime soon.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Rain strikes
24/01/2026 14:38
Oh god, India were going so well. And rain has struck again. The play is stopped with the Kiwis at 19/3.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Ambrish
24/01/2026 14:38
Remeber this kid, Ambrish. He is a good fast-bowling all-rounder and could go on to play for the men's senior team. He should be groomed. Oh here is the first wicket for Henil; the ball comes in marginally, and hits the pads of Aryan. Dismissed for 5.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: Soft dismissal
24/01/2026 14:25
Amrsh is breathing fire. He has picked up his second wicket. The ball comes a little slowly, and the mid of fielder takes a nice catch. Tom Jones is out.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 LIVE: OUT
24/01/2026 14:12
Ambrish has a first wicket. The ball rises on to Bogue; the batter attempts a cut and edges straight to the keeper. That is a wicket maiden.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: Missed chance
24/01/2026 14:10
Henil Patel induces an edge from Aryan Mann but then the ball falls short of the keeper. Excellent delivery though. It is a maiden.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: Ambrish to start
24/01/2026 14:04
Ambrish has gotten a chance in today's match and he starts the proceedings for India. Decent over to start with.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: National anthems
24/01/2026 13:56
National Anthems done for both sides and this will certainly give them a lot of motivation. Play starts soon, so stay tuned.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: Match reduced
24/01/2026 13:49
OK, so the match has been reduced to 47 overs a side. We did indeed lose a few overs.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: NZ XI
24/01/2026 13:45
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
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: INDIA XI
24/01/2026 13:42
India U19 (Playing XI): Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre(c), Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Aaron George, Kanishk Chouhan, RS Ambrish, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Mohamed Enaan
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: Mhatre wins the toss
24/01/2026 13:35
There you go. The Indian side has won the toss and opted to bowl.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: Toss soon
24/01/2026 13:28
Toss in the next 5 minutes and play starts at 2 PM now. That is not much of a delay. Hopefully there are no further breaks.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: On-field update
24/01/2026 13:24
The saw dust is being sprinkled on the wet areas. The could be a bit of further delay but no overs will be lost for another over or so.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: Points table
24/01/2026 13:21
India are on top of their group and have qualified for the next round. And so have NZ, who are yet to win a match. They have two NRs to their names.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: Highest run-getters for India Under 19
24/01/2026 13:15
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Abhigyan Kundu: 2 innings, 122 runs, average 122.00, strike rate 79.73
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 2 innings, 74 runs, average 37.00, strike rate 104.22
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Kanishk Chouhan: 2 innings, 38 runs, average 38.00, strike rate 95.00
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Vihaan Malhotra: 2 innings, 25 runs, average 12.50, strike rate 60.97
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Ayush Mhatre: 2 innings, 25 runs, average 12.50, strike rate 80.64
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: Next Inspection
24/01/2026 13:07
The groundsmen are working tirelessly as umpires announce their next inspection will be at 9:45 AM local time. That is 1:15 PM IST. There's no rain currently but there are some wet patches in the outfield.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: Why this match matters for India?
24/01/2026 13:00
You must be wondering why this match is crucial for India despite the fact that they have already qualified for the Super Six stage.
India vs New Zealand may look inconsequential on paper, but in this format, it is anything but. With the Under-19 ODI World Cup following a Super Six structure, results against fellow qualifiers carry forward, making every group-stage game count.
India and New Zealand have already sealed qualification, but the points, net run rate and head-to-head result from this match will travel with them into the Super Six. A win here could provide a decisive early edge, reduce pressure in later matches and shape semi-final permutations in India's favour.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Live: Players waiting...
24/01/2026 12:57
The umpires are checking the ground, but it's looking dicey - loads of water on the outfield due to the rain. They're discussing the situation with the captains now. Both teams are still warming up, but you can tell they're worried about the state of the pitch. Guess we'll have to wait and see what they decide...
IND U19 vs NZ U19: Toss Delayed
24/01/2026 12:51
IND U19 vs NZ U19: Points Table
24/01/2026 12:47
IND U19 vs NZ U19: Today's matches at the U19 World Cup
24/01/2026 12:43
IND U19 vs NZ U19: Welcome
24/01/2026 12:41
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Under-19 ODI World Cup game between India and New Zealand. Catch all the major updates and live action here as Ayush Mhatre's India eye a clean sweep in the group stages.
