Vihaan Malhotra took a four-wicket haul as India gained its second consecutive match on the ICC U-19 World Cup 2026 in opposition to Bangladesh by 18 runs (DLS methodology) on the Queens Sports activities Membership in Bulawayo on Saturday.
After profitable the toss and opted to bowl first, Bangladesh made early inroads into the Indian batting lineup. Al Fahad (5 for 38) struck twice within the third over as India was decreased to 53 for 3. Skipper Ayush Mhatre’s poor run of kind continued as he fell for simply six.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Abhigyan Kundu then dug in on what was a tough wicket to bat on. Suryavanshi began in his usually belligerent type, reaching his fifty in 30 balls, however then slowed down significantly earlier than ultimately falling for 72 from 67 deliveries.
Kundu, in the meantime, struggled to seek out rhythm however battled laborious for his 80 from 112 balls. Kanishk Chouhan performed some good strokes both facet of a rain delay that noticed the sport initially decreased to 49 overs, however his dismissal triggered a lower-order slowdown that noticed India attain 239 all out with two balls remaining.
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Deepesh Devendran struck within the very first over of Bangladesh’s chase, dismissing Zawad Abrar at deep third, however Bangladesh batted positively within the PowerPlay to make a optimistic begin to its pursuit. Rifat Beg and captain Azizul Hakim each performed some enticing strokes, and although Beg fell for 37, it was well-placed at 90 for 2 from 17.2 overs when rain intervened once more.
A lengthier delay adopted, and by the point play may resume once more, the innings had been additional decreased to 29 overs, and Bangladesh wanted 75 from the remaining 70 balls.
This steeper chase meant that Bangladesh was compelled to play its photographs seeking a victory, and that proved its undoing. Malhotra was the chief beneficiary of this aggression, bowling a stump-to-stump line that baited batters to gap out.
Hakim battled valiantly to achieve his fifty, however his dismissal to Khilan Patel spelled the tip of any hopes of a Bangladesh victory.
India’s subsequent match is in opposition to New Zealand on the similar venue on Saturday, January 24, whereas takes on the identical opponent on Tuesday, January 20.
Revealed on Jan 17, 2026