Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashes 15 sixes in the final:Heroes who made India U-19 World Champions for the sixth time; RS Ambrish bags 11 wickets

India won the Under-19 World Cup for the sixth time. The team defeated England by 100 runs in the final match played at Harare Sports Club on Friday night. India won this tournament after 4 years. The team had won the previous title in 2022. In the 2024 season, the Indian team was defeated by Australia in the final. With this victory, India also won their fourth consecutive ICC tournament. India had won the Women’s ODI World Cup, Champions Trophy last year and T20 World Cup in 2024. India has won this tournament the most times with 6 victories. While Australia has won the title 4 times (1988, 2002, 2010, 2024). Pakistan has been champion 2 times (2004, 2006). Additionally, Bangladesh (2020), South Africa (2014), England (1998) and West Indies (2016) have won this title once each. Heroes who won the U-19 World Cup for India 1) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: Scored a century of 175 runs in the final match. Thanks to this innings, India managed to set a target of 412 runs. Vaibhav scored 444 runs in 7 matches of this tournament at an average of 74. This included 1 century and 3 half-centuries. 2) Aaron George: While opening, scored a century of 115 runs against Afghanistan in the semifinal. India chased a record target of 311 runs in that match. Aaron George scored 170 runs in 5 matches. 3) Ayush Mhatre: Played a half-century innings in both the final and semifinal. Shared a 142-run partnership with Vaibhav off 90 balls in the final. He scored 214 runs in 7 matches with 3 half-centuries. Not only that, but he also took 7 wickets. 4) Henil Patel: Among India’s top wicket-takers. Took 5 wickets in the very first match against the USA. Grabbed 11 wickets in 7 matches played in the tournament. Bowled economically throughout the tournament. His economy rate was 4.44. 5) RS Amberish: Took 3 wickets in the final match against England. This included the wicket of Caleb Faulkner, who scored 115 runs. Remained among India’s top wicket-takers with 11 wickets in the tournament. Bowled with an economy rate of 4.93. Tournament’s Top Players England’s Ben Myers was the tournament’s top scorer. He scored 444 runs. His countryman Manny Lumsden took the most wickets. He has 16 wickets to his name. Match Report From Here Vabhav’s 175-run knock guides India to clinch the 6th U-19 WC Championship After winning the toss and opting to bat, the Indian team had a poor start. The team lost Aaron George’s wicket at a score of 20 runs. From here, innings from Vaibhav Suryavanshi (175 runs) and captain Ayush Mhatre (53) took the team to 411 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 175 runs off 80 balls. Out of these, 150 runs came from boundaries. Vaibhav hit 15 fours and 15 sixes in his innings with a strike rate of 218.75. Captain Ayush Mhatre played an innings of 53 runs. For England, Sebastian Morgan and Alex Green took 2 wickets each. Chasing a target of 412 runs, the English team was all out for 311 runs in 40.2 overs. RS Ambarish took 3 wickets. Deepesh Devendran and Kanishk Chauhan got 2 wickets each. England’s Caleb Faulkner scored 115 runs off 67 balls. Opener Ben Dockins played an innings of 66 runs off 56 balls. World Champions of India Ayush Mhatre (Captain), Aaron George, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vihan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (Wicketkeeper), Vedant Trivedi, RS Ambarish, Kanishk Chauhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Harvansh Pangliya, Mohammad Inan, Udhav Mohan and Kishan Singh.