U19 World Cup 2026: Match 1, United States Of America U19 vs India U19 Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between USA U19 vs IND U19?

Published - 14 Jan 2026, 13:52 IST | Updated - 14 Jan 2026, 14:49 IST

The United States of America U19 will square off against India U19 in match No. 1 of the U19 World Cup 2026 at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Thursday, January 15.

The USA team will be coming off a loss against Pakistan U19 in the warm-up fixture and will be eager to make an early impact on the global event.

India U19, despite losing their final warm-up game to England U19, enter the tournament as strong title contenders. They have been in impressive form, losing just once in their last ten matches, and have a powerful batting lineup. India had earlier beaten the USA in their only previous meeting and will look to repeat that performance.

The surface at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo is preferred by the pacers. With a past pitch, the batters would look to stay wary in the early stages of the clash. Opting to bowl first after winning the toss could be a wise decision.

Utkarsh Srivastava (c), Sahil Garg, Amrinder Gill, Arjun Mahesh (wk), Nitish Sudini, Rishabh Shimpi, Ritvik Appidi, Adit Kappa, Sabrish Prasad, Shiv Shani, Rayaan Taj

Ayush Mhatre (c), Aaron George, Vedant Trivedi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), RS Ambrish, Khilan Patel, Kanishk Chouhan, Mohamed Enaan, Kishan Kumar Singh, Udhav Mohan

India U19 batter Abhigyan Kundu has been the best batter of his team of late and would look to continue the form he has been in the tournament opener. In the warm-up games, the wicket-keeper batter scored 137 runs in two games at an average of 68.50.

India U19's Khilan Patel took five wickets in the warm-up fixtures and is riding high on confidence as he enters the marquee event with immense confidence. His spell will be crucial in the upcoming game against America, and the team will be hoping that he keeps picking wickets at regular intervals.