Teenaged batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who won the Super-striker of the Season award in IPL 2025, has shifted focus to the upcoming tour of England with the India Under-19 team.
Seventeen-year-old Ayush Mhatre, who made waves with an impressive first-class debut for Mumbai and a superb start to his IPL career for Chennai Super Kings, has been named captain of the India Under-19 squad for the upcoming multi-format tour of England in June-July 2025.
Earlier, the Indian bowlers laid the foundation by dismissing Pakistan for a paltry 172, and the duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal- Divyansh Saxena did the rest.
Earlier, Rohail Nazir had won the toss and had opted to bat first against India.
Both the teams are unchanged and are playing with the same XIs that featured in their respective semifinals.
Chasing a 190-run target, Pakistan had a walk in the park to set up a semifinal clash with India on February 4 at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom.
Afghanistan U-19 skipper Farhan Zakhil had won the toss and had opted to bat first at Willowmoore Park in Benoni.
India in semifinals will face the winner of the fourth quarterfinal match between Afghanistan and Pakistan which is on January 31.
Besides the skipper, Dhruv Jurel (65) and Tilak Varma (42) made useful contributions.
India, after outclassing Pakistan, went on to beat Australia in the final and win the U-19 World Cup for a record fourth time.
