Bulawayo, January 17 – India achieved their second consecutive victory in the Under-19 World Cup 2026 by defeating Bangladesh by 18 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the seventh match of the tournament. This win strengthens India’s position at the top of Group A.

At Queens SPORTS Club, rain delayed the toss, which went in favour of Bangladesh. India elected to bat first and lost two wickets by the time the score reached 12. Vihan Malhotra and Vaibhav Suryavanshi then built a 41-run partnership for the third wicket to steady the innings.

Vihan was dismissed after scoring 7 runs off 24 balls. Following this, Suryavanshi and Abhigyan Kundu added 62 runs for the fourth wicket, taking the team’s total to 115. Vaibhav scored 72 runs off 67 balls, including 3 sixes and 6 fours, before getting out. Kundu then took charge, sharing a 54-run partnership with Kanishk Chauhan for the sixth wicket.

India reached 192 runs for the loss of six wickets in 39 overs before rain interrupted the play again. After the match resumed with overs reduced one by one, the Indian innings concluded at 48.4 overs. Kundu scored 80 runs from 112 balls, hitting 3 sixes and 4 fours, while Chauhan contributed 28 runs.

From the Bangladesh bowling side, Al Fahad took 5 wickets for 38 runs in 9.2 overs. Iqbal Hussain and Azizul Haque Tamim claimed 2 wickets each, and Sheikh Pawej Jibon took one wicket.

Chasing the target, Bangladesh lost Jawad Abrar early, dismissed for 5 runs on the fourth ball. Rifaat Beg and captain Azizul Haque Tamim then put together a 56-run partnership to revive the innings.

At 90 runs for 2 wickets in 17.2 overs, rain stopped the game again. Upon resumption, Bangladesh’s target was revised to 165 runs in 29 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Bangladesh fell short, finishing at 146 runs in 28.3 overs. Tamim played a solid innings of 51 runs off 72 balls, including one six and four fours, but it was not enough to secure victory.

For India, Vihan Malhotra claimed 4 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs, while Khilan Patel took 2 wickets. Deepesh Devendran, Henil Patel, and Kanishk Chauhan picked up one wicket each.