IND U19 vs SA U19, 1st Youth ODI 2026 ​Live Cricket Score: India begin U19 World Cup warm-up

India (IND U19) vs South Africa (SA U19) 1st Youth ODI Match Live Cricket Score Updates: India face South Africa in a three-match Youth ODI series that will act as a warm-up to the 2026 ICC Men’s Under-19 ODI World Cup that will be hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia. India are coming into this series after finishing up runners-up in the Under-19 Asia Cup, having been blown away in the final by Pakistan

All three matches of this will be played at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Saturday. The second match will be played on Monday and the series ends on Wednesday. After this, India begin their campaign in the Under-19 World Cup, with their first match being against the USA at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It will be followed by a match against Bangladesh on January 17 and New Zealand on January 24.

India U19 Squad: Vaibhav Suryavanshi(c), Aaron George, Harvansh Pangalia, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Kanishk Chouhan, RS Ambrish, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh, Mohamed Enaan, Rahul Kumar, Udhav Mohan, Yuvraj Gohil

South Africa U19 Squad: Jorich Van Schalkwyk, Adnaan Lagadien, Muhammed Bulbulia(w/c), Jason Rowles, Armaan Manack, Paul James, Daniel Bosman, Bandile Mbatha, Ntando Soni, JJ Basson, Bayanda Majola, Corne Botha, Michael Kruiskamp, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, Enathi Kitshini

As a lead-up to the 2026 ICC Men’s Under-19 ODI World Cup, India Colts will take on South Africa in the first of the three Youth ODI at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Saturday. Star cricket and 14-year-old prodigy, Vaibhav Suryavanshi will lead India U-19 in the South Africa series. After the South Africa tour, India will play the U-19 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6. The upcoming ICC Men’s U19 World Cup will feature 16 teams divided into four groups, followed by a Super Six stage, semifinals, and a final in Harare. Five-time champions India (2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, and 2022) have been placed in Group B alongside New Zealand, the USA, and Bangladesh. (Read More)