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India vs England U19 World Cup final will be played on February 6 [Source: Aditya_msdian07, SomersetCCC/X.com]
India U19 faces England U19 in the final of the ICC U19 World Cup at Harare Sports Club on February 5 at 1 pm (IST) after reaching this stage of the tournament unbeaten.
To make it to the final, the Somerset prodigy, Thomas Rew, led England from the front against arch-rivals Australia with a century in the semi-final. Rew's 110 (107) helped his team to 277/7 in the first innings, and Australia were bundled for 250 despite Oliver Peake's 100 (88).
In the second semi-final, Afghanistan attacked India to score 310/4, courtesy of 110 (93) for Faisal Khan and Uzairullah Niazai's 101* (86). In response, Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a blistering 68 (33) to start the chase perfectly and was followed by Ayush Mhatre's 62 (59). However, the star of the chase was Aaron George, who scored a 115 (104) to take them through.
As India eye their 6th U19 World Cup and England look to end their wait for the second, we explore the head-to-head records for the game.
India U19 vs England U19 head to head record in YODIs
India have consistently dominated England in Youth ODIs since 1981, having won 41 of the 55 clashes, as opposed to England's 13 wins and a tie.
| Criterion | Details |
| Matches | 55 |
| India wins | 41 |
| England wins | 13 |
| Tie/NR | 1/0 |
India U19 vs England U19 highest team totals in YODIs
During the England U19 tour of India 2017, India scored 382/9 in the first innings of the 4th ODI at Wankhede and won the game by a huge margin of 230 runs. Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw scored 160 and 105, respectively.
India U19 vs England U19 lowest team totals in YODIs
When India travelled to England in 1981, they were bowled out for just 98 runs in 41.2 overs under the captaincy of Ravi Shastri at Cambridge in the 2nd ODI.
India U19 vs England U19 highest individual scores in YODIs
When India toured England in August 2002, Ambati Rayudu scored 177* (114) with 16 fours and a six as an opener to help India chase 303 in 3rd ODI at Taunton.
India U19 vs England U19 best bowling figures in YODIs
Off-break bowler from India's 2005 batch took 5/25 in their encounter at Agartala during the 2nd ODI of England's tour of India. His wickets notably included Moeen Ali, who went on to captain the English senior team.
Most runs in India U19 vs England U19 YODIs
The current India Test and ODI skipper, Shubman Gill, has scored 629 runs against England U19 in 8 innings. He scored three hundreds, including a 160 and averaged 104.83 against them.
Most wickets in India U19 vs England U19 YODIs
Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar, with his batchmate Anukul Roy in 2017 and Yo Mahesh in 2006/07, picked 16 wickets each against England U19. Yo Mahesh took 6 matches, while the other two played 7 matches each.
Top run-scorer in the last IND U19 vs ENG U19 YODI series
During the India U19 tour of England in 2025, Vaibhav Suryavanshi top-scored in the series with 355 runs in 5 innings. He averaged 71 at a strike rate of 174.01 and got a fifty and a hundred to his name.
Top wicket-taker in the last IND U19 vs ENG U19 YODI series
England right-arm pacer Alex French, alongside three others, got 8 wickets in the series. However, French took only 3 innings to pick these wickets and had an economy rate of 5,92 with the best figures of 4/71.
IND U19 vs ENG U19 YODI form (Last 5 matches)
| Team | Form |
| India | W, W, W, W, W |
| England | W, W, W, W, W |
Conclusion
In the age-group rivalry that dates back to 1981, when Ravi Shastri and Tim Boon captained the respective teams, India has heavily dominated the H2Hs. The only stat where an Englishman has toppled the Indians is the top wicket-taker of the last series in 2025.
However, both teams will come into the final high on confidence and very formidable playing XIs. Ben Mayes is the second-highest run-scorer of the competition with 399 runs, only 36 behind the leader, and Manny Lumbsden leads the bowling charts with 15 wickets.
Although India looks like the favourites to clinch their 6th title, the teams will depend on their x-factor players to turn up on the big day. The ones who handle the crunch situations better will emerge as champions.
