Under-19 World Cup 2026: England eases past Zimbabwe, Afghanistan picks second win
After winning the toss, England opted to bowl and restricted the home side to 208 for nine in 50 overs. Manny Lumsden picked three wickets while Ralphie Albert and Farhan Ahmed grabbed two each.
Zimbabwe lost its openers early but steady hands from the middle order got the side past the 200-run mark. However, Kian Hendrik Blignaut, Dhruv Patel, and Tatenda Chimugoro were also guilty of squandering starts and not converting them into big scores.
Captain Simbarashe Mudzengerere was the top scorer with his unbeaten 45 off 63 balls.
Zimbabwe jolted England’s response early on, with pacer Shelton Mazvitorera picking the openers. But Thomas Rew and Ben Mayes got together for an unbeaten 167-run partnership to finish the chase in 28 overs.
In Group D, Afghanistan too picked its second straight win, beating West Indies by 138 runs at the High Performance Oval in Windhoek.
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Afghanistan secured a passage to the Super Six stage with the win on Sunday.
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Opener Osman Sadat struck 88 off 131 balls and skipper Mehboob Taskin slammed 86 off 69 to take Afghanistan to 262 for six.
In response, West Indies never got going and lost three wickets inside the PowerPlay. Jewel Andrew waged a lonely battle with his 70-ball 57 but could only drag West Indies to 124 runs.
Nooristani Omarzai was the pick of the bowlers, picking four wickets for 16 runs. Khatir Stanikzai and Wahidullah Zadran got three apiece.
The third fixture of the day between USA and New Zealand was washed out due to rain.
Brief score
Zimbabwe 208/9 in 50 overs (Kian Hendrik Blignaut 33, Dhruv Patel 36, Tatenda Chimugoro 30, Simbarashe Mudzengerere 45 n.o., Manny Lumsden 3/38) lost to England 209/2 in 28 overs (Ben Mayes 77 n.o., Thomas Rew 86 n.o.).
Afghanistan 262/6 in 50 overs (Osman Sadat 88, Mehboob Taskin 86, Jakeem Pollard 3/39, Vitel Lawes 3/48) beat West Indies 124 in 33.2 overs (Jewel Andrew 57, Wahidullah Zadran 3/36, Nooristan Omarzai 4/16, Khatir Stanikzai 3/20).
USA 253/9 in 50 overs (Shiv Shani 33, Nitish Sudani 117, Adit Kappa 40, Mason Clarke 3/55, Flynn Morey 4/40) vs New Zealand 12/0 in 1 over – No result.
Published on Jan 18, 2026
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