Pakistan captain Farhan Yousaf won the toss and chose to bowl first against India in the U19 Men’s World Cup 2026.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“There is some moisture, and I believe our bowlers will perform well. We are ready for the match, although it’s a new venue for us. Our bowlers and fielders have been effective. We need to focus on playing good Cricket rather than on margins,” said Farhan Yousaf.
India’s captain Ayush Mhatre would have preferred to bat first. “We would have batted first. Our team has been performing well, and we are confident,” he stated.
Playing XIs
India: 1 Aaron George, 2 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 3 Ayush Mhatre (capt), 4 Vihaan Malhotra, 5 Abhigyan Kundu (wk), 6 Vedant Trivedi, 7 RS Ambrish, 8 Kanishk Chouhan, 9 Khilan Patel, 10 Henil Patel, 11 Deepesh Devendran
Pakistan: 1 Hamza Zahoor (wk), 2 Sameer Minhas, 3 Usman Khan, 4 Ahmed Hussain, 5 Farhan Yousaf (capt), 6 Huzaifa Ahsan, 7 Ali Hassan Baloch, 8 Abdul Subhan, 9 Momin Qamar, 10 Mohammad Sayyam, 11 Ali Raza
Toss Result Today – IND vs PAK ICC Men’s U19 World Cup 2026
Q1: Who won the toss today in IND vs PAK ICC Men’s U19 World Cup?
Pakistan captain Farhan Yousaf won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss was conducted at 12:30 PM IST/09:00 AM Local.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?
Pakistan aims to leverage the early movement in the pitch.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
The match is taking place at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.
