India U19 captain Ayush Mhatre has won the toss and elected to bowl first against the USA U19 in the first match of the ICC Men’s World Cup 2026.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We will bowl first as we are not used to these conditions. The conditions are overcast as well. Preparations have been good, and we have been playing together for the past six months,” India captain Ayush Mhatre said.
USA skipper Utkarsh Srivastava would have bowled first as well.
“We would have bowled first. We have three spinners and three pacers. We toured South Africa and the West Indies, and we came here early. We wanted to win the cup,” he said.
Playing XIs
USA XI: Utkarsh Srivastava (capt), Adnit Jhamb, Nitish Sudini, Arjun Mahesh (wk), Amrinder Gill, Sabrish Prasad, Adit Kappa, Amogh Arepally, Sahil Garg, Risabh Shimpi, Ritvik Appidi
India XI: Ayush Mhatre (capt), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Pangalia, RS Ambrish, Kanish Chouhan, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Khilan Patel
Toss Result Today – India vs USA ICC Men’s U19 World Cup
Q1: Who won the toss today in India vs USA ICC Men’s U19 World Cup?
India U19 captain Ayush Mhatre has won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 12:30 PM IST/ 09:05 am Local.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?
Ayush Mhatre wants to take advantage of the favourable bowling conditions.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
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