Who will win India vs New Zealand, U19 World Cup 2020?
Defending champions India take on New Zealand in Group A of the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup with top spot up for grabs for the winner in Bloemfontein. The match takes place at the Mangaung Oval on January 24 and is scheduled to start at 10:00 local time.
India have won both matches in Group A so far, beating Sri Lanka after posting 297/4 and bowling them out for 90, before skittling Japan for 41 in their second game – which they won by ten wickets.
New Zealand were well set to beat Japan before the rain curtailed their opening game, but they beat Sri Lanka last time out – chasing 243 to win by three wickets off the penultimate ball – to all-but guarantee their quarter-final place. They are outsiders for this match, however.
IND vs NZ, U19 World Cup 2020: Where to watch/Live streaming
Live streaming: ICC TV
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Toss Prediction
India and New Zealand both won the toss at the Mangaung Oval last time out and both successfully elected to field first. It could be a key toss, therefore.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Weather Report
As is the case across the region, Bloemfontein is set for thunderstorms throughout the day and this game could be in danger. The chance of rain is lower than in Potchefstroom, where Friday’s other matches are being played, however.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Pitch Condition
The Mangaung Oval can be a good batting wicket, but teams have tended to field first in Bloemfontein so far in this competition.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for India vs New Zealand, U19 World Cup 2020...
India U19 Team News & Playing 11
IND U19 Team News
India rotated their squad for the match against minnows Japan but are likely to revert to their strongest XI – namely that which beat Sri Lanka – as they wrap up their group-stage fixtures.
IND U19 Key Players
Priyam Garg: The Indian captain is already building a big reputation, helped by the century he hit in Durban in the build-up to this tournament. He scored 56 in the win against Sri Lanka.
Siddhesh Veer: Man of the match in the match against New Zealand in Durban, which served as the warm-up to this tournament. He hit 44* from 27 balls in his only innings so far.
Ravi Bishnoi: The leg-spinner took 4-5 against Japan last time out, having started with two wickets against Sri Lanka. Since Christmas, Bishnoi has 16 wickets in seven youth ODI matches.
IND U19 Team Form
India warmed up for this tournament with three wins from three at the Quadrangular Series in Durban and the defending champions have kick-started their World Cup title defence with two big wins too.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (59), Priyam Garg (56) and Dhruv Jurel (52*) led the way in a total of 297/4 against Sri Lanka, before they bowled the Sri Lankans out for 207 in reply. Ravi Bishnoi then spun through Japan in their next match, claiming 4-5 in eight overs as they bowled the minnows out for 41. They needed just 29 balls to chase it down to seal a ten-wicket win.
India U19 Predicted Playing 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Divyaansh Saxena, Tilak Varma, Priyam Garg (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Siddhesh Veer, Shubhang Hegde, Sushant Mishra, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Singh, Kartik Tyagi
New Zealand U19 Team News & Playing 11
NZ Team News
William O’Rourke and wicket-keeper Quinn Sunde both came into the team last time out and will be keen to retain their places as New Zealand target a surprise win and top spot in the group.
NZ Key Players
Rhys Mariu: Out of form in the quadrangular series in Durban, but he has kicked this tournament off with scores of 51 and 86.
Beckham Wheeler-Greenall: The 17-year-old hit 80 in the win against Sri Lanka last time out, and scored a half-century (as well as taking two wickets) when these teams last met.
Adithya Ashok: Took three wickets in each of the two warm-up matches and then continued that form with 3-38 in the win against Sri Lanka last time out.
NZ Team Form
New Zealand were flying in their opening game against Japan, having scored 195/2 from 28.5 overs – led by Ollie White (90) and Rhys Mariu (51) before the rain curtailed the match.
They had to dig deep against Sri Lanka next up, but Adithya Ashok took 3-38 as they restricted Sri Lanka to 242/9, before Rhys Mariu (86) and Beckham Wheeler-Greenall (80) led the chase. New Zealand won by three wickets with one ball to spare.
New Zealand U19 Predicted Playing 11
Rhys Mariu, Ollie White, Fergus Lellman, Beckham Wheeler-Greenall, Jesse Tashkoff (c), Simon Keene, Quinn Sunde (wk), Joey Field, Kristian Clarke, Adithya Ashok, William O’Rourke
India U19 vs New Zealand U19 Head to Head
India have a dominant record in this fixture, winning 15 of their 18 previous Youth ODIs against New Zealand. That includes their victory in Durban earlier his month, when Siddhesh Veer (71) and Tilak Verma (59) shared a 135-run opening stand in a total of 252/7, and Beckham Wheeler-Greenall’s half-century could not stop New Zealand folding for 132 in reply.
IND U19 vs NZ U19 Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
IND U19 Won |
NZ U19 Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 18 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
🏆 India U19 vs New Zealand U19 Prediction
India have won two from two at this tournament so far and were in winning form, including against New Zealand, in the warm-up series too.
Jan 24, 2020
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
Mangaung Oval - Bloemfontein, South Africa
U19 World Cup 2020 
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