England U19 vs Scotland U19, ICC U19 WC 2026, Today Match Prediction

ENGU19 vs SCOU19 Match Prediction & Analysis

England U19 are set to play their last game of the group stage against Scotland U19 at Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare, on 21st January, from 1 pm onwards. Eng U19 are currently at the top of Group C with 4 points in two games. 

Eng U19 have kept the slate clean by beating Pak U19 and Zimbabwe U19 in their first two games. Caleb Falconer’s 66 helped them beat Pakistan U19 by 37 runs. In the last game, Ben Mayes and Thomas Rew put up an unbeaten partnership of 167 runs to register the win by 8 wickets.

Scotland’s U19 lost their first game against Pakistan U19 by six wickets. Scotts are coming into the campaign without a game in 2025. They have lost 9 of the 10 games they have played in 2024. Their only win came against Namibia U19, that too with just three runs. Manu Saraswat is the only standout batter to have 107 runs in the last 7 games.

Both teams last played against each other in the 2024 ICC Under-19 World Cup at Potchefstroom, where England U19 registered a 7-wicket victory, with the current playing 11, Farhan Ahmed claiming three wickets.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

ENGU19

W W W W W

ENGU19

209/2 in 28.0 7.46

ICC U19 WC 2026

England U19 beat Zimbabwe U19 by 8 wickets 18 Jan 2026

ZIMU19

208/9 in 50.0 4.16

PAKU19

173/10 in 46.3 3.72

ICC U19 WC 2026

England U19 beat Pakistan U19 by 37 runs 16 Jan 2026

ENGU19

210/10 in 46.5 4.48

ENGU19

196/3 in 34.3 5.68

ICCU19_WCWUM 2026

England U19 beat India U19 by 20 runs (D/L) method 12 Jan 2026

INDU19

295/8 in 50.0 5.9

ENGU19

266/5 in 46.0 5.78

ICCU19_WCWUM 2026

England U19 beat New Zealand U19 by 5 wickets

09 Jan 2026

NZU19

264/10 in 47.2 5.58

ENGU19

237/7 in 50.0 4.74

ICCU19WC

England U19 beat Zimbabwe U19 by 146 runs 03 Feb 2024

ZIMU19

91/10 in 24.5 3.66

SCOU19

L L W L L

PAKU19

190/4 in 43.1 4.4

ICC U19 WC 2026

Pakistan U19 beat Scotland U19 by 6 wickets 19 Jan 2026

SCOU19

187/10 in 48.1 3.88

INDU19

374/8 in 50.0 7.48

ICCU19_WCWUM 2026

India U19 beat Scotland U19 by 121 runs (D/L) method 10 Jan 2026

SCOU19

112/9 in 23.2 4.8

SCOU19

251/6 in 50.0 5.02

ICCU19WC

Scotland U19 beat Namibia U19 by 3 runs 01 Feb 2024

NAMU19

248/6 in 50.0 4.96

RSAU19

273/3 in 27.0 10.11

ICCU19WC

South Africa U19 beat Scotland U19 by 7 wickets 27 Jan 2024

SCOU19

269/9 in 50.0 5.38

WIU19

206/5 in 35.1 5.86

ICCU19WC

West Indies U19 beat Scotland U19 by 5 wickets 24 Jan 2024

SCOU19

205/9 in 50.0 4.1

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

England U19 Preview

Ben Dawkins will open the innings with Joseph Moores. Dawkins has 1027 runs in 24 YODIs with two centuries and 8 half-centuries. Moores has 26 runs in the first two games. Ben Mayes will come in at number three. Mayes scored an unbeaten 77 in the last game. He has 615 runs in 23 YODIs.

Thomas Rew will come in the middle with Caleb Falconer and Ralphie Albert. Rew scored 86* off 66 balls in the last game. Rew averages 57 in 18 innings while scoring 630 runs with a century and four half-centuries. He will be the batter to watch out for. Falconer scored 66 in ht first game. He has 389 runs in the last 10 innings with an average of 49. Albert will be the all-rounder to watch out for. He has 300 runs with the bat and 23 wickets with the ball so far in 22 YODIs.

Farhan Ahmed will lead the bowling attack with Albert, Manny Lumsden, and James Minto. Ahmed has 15 wickets in the last 9 YODIs. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Minto has 31 wickets in 16 YODIs. Lumsden has picked up 4 wickets in two games. Alex Green can play a crucial role after picking 23 wickets in 16 games.

Key Players: Ben Dawkins, Thomas Rew, Farhan Ahmed.

England U19 Predicted Playing XI:

Ben Dawkins, Joseph Moores, Ben Mayes,\ Thomas Rew (c) (wk), Caleb Falconer, Ralphie Albert, Farhan Ahmed, Sebastian Morgan, James Minto, Manny Lumsden, Alex Green.

England U19 Actual Playing XI:

Ben Dawkins, Joseph Moores, Ben Mayes, Thomas Rew, Caleb Falconer, Ralphie Albert, Farhan Ahmed, Sebastian Morgan, Luke Hands, Manny Lumsden, Alex Green

Scotland U19 Preview

Theo Robinson will open the innings with Thomas Knight. Robinson has played just 3 YODIs in which he has scored 63 runs. Thomas Knight was their leading run-scorer against Pak U19 with 37 runs. Max Chaplin will come in at number three. Robinson and Champlin had scored 30 & 22 runs respectively in the practice game. 

Rory Grant will come in the middle with Ollie Jones and Manu Saraswat. Manu is their leading run-scorer in the YODIs with 107 runs in 7 games. Grant and Jones have played just three games, scoring 94 runs collectively. Saraswat also has three wickets with the ball.

Ollie Jones will lead the bowling attack with Saraswat, Finlay Jones, and George Cutler. Oliie is their leading wicket-taker with 6 wickets in three games. He will be the bowler to watch out for. England U19 will cross 300+ score if they bat first against this bowling attack.

Key Players: Rory Grant, Ollie Jones, Manu Saraswat.

Scotland U19 Predicted Playing XI:

Theo Robinson, Thomas Knight(w/c), Max Chaplin, Finlay Carter, Rory Grant, Ollie Jones, Manu Saraswat, Olly Pillinger, Ethan Ramsay, Finlay Jones, George Cutler.

Scotland U19 Actual Playing XI:

Rory Grant, Finlay Jones, Manu Saraswat, Ollie Jones, Finlay Carter, Theo Robinson, Thomas Knight, Ethan Ramsay, Jake Woodhouse, Max Chaplin, Ram Sharma

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather in Harare is expected to be cloudy on match day, with temperatures ranging from 7 to 18 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 6-10 km/h. It is a balanced pitch. 

ENGU19 vs SCOU19 Pitch Report

The match will be played at Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare, on 21st January, from 1 pm onwards. The stadium has hosted 3 YODI games. 

Toss: To Bowl

In the 3 YODI games played here, teams chasing the targets have one on two occasions. each. The team winning the toss should bowl first as it favors the batting conditions in the second innings.