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Toss Winner - Scotland U19 won the toss and choose to bat first
United States of America U19 beat Scotland U19 by 7 wickets
USA U19 are favorites to register an easy win over Scotland U19.
USA U19 to win against Scotland
| Tournament: | ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, 2026 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 18.0°C|Sunny |
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Scotland U19 and United States of America (USA) U19 teams will face each other at the Harare Sports Club in Harare in the 16th place match of the ICC Men's Under-19 World Cup 2026. Both teams had a disappointing performance in the tournament, losing two of their three matches, while one was washed out due to rain. This poor form meant both teams failed to qualify for the Super Six group.
However, this match will be one last chance for both teams to finish the tournament with a win. Apart from this, the USA U19 have managed to make a good impact in this tournament, seeing which it seems that they a slightly upper hand to win this match.
USAU19
201/3 in 41.3 4.84
ICC U19 WC 2026
Bangladesh U19 beat United States of America U19 by 7 wickets199/10 in 50.0 3.98
107/10 in 35.2 3.03
ICC U19 WC 2026
India Under-19 beat USA Under-19 by 6 wickets (DLS method)
99/4 in 17.2 5.71
151/7 in 49.3 3.05
148/10 in 48.2 3.06
326/5 in 50.0 6.52
125/8 in 50.0 2.5
170/10 in 47.1 3.6
291/7 in 50.0 5.82
SCOU19
404/6 in 50.0 8.08
ICC U19 WC 2026
England U19 beat Scotland U19 by 252 runs152/10 in 44.5 3.39
190/4 in 43.1 4.4
ICC U19 WC 2026
Pakistan U19 beat Scotland U19 by 6 wickets187/10 in 48.1 3.88
374/8 in 50.0 7.48
ICCU19_WCWUM 2026
India U19 beat Scotland U19 by 121 runs (D/L) method112/9 in 23.2 4.8
251/6 in 50.0 5.02
248/6 in 50.0 4.96
273/3 in 27.0 10.11
269/9 in 50.0 5.38
USA U19 will also be looking for their first win in this match and would like to exit the tournament on winning notes.
In the previous match too, they had to face defeat by 7 wickets against Bangladesh U19. In the last game, the USA came to bat first and scored 199 runs, in which Adneet Jhamb's innings of 68 runs was an important contribution. In response, Bangladesh chased down the target and won the match by 7 wickets with 51 balls remaining.
However, Nitish Sudini has been doing well with the bat, scoring 170 runs in three matches, while Utkarsh Srivastava also seems to be doing well for the team. He has provided consistent stability to the USA by scoring 146 runs in the last 7 matches.
Whereas in bowling, they will definitely expect good performances from Amogh Arepally, Adit Kappa, Sahir Bhatia, and Ritvik Appidi.
Amrinder Gill, Sahil Garg, Arjun Mahesh, Utkarsh Srivastava ©, Shiv Shani, Nitish Sudini, Adnit Jhamb, Amogh Arepally, Adit Kappa, Sahir Bhatia, Ritvik Appidi.
Rayaan Taj, Advaith Krishna, Sabrish Prasad, Amrinder Gill, Sahil Garg, Arjun Mahesh, Utkarsh Srivastava, Adnit Jhamb, Nitish Sudini , Shiv Shani, Ritvik Appidi
Scotland U19's performance has been very disappointing. Scotland are yet to win a single match in this tournament, as they have lost twice in the three matches played so far, while one match was washed out due to rain.
In the last match too, they faced a huge defeat against England U19, who came to bat first and scored a huge score of 404 runs, in reply to which Scotland U19 could only score 152 runs and lost the game by 252 runs.
Apart from Jack Woodhouse's three wickets and Finlay Carter's 34-run knock, none of the other players performed well in the previous game.
However, Thomas Knight, who has scored 50 runs at an average of 25 in two matches so far, can do well in batting, while in bowling, apart from Jack Woodhouse, Scotland will definitely be expected to do well from Finlay Jones.
Theo Robinson, Thomas Knight ©, Rory Grant, Manu Saraswat, Max Chaplin, Finlay Carter, Ollie Jones, Finlay Jones, Jake Woodhouse, Ethan Ramsay, Ram Sharma.
George Cutler, Olly Pillinger, Shreyas Tekale, Theo Robinson, Thomas Knight, Max Chaplin, Rory Grant, Ollie Jones, Manu Saraswat, Finlay Jones, Jake Woodhouse
The sky is expected to be mostly cloudy on match day. However, there is a minimum possibility of rain during the match. Humidity will be around 60%. Therefore, there will be no possibility of the match being stopped due to rain or any other weather issue.
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
Pace BounceSpin Bowling
Average Turn
The conditions at Harare Sports Club in Harare are balanced, making them favourable for both batsmen and bowlers. In the first innings, the batsmen get help from the pitch, whereas in the second innings, the bowlers have more opportunities. The batting average in ODIs at this ground is 239. Furthermore, the highest ODI score at this ground this season is 300, and the lowest is 54.
The pitch at Harare Sports Club is generally considered a balanced surface that offers assistance to both batsmen and bowlers. This surface is considered to be helpful for the batsmen in the initial stages, but as the match progresses it can help the spinners and fast bowlers. Defending a good total is generally considered the right approach here. However, the batsmen here may have a slightly greater impact on the match.
If we look at the past record of Harare Sports Club in Harare, the batsmen have always been seen getting good help from the surface in the initial stage of the game. After which the spinners and fast bowlers also start establishing their influence here. Due to which, it becomes very difficult to chase any total in the second innings. So the toss-winning captain would like to bat first.
Both teams have remained winless in the tournament so far, but for the first time here, a win is likely for either team. Despite the defeat, USA U19 performance so far has been much better than Scotland's, which makes it seem like they will win this match easily. On the other hand, Scotland U19 have not been seen troubling the opposition in any of the matches so far; all those matches have been one-sided losses. Scottish players haven't been performing very well, so they will need to step out of their limits to give USA U19 a tough fight in this match.
USA U19 to win against Scotland
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