After an unbeaten run, England and India are all set to square off against each other in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Harare Sports Club on February 6. They had played against each other in a warm-up fixture with England taking the honours by 20 runs (DLS method) with skipper Thomas Rew scoring an unbeaten 71 off 66 balls.
Coincidentally, England and India had also played the final of the ICC Men's U19 World Cup 2022, with the latter winning by four wickets, under the leadership of Yash Dhull.

India are going to appear in their 11th U19 World Cup final and are by far the most successful side in the history of the tournament with five titles (2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, and 2022) to their credit.
Head-to-head record between India U19 and England U19
India are heading into the contest in Harare as overwhelming favourites as they have won 41 and lost only 13 games out of the 55 Youth ODIs they have played against England, with a fixture yielding no result.
India also hold a dominant record over England at the U19 World Cup, winning seven and losing just two games.
| Date | Fixture | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1988 | India YC vs England YC | India YC won by 2 wickets | Renmark |
| 24 Jan 1998 | India U19 vs England U19 | India U19 won by 51 runs | Benoni |
| 20 Jan 2000 | India U19 vs England U19 | India U19 won by 9 wickets | Colombo (CCC) |
| 15 Feb 2006 | India U19 vs England U19 | India U19 won by 234 runs | Colombo (RPS) |
| 24 Feb 2008 | India U19 vs England U19 | India U19 won by 7 wickets | Kuala Lumpur |
| 21 Jan 2010 | India U19 vs England U19 | India U19 lost by 31 runs | Lincoln |
| 25 Jan 2010 | India U19 vs England U19 | India U19 won by 7 wickets | Christchurch |
| 22 Feb 2014 | India U19 vs England U19 | India U19 lost by 3 wickets | Dubai (DICS) |
| 5 Feb 2022 | India U19 vs England U19 | India U19 won by 4 wickets | North Sound |



