Overview
- The tournament runs January 15 to February 6 across Zimbabwe and Namibia, with the opener at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo at 1:00 PM IST and the toss at 12:30 PM IST.
- India are in Group B with USA, Bangladesh and New Zealand, facing Bangladesh on January 17 and New Zealand on January 24 as they target a Super Six berth.
- Captain Ayush Mhatre leads a confirmed 15, with vice-captain Vihaan Malhotra back after a brief wrist rehab and 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi among the headline prospects alongside Aaron George and Abhigyan Kundu.
- Recent form includes a 3-0 youth ODI sweep of South Africa and a rain-affected warm-up loss to England, while USA head in after a warm-up defeat to Pakistan.
- All India matches air on Star Sports with streaming on JioHotstar; the 16-team event uses a group stage then Super Sixes, with semis on February 3–4 and the final in Harare on February 6, and features Tanzania’s first global appearance and Japan’s second.