India U19 scored 252 runs after they were bundled out in 49.5 overs against Pakistan U19 during the Super Six Group 2 match of the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2026, which took place at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Despite the challenging target on the difficult pitch Pakistan has a straightforward path to qualification. Pakistan needs to complete their target under 33.3 overs to reach the semi-final match. India will advance according to net run rate if Pakistan fails to chase the target within the specified time. Pakistan Faces Uphill Task on Slow Surface Batting conditions in Bulawayo have proved to be extremely challenging. Stroke play becomes challenging because of the uneven bounce and sticky areas and extended fielding boundaries. The Pakistani bowlers utilized the conditions to successfully limit India to a total which they could handle. India established a powerful beginning yet they experienced an instant breakdown. The openers took India to 47 without loss but within four balls they dropped to 47 for 3 by losing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre and Aaron George. The innings recovery started when Vedant Trivedi and Vihaan Malhotra built a steady partnership between them. Vedant played a key knock, scoring 68 runs off 98 balls, holding the innings together. After Vihaan’s dismissal Abhigyan Kundu joined Vedant. Kundu received a second chance after being caught on a no-ball yet he failed to take advantage. The middle order of India gained important runs throughout the match. India passed the 250 mark thanks to the final batting from RS Ambrish (29) Kanishk Chouhan (35) and Khilan Patel (21). Abdul Subhan led the Pakistani bowlers who shared the wickets when he took three wickets while maintaining a low run rate. Pakistan now needs to face a difficult challenge. Their target requires them to achieve fast scoring while maintaining their initial batting strength. The required run rate will start at a high level which the pitch conditions will make more challenging as the innings progresses. Pakistan needs to perform a powerful powerplay while executing their middle overs strategy to achieve their timing objectives. Any slowdown could cost them a spot in the final. Pakistan's batters will focus on achieving two objectives, which include scoring runs and managing their time.