The win saw India reach the final for a record 10th time. Earlier, India won the title 5 times and lost in the final 4 times. Aaron George, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and skipper Ayush Mathare performed brilliantly with the bat for India in this match. These three top order batsmen together took the team to victory.

The Indian team last won the championship in 2022 under the captaincy of Yash Dhul. Earlier they won the title in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018. The Indian team was runner-up in 2006, 2016, 2020 and 2024.

On the other hand, Afghanistan showed their best performance in the history of U-19 World Cup. They reached the semi-finals for the first time, but did not reach the title fight. On this day, Afghanistan won the toss and batted first, losing 4 wickets in 50 overs and scoring 310 runs. In reply, the Indian team won the match by scoring 311 runs in 41.1 overs losing only 3 wickets. This is the record for the highest run chase in U-19 World Cup history.

Opener Aaron George scored 115 runs for India. He hit 15 fours and 2 sixes in an innings of 104 balls. Explosive batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 68 runs off just 33 balls to get the team off to a great start. His innings had 9 fours and 4 sixes. His strike rate during this period was 206.06. Vaibhav and George put on a crucial partnership of 90 runs off 57 balls for the first wicket.

Captain Ayush Mathre then paired with George. They put on a solid stand of 114 runs off 101 balls for the second wicket. Ayush was playing brilliantly and looked like he would score a century, but was dismissed for 62 off 59 balls. His innings had 5 fours and 4 sixes.