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Men's U19 World Cup: Windies make winning start with win over Tanzania

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Men's U19 World Cup: Windies Make Winning Start With Win Over Tanzania

By IANS News January 16, 2026 • 10:27 AM View: 309

The 2016 winner, the West Indies, made a winning start, beating Tanzania by five wickets in their opening match of the ICC Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup at the High Performance Oval in Windhoek, Namibia, to go top of Group D.

Meanwhile, the match between Zimbabwe and Scotland in Harare was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

TAGS West Indies ICC Men Cricket World Cup Performance Oval High Performance Oval Tanez Francis Vitel Lawes Dylan Thakrar Darpan Jobanputra Jewel Andrew Zackary Carter South Africa SCOTLAND ABANDONED WITHOUT TOSS Takashinga Sports Club Takashinga Sports Club

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