Under-19 World Cup 2026: Pakistan and South Africa have opened their winning accounts in the Under-19 World Cup 2026. South Africa recorded the second-biggest victory in World Cup history.

Pakistan and South Africa shine

South Africa and Pakistan dominated the Under-19 World Cup on Monday, January 19th. South Africa recorded the biggest victory in World Cup history, defeating Tanzania by 329 runs. Pakistan defeated Scotland by seven wickets. This is the first victory for both teams in the current World Cup.

South Africa sets a record.

South Africa, batting first, scored 397 runs in their allotted 50 overs. Captain Mohammad Bulbulia scored 108 runs, while Jason Rowles made an unbeaten 125 runs. Paul James also scored 46 runs off 18 balls.

In response, Tanzania was all out for 68 runs, losing the match by a massive 329 runs. This is South Africa's biggest win in terms of runs in Under-19 World Cup history and the second-biggest in World Cup history. The record for the biggest win in an Under-19 World Cup is held by Australia, who defeated Kenya by 430 runs in 2002. With this impressive victory, South Africa secured second place in the Group D table.

Pakistan also opened its account of victory.

Pakistan lost their first match of the Under-19 World Cup 2026 to England by 37 runs. However, they defeated Scotland by 7 wickets in the second match to open their World Cup-winning account. Batting first, Scotland were all out for 187 runs. In reply, Pakistan took 43 overs to achieve the target of 188 runs. At one point, it seemed that if Scotland had scored 30-40 more runs in their innings, Pakistan might have lost. This victory has helped Pakistan secure second place in the Group C points table.