The ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026 is all set to get underway in Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15. The youth tournament which will see its 16th edition, will be played across 23 days at five different venues in Zimbabwe and Namibia. The tournament will feature 16 teams, including the likes of five-time champions India, defending champions Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and others.
The 16 teams have been split into four groups of four teams each. The top three teams from each group will further qualify for the Super Sixes, where they will be divided into two groups. After playing two matches in the Super Sixes stage, the top two teams will make it forward, followed by semi-finals and the final. As the tournament gets underway, here in this article, we have listed all details below.
Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026: All you need to know
Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026 Groups
Group A: Australia, Ireland, Japan, Sri Lanka.
Group B: Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, USA.
Group C: England, Pakistan, Scotland, Zimbabwe.
Group D: Afghanistan, South Africa, Tanzania, West Indies.
Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026 Schedule: Fixtures, Timings, Venue and More
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Timing (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 15 | India vs USA | Bulawayo | 1:00 pm |
| January 15 | Zimbabwe vs Scotland | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| January 15 | Tanzania vs West Indies | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 16 | England vs Pakistan | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| January 16 | Australia vs Ireland | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 16 | Afghanistan vs South Africa | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 17 | Bangladesh vs India | Bulawayo | 1:00 pm |
| January 17 | Japan vs Sri Lanka | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 18 | West Indies vs Afghanistan | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 18 | Zimbabwe vs England | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| January 19 | Pakistan vs Scotland | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| January 19 | Ireland vs Sri Lanka | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 19 | South Africa vs Tanzania | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 20 | Bangladesh vs New Zealand | Bulawayo | 1:00 pm |
| January 20 | Australia vs Japan | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 21 | Afghanistan vs Tanzania | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 21 | England vs Scotland | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| January 22 | South Africa vs West Indies | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 22 | Ireland vs Japan | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 22 | Zimbabwe vs Pakistan | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| January 23 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 23 | Bangladesh vs USA | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| January 24 | 16th Place Playoff – A4 vs D4 | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 24 | India vs New Zealand | Bulawayo | 1:00 pm |
| January 25 | Super Sixes Group 1- A1 vs D3 | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 25 | Super Sixes Group 1 – A3 vs D2 | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 26 | 16th Place playoff – B4 vs C4 | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| January 26 | Super Sixes Group 2 – B2 vs C1 | Bulawayo | 1:00 pm |
| January 26 | Super Sixes Group 1 – A2 vs D1 | Windhoek | 1:00 pm |
| January 27 | Super Sixes Group 2 – B3 vs C2 | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| January 27 | Super Sixes Group 2 – B1 vs C3 | Bulawayo | 1:00 pm |
| January 28 | Super Sixes Group 1 – A1 vs D2 | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| January 29 | Super Sixes Group 1 – A2 vs D3 | Bulawayo | 1:00 pm |
| January 30 | Super Sixes Group 1 – A3 vs D1 | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| January 30 | Super Sixes Group 2 – B3 vs C1 | Bulawayo | 1:00 pm |
| January 31 | Super Sixes Group 2 – B2 vs C3 | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| February 1 | Super Sixes Group 2 – B1 vs C2 | Bulawayo | 1:00 pm |
| February 3 | 1st Semifinal: P1 (Group 1) vs P2 (Group 2) | Bulawayo | 1:00 pm |
| February 4 | 2nd Semifinal: P2 (Group 1) vs P1 (Group 2) | Harare | 1:00 pm |
| February 6 | Final | Harare | 1:00 pm |
U19 Cricket World Cup 2026 Squads: Players List, Captains, and More
Australia: Oliver Peake (c), Kasey Barton, Naden Cooray, Jayden Draper, Ben Gordon, Steven Hogan, Thomas Hogan, John James, Charles Lachmund, Will Malajczuk, Nitesh Samuel, Hayden Schiller, Aryan Sharma, William Byrom, Alex Lee Young.
Ireland: Olly Riley (c), Reuben Wilson, Alex Armstrong, Callum Armstrong, Marko Bates, Sebastian Dijkstra, Thomas Ford, Samuel Haslett, Adam Leckey, Febin Manoj, Luke Murray, Robert O’Brien, Freddie Ogilby, James West, Bruce Whaley. Reserves: Peter le Roux, William Shields.
Japan: Kazuma Kato-Stafford (c), Charles Hara-Hinze, Gabriel Hara-Hinze, Montgomery Hara-Hinze, Kaisei Kobayashi-Doggett, Timothy Moore, Skyler Nakayama-Cook, Ryuki Ozeki, Nihar Parmar, Nikhil Pol, Chihaya Sekine, Hugo Tani-Kelly, Sandev Aaryan Waduge, Kai Wall, Taylor Waugh.
Sri Lanka: Vimath Dinsara (c), Kavija Gamage, Dimantha Mahavithana, Viran Chamuditha, Dulnith Sigera, Chamika Heentigala, Adam Hilmy, Chamarindu Nethsara, Sethmika Seneviratne, Kugathas Mathulan, Rasith Nimsara, Vigneshwaran Akash, Jeewantha Sriram, Senuja Wekunagoda, Malintha Silva.
Bangladesh: Azizul Hakim Tamim (c), Zawad Abrar, Samiun Basir Ratul, Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Rizan Hossan, Shaharia Al Amin, Shadin Islam, Md Abdullah, Farid Hasan Faysal, Kalam Siddiki Aleen, Rifat Beg, Saad Islam Razin, Al Fahad, Shahriar Ahmed, Iqbal Hossain. Reserves: Abdur Rahim, Debashis Sarkar Deba, Rafi Uzzaman Rafi, Farhan Shahriar, Farzan Ahmed Alif, Sanjid Majumder, Md Sobuj.
India: Ayush Mhatre (c), R.S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, D. Deepesh, Mohamed Enaan, Aaron George, Abhigyan Kundu, Kishan Kumar Singh, Vihaan Malhotra, Udhav Mohan, Henil Patel, Khilan A. Patel, Harvansh Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi.
New Zealand: Tom Jones (c), Marco Alpe, Hugo Bogue, Harry Burns, Mason Clarke, Jacob Cotter, Aryan Mann, Brandon Matzopoulos, Flynn Morey, Snehith Reddy, Callum Samson, Jaskaran Sandhu, Selwin Sanjay, Hunter Shore, Luke Harrison.
USA: Utkarsh Srivastava (c), Adnit Jhamb, Shiv Shani, Nitish Sudini, Advaith Krishna, Sahir Bhatia, Arjun Mahesh, Amrinder Gill, Sabrish Prasad, Adit Kappa, Sahil Garg, Amogh Reddy Arepally, Ritvik Appidi, Rayaan Taj, Rishabh Shimpi.
England: Thomas Rew (c), Farhan Ahmed, Ralphie Albert, Will Bennison, Ben Dawkins, Caleb Falconer, Ali Farooq, Alex French, Alex Green, Luke Hands, Manny Lumsden, Ben Mayes, James Minto, Joe Moores, Sebastian Morgan.
Pakistan: Farhan Yousaf (c), Usman Khan, Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Hussain, Ali Hasan Baloch, Ali Raza, Daniyal Ali Khan, Hamza Zahoor, Huzaifa Ahsan, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Sayyam, Mohammad Shayan, Niqab Shafiq, Sameer Minhas, Umar Zaib. Reserves: Abdul Qadir, Farhanullah, Hassan Khan, Ibtisam Azhar, Mohammad Huzaifa.
Scotland: Thomas Knight (c), Finlay Carter, Max Chaplin, George Cutler, Rory Grant, Finlay Jones, Ollie Jones, Olly Pillinger, Ethan Ramsay, Theo Robinson, Manu Saraswat, Ram Sharma, Shreyas Tekale, Shlok Thaker, Jake Woodhouse.
Zimbabwe: Simbarashe Mudzengerere (c), Kian Blignaut, Michael Blignaut, Leeroy Chiwaula, Tatenda Chimugoro, Brendon Senzere, Nathaniel Hlabangana, Takudzwa Makoni, Panashe Mazai, Webster Madhidhi, Shelton Mazvitorera, Kupakwashe Muradzi, Brandon Ndiweni, Dhruv Patel, Benny Zuze.
Afghanistan: Mahboob Khan (c), Khalid Ahmadzai, Osman Sadat, Faisal Khan, Uzairullah Niazai, Aziz Mia Khil, Nazif Amiri, Khatir Stanikzai, Nooristani, Abdul Aziz, Salam Khan, Wahid Zadran, Zaitullah Shaheen, Rohullah Arab, Hafieez Zadran. Reserves: Aqil Khan, Fahim Qasemi, Izat Noor.
South Africa: Muhammad Bulbulia (c), JJ Basson, Daniel Bosman, Corne Botha, Paul James, Enathi Khitshini Tembalethu, Michael Kruiskamp, Adnaan Lagadien, Bayanda Majola, Armaan Manack, Bandile Mbatha, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, Jason Rowles, Ntandoyenkosi Soni, Jorich van Schalkwyk.
Tanzania: Laksh Bakrania (c), Karim Kiseto, Hamza Ally, Khalidy Amiri, Abdulazak Mohamedi, Ayaan Shariff, Omary Ramadhani, Dylan Thakrar, Agustino Mwamele, Ally Hafidhi, Acrey Pascal (wk), Darpan Jobanputra, Mohammedi Simba, Raymond Francis, Alfred Daniel.
West Indies: Joshua Dorne (c), Jewel Andrew, Shamar Apple, Shaquan Belle, Zachary Carter, Tanez Francis, R’jai Gittens, Vitel Lawes, Micah McKenzie, Matthew Miller, Isra-el Morton, Jakeem Pollard, Aadian Racha, Kunal Tilokani, Jonathan Van Lange. Reserves: Brendan Boodoo, Tyriek Bryan, Earsinho Fontaine, Deshawn James.
U19 Cricket World Cup 2026: Live Streaming & Telecast details
The upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 will be live streamed on JioHotstar in India whereas the telecast will be available on the Star Sports Network in India. Sky Sports has secured the live coverage rights in the UK and Ireland.
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