ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 Schedule, Squad

ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026: The 16th edition of the U19 Men’s CWC is set to be played between January 15 and February 06, which will be cohosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia.

The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 promises to be a defining moment in the global cricket calendar as the world’s most promising young talent takes centre stage.

The tournament field is a rich blend of cricketing heavyweights and rising stars. Tanzania will make its tournament debut, and Japan will also return to the fold, with the USA clinching the final spot dramatically.

With less than a month available before the start of the marquee event, teams have started announcing their U19 World Cup 2026 squad, which includes South Africa, Ireland, Australia, Pakistan and West Indies.

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ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 

• The 50-over tournament will be played with a total of 16 teams are divided into 4 groups with 4 teams each.
• A total of 41 games will be played across the tournament. In each group, teams play in a round-robin format against the other three teams.
• The top 3 teams from each group advance to the next stage. The 4-th placed teams in the groups do not go to the Super Six; instead, they play in placement matches.
• The 4th-placed teams in Group A and D will face each other, while the 4th-placed teams in Group B and C will play against each other.
• Ten Teams secured automatic spots based on their performances in the 2024 U19 World Cup. Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies are the teams qualified.
  • Meanwhile, Zimbabwe got direct qualification as a host country.
  • There are 5 remaining spots for the World Cup, and these are filled through regional qualifiers.
  • The regions involved are Africa, Asia, Europe, East Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In Africa, Asia, Europe and East Asia-Pacific, the qualification has two divisions.
  • For the Americas regions, there is just one qualifier, i.e, a single regional tournament to decide the slot.

ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 Schedule

As per the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 schedule, the first match will be played between the USA and India on January 15 at Queens Sports Club.

ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 Squad

USA

TBA

India 

Ayush Mhatre (c), Vihaan Malhotra (vc), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh (wk), R.S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan A. Patel, Mohamed Enaan, Henil Patel, D. Deepesh, Kishan Kumar Singh, Udhav Mohan

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

Scotland

Thomas Knight (c), Finlay Carter, Max Chaplin, George Cutler, Rory Grant, Finlay Jones, Ollie Jones, Ali Khan, Olly Pillinger, Ethan Ramsay, Theo Robinson, Manu Saraswat, Shreyas Tekale, Shlok Thaker, Jake Woodhouse

Tanzania

TBA

West Indies

Joshua Dorne (c), Jewel Andrew, Shamar Apple, Shaquan Belle, Zachary Carter, Tanez Francis, R’jai Gittens, Vitel Lawes, Micah McKenzie, Matthew Miller, Israel Morton, Jakeem Pollard, Aiden Racha, Kunal Tilokani, Jonathan Van Lange (vc)

Pakistan

Farhan Yousaf (c), Usman Khan (vc), Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Hussain, Ali Hasan Baloch, Ali Raza, Daniyal Ali Khan, Hamza Zahoor (wk), Huzaifa Ahsan, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Sayyam, Mohammad Shayan (wk), Niqab Shafiq, Sameer Minhas, Umar Zaib

Non-travelling reserves: Abdul Qadir, Farhanullah, Hassan Khan, Ibtisam Azhar, Mohammad Huzaifa

England

Thomas Rew (c), Farhan Ahmed, Ralphie Albert, Ben Dawkins, Caleb Falconer, Ali Farooq, Alex French, Alex Green, Luke Hands, Manny Lumsden, Ben Mayes, James Minto, Isaac Mohammed, Joe Moores, Sebastian Morgan.

Australia

Oliver Peake (c), Kasey Barton, Naden Cooray, Jayden Draper, Steven Hogan, Thomas Hogan, Ben Gordon, John James, Charles Lachmund, Alex Lee-Young, Will Malajczuk, Nitesh Samuel, Hayden Schiller, Aryan Sharma, William Taylor

Ireland

Olly Riley (c), Reuben Wilson (vc), 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

Non-Travelling Reserves: Peter le Roux, William Shields

Afghanistan

TBA

South Africa

JJ Basson, Daniel Bosman, Corne Botha, Muhammad Bulbulia, Paul James, Enathi Khitshini, Michael Kruiskamp, Adnaan Lagadien, Bayanda Majola, Armaan Manack, Bandile Mbatha, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, Jason Rowles, Ntandoyenkosi Soni, Jorich van Schalkwyk

Bangladesh

Azizul Hakim (c), Zawad Abrar, Samiun Basir, Sheikh Paevez, Rizan Hossan, Shaharia Al Amin, Shadin Islam, Md Abdullah, Farid Hasan, Kalam Siddiki, Rifat Beg, Saad Islam, Al Fahad, Shahriar Ahmed, Iqbal Hossain

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 

TBA

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, Harry Waite

ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 Venues

According to the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 fixtures, the tournament will be played across five different venues.

• Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
• Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• High Performance Oval, Windhoek
• Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
• Harare Sports Club, Harare