2026 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

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2026 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup
DatesTBA – 2026
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council (ICC)
Cricket format Limited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Participants16
Matches41
Official website Official website
2024
2028

The 2026 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup will be an international limited-overs cricket tournament organize by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which will be heald in Zimbabwe and Namibia in early 2026. [1] [2] [3] It will be the sixteenth edition of the Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup. Australia are the defending champions. [4]

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Qualification

The top eleven teams from the previous tournament qualified automatically, along with the five winners of regional qualification tournaments.

The qualification for the 2026 ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup which will be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia in 2026 starts on 25 February 2024 in Bangkok. [1] [5]

TeamQualification
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Host nation
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Automatic qualification
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of India.svg  India
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Flag.svgTBD Regional qualification
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