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) Group stage, Super 6s and Knockout stage
Host(s)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Participants16
Matches41
Official website Official website
2024

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 held 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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Format

16 teams are divided into four groups, namely Group A, B, C, D. The top three teams from each group advance to the Super Six stage. The fourth-placed teams in Group A and D face each other while the fourth-placed teams in Group B and C face each other in the placement stage.

In the super-six stage top three teams from Group A and D are combined in a group while top three teams from Group B and C combined in another group. Each team carries forward the number of points, wins, NRR they have earned against their fellow super-six qualifying teams.

Each team plays two matches in the super-six stage against the opponent from the corresponding group that finishes in a different group stage position (i.e. the A1 team plays only D2 and D3 in the super-six. Similarly, A2 plays only D1 and D3 and so forth).

The top two teams from each group in the super-six stage qualifies for the semi-finals.

Qualification

The top ten teams from the previous tournament qualified automatically, along with host Zimbabwe and 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]

List of teams qualified for the 2026 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
TeamQualification
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Host nation [a]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Previous tournament
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
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD

Group Stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag.svgTBD00000Advance to the super 6
2Flag.svgTBD00000
3Flag.svgTBD00000
4Flag.svgTBD00000Advanced to the play-offs
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag.svgTBD00000Advance to the super 6
2Flag.svgTBD00000
3Flag.svgTBD00000
4Flag.svgTBD00000Advanced to the play-offs
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

Group C

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag.svgTBD00000Advance to the super 6
2Flag.svgTBD00000
3Flag.svgTBD00000
4Flag.svgTBD00000Advanced to the play-offs
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

Group D

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag.svgTBD00000Advance to the super 6
2Flag.svgTBD00000
3Flag.svgTBD00000
4Flag.svgTBD00000Advanced to the play-offs
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

Super 6

Teams will face each other in diagonally form in Super 6, means A1 will face D2 and D3, A2 will face D1 and D3, A3 will face D1 and D2.

Group 1

Points table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
1A1000000Advance to the semi-finals
2A2000000
3A3000000
4D1000000
5D2000000
6D3000000
First match(es) will be played: Unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 2

Points table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
1B1000000Advance to the semi-finals
2B2000000
3B3000000
4C1000000
5C2000000
6C3000000
First match(es) will be played: Unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

13th to 16th Place play-offs

Knockout Stage

Bracket

Semi-final Final
      
A1 Winner of Group A
B2 Runner-up of Group B
SFW1 Winner of Semi-final 1
SFW2 Winner of Semi-final 2
B1 Winner of Group B
A2 Runner-up of Group A

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1
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Semi-final 2
TBD
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Final

Final
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Notes

  1. Only full-member host nations secured automatic qualification for this Under-19 World Cup. Namibia despite co-hosting the tournament, had to play the qualifiers.

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