The 2026 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup will be an international limited-overs cricket tournament organized 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] Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) acquired the television rights while Myco secured the digital rights for the U19 Cricket World Cup 2026 in Pakistan. JioHotstar and Star Sports retain the broadcasting rights for all ICC events in India through 2027.[5]
The top ten teams from the previous tournament qualified automatically, along with host Zimbabwe and the five winners of regional qualification tournaments.
The regional qualification tournaments were held from 25 February 2024 to 16 August 2025.[1][6] The other five places in the tournament were awarded to the winners of the five regional under-19 tournaments.[7][8]
List of teams qualified for the 2026 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Each team selected a squad of fifteen players for the tournament, excluding reserves, with Ireland being the first team to name their squad on 1 December 2025.[9] South Africa announced their squad on 5 December 2025.[10] Zimbabwe announced their squad on 9 December 2025.[11] Japan announced their squad on 10 December 2025.[12] Scotland announced their squad on 10 December 2025.[13] Australia announced their squad on 11 December 2025.[14] West Indies announced their squad on 17 December 2025.[15] Pakistan announced their squad on 18 December 2025.[16] New Zealand announced their squad on 20 December 2025.[17] England announced their squad on 23 December 2025.[18] India announced their squad on 27 December 2025.[19]
Format
16 teams will be divided into four groups. 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 the top three teams from Group A and D are combined in a group with the top three teams from Group B and C combined in another group. Each team carries forward the number of points, wins, and net run rate they have earned against other super-six qualifying teams and will then play two matches in the super-six stage against the opponent from the corresponding group that finished 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 will qualify for the semi-finals.
Venues
In November 2025, the ICC unveiled the list of venues for the tournament, with Zimbabwe set to host 25 matches including both Semi-finals and the Final, while Namibia will host the remaining 16 fixtures.[20]
The ICC announced the groups and fixtures on 19 November 2025, with the group stage, comprising 24 matches, scheduled to be played from 15 to 24 January 2026.[20]
↑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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