2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup

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2026 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup
Dates15 January – 6 February 2026
Administrator International Cricket Council
Cricket format Limited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament format(s) Group stage, Super 6s and Knockout stage
Hosts
  • Zimbabwe
  • Namibia
Participants16
Matches41
Official website Official website
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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]

Contents

Qualification

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] [5] The other five places in the tournament were awarded to the winners of the five regional under-19 tournaments. [6] [7]

List of teams qualified for the 2026 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Method of qualificationDate of qualificationVenuesNo. of teamsTeams
Full Member host [a] 13 November 2022—
1
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
(Top 10 teams from previous tournament)		3 February 2024Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
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
Africa Qualifier 6 April 2025Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
1
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Asia Qualifier 19 April 2025Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
1
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
East Asia-Pacific Qualifier 29 April 2025Flag of Japan.svg Japan
1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Europe Qualifier 6 August 2025Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Americas Qualifier 16 August 2025Flag of the United States.svg United States
1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Total16

Squads

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. [8] South Africa announced their squad on 5 December 2025. [9]

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. [10]

Warm-up matches

The ICC announced the warm-up fixtures along with the complete tournament schedule on 19 November 2025. [11]

Group stage

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. [10]

Group A

Points table
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 00000—Advance to the Super 6
2Flag of India.svg  India 00000—
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 00000—
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
Fixtures
17 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
v
Flag of India.svg  India
24 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v

Group B

Points table
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of England.svg  England 00000—Advance to the Super 6
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 00000—
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 00000—
4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
Fixtures
16 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
v
18 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
v
21 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
v

Group C

Points table
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 00000—Advance to the Super 6
2Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 00000—
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00000—
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 16 January 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
Fixtures
22 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
v
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Group D

Points table
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 00000—Advance to the Super 6
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 00000—
3Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 00000—
4WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
Fixtures
15 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
v
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
16 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
v
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
18 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
v
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
19 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
v
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
21 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
v
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
22 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
v
High Performance Oval, Windhoek

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

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1A100000—Advance to the semi-finals
2A200000—
3A300000—
4D100000—
5D200000—
6D300000—
First match(es) will be played: 25 January 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
Fixtures
25 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
A1
v
D3
25 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
D2
v
A3
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
26 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
D1
v
A2
28 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
A1
v
D2
29 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
D3
v
A2
30 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
D1
v
A3

Group 2

Points table

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1B100000—Advance to the semi-finals
2B200000—
3B300000—
4C100000—
5C200000—
6C300000—
First match(es) will be played: 26 January 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
Fixtures
26 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
C1
v
B2
27 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
C2
v
B3
27 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
C3
v
B1
30 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
B3
v
C1
31 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
B2
v
C3
1 February 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
B1
v
C2

13th to 16th Place play-offs

24 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
A4
v
D4
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
26 January 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
B4
v
C4

Knockout Stage

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1
3 February 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
Winner of Group 1
v
Runner-up of Group 2
Semi-final 2
4 February 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
Winner of Group 2
v
Runner-up of Group 1

Final

Final
6 February 2026
09:30  UTC+2
Scorecard
TBD
v
TBD

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup is back after 14-day break". International Cricket Council. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Four Associates to host Under-19 World Cups". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "ICC U19 World Cup 2026: Host, Qualification, Venues And Schedule". Sportsganga. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "IND vs AUS Highlights, U-19 World Cup 2024 Final: Australia beats India by 79 runs, lifts fourth title". SportStar. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Cricket Thailand to host 2026 U19 Men's CWC Division 2 Asia Qualifier in February/March 2024". Czarsports Auto. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "U19 Men's Cricket World Cup: Line-up locked in for 2026 edition". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "USA, Tanzania, Japan among 16 teams to qualify for 2026 U-19 men's World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "U19s squad named". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "South Africa name squad for ICC Men's Under-19 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Schedule for U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026 unveiled". International Cricket Council . 19 November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup schedule announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 November 2025.


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