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. It will be the sixteenth edition of the Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup. Australia are the defending champions.
| Dates | 15 January – 6 February 2026 |
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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Limited-overs (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage, Super 6s and Knockout stage |
| Hosts |
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| Participants | 16 |
| Matches | 41 |
| Official website | Official website |
← 2024 2028 → | |
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. The other five places in the tournament were awarded to the winners of the five regional under-19 tournaments.
| Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Venues | No. of teams | Teams |
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| Full Member host | 13 November 2022 | N/a | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup (Top 10 teams from previous tournament) | 3 February 2024 | South Africa | 10 | Australia |
| Bangladesh | ||||
| England | ||||
| India | ||||
| Ireland | ||||
| Pakistan | ||||
| New Zealand | ||||
| Sri Lanka | ||||
| South Africa | ||||
| West Indies | ||||
| Africa Qualifier | 6 April 2025 | Nigeria | 1 | Tanzania |
| Asia Qualifier | 19 April 2025 | Nepal | 1 | Afghanistan |
| East Asia-Pacific Qualifier | 29 April 2025 | Japan | 1 | Japan |
| Europe Qualifier | 6 August 2025 | Scotland | 1 | Scotland |
| Americas Qualifier | 16 August 2025 | United States | 1 | United States |
| Total | 16 |
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. South Africa announced their squad on 5 December 2025. Zimbabwe announced their squad on 9 December 2025. Japan announced their squad on 10 December 2025. Scotland announced their squad on 10 December 2025. Australia announced their squad on 11 December 2025. West Indies announced their squad on 17 December 2025. Pakistan announced their squad on 18 December 2025. New Zealand announced their squad on 20 December 2025. England announced their squad on 23 December 2025. India announced their squad on 27 December 2025. Sri Lanka announced their squad on 1 January 2026.
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.
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Warm-up matches
The ICC announced the warm-up fixtures along with the complete tournament schedule on 19 November 2025.
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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.
Group A
- Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the Super 6 |
| 2 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
- Fixtures
Group B
- Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the Super 6 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
- Fixtures
Group C
- Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the Super 6 |
| 2 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
- Fixtures
Group D
- Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the Super 6 |
| 2 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | West Indies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
- Fixtures
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
- Fixtures
25 January 2026 09:30 UTC+2 Scorecard |
A1 | v | D3 |
Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
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 |
Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
28 January 2026 09:30 UTC+2 Scorecard |
A1 | v | D2 |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
29 January 2026 09:30 UTC+2 Scorecard |
D3 | v | A2 |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
30 January 2026 09:30 UTC+2 Scorecard |
D1 | v | A3 |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
Group 2
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
- Fixtures
26 January 2026 09:30 UTC+2 Scorecard |
C1 | v | B2 |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
27 January 2026 09:30 UTC+2 Scorecard |
C2 | v | B3 |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
27 January 2026 09:30 UTC+2 Scorecard |
C3 | v | B1 |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
30 January 2026 09:30 UTC+2 Scorecard |
B3 | v | C1 |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
31 January 2026 09:30 UTC+2 Scorecard |
B2 | v | C3 |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
1 February 2026 09:30 UTC+2 Scorecard |
B1 | v | C2 |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
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 |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
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 |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
Semi-final 2 4 February 2026 09:30 UTC+2 Scorecard |
Winner of Group 2 | v | Runner-up of Group 1 |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
Final
Final 6 February 2026 09:30 UTC+2 Scorecard |
TBD | v | TBD |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
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