The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced the schedule for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026, which will be co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia from 15th January to 06th February 2026. Sixteen (16) teams will compete across 41 matches, culminating in the final at the Harare Sports Club on 06th February.
The tournament format features four (4) groups of four (4) teams each, followed by a Super Six stage, leading into the semi-finals and the title clash in Harare. Ten (10) teams earned automatic qualification based on their performance in the 2024 edition, joining hosts Zimbabwe. The remaining five (5) teams clinched their places through regional qualification events, reflecting the expanding global footprint of the U19 pathway.
The sixteen (16) teams will be divided into four (4) groups with three (3) teams from each group advancing to the Super six stage. The fourth-placed teams in each will move to a placement match, with the fourth-placed teams in Group A and D facing each other while the fourth-placed teams in Group B and C take each other on.
The top three (3) teams from Group A and D will progress to one Super Six group while top three teams from Group B and C will be combined in another Super Six group. The points, wins and net run-rate earned against the other progressing Super Six teams will be carried forward. The teams will then play two matches in the Super Six stage against opponents from the other group that finished in a different group stage position.
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 Warm-up Schedule (Associates Only)
Japan: Kazuma Kato-Stafford (Captain), Charles Hara-Hinze, Gabriel Hara-Hinze, Montgomery Hara-Hinze, Kaisei Kobayashi-Doggett, Timothy Moore, Skyler Nakayama-Cook, Ryuki Ozeki, Nihar Parmar, Nikhil Pol, Chihaya Sekine, Hugo Tani-Kelly, Sandev Aaryan Waduge, Kai Wall, Taylor Waugh
Scotland: Thomas Knight (Captain), Finlay Carter, Max Chaplin, George Cutler, Rory Grant, Finlay Jones, Ollie Jones, Ali Khan, Olly Pillinger, Ethan Ramsay, Theo Robinson, Manu Saraswat, Shreyas Tekale, Shlok Thaker, Jake Woodhouse
Tanzania: Laksh Bakrania (Captain), Dylan Thakrar, Raymond Emmanuel, Darpan Jobanputra, Mohammedi Mbaki, Alfred Fungamtama, Ayaan Shariff, Acrey Hugo, Hamza Onai, Karim Kiseto, Ally Ally, Agustino Mwamele, Khalidy Juma, Abdulazak Amiri and Omary Ramadhani
United States of America: Utkarsh Srivastava (Captain), Adnit Jhamb, Shiv Shani, Nitish Sudini, Advaith Krishna, Sahir Bhatia, Arjun Mahesh, Amrinder Gill, Sabrish Prasad, Adit Kappa, Sahil Garg, Amogh Reddy Arepally, Ritvik Appidi, Rayaan Taj and Rishabh Shimpi
10th January 2026: India vs Scotland (Scorecard) ; Zimbabwe vs USA (Scorecard) ; Japan vs Tanzania (Scorecard)
13th January 2026: Scotland vs Bangladesh (Scorecard) ; Pakistan vs USA (Scorecard) ; Ireland vs Tanzania (Scorecard) ; Japan vs West Indies (Scorecard)
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 Schedule (Group Stage – Associates Only)
15th January 2026: USA vs India (Scorecard) ; Zimbabwe vs Scotland (Scorecard) ; Tanzania vs West Indies (Scorecard)
17th – 18th January 2026: Japan vs Sri Lanka (Scorecard) ; New Zealand vs USA (Scorecard)
19th – 20th January 2026: Pakistan vs Scotland (Scorecard) ; South Africa vs Tanzania (Scorecard) ; Australia vs Japan (Scorecard)
21st – 22nd January 2026: England vs Scotland (Scorecard) ; Afghanistan vs Tanzania (Scorecard) ; Ireland vs Japan (Scorecard)
23rd January 2026: Bangladesh vs USA (Scorecard)
