2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup
The 2026 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup is an international limited-overs cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council, which is being held in Zimbabwe and Namibia in early 2026. It is the sixteenth edition of the Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup. Australia are the defending champions.
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 |
| Full Member host | 1 | |||
| 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup | 3 February 2024 | cr19|AUSnowrap| South AfricaMatch officialsOn 8 January 2026, the ICC released the list of match referees and umpires for the tournament.; Match referees
SquadsEach 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.Format16 teams are 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 one 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 6 qualifying teams and will then play two matches in the Super 6 stage against the opponent from the corresponding group that finished in a different group stage position. Similarly, A2 plays only D1 and D3, and so forth. So, all team will be evaluated in Super six with results from 4 matches played. The top two teams from each group in the super-six stage will qualify for the semi-finals. VenuesIn 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 set to host the remaining 16 fixtures.Warm-up matchesThe ICC announced the warm-up fixtures along with the complete tournament schedule on 19 November 2025.---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group stageThe 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 AFixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- Group BFixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- Group CFixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- Group DFixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- 13th to 16th Place play-offs----Super 6Teams will face each other in diagonal form in Super 6, which means A1 will face D2 and D3, A2 will face D1 and D3, and A3 will face D1 and D2.Group 1Points table;Fixtures---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 2Fixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stageSemi-finals---- |