U19 World Cup 2026: All the squads announced so far

U19 World Cup 2026: What's the format of the tournament?

16 teams have qualified for the tournament and have been divided into four groups of four each. 12 teams, the top three from each of the four groups, will then qualify for the Super Six stage, where they will be divided into two groups of six. The top two teams from each group will then play the semifinals, scheduled for February 3 and 4, and then the final on February 6. All three knockout games will be played in Zimbabwe.

Australia enter the tournament as the defending champions, having won the last edition in 2024, and have been placed in Group A alongside Ireland, Japan, and Sri Lanka. Group B consists of the previous edition’s finalists India, Bangladesh, New Zealand and the USA. England, Pakistan, Scotland and Zimbabwe form Group C, while Afghanistan, South Africa, Tanzania and the West Indies constitute Group D.

Harare Sports Club (Zimbabwe), Takashinga Sports Club (Zimbabwe), Queens Sports Club (Zimbabwe), Namibia Cricket Ground (Namibia), and HP Oval (Namibia) are the five designated venues for the U19 tournament.

U19 World Cup 2026: Squads

Australia: Oliver Peake (c), Kasey Barton, Naden Cooray, Jayden Draper, Ben Gordon, Steven Hogan, Thomas Hogan, John James, Charles Lachmund, Will Malajczuk, Nitesh Samuel, Hayden Schiller, Aryan Sharma, William Taylor, Alex Lee Young.

Ireland: Olly Riley (c), Reuben Wilson, Alex Armstrong, Callum Armstrong, Marko Bates, Sebastian Dijkstra, Thomas Ford, Samuel Haslett, Adam Leckey, Febin Manoj, Luke Murray, Robert O’Brien, Freddie Ogilby, James West, Bruce Whaley. Non-Travelling Reserves: Peter le Roux, William Shields.

Japan: Kazuma Kato-Stafford (c), 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 (c), 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.

Zimbabwe: Simbarashe Mudzengerere (c), Kian Blignaut, Michael Blignaut, Leeroy Chiwaula, Tatenda Chimugoro, Brendon Senzere, Nathaniel Hlabangana, Takudzwa Makoni, Panashe Mazai, Webster Madhidhi, Shelton Mazvitorera, Kupakwashe Muradzi, Brandon Ndiweni, Dhruv Patel, Benny Zuze.

South Africa: Muhammad Bulbulia (c), JJ Basson, Daniel Bosman, Corne Botha, Paul James, Enathi Khitshini Tembalethu, Michael Kruiskamp, Adnaan Lagadien, Bayanda Majola, Armaan Manack, Bandile Mbatha, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, Jason Rowles, Ntandoyenkosi Soni, Jorich van Schalkwyk.

Sri Lanka - Yet to be announced

Bangladesh - Yet to be announced

India - Yet to be announced

New Zealand - Yet to be announced

USA - Yet to be announced

England - Yet to be announced

Pakistan - Yet to be announced

Afghanistan - Yet to be announced

Tanzania - Yet to be announced

West Indies - Yet to be announced

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