The ICC has released the fixtures of the 16th edition of the Men’s Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 which is set to take place from January 15 to February 6 in Zimbabwe and Namibia.
India, led by Ayush Mhathre are in Group B alongisde with USA, Bangladesh and New Zealand.
Australia are placed in Group A with Ireland, Japan and Sri Lanka. England, Pakistan, Scotland & Zimbabwe are in Group C, while Group D has Afghanistan, South Africa, Tanzania & West Indies respectively.
Tanzania will be making its debut at the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup after securing its spot by winning all of its five matches at the Africa qualifiers.
U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 Schedule
Wednesday, 15th January, 2026
Match 1 – USA Under 19s vs India Under 19s, IND Under-19 won by 6 wickets via DLS Method
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Match 2 – Zimbabwe Under 19s vs Scotland Under 19s, Match Abandoned
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Match 3 – Tanzania Under 19s vs West Indies Under 19s, W Indies U19 won by 5 wickets
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Friday, 16th January, 2026
Match 4 – England Under 19s vs Pakistan Under 19s, England U19 won by 37 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Match 5 – Australia Under 19s vs Ireland Under 19s, Australia U19 won by 8 wickets
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Match 6 – Afghanistan Under 19s vs South Africa Under 19s, Afghanistan U19 won by 28 runs
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Saturday, 17th January, 2026
Match 7 – Bangladesh Under 19s vs India Under 19s, India U19 won by 18 runs via DLS Method
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Match 8 – Japan Under 19s vs Sri Lanka Under 19s, Sri Lanka U19 won by 203 runs
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Sunday, 18th January, 2026
Match 9 – New Zealand Under 19s vs USA Under 19s, No result
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Match 10 – Zimbabwe Under 19s vs England Under 19s, England U19 won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Match 11 – Afghanistan Under 19s vs West Indies Under 19s, AFG Under-19 won by 138 runs
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Monday, 19th January, 2026
Match 12 – Pakistan Under 19s vs Scotland Under 19s, Pakistan U19 won by 6 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Match 13 – Ireland Under 19s vs Sri Lanka Under 19s, Sri Lanka U19 won by 106 runs
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Match 14 – South Africa Under 19s vs Tanzania Under 19s, South Africa U19 won by 329 runs
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Tuesday, 20th January, 2026
Match 15 – Bangladesh Under 19s vs New Zealand Under 19s, No result – due to rain
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Match 16 – Australia Under 19s vs Japan Under 19s, Australia U19 won by 8 wickets
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Wednesday, 21st January, 2026
Match 17 – England Under 19s vs Scotland Under 19s, England U19 won by 252 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Match 18 – Afghanistan Under 19s vs Tanzania Under 19s, Afghanistan U19 won by 9 wkts
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Thursday, 22nd January, 2026
Match 19 – Zimbabwe Under 19s vs Pakistan Under 19s, Pakistan U19 won by 8 wkts
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Match 20 – Ireland Under 19s vs Japan Under 19s, Ireland U19 won by 4 wkts
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Match 21 – South Africa Under 19s vs West Indies Under 19s, West Indies U19 won by 55 runs
High Performance Oval, Windhoek.
Friday, 23rd January, 2026
Match 22 – Bangladesh Under 19s vs USA Under 19s, Bangladesh U19 won by 7 wkts
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Match 23 – Australia Under 19s vs Sri Lanka Under 19s, Australia U19 won by 9 wkts
High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Saturday, 24th January, 2026
Match 24 – India Under 19s vs New Zealand Under 19s, India U19 won by 7 wkts (DLS Method)
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
16th Place Play-Off
Japan U19 vs Tanzania U19, Japan U19 won by 9 wkts
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Sunday, 25 January 2026
Match 25 –West Indies U19 vs Ireland U19 Super Sixes, Group 1, West Indies U19 won by 25 runs (DLS method)
Australia U19 vs South Africa U19, Australia U19 won by 6 wkts
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Jan 26 Group 2 Bangladesh U19 vs England U19 Bulawayo, England U19 won by 7 wkts
Jan 26 Group 1 Sri Lanka U19 vs Afghanistan U19 Windhoek, SL Under-19 won by 4 wickets
Jan 26 Scotland U19 vs United States of America U19, United States of America U19 won by 7 wkts
Jan 27 Group 2 New Zealand U19 vs Pakistan U19 Harare, Pakistan U19 won by 8 wkts
Jan 27 Group 2 India U19 vs Zimbabwe U19 Bulawayo, India U19 won by 204 runs
Jan 28 Group 1 Australia U19 vs West Indies U19 Harare, Australia U19 won by 22 runs
Jan 29 Group 1 Sri Lanka U19 vs South Africa U19 Bulawayo, Sri Lanka U19 won by 5 wkts
Jan 30 Group 1 Ireland U19 vs Afghanistan U19 Harare, Afghanistan U19 won by 191 runs
Jan 30 Group 2 New Zealand U19 vs England U19 Bulawayo, England U19 won by 65 runs
Jan 31 Group 2 Bangladesh U19 vs Zimbabwe U19 Harare, Bangladesh U19 won by 74 runs
Feb 1 Group 2 India U19 vs Pakistan U19 Bulawayo, India U19 win by 58 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
1st Semi-Final, Australia U19 vs England U19, England U19 won by 27 runs
P1 (Group 1) vs P2 (Group 2)
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
2nd Semi-Final, India U19 vs Afghanistan U19, India U19 win by 7 wickets
P2 (Group 1) vs P1 (Group 2)
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Friday, 6 February 2026
Final Match – England U19 vs India U19, India U19 win by 100 runs.