The 2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup takes place in the Zimbabwe and Namibia in January and February 2026. [1]
The following squads were announced for the tournament. [2]
Coach:
Afghanistan's squad was announced on 8 January 2026, with Mahboob Khan named as the captain of the team. [3]
Coach:
Tim Nielsen
Australia's squad was announced on 11 December 2025, with Oliver Peake named as the captain of the team. [4]
William Taylor was later ruled out due to back injury and was replaced by Will Byrom [5]
Coach:
Naveed Nawaz
Bangladesh's squad was announced on 2 January 2026, with Azizul Hakim Tamim named as the captain of the team.
Coach:
Michael Yardy
England's squad was announced on 23 December 2025, with Thomas Rew named as the captain of the team. [6] On 7 January 2026, Isaac Mohammed was ruled out of England's squad due to an injury, with Will Bennison named as his replacement. [7]
Coach:
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
India's squad was announced on 27 December 2025, with Ayush Mhatre named as the captain of the team. [8]
Ireland's squad was announced on 1 December 2025, with Oliver Riley named as the captain of the team. [9]
Coach:
Reo Sakurano-Thomas
Japan's squad was announced on 10 December 2025, with Kazuma Kato-Stafford named as the captain of the team. [10]
Coach:
Anton Devcich
New Zealand's squad was announced on 20 December 2025, with Tom Jones named as the captain of the team. [11]
Coach:
Shahid Anwar
Pakistan's squad was announced on 18 December 2025, with Farhan Yousaf named as the captain of the team. [12]
Scotland named their squad on 10 December 2025, with Thomas Knight named as the captain of the team. [13]
Coach:
Chamara Silva
Sri Lanka named their squad on 1 January 2026, with Vimath Dinsara named as the captain of the team. [14]
Coach:
Malibongwe Maketa
South Africa named their squad on 5 December 2025, with Muhammad Bulbulia named as the captain of the team. [15]
Coach:
Imran Nackerdien
Tanzania's squad was announced on 8 January 2026, with Laksh Bakrania named as the captain of the team.
Coach:
United States' squad was announced on 8 January 2026, with Utkarsh Srivastava named as the captain of the team.
Coach:
Rohan Nurse
West Indies named their squad on 17 December 2025, with Joshua Dorne named as the captain of the team. [16]
Coach:
Elton Chigumbura
Zimbabwe named their squad on 10 December 2025, with Simbarashe Mudzengerere named as the captain of the team. [17]