The 2026 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which was held in Zimbabwe and Namibia in early 2026. It was the sixteenth edition of the Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup. Australia were the defending champions.
In the final, India defeated England by 100 runs to win their record sixth Under-19 Cricket World Cup title.
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.
On 8 January 2026, the ICC released the list of match referees and umpires for the tournament.
Each 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.
16 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 (i.e. the A1 team plays only D2 and D3 in the Super 6). 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.
In 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.
The ICC announced the warm-up fixtures along with the complete tournament schedule on 19 November 2025.
The 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.
Teams 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.
On 8 February 2026, the ICC announced the team of the tournament.