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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule of the 2026 Under-19 World Cup. This World Cup will be played between 15 January and 6 February 2026, hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia. A total of 41 matches will be played between 16 teams in the tournament. ICC has not scheduled the match between India and Pakistan in the league stage.
ICC has divided 16 teams into groups of 4-4. India and Pakistan have been kept in different groups. Because of this, both the teams will not clash with each other in the league stage. Often in ICC competitions, matches between India and Pakistan are held in the league stage. This increases the excitement of the tournament, but this time ICC has ended the excitement of the clash in the league stage by not placing India and Pakistan in one group.
India and Pakistan have been kept in different groups
A total of three matches including the final were played between India and Pakistan in the 2025 Asia Cup. There was no handshake between the captains and players of both the countries during these matches. It is clear from this that the situation is not normal even on the cricket field between the two countries. Therefore, to avoid any such unusual situation, ICC has placed both the teams in different groups in the Under-19 World Cup.
ICC made 4 groups for the World Cup
India, Bangladesh, America and New Zealand in Group A
Zimbabwe, Pakistan, England and Scotland in Group B
Australia, Ireland, Japan and Sri Lanka in Group C
Tanzania, West Indies, Afghanistan and South Africa in Group D
Know the schedule of Team India, all the venues of the tournament
In the league stage, India will play against America on 15 January, Bangladesh on 17 January and New Zealand on 24 January. Five venues have been selected for the World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia. The matches will be played at Harare Sports Club, Takashinga Sports Club, and Queens Sports Club in Zimbabwe. Whereas in Namibia, it will be played at Namibia Cricket Ground and HP Oval in Namibia.