U-19 World Cup Schedule: ICC has released the complete schedule of Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026. This time many big changes will be seen in the tournament. The biggest change in which is keeping India and Pakistan in separate groups. This means that the two teams will not face each other in the group stage, and their possible encounter can only be in the Super Six or knockouts.

India’s campaign will start from January 15

India will play its first match against America on January 15 in Bulawayo. This match will be a great opportunity for Team India to start the campaign with a win. After this, India will face Bangladesh on 17th January and New Zealand on 24th January. All three matches will be played on the grounds of Bulawayo.

Group A includes America, Bangladesh and New Zealand along with India. The top three teams in the group will enter the Super Six round, where two groups will be formed and each group will have six teams.

The thrill of 41 matches between 16 teams

A total of 16 teams will participate in the tournament. They have been divided into four groups – A, B, C and D of four teams each. A total of 41 matches will be played within 23 days, which include Super Six, semi-finals and final. The groups are as follows:

Group A: India, America, Bangladesh, New Zealand

Group B: Zimbabwe, Pakistan, England, Scotland

Group C: Australia, Ireland, Japan, Sri Lanka

Group D: Tanzania, West Indies, Afghanistan, South Africa

This time Tanzania will participate in this prestigious tournament for the first time, while Japan is returning after 2020.

Matches will be played on five different grounds

The Under-19 World Cup will be held on five grounds in Zimbabwe and Namibia.

In Zimbabwe – Harare Sports Club, Takashinga and Queens Sports Club.

in namibia – Windhoek Cricket Ground and HP Oval.

Practice matches will be held between 9 to 14 January. After this, league stage, Super Six round, two semi-finals and then an exciting final match will be played.

India’s full group-stage schedule

15 January: India vs USA – Bulawayo

17 January: India vs Bangladesh – Bulawayo

24 January: India vs New Zealand – Bulawayo

Ashes 2025-26: The world’s oldest and fiercest rivalry in cricket, The Ashes, is once again coming to thrill the entire world in 2025-26. This five-match Test series to be held on Australian soil from 21 November 2025 to 8 January 2026 will not just be a bat-ball contest, but will also be a battle of respect, history and supremacy.

Australia is ready, England is in the fire of revenge

Australia is looking as strong as ever in its home conditions. The team will be led by Steve Smith, who has been in excellent form in recent months. However, injuries have definitely given an initial blow to the Australian team. Fast bowler Pat Cummins is out of the first test. Due to which Smith has been given the captaincy.

On the other hand, England is on a campaign to win the Ashes in Australia for the first time since 2010-11. Captain Ben Stokes is relying on his aggressive style and ‘New England’ style. Joe Root, Jack Crawley and Harry Brook are the batting backbone of the team, while Joffra Archer and Mark Wood will be the main bowlers.

Venue and schedule

This time the Ashes Test will be played on these five prestigious grounds.

1st test, November 21 – Perth, 8:00am IST

2nd test, December 4 – Brisbane, 9:30 am IST

3rd test, December 17 – Adelaide, 5:30 am IST

4th test, 26 December – Melbourne, 5:30 am IST

5th test, January 4 – Sydney, 5:30 am IST

Head-to-head record

In 361 tests played so far,

Australia won: 152

England won: 112

Draw: 97

Australia is ahead in statistics, but this time England will enter with the intention of changing history.

Where to watch live in India?

Indian viewers will be able to watch the live telecast of Ashes 2025-26 on Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be available on JioHotstar app and website.

Ashes 2025-26: Complete squads of both teams

Australia Squad: Steve Smith (captain), Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Jake Weatherold, Cameron Green, Bo Webster, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Brendon Doggett, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc.

England Squad: Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (captain), Jacob Bethel, Will Jacques, Gus Atkinson, Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Josh Tongue, Mark Wood.

IND vs SA Series: Now only a few days are left for the big cricket battle between India and South Africa to start. Both the teams will face each other at Eden Gardens, Kolkata from 14th November. With this, a long series of two Tests, three ODIs and five T20 matches will begin. This series is also considered very important from the point of view of the World Test Championship (WTC), because both the teams are currently in the top four in the points table.

Series of two Tests, three ODIs and five T20 matches

A total of 10 matches will be played in this tour between India and South Africa. 2 test matches, 3 ODI and 5 T international matches.

First Test Match: From 14th November at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Second test match: From 22nd November at Barsapada Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. This will be the first test match to be held in Guwahati.

The special thing is that in this test series under the Gandhi-Mandela Trophy, a special coin has been issued, on one side of which is the picture of Mahatma Gandhi and on the other side is the picture of Nelson Mandela. This coin will be tossed in both the test matches.

ODI series schedule

After the end of the Test series, three ODI matches will be played. The ODI matches between the two teams will start from November 30.

1st ODI – 30 November, Ranchi

Second ODI – 3 December, Raipur

3rd ODI – 6 December, Visakhapatnam

India would also like to test its preparations for next year’s Champions Trophy through these three matches.

Preparation for World Cup through T20 series

The five-match T20 series between the two teams will start from December 9, which will be a big test for both the teams before the T20 World Cup 2026.

1st T20 – 9 December, Cuttack

Second T20 – 11 December, Chandigarh

3rd T20 – 14th December, Dharamshala

4th T20 – 17 December, Lucknow

Fifth T20 – 19 December, Ahmedabad

Timing and live broadcast of matches

Test Match: Toss at 9 am, play starts at 9:30 am.

ODI: Toss at 1:30 pm, match starts at 2 pm.

T20: Toss at 7 pm, match starts at 7:10 pm.

The live telecast of the entire series between India and South Africa will be on Star Sports Network, while its live streaming can be seen on Jio-Hotstar app.

This series will not be just a cricket match, but a battle of prestige, strategy and the real spirit of Test cricket. Where India will challenge champion South Africa at home.