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.

ICC has released the full schedule of Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026. The first match will be held between the Indian Under-19 team and the USA Under-19 team on January 15. Let us tell you that there has been no change in the format of the tournament. The 16 teams playing in the tournament have been divided into groups of 4-4. The final match of the World Cup will be played on 6 February at Harare Sports Club.

16 teams playing in Under-19 World Cup 2026 (group wise)

• Group A- India, Bangladesh, USA and New Zealand.
• Group B- Zimbabwe, Pakistan, England and Scotland.
• Group C- Australia, Ireland, Japan and Sri Lanka.
• Group D- Tanzania, West Indies, Afghanistan and South Africa.

ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup Schedule

• January 15, USA vs India, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• 15 January, Zimbabwe v Scotland, Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
• January 15, Tanzania vs West Indies, HP Oval, Windhoek
• 16 January, Pakistan vs England, Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
• 16 January, Australia v Ireland, Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
• 16 January, Afghanistan v South Africa, HP Oval, Windhoek
• 17 January, India vs Bangladesh, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• January 17, Japan vs Sri Lanka, Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
• 18 January, New Zealand vs USA, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• 18 January, England v Zimbabwe, Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
• January 18, West Indies vs Afghanistan, HP Oval, Windhoek
• 19 January, Pakistan vs Scotland, Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
• January 19, Sri Lanka vs Ireland, Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
• January 19, South Africa vs Tanzania, HP Oval, Windhoek
• 20 January, Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• 20 January, Australia vs Japan, Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
• 21 January, England v Scotland, Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
• January 21, Afghanistan vs Tanzania, HP Oval, Windhoek
• 22 January, Zimbabwe v Pakistan, Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
• 22 January, Ireland v Japan, Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
• January 22, West Indies v South Africa, HP Oval, Windhoek
• January 23, Bangladesh vs USA, Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
• 23 January, Sri Lanka vs Australia, Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
• 24 January, India vs New Zealand, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• 24 January, A4 vs D4, HP Oval, Windhoek
• 25 January, Super Sixes A1 vs D3, Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
• 25 January, Super Sixes D2 vs A3, HP Oval, Windhoek
• 26 January, B4 vs C4, Harare Sports Club, Harare
• 26 January, Super Six C1 vs B2, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• 26 January, Super Six D1 vs A2, Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
• 27 January, Super Six C2 vs B3, Harare Sports Club, Harare
• 27 January, Super Six C3 vs B1, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• 28 January, Super Sixes A1 vs D2, Harare Sports Club, Harare
• 29 January, Super Six D3 vs A2, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• 30 January, Super Six D1 vs A3, Harare Sports Club, Harare
• 30 January, Super Six B3 vs C1, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• 31 January, Super Six B2 vs C3, Harare Sports Club, Harare
• 01 February, Super Six B1 vs C2, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• 03 February, 1st Semi-Final, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• 04 February, Second Semi-Final, Harare Sports Club, Harare
• 06 February, Final, Harare Sports Club, Harare.

Indu19 vs engu19 match highlights: The Indian team defeated England by 6 wickets in the first match of the ODI series. In the first match of the ODI series being played at the under-19 level, hosts England scored just 174 runs. In response, Team India has won the bumper by achieving the target in 24 overs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a big contribution to Team India’s victory in this match playing with a stormy strike rate of 252.

This was the first ODI match of the five-match series between the under-19 teams of India and England. England won the toss and decided to bowl first, which he has been very heavy. The England team started well and the team had scored 76 runs at the loss of 1 wicket at one time. From there, the fall of wickets started, which did not take the name of stopping. In this match, Rocky Flintoff, son of veteran player Andrew Flintoff, played a good half -century innings of 56 runs in a pressant moment.

Team India’s bumper win

Chasing the target of 175 runs, Team India got a stormy start by Vaibhav Suryavanshi and captain Ayush Mhatre. Together, both of them scored 70 runs in 7 overs.

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