The 2026 ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup will be one of the biggest youth cricket tournaments ever, and this time it will be co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia. A total of 16 teams will fight for the trophy across 41 matches in 23 days, with the final scheduled on 6 February in Harare.
Tanzania will also make history by playing their first-ever U19 World Cup. Before the main event begins, teams will play warm-up games from 9 to 14 January to get used to the conditions. Overall, the tournament has a very busy and exciting schedule, and fans will get non-stop cricket right from the warm-ups to the final.
Warm-up Matches (9–14 January)
| Date | Match Details |
| 9 January | India vs Scotland (Harare)England vs USA (Harare) |
| 10 January | Bangladesh vs Pakistan (Masvingo)Zimbabwe vs New Zealand (Bulawayo)Ireland vs West Indies (Windhoek)Japan vs Tanzania (Windhoek) |
| 11 January | Australia vs Afghanistan (Windhoek)South Africa vs Sri Lanka (Windhoek) |
| 12 January | Scotland vs Bangladesh (Masvingo)India vs England (Bulawayo) |
| 13 January | Pakistan vs New Zealand (Bulawayo)Zimbabwe vs USA (Harare)Ireland vs Tanzania (Windhoek)Japan vs West Indies (Windhoek) |
| 14 January | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka (Windhoek)Australia vs South Africa (Windhoek) |
Main Tournament Schedule (15 January – 6 February)
| Date | Match Details |
| 15 January | USA vs India (Queens SC) Zimbabwe vs Scotland (Harare) Tanzania vs West Indies (Windhoek) |
| 16 January | Pakistan vs England (Harare) Australia vs Ireland (Windhoek) Afghanistan vs South Africa (Windhoek) |
| 17 January | India vs Bangladesh (Queens SC) Japan vs Sri Lanka (Windhoek) |
| 18 January | New Zealand vs USA (Queens SC) England vs Zimbabwe (Harare) West Indies vs Afghanistan (Windhoek) |
| 19 January | Pakistan vs Scotland (Harare) Sri Lanka vs Ireland (Windhoek) South Africa vs Tanzania (Windhoek) |
| 20 January | Bangladesh vs New Zealand (Queens SC) Australia vs Japan (Windhoek) |
| 21 January | England vs Scotland (Harare) Afghanistan vs Tanzania (Windhoek) |
| 22 January | Zimbabwe vs Pakistan (Harare) Ireland vs Japan (Windhoek) West Indies vs South Africa (Windhoek) |
| 23 January | Bangladesh vs USA (Harare) Sri Lanka vs Australia (Windhoek) |
| 24 January | India vs New Zealand (Queens SC) |
| 25 January | Super Six: A1 vs D3 (Windhoek) D2 vs A3 (Windhoek) |
| 26 January | B4 vs C4 (Harare) C1 vs B2 (Queens SC) D1 vs A2 (Windhoek) |
| 27 January | C2 vs B3 (Harare) C3 vs B1 (Queens SC) |
| 28 January | A1 vs D2 (Harare) |
| 29 January | D3 vs A2 (Queens SC) |
| 30 January | D1 vs A3 (Harare) B3 vs C1 (Queens SC) |
| 31 January | B2 vs C3 (Harare) |
| 1 February | B1 vs C2 (Queens SC) |
| 3 February | Semi-Final 1 (Queens SC, Bulawayo) |
| 4 February | Semi-Final 2 (Harare SC) |
| 6 February | Final (Harare SC) |
| 7 February | Reserve Day for Final |
Written By:- Manjunath S