2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup squads
The 2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup took place in the Zimbabwe and Namibia in January and February 2026.[1]
The following squads were announced for the tournament.[2]
Afghanistan
Australia
Coach: Tim Nielsen
Australia's squad was announced on 11 December 2025, with Oliver Peake named as the captain of the team.[3]
- Oliver Peake (c)
- Kasey Barton
- Naden Cooray
- Jayden Draper
- Ben Gordon
- Steven Hogan
- Thomas Hogan
- John James
- Charles Lachmund
- Alex Lee-Young
- Will Malajczuk
- Nitesh Samuel
- Hayden Schiller
- Aryan Sharma
- William Taylor
Bangladesh
England
India
Ireland
Ireland's squad was announced on 1 December 2025, with Oliver Riley named as the captain of the team.[4]
- Oliver Riley (c)
- Reuben Wilson (vc)
- Alex Armstrong
- Callum Armstrong
- Marko Bates
- Sebastian Dijkstra
- Thomas Ford
- Samuel Haslett
- Adam Leckey
- Febin Manoj
- Luke Murray
- Robert O'Brien
- Freddie Ogilby
- James West
- Bruce Whaley
Japan
Coach: Reo Sakurano-Thomas
Japan's squad was announced on 10 December 2025, with Kazuma Kato-Stafford named as the captain of the team.[5]
- Kazuma Kato-Stafford (c)
- Charles Hinze
- Gabriel Hara-Hinze
- Montgomery Hara-Hinze
- Kaisei Kobayashi-Doggett
- Timothy Moore
- Skyler Nakayama-Cook
- Ryuki Ozeki
- Nihar Parmar
- Nikhil Pol
- Chihaya Sekine
- Hugo Tani-Kelly
- Sandev Aaryan Waduge
- Kai Wall
- Taylor Waugh
New Zealand
Pakistan
Coach: Shahid Anwar
Pakistan's squad was announced on 18 December 2025, with Farhan Yousaf named as the captain of the team.[6]
- Farhan Yousaf (c)
- Usman Khan (vc)
- Abdul Subhan
- Ahmed Hussain
- Ali Hasan Baloch
- Ali Raza
- Daniyal Ali Khan
- Hamza Zahoor (wk)
- Huzaifa Ahsan
- Momin Qamar
- Mohammad Sayyam
- Mohammad Shayan (wk)
- Niqab Shafiq
- Sameer Minhas
- Umar Zaib
Scotland
Scotland named their squad on 10 December 2025, with Thomas Knight named as the captain of the team.[7]
- Thomas Knight (c)
- Finlay Carter
- Max Chaplin
- George Cutler
- Rory Grant
- Finlay Jones
- Ollie Jones
- Ali Khan
- Olly Pillinger
- Ethan Ramsay
- Theo Robinson
- Manu Saraswat
- Shlok Thaker
- Shreyas Tekale
- Jake Woodhouse
Sri Lanka
South Africa
Coach: Malibongwe Maketa
South Africa named their squad on 5 December 2025, with Muhammad Bulbulia named as the captain of the team.[8]
- Muhammad Bulbulia (c)
- JJ Basson
- Daniel Bosman
- Corne Botha
- Paul James
- Enathi Khitshini
- Michael Kruiskamp
- Adnaan Lagadien
- Bayanda Majola
- Armaan Manack
- Bandile Mbatha
- Lethabo Phahlamohlaka
- Jason Rowles
- Ntandoyenkosi Soni
- Jorich van Schalkwyk
Tanzania
United States
West Indies
Coach: Rohan Nurse
West Indies named their squad on 17 December 2025, with Joshua Dorne named as the captain of the team.[9]
- Joshua Dorne (c)
- Jewel Andrew
- Shamar Apple
- Shaquan Belle
- Zachary Carter
- Tanez Francis
- R'jai Gittens
- Vitel Lawes
- Micah McKenzie
- Matthew Miller
- Isra-el Morton
- Jakeem Pollard
- Aadian Racha
- Kunal Tilokani
- Jonathan Van Lange
Zimbabwe
Coach: Elton Chigumbura
Zimbabwe named their squad on 10 December 2025, with Simbarashe Mudzengerere named as the captain of the team.[10]
- Simbarashe Mudzengerere (c)
- Kian Blignaut
- Michael Blignaut
- Leeroy Chiwaula
- Tatenda Chimugoro
- Nathaniel Hlabangana
- Takudzwa Makoni
- Panashe Mazai
- Webster Madhidhi
- Shelton Mazvitorera
- Kupakwashe Muradzi
- Brandon Ndiweni
- Dhruv Patel
- Brendon Senzere
- Benny Zuze
References
- ^ "ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup is back after 14-day break". International Cricket Council. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "All the squads for the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026". International Cricket Council. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Peake to lead Aussies' title defence at U19 World Cup". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "U19s squad named". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Under 19 World Cup Squad Announced". Japan Cricket Association. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan squad for U19 tri-series and ICC U19 World Cup announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Men's U19 squad confirmed for World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Bulbulia to lead Junior Proteas in ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "West Indies name squad for ICC Men's U19 Cricket World Cup 2026". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe name squad for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 9 December 2025.