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

Coach: Peter Johnston

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

Coach: Keegan Russell

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

  1. ^ "ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup is back after 14-day break". International Cricket Council. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ "All the squads for the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026". International Cricket Council. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Peake to lead Aussies' title defence at U19 World Cup". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  4. ^ "U19s squad named". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Under 19 World Cup Squad Announced". Japan Cricket Association. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Pakistan squad for U19 tri-series and ICC U19 World Cup announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Scotland Men's U19 squad confirmed for World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Bulbulia to lead Junior Proteas in ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  9. ^ "West Indies name squad for ICC Men's U19 Cricket World Cup 2026". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Zimbabwe name squad for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 9 December 2025.