2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup squads
List of cricket squads
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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
Coach:
Afghanistan's squad was announced on 8 January 2026, with Mahboob Khan named as the captain of the team.[3]
- Mahboob Khan (c)
- Khalid Ahmadzai
- Osman Sadat
- Faisal Khan
- Uzairullah Niazai
- Aziz Mia Khil
- Nazif Amiri
- Khatir Stanikzai
- Nooristani Omarzai
- Abdul Aziz
- Salam Khan
- Wahidullah Zadran
- Zaitullah Shaheen
- Rohullah Arab
Hafeez Zadran- Aqil Khan
Hafeez Zadran was ruled out of Afghanistan's squad due to an injury, with Aqil Khan named as his replacement.[4]
Australia
Coach: 
Tim Nielsen
Australia's squad was announced on 11 December 2025, with Oliver Peake named as the captain of the team.[5]
- Oliver Peake (c)
- Kasey Barton
- Naden Cooray
- Jayden Draper
- Ben Gordon
- Steven Hogan
- Thomas Hogan
- John James
- Charles Lachmund
- Alex Lee-Young
- Will Malajczuk
- Will Byrom
- Nitesh Samuel
- Hayden Schiller
- Aryan Sharma
William Taylor
William Taylor was later ruled out due to back injury and was replaced by Will Byrom[6]
Bangladesh
Coach: 
Naveed Nawaz
Bangladesh's squad was announced on 2 January 2026, with Azizul Hakim Tamim named as the captain of the team.
- Azizul Hakim Tamim (c)
- Zawad Abrar (vc)
- Samiun Basir Ratul
- Shiekh Parvej Jibon
- Rizan Hossain
- Shahriar Al Amin
- Shadhin Islam
- Md Abdullah
- Farid Hasan Faisal(wk)
- Kalam Siddiki Aleen
- Rifat Beg
- Saad Islam Razin
- Al Fahad
- Shahriar Ahmed
- Iqbal Hossain Emon
England
Coach: 
Michael Yardy
England's squad was announced on 23 December 2025, with Thomas Rew named as the captain of the team.[7]
On 7 January 2026, Isaac Mohammed was ruled out of England's squad due to an injury, with Will Bennison named as his replacement.[8]
India
Coach: 
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
India's squad was announced on 27 December 2025, with Ayush Mhatre named as the captain of the team.[9]
- Ayush Mhatre (c)
- Vihaan Malhotra (vc)
- R.S. Ambrish
- Kanishk Chouhan
- Deepesh Devendran
- Mohamed Enaan
- Aaron George
- Abhigyan Kundu (wk)
- Udhav Mohan
- Henil Patel
- Khilan A. Patel
- Harvansh Singh (wk)
- Kishan Kumar Singh
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
- Vedant Trivedi
Ireland
Coach: 
Peter Johnston
Ireland's squad was announced on 1 December 2025, with Oliver Riley named as the captain of the team.[10]
- 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.[11]
- 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
Coach: 
Anton Devcich
New Zealand's squad was announced on 20 December 2025, with Tom Jones named as the captain of the team.[12]
Harry Waite ruled out of the tournament and he was replaced by Luke Harrison.
Pakistan
Coach: 
Shahid Anwar
Pakistan's squad was announced on 18 December 2025, with Farhan Yousaf named as the captain of the team.[13]
Abdul Qadir was named as a replacement after Mohammed Shayan was ruled out due to a nasal bone fracture. [14]
Scotland
Coach: Keegan Russell
Scotland named their squad on 10 December 2025, with Thomas Knight named as the captain of the team.[15]
- 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
- Ram Sharma
Ram Sharma replaced Ali Khan, who has ruled out of the tournament with a hand injury.[16]
Sri Lanka
Coach: Chamara Silva
Sri Lanka named their squad on 1 January 2026, with Vimath Dinsara named as the captain of the team.[17]
South Africa
Coach: 
Malibongwe Maketa
South Africa named their squad on 5 December 2025, with Muhammad Bulbulia named as the captain of the team.[18]
- 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
Coach: Imran Nackerdien
Tanzania's squad was announced on 8 January 2026, with Laksh Bakrania named as the captain of the team.
Dylan Thakrar was ruled out of the tournament after sustaining an injury to his left middle finger, and replced by Rehaan Ahtif.[19]
United States
Coach:
United States' squad was announced on 8 January 2026, with Utkarsh Srivastava named as the captain of the team.
- Utkarsh Srivastava (c)
- Ritvik Appidi
- Amogh Reddy Arepally
- Sahir Bhatia
- Sahil Garg
- Amrinder Gill
- Adnit Jhamb
- Adit Kappa
- Advaith Krishna
- Arjun Mahesh
- Sabrish Prasad
- Shiv Shani
- Rishabh Shimpi
- Nitish Sudini
- Rayaan Taj
West Indies
Coach: 
Rohan Nurse
West Indies named their squad on 17 December 2025, with Joshua Dorne named as the captain of the team.[20]
- 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.[21]
- 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