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Reigning Men’s U19 World Cup champions Australia
Sri Lanka are grouped with reigning champions Australia for the 16th edition of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup, which will be held from 15 January to 6 February 2026 in Zimbabwe and Namibia.
The 16 teams divided into four groups of four teams each sees Sri Lanka in Group C with Australia, Ireland, and Japan. Group A includes India, Bangladesh, the USA, and New Zealand; Group B comprises Zimbabwe, Pakistan, England, and Scotland; and Group D has Tanzania, West Indies, Afghanistan, and South Africa.
Each team plays the three other sides in its group during the first round of the tournament, with the top three ranked teams from each group then progressing to the Super Six. The top four teams then qualify for the semi-finals on 3 and 4 February 2026, which will be held in Bulawayo and Harare, respectively. The final will take place at the Harare Sports Club in Harare.
Apart from that venue, the four other grounds that will be hosting the tournament are the Takashinga Sports Club in Harare, the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, the recently inaugurated Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek, and the HP Oval also in Windhoek.
All teams are due to arrive on 8 January 2026 and play warm-up matches from 9-14 January 2026 ahead of the tournament proper starting a day later. Australia beat India in the final of the last edition of the Men’s Under-19 World Cup held in 2024.
