ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 – Complete Tournament Highlights

🔹 Stage 1: Group Stage

• 16 teams divided into 4 groups (A, B, C, D)
• Each team played 3 matches
• Top 2 teams from each group qualified for Super Six

🔹 Stage 2: Super Six

• Qualified teams carried forward points earned against fellow qualifiers
• Each team played 2 Super Six matches
• Top 2 teams from each Super Six group advanced to semi-finals

🔹 Stage 3: Knockouts

• 2 Semi-Finals
• 1 Final

Dominant Teams

• India Under-19 cricket team
• • Won all group matches
  • Best net run rate in group stage
  • Strong all-round performance (batting + bowling)
• England Under-19 cricket team
• • Comfortable qualification
  • Reliable top-order batting
• Australia
• • Qualified from group stage
  • Displayed inconsistency

Notable Group-Stage Upsets

• Afghanistan defeated a full-member nation convincingly
• Nepal registered a competitive win, highlighting associate-nation growth
• Zimbabwe U-19 won a home match with disciplined bowling

Key Talking Point: Australia failed to reach semi-finals despite qualification to Super Six.

Semi-Final 1

• Match: India vs Afghanistan
• Result: India won convincingly
• Highlight:
• • Controlled chase by India
  • Afghanistan reached their first-ever U-19 World Cup semi-final (historic)

Semi-Final 2

• Match: England vs South Africa
• Result: England won
• Highlight:
• • Clinical bowling
  • Strong middle-order batting under pressure

🌟 Top Performer

• Vaibhav Suryavanshi (India)
• • Highest run-scorer of the tournament
  • Multiple 50+ scores across stages
  • Record-breaking final innings (175)

Other Batting Highlights

• England’s top order remained consistent throughout Group + Super Six
• Two England batters crossed 300+ runs in the tournament

Batting Records (2026)

• Multiple 300+ team totals (highest scoring U-19 WC edition)
• Fastest century: 55 balls
• Highest strike rate (min 200 runs): Vaibhav Suryavanshi

• Highest team total in U-19 WC final: 411
• Highest individual score in knockout history: 175
• Most sixes in a U-19 final innings: 15
• India became first team to win 6 U-19 World Cup titles
• Afghanistan reached first-ever U-19 World Cup semi-final

India, England, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Ireland, Scotland, Nepal, Japan

• The ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 was hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia.
• India won the tournament unbeaten.
• Afghanistan reached their first-ever U-19 World Cup semi-final.
• Australia failed to qualify for semi-finals in 2026.
• Vaibhav Suryavanshi was the top run-scorer and Player of the Tournament.

Q1. Who won the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026?
👉 India won the tournament, defeating England in the final.

Q2. Where was the U-19 World Cup 2026 hosted?
👉 Zimbabwe and Namibia jointly hosted the tournament.

Q3. Who was the Player of the Tournament in U-19 WC 2026?
👉 Vaibhav Suryavanshi (India).

Q4. Which team reached its first U-19 World Cup semi-final in 2026?
👉 Afghanistan.

Q5. How many U-19 World Cup titles has India won till 2026?
👉 Six titles (most by any nation).