Zimbabwe to co-host 2026 Men’s Under-19 World Cup

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Wesley Madhevere of Zimbabwe in action at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup PIC: ICC

Zimbabwe have been named a co-hosts for the 2026 edition of the Men’s Under-19 World Cup.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board approved Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand, Zimbabwe and Namibia and Bangladesh and Nepal as the host countries of the ICC U19 events from 2024-2027.

The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 will be hosted by Sri Lanka whilst the 2026 edition will be staged in Zimbabwe and Namibia. The ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 will be held in Malaysia and Thailand, and the 2027 U19 Women’s event will be jointly hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal.

The hosts were selected via a competitive bidding process overseen by a Board sub-committee chaired by Martin Snedden. The ICC Board accepted the recommendations of the committee who conducted a thorough review of each bid along with ICC management.