Squads and fixtures for every men's U19 World Cup team

Australia will be one of the teams to beat in the 2024 ICC U19 men's Cricket World Cup having beaten England in eight of 13 matches across the formats over the past year.

Five-time champions India have again selected a strong squad with two players boasting first-class experience.

The 15th edition of the tournament has been shifted from Sri Lanka to South Africa following Sri Lanka Cricket governance issues, with 41 games to be played across five venues (Bloemfontein, Potchefstroom, East London, Kimberley and Benoni) from January 19 to February 11.

The 16 teams have been split into four groups of four with the top three from each pool progressing to the Super Six phase.

ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup Groups:

 

Group A: India, Bangladesh, Ireland, USA

 

Group B: England, South Africa, West Indies, Scotland

 

Group C: Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Namibia

 

Group D: Afghanistan, Pakistan, New Zealand, Nepal

 

* All matches begin at 7pm AEDT (10am local).

The top four nations from the Super Six phase will then qualify for the semi-finals to play off for a spot in the decider.

Check out all the squads and fixtures for each team below:

Afghanistan

Squad: Naseer Khan (c), Numan Shah (vc, wk), Hassan Eisakhil, Khalid Taniwal, Jamshid Zadran, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Ali Ahmad Nasar, Sohail Khan Zurmati, Rahimullah Zurmati, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Arab Gul Momand, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Bashir Ahmad Afghan, Khalil Ahmad, Zahid Afghan. Reserves: Wahidullah Zadran, Nasir Hassan, Usman Shinwari

Group stage fixtures:

 

v Pakistan, January 20, East London

v New Zealand, January 23, East London

v Nepal, January 26, East London

Australia

Australia have selected a strong squad with plenty of Youth international experience for their 2024 U19 World Cup campaign. The three-time champions will be led at the top of the order by Harry Dixon, Sam Konstas and Harjas Singh, who have both hit centuries against England U19s this year, along with wicketkeeper Ryan Hicks. WA quick Mahli Beardman will lead the attack having made his Marsh Cup debut earlier this year, while spinner Rafael MacMillan took 6-33 in the third ODI of Australia's tour of England in August. Australia will enter the tournament as one of the favourites to take out the title having beaten England 3-1 (5) and 1-0 (2) in Youth ODI and Test series respectively during their recent tour of England.

Squad: Lachlan Aitken, Charlie Anderson, Harkirat Bajwa, Mahli Beardman, Tom Campbell, Harry Dixon, Ryan Hicks, Sam Konstas, Rafael MacMillan, Aidan O’Connor, Harjas Singh, Tom Straker, Callum Vidler, Corey Wasley, Hugh Weibgen. Reserves: Xander Buxton, Cameron Frendo, Ollie Peake, Cody Reynolds

Group stage fixtures:

 

v Namibia, January 22, Kimberley

v Zimbabwe, January 25, Kimberley

v Sri Lanka, January 28, Kimberley

Bangladesh

Bangladesh selectors have retained the same squad that defeated the UAE by 195 runs to win the U19 Asia Cup in Dubai in December. Bangladesh defeated India by four wickets to earn their place in the final, while the UAE beat Pakistan by 11 runs in the other semi-final. Wicketkeeper and right-handed opening batter Ashiqur Rahaman Shibli topped the runs for the tournament with 378 at 126, including two centuries, while left-arm spin-bowling allrounder Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby will again lead the side in the World Cup after collecting nine wickets at 13.33 in the Asia Cup.

Squad: Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby (c), Ashiqur Rahaman Shibli, Jishan Alam, Chowdhury Md Rizwan, Adil Bin Siddik, Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Boranno, Ariful Islam, Shihab James, Ahrar Amin (vc), Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Rafi Uzzaman Rafi, Rohanat Doullah Borson, Iqbal Hasan Emon, Wasi Siddiquee, Maruf Mridha. Reserves: Nayeem Ahmed, Rizan Hossan, Ashraful Hasan, Tanvir Ahammed, Akanto Sheikh

Group stage fixtures:

 

v India, January 20, Bloemfontein

v Ireland, January 22, Bloemfontein

v USA, January 26, Bloemfontein

England

England have named Test leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed's 15-year-old brother Farhan for their tilt at under-19 glory. Off-spinner Farhan impressed for Nottinghamshire's second XI during the 2023 season and took three wickets against Australia in the first Youth Test at Worcester in September. The team will be captained by Ben McKinney who skipper England in the Youth Tests against Australia in 2023 and who made his County Championship debut alongside Queensland Matthew Kuhnemann for Durham in 2023.

Squad: Ben McKinney (c), Luc Benkenstein (vc), Farhan Ahmed, Tazeem Ali, Charlie Allison, Charlie Barnard, Jack Carney, Jaydn Denly, Eddie Jack, Dominic Kelly, Sebastian Morgan, Haydon Mustard, Hamza Shaikh, Noah Thain, Theo Wylie

Group stage fixtures:

 

v Scotland, January 20, Potchefstroom

v South Africa, January 23, Potchefstroom

v West Indies, January 26, Potchefstroom

India

Batter Uday Saharan will lead the five-time champions in the 2024 event, with India the most successful side in the tournament's history. They are the reigning champions having beaten England by four wickets in the final in Antigua in 2022. Two players in the squad have first-class experience – allrounder Musheer Khan (Mumbai) and Priyanshu Moliya (Baroda), with the pair having played three and seven games respectively.

Squad: Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Aravelly Avanish Rao (wk), Saumy Kumar Pandey (vc), Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan (wk), Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari. Reserves: Prem Devkar, Ansh Gosai, Mohamed Amaan

Group stage fixtures:

 

v Bangladesh, January 20, Bloemfontein

v Ireland, January 25, Bloemfontein

v USA, January 28, Bloemfontein

Ireland

Squad: Philippe le Roux (c), Macdara Cosgrave, Harry Dyer, Daniel Forkin, Kian Hilton, Ryan Hunter, Finn Lutton, Scott Macbeth, Carson McCullough, John McNally, Jordan Neill, Oliver Riley, Gavin Roulston, Matthew Weldon, Reuben Wilson. Reserves: Adam Leckey, Hayden Melly, James West

Group stage fixtures:

 

v USA, January 19, Bloemfontein

v Bangladesh, January 22, Bloemfontein

v India, January 25, Bloemfontein

Namibia

Squad: Alex Volschenk (c), Gerhard Janse van Rensburg, Hansie de Villiers, JW Visagie, Ben Brassell, Jack Brassell, Henry van Wyk, Zacheo van Vuuren, Nico Pieters, Faf du Plessis, Woutie Niehaus, PD Blignaut, Hanro Badenhorst, Junior Kariata, Ryan Moffett

Group stage fixtures:

 

v Australia, January 22, Kimberley

v Sri Lanka, January 24, Kimberley

v Zimbabwe, January 27, Kimberley

Nepal

Squad: Dev Khanal (c), Arjun Kumal, Aakash Tripathi, Dipak Prasad Dumre, Durgesh Gupta, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Dipesh Prasad Kandel, Bishal Bikram KC, Subhash Bhandari, Deepak Bohara, Dipak Bohara, Uttam Rangu Thapa Macar, Bipin Rawal, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Akash Chand

Group stage fixtures:

 

v New Zealand, January 21, East London

v Pakistan, January 24, East London

v Afghanistan, January 26, East London

New Zealand

Batter Tom Jones – the grandson of former New Zealand Test captain Jeremy Coney – has been selected in New Zealand's squad for the U19 World Cup. Off-spinning allrounder Zac Cumming also has Black Cap roots with father Craig playing 11 Tests and 13 ODIs between 2005 and 2009. Wellington allrounder Oscar Jackson with lead the team that qualified for the tournament by winning the East Asia Pacific qualifiers in Darwin in June.

Squad: Oscar Jackson (c), Mason Clarke, Sam Clode, Zac Cumming, Rahman Hekmat, Tom Jones, James Nelson, Snehith Reddy, Matt Rowe, Ewald Schreuder, Lachlan Stackpole, Oliver Tewatiya, Alex Thompson, Ryan Tsourgas, Luke Watson. Reserves: Ben Breitmeyer, Nick Brown, Henry Christie, Robbie Foulkes, Josh Oliver, Amogh Paranjpe

Group stage fixtures:

 

v Nepal, January 21, East London

v Afghanistan, January 23, East London

v Pakistan, January 27, East London

Pakistan

Pakistan batting great Mohammad Yousuf is head coach of an under-19 side featuring two players who represented their nation at the previous U19 World Cup in the West Indies – left-arm spin bowling allrounder Ali Asfand, who made his first-class debut for Faisalabad in September, and seamer Mohammad Zeeshan, who made his List A debut aged 15 for Central Punjab in 2022.

Squad: Saad Baig (c, wk), Ali Asfand (vc), Ali Raza, Ahmad Hassan, Amir Hassan, Arfat Minhas, Azan Awais, Haroon Arshad, Khubaib Khalil, Mohammad Zeeshan, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Shahzaib Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Muhammad Riazullah, Ubaid Shah

Group stage fixtures:

 

v Afghanistan, January 20, East London

v Nepal, January 24, East London

v New Zealand, January 27, East London

Scotland

Squad: Owen Gould (c), Uzair Ahmad, Harry Armstrong, Logan Briggs, Jamie Dunk, Bahadar Esakhiel, Ibrahim Faisal, Rory Grant, Adi Hegde, Mackenzie Jones, Farhan Khan, Qasim Khan, Nikhil Koteeswaran, Ruaridh McIntyre, Alec Price

Group stage fixtures:

 

v England, January 20, Potchefstroom

v West Indies, January 24, Potchefstroom

v South Africa, January 27, Potchefstroom

South Africa

The hosts' squad features two players who scored rookie contracts during the inaugural season of the SA20 in 2023, batters Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Steve Stolk. The team will be captained by batter David Teeger and features Kwena Maphaka who represented the Proteas at the last U19 World Cup in 2022.

Squad: David Teeger (c), Esosa Aihevba, Juan James, Martin Khumalo, Kwena Maphaka, Dewan Marias, Riley Norton, Nqobani Mokoena, Romashan Pillay, Sipho Potsane, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Richard Seletswane, Oliver Whitehead, Steve Stolk, Ntando Zuma

Group stage fixtures:

 

v West Indies, January 19, Potchefstroom

v England, January 23, Potchefstroom

v Scotland, January 27, Potchefstroom

Sri Lanka

Squad: Sineth Jayawardena (c), Pulindu Perera, Hirun Kapurubandara, Ravishan Nethsara, Rusanda Gamage, Sharujan Shanmuganathan, Dinura Kalupahana, Malsha Tharupathi (vc), Vishwa Lahiru, aruka Sanketh, Duvindu Ranatunga, Ruvishan Perera, Supun Waduge, Vihas Thewmika, Vishen Halambage. Reserves: Dinuka Tennakoon, Hiran Jayasundara

Group stage fixtures:

 

v Zimbabwe, January 21, Kimberley

v Namibia, January 24, Kimberley

v Australia, January 28, Kimberley

United States

The United States return to the men's U19 World Cup for the first time since 2010, which bodes well for USA cricket as they increase their global footprint following the inaugural Major League Cricket season last year and by co-hosting this year's men's T20 World Cup. Leg-spin bowling allrounder Rishi Ramesh will captain the side supported by off-spinning allrounder Utkarsh Srivastava as his deputy.

Squad: Amogh Arepally, Rayaan Bhagani, Aaryan Batra, Khush Bhalala, Prannav Chettipalayam, Arya Garg, Siddarth Kappa, Bhavya Mehta, Aarin Nadkarni, Manav Nayak, Parth Patel, Rishi Ramesh (c), Utkarsh Srivastava, Ateendra Subramanian, Aryaman Suri. Reserves: Arjun Mahesh, Ansh Rai, Aryan Satheesh

Group stage fixtures:

 

v Ireland, January 19, Bloemfontein

v Bangladesh, January 26, Bloemfontein

v India, January 28, Bloemfontein

West Indies

West Indies' 15-player squad includes three players who played in the 2022 U19 World Cup that was staged in the Caribbean – fast bowler Isai Thorne, left-handed allrounder Nathan Edward and left-handed batter Jordan Johnson. Thorne made his first-class debut for the West Indies Academy against Emerging Ireland in November, taking 12 wickets at 6.16 in two matches. Johnson also made his first-class debut for West Indies A in December during the third four-day match of their tour of South Africa.

Squad: Stephan Pascal (c), Nathan Sealy (vc), Jewel Andrew, Mavendra Dindyal, Joshua Dorne, Nathan Edward, Tarrique Edward, Reon Edwards, Deshawn James, Jordan Johnson, Devonie Joseph, Raneico Smith, Isai Thorne, Steve Wedderburn, Adrian Weir

Group stage fixtures:

 

v South Africa, January 19, Potchefstroom

v Scotland, January 24, Potchefstroom

v England, January 26, Potchefstroom

Zimbabwe

Former Zimbabwe off-spinner Prosper Utseya will coach the side with captain Matthew Schonken and deputy Panashe Taruvinga the only two players in the 15-member squad who featured at the last edition of the tournament held in the West Indies in 2022.

Squad: Nathaniel Hlabangana, Panashe Taruvinga (vc), Ronak Patel, Campbell MacMillan, Ryan Kamwemba, Brendon Sunguro, Calton Takawira, Matthew Schonken (c), Anesu Kamuriwo, Newman Nyamhuri, Mashford Shungu, Kohl Eksteen, Panashe Gwatiringa, Shaun Dzakatira, Munashe Chimusoro

Group stage fixtures:

 

v Sri Lanka, January 21, Kimberley

v Australia, January 25, Kimberley

v Namibia, January 27, Kimberley