Pakistan will face England, Scotland and Zimbabwe in their Group B fixtures of the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 at the Takashinga Sports Club in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, as the ICC announced the tournament schedule on Wednesday.
The 16-team tournament is set to run from January 15 to February 6 across five venues in Zimbabwe and Namibia and comprises 41 50-over matches.
The teams are divided into four groups, and the top three from each group will advance to a Super Six Stage, where 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six as per the previous edition’s format. The Super Six Stage is set to run from January 25 to February 1.
The tournament’s semi-finals are scheduled to take place on February 3 and February 4 in Bulawayo and Harare, respectively. The final is slated for February 6 at the Harare Sports Club, Harare. The three knockout fixtures have a reserve day too.
The teams are set to take part in warm-up matches from January 9 to January 14. Pakistan have won the tournament twice in 2004 and 2006, while they ended their campaign as runners-up in 1988, 2010 and 2014.
Pakistan bagged five wins on the trot in the previous edition of the tournament before losing to Australia by one wicket in the semi-final, which turned out to be a last-over thriller.
Group A: India, Bangladesh, USA and New Zealand
Group B: Zimbabwe, Pakistan, England and Scotland
Group C: Australia, Ireland, Japan and Sri Lanka
Group D: Tanzania, West Indies, Afghanistan and South Africa
Pakistan’s Group B Fixtures:
16 January, Pakistan v England, Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
19 January, Pakistan v Scotland, Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
22 January, Zimbabwe v Pakistan, Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
Super Six Stage – 25 Jan – 1 Feb
03 February, Semi-final 1, Bulawayo
04 February, Semi-final 2, Harare
06 February, Final, Harare
