Australia, on Thursday (December 11), introduced their 15-member squad for the forthcoming ICC Beneath-19 World Cup 2026. The much-awaited match is scheduled to be performed in Namibia and Zimbabwe from 15 January to six February.
The spotlight of the Australia squad is the inclusion of two gamers of Indian heritage – Aryan Sharma and John James. The squad additionally consists of two Sri Lankan descent (Naden Cooray and Nitesh Samuel), and considered one of Chinese language origin (Alex Lee Younger).
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Oliver Peake will lead Australia within the match as they give the impression of being to defend their title. Then again, Tim Nielsen can be main the teaching workers with the likes of Luke Butterworth and Travis Dean being the assistant coaches.
“We’re delighted to announce a powerful and well-balanced squad for the ICC Beneath-19 World Cup. Our focus has been on choosing gamers with complementary talent units to maximise our probabilities of success within the match. The gamers named have impressed with their performances throughout the U19 sequence in opposition to India in September and on the latest Nationwide U19 Championship in Perth,” stated Nielsen.
“It’s an thrilling group, with some gamers already experiencing senior coaching environments, whereas others are progressing quickly by means of our pathway. The World Cup is a incredible alternative for these younger cricketers to showcase their expertise and take a look at themselves in opposition to the most effective on the earth,” he added.
Australia in ICC Beneath-19 World Cup 2026:
For the upcoming version of the World Cup, Australia have been positioned in Group C alongside Eire, Japan and Sri Lanka. Earlier than the primary occasion will get underway, Australia will even play some warm-up matches, scheduled from January 9 to 14.
They are going to be beginning their marketing campaign in opposition to Eire on January 16 earlier than going through Japan and Sri Lanka. The highest three groups from every group will advance to the subsequent spherical.
Introducing our squad for the 2026 ICC Beneath 19s Cricket World Cup in January 🇳🇦 🇿🇼 pic.twitter.com/73JaQpbYDZ
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) December 10, 2025
Speaking in regards to the World Cup, 16 groups can be taking part within the match. The groups have been divided into 4 teams of 4 groups every. With 12 groups advancing to the subsequent spherical, they are going to be additional divided into two teams of six every. Will probably be adopted by two semifinals and the ultimate.
Australia squad for ICC Beneath-19 World Cup 2026:
Oliver Peake, Kasey Barton, Naden Cooray, Jayden Draper, Ben Gordon, Steven Hogan, Thomas Hogan, John James, Charles Lachmund, Will Malajczuk, Nitesh Samuel, Hayden Schiller, Aryan Sharma, William Taylor, Alex Lee Younger
