New Zealand name outfit for U19 World Cup 2026

Five players with domestic experience are a part of the New Zealand unit for the ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026. Tom Jones captains the 15-member squad.

Jones features in his second U19 Men's Cricket World Cup, and recently made a century on his first-class debut for Otago.

Additional squad members with domestic experience are Northern Districts batter Snehith Reddy and wicketkeeper Aryan Mann, Otago fast bowler Mason Clarke, and Auckland bowling allrounder Jaskaran Sandhu.

Reddy and Clarke also featured in the previous U19 Men's Cricket World Cup.

Anton Devcich will head up the coaching unit, alongside NZC High Performance coaches Paul Wiseman and Graeme Aldridge.

Squad:

Tom Jones (c), Marco Alpe, Hugo Bogue, Harry Burns, Mason Clarke, Jacob Cotter, Aryan Mann, Brandon Matzopoulos, Flynn Morey, Snehith Reddy, Callum Samson, Jaskaran Sandhu, Selwin Sanjay, Hunter Shore, Harry Waite

Head coach Devcich congratulated the squad on their success.

"With such a talented pool of players, there were some difficult selection calls, but we think we’ve landed the right balance.”

Devcich who had himself featured in the 2004 U19 World Cup, stated that the tournament offered players an insight into cricket at the top level.

“The Under-19 World Cup is a really exciting opportunity for the best age-group talent to showcase their skills on the world stage and experience their first taste of international cricket.”

“For most of the players, it’ll be their first time representing New Zealand, which will be a special moment for both players and coaches.”

The squad will have a training camp in Bulawayo before the tournament’s warm-up period begins on January 9.

The Kiwis are a part of Group B in the tournament along with India, Bangladesh, and the USA.