Kazuma Kato-Stafford will continue as Japan 's captain for the men's Under-19 World Cup , to be played in January-February 2026 in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Nikhil Pol, a former captain, and allrounder Timothy Moore , who missed the recent Asian Cricket Council Premier Cup in Ajman in November-December, are back in the squad.

At the Premier Cup, Japan had positive results against Maldives, who they beat by 366 runs after putting up 422 for 7 in their 50 overs, and Qatar, who they trumped by 183 runs, but lost to Oman to miss out on a semi-final spot.

Nihar Parmar , who scored 156 in 132 ball against Maldives, and Kaisei Kobayashi-Doggett, who slammed 106 in 73 balls against Qatar, are both in the World Cup squad,

In their World Cup debut, Japan are drawn in Group A alongside defendi

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