The International Cricket Council have confirmed the hosts of all under-19 World Cups through to the end of 2027.
Held every two years, the men's tournament takes place during even years, while the women's tournament, which is to be played for the first time next year in South Africa, will be played in odd years.
The ICC, in awarding hosting rights to four tournaments for the world's best junior cricketers, have expansion of the sport firmly on the agenda, with Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal and Namibia all to be involved.
On the men's side, the 2024 tournament will be played in Sri Lanka after the 2022 tournament, which was held in the West Indies, saw India take victory.
Following the Sri Lankan edition of the tournament which will see spinning tracks, the 2026 edition will head to Africa with Zimbabwe and Namibia to share hosting rights.
On the women's side of things, the 2023 tournament in South Africa will be followed by the 2025 tournament in Malaysia and Thailand, two nations who are both in the market to grow the sport.
Thailand qualified for the Women's T20 World Cup in 2021, which was held in Australia, and while they lost all their games outside of a washout, qualifying was a big step forward for the nation.
The 2027 tournament on the women's front will be hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal. While Bangladesh are a more traditional cricketing nation and continuing to improve in both men's and women's competition, Nepal are continuing to grow their own cricketing program.
The women's tournament had originally been scheduled to be first played in 2021, but was delayed to 2023 thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.
