[2] In March 2021, Cricket West Indies confirmed that the format would be the same as previous editions, with teams competing to progress to the Plate and Super League phases of the tournament.

[7] England became the first team to reach the final of the tournament, after they beat Afghanistan by 15 runs in the first Super League semi-final match.

[9] In the second semi-final, India beat Australia by 96 runs,[10] progressing to their fourth consecutive Under-19 Cricket World Cup final.

[15] In August 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the Americas, Asia, and EAP regional qualifiers had all been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[26] After taking part in the 2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the Afghanistan team flew from Dubai, via Manchester, to the Caribbean.