ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup 2026: The 2026 edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held from Feb 7 to Mar 8. India and Sri Lanka will co-host the biannual competition, featuring 20 of the world's finest T20 International sides. Apart from defending champions India, former winners West Indies, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia will also be vying for the big glory.
These formidable sides will be joined by fellow ICC full-members New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe. Leading associate sides Scotland, UAE, Nepal, Italy, Oman, Netherlands, Canada, Namibia and the USA will also strive to make their presence felt on the world stage.
ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Groups
The 20 T20 World Cup 2026 participants will be divided into four groups of five teams each. Here is how each of the four groups is lined up:
- Group A: India, Pakistan, Namibia, the Netherlands and the USA.
- Group B: Sri Lanka, Australia, Oman, Zimbabwe and Ireland
- Group C: England, West Indies, Italy, Scotland and Nepal
- Group D: South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Canada and UAE
ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Format
Each team will play its respective group rivals once during the initial stage of the competition. The top 2 teams in all four groups at the end of the first round will qualify for the Super 8s stage. Those eight qualifiers will be further subdivided into two groups of 4 teams each. Teams will then play their group opponents once in the Super 8s. The top 2 teams from either group will qualify for the semi-finals.
ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Venues
In India, venues in Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Chennai will play host to the T20 World Cup 2026 matches. Colombo and Pallekele have been allocated games of the Sri Lankan leg of the competition.
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ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Match Schedule - Date, Timings, Venues
| Date | Time (IST) | Matches | Venue |
| Feb 7 | 11:00 AM | Pakistan vs Netherlands | Colombo |
| Feb 7 | 3:00 PM | West Indies vs Scotland | Kolkata |
| Feb 7 | 7:00 PM | India vs USA | Mumbai |
| Feb 8 | 11:00 AM | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chennai |
| Feb 8 | 3:00 PM | England vs Nepal | Mumbai |
| Feb 8 | 7:00 PM | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | Colombo |
| Feb 9 | 11:00 AM | Scotland vs Italy | Kolkata |
| Feb 9 | 3:00 PM | Zimbabwe vs Oman | Colombo |
| Feb 9 | 7:00 PM | South Africa vs Canada | Ahmedabad |
| Feb 10 | 11:00 AM | Netherlands vs Namibia | Delhi |
| Feb 10 | 3:00 PM | New Zealand vs UAE | Chennai |
| Feb 10 | 7:00 PM | Pakistan vs USA | Colombo |
| Feb 11 | 11:00 AM | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad |
| Feb 11 | 3:00 PM | Australia vs Ireland | Colombo |
| Feb 11 | 7:00 PM | England vs West Indies | Mumbai |
| Feb 12 | 11:00 PM | Sri Lanka vs Oman | Kandy |
| Feb 12 | 3:00 PM | Nepal vs Italy | Mumbai |
| Feb 12 | 7:00 PM | India vs Namibia | Delhi |
| Feb 13 | 11:00 AM | Australia vs Zimbabwe | Colombo |
| Feb 13 | 3:00 PM | Canada vs UAE | Delhi |
| Feb 13 | 7:00 PM | USA vs Netherlands | Chennai |
| Feb 14 | 11:00 AM | Ireland vs Oman | Colombo |
| Feb 14 | 3:00 PM | England vs Scotland | Kolkata |
| Feb 14 | 7:00 PM | New Zealand vs South Africa | Ahmedabad |
| Feb 15 | 11:00 AM | West Indies vs Nepal | Mumbai |
| Feb 15 | 3:00 PM | USA vs Namibia | Chennai |
| Feb 15 | 7:00 PM | India vs Pakistan | Colombo |
| Feb 16 | 11:00 AM | Afghanistan vs UAE | Delhi |
| Feb 16 | 3:00 PM | England vs Italy | Kolkata |
| Feb 16 | 7:00 PM | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Kandy |
| Feb 17 | 11:00 AM | New Zealand vs Canada | Chennai |
| Feb 17 | 3:00 PM | Ireland vs Zimbabwe | Kandy |
| Feb 17 | 7:00 PM | Scotland vs Nepal | Mumbai |
| Feb 18 | 11:00 AM | South Africa vs UAE | Delhi |
| Feb 18 | 3:00 PM | Pakistan vs Namibia | Colombo |
| Feb 18 | 7:00 PM | India s Netherlands | Ahmedabad |
| Feb 19 | 11:00 AM | West Indies vs Italy | Kolkata |
| Feb 19 | 3:00 PM | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | Colombo |
| Fen 19 | 7:00 PM | Afghanistan vs Canada | Chennai |
| Feb 20 | 7:00 PM | Australia vs Oman | Kandy |
| Feb 21 | 7:00 PM | Y2 vs Y3 | Colombo |
| Feb 22 | 3:00 PM | Y1 vs Y4 | Kandy |
| Feb 22 | 7:00 PM | X1 vs X4 | Ahmedabad |
| Feb 23 | 7:00 PM | X2 vs X3 | Mumbai |
| Feb 24 | 7:00 PM | Y1 vs Y3 | Kandy |
| Feb 25 | 7:00 PM | Y2 vs Y4 | Colombo |
| Feb 26 | 3:00 PM | X3vs X4 | Ahmedabad |
| Feb 26 | 7:00 PM | X1 vs X2 | Chennai |
| Feb 27 | 7:00 PM | Y1 vs Y2 | Colombo |
| Feb 28 | 7:00 PM | Y3 vs Y4 | Kandy |
| Mar 1 | 3:00 PM | X2 vs X4 | Delhi |
| Mar 1 | 7:00 PM | X1 vs X3 | Kolkata |
| Mar 4 | 7:00 PM | SF 1 | Kolkata/Colombo |
| Mar 5 | 7:00 PM | SF 2 | Mumbai |
| Mar 8 | 7:00 PM | Final | Ahmedabad/Colombo |
ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Live Streaming Details
All matches of the T20 World Cup 2026 will be televised live in India on the Star Sports Network channels. Fans can also livestream the fixtures via the Jio Hotstar app and website.
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