The opening day of the 2026 T20 World Cup saw six teams in action across three venues. Pakistan and the Netherlands got the ball rolling in the tournament at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. India took on USA in Mumbai while West Indies and Scotland fought it out in Kolkata.
Netherlands almost pulled off yet another shock win at T20 World Cup as they gave Pakistan a tough fight. Batting first Netherlands were all-out on 147. At 114/7, it felt like Pakistan would lose the game. However Faheem Ashraf's unbeaten cameo of 29 in 11 deliveries crushed Netherlands' hopes of a win. Pakistan reached the target in 19.3 overs to seal 2 points.
The scene then shifted to Eden Gardens where West Indies faced-off against Scotland in a Group C match. Shimron Hetmyer's thrilling innings of 64 in 36 balls followed by Romario Shepherd's spell of 5/20 including a hat-trick set-up a comfortable 35 run win for two-time champions West Indies.
Defending champions India began their campaign at the Wankhade with a match against the USA. The Men in Blue batted first but were off to a slow start as they were left struggling at 77/6. However Suryakumar Yadav produced a captain's innings as he entertained the crowd with an unbeaten innings of 84 in 49 balls. His innings lifted India to a competitive score of 161/9. There was no way back for USA after Suryakumar's blitzkrieg as they they were halted at 132/8 as India won by 29 runs.
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Group A
| Team | Matches Played | Wins | Losses | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate |
| India | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | +1.450 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | +0.240 |
| Netherlands | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | -0.240 |
| United States of America | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | -1.450 |
| Namibia | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Group B
| Team | Matches Played | Wins | Losses | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate |
| Australia | - | - | ||||
| Ireland | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oman | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sri Lanka | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zimbabwe | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Group C
| Team | Matches Played | Wins | Losses | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate |
| West Indies | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | +1.750 |
| Scotland | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | -1.750 |
| England | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nepal | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Group D
| Team | Matches Played | Wins | Losses | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate |
| Afghanistan | - | - | ||||
| Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Africa | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Arab Emirates | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Day 2 of the World Cup will see Afghanistan face New Zealand in Chennai. That game will begin at 11.00 AM IST. Then England and Nepal will square-off in Wankhede at 3.00 pm. Finally co-hosts Sri Lanka will lock horns with Ireland in Colombo.
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