ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Released
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Tuesday released the complete schedule, along with the match venues, of the T20 Men’s World Cup 2026
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Tuesday released the complete schedule, along with the match venues, of the T20 Men’s World Cup 2026.
The ICC said the T20 Men’s World Cup 2026 matches will be held in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Colombo and Kandy.
Most of the group matches of the T20 World Cup 2026 will be held in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi and Kolkata.
But some of the T20 cricket world cup matches, involving mainly the Pakistan cricket team, will be held in Colombo and Kandy cities of Sri Lanka.
Interestingly, India and Pakistan have been drawn in the same group.
T20 World Cup at a Glance
- Total number of teams 20
- Total number of groups 04
- Top two from each group will move to the Super 8s
- The best four will advance to the semifinals.
- India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, the USA, West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman, and the UAE have all qualified.
- Zimbabwe, Italy, and the UAE replace Papua New Guinea, Uganda, and Scotland from the 2024 lineup.
- The T20 World Cup will kick off on February 7 with three matches a day during the group stages.
- Wankhede Stadium will host the semi-final should India qualify with Kolkata nailed as the second venue. Should Pakistan reach the semis, the match will be moved to Colombo.
- Narendra Modi Stadium will host the T20 World Cup 2026 final on March 8. If Pakistan qualify, Colombo will host the tournament decider.
T20 World Cup 2026 Groups
- Group A: India, Pakistan, USA, Namibia and Netherlands
- Group B: Bangladesh, Italy, England, Nepal and West Indies
- Group C: Australia, Ireland, Oman, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe
- Group D: Afghanistan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and UAE
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule
- February 7 (11:00 AM): Pakistan vs Netherlands (Colombo)
- February 7 (3:00 PM): West Indies vs Bangladesh (Kolkata)
- February 7 (7:00 PM): India vs USA (Mumbai)
- February 8 (11:00 AM): New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Chennai)
- February 8 (3:00 PM): England vs Nepal (Mumbai)
- February 8 (7:00 PM): Sri Lanka vs Ireland (Colombo)
- February 9 (11:00 AM): Bangladesh vs Italy (Kolkata)
- February 9 (3:00 PM): Zimbabwe vs Oman (Colombo)
- February 9 (7:00 PM): South Africa vs Canada (Ahmedabad)
- February 10 (11:00 AM): Netherlands vs Namibia (Delhi)
- February 10 (3:00 PM): New Zealand vs UAE (Chennai)
- February 10 (7:00 PM): Pakistan vs USA (Colombo)
- February 11 (11:00 AM): South Africa vs Afghanistan (Ahmedabad)
- February 11 (3:00 PM): Australia vs Ireland (Colombo)
- February 11 (7:00 PM): England vs West Indies (Mumbai)
- February 12 (11:00 AM): Sri Lanka vs Oman (Kandy)
- February 12 (3:00 PM): Nepal vs Italy (Mumbai)
- February 12 (7:00 PM): India vs Namibia (Delhi)
- February 13 (11:00 AM): Australia vs Zimbabwe (Colombo)
- February 13 (3:00 PM): Canada vs UAE (Delhi)
- February 13 (7:00 PM): USA vs Netherlands (Chennai)
- February 14 (11:00 AM): Ireland vs Oman (Colombo)
- February 14 (3:00 PM): England vs Bangladesh (Kolkata)
- February 14 (7:00 PM): New Zealand vs South Africa (Ahmedabad)
- February 15 (11:00 AM): West Indies vs Nepal (Mumbai)
- February 15 (3:00 PM): USA vs Namibia (Chennai)
- February 15 (7:00 PM): India vs Pakistan (Colombo)
- February 16 (11:00 AM): Afghanistan vs UAE (Delhi)
- February 16 (3:00 PM): England vs Italy (Kolkata)
- February 16 (7:00 PM): Australia vs Sri Lanka (Kandy)
- February 17 (11:00 AM): New Zealand vs Canada (Chennai)
- February 17 (3:00 PM): Ireland vs Zimbabwe (Kandy)
- February 17 (7:00 PM): Bangladesh vs Nepal (Mumbai)
- February 18 (11:00 AM): South Africa vs UAE (Delhi)
- February 18 (3:00 PM): Pakistan vs Namibia (Colombo)
- February 18 (7:00 PM): India vs Netherlands (Ahmedabad)
- February 19 (11:00 AM): West Indies vs Italy (Kolkata)
- February 19 (3:00 PM): Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Colombo)
- February 19 (7:00 PM): Afghanistan vs Canada (Chennai)
- February 20 (7:00 PM): Australia vs Oman (Kandy)
- March 08: T20 World Cup Final
The T20 World Cup 2026 matches will be held in Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi), Eden Gardens (Kolkata), MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai), Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad), Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai), Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (Kandy), R Premadasa Stadium (Colombo) and Sinhalese Sports Club (Colombo).
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