T20 World Cup Schedule 2026 Match DatesVenuesTime Table and Teams

Latest T20 World Cup Schedule 2026 with complete time tablelive scoresnewsvideosresults and ball by ball commentary. The 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is scheduled from February 7 to March 82026with 20 teams participating in the event co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The tournament will feature 55 matches across multiple venues in both host countries.

2026 T20 World Cup Dates	Feb 7 – March 8 2026
T20 WC Schedule	Full Schedule ⬇️
Standings	T20 Cricket World Cup Points Table 2026
Live Scores	T20 World Cup Live Score⚡ (LIVE)
Total Matches	55 (including semi-finals and finals)
Match Format	20 Overs (T20)
Tournament Format	Round-robin and Knockout
Host / Venues	India / Sri Lanka
Teams	AfghanistanAustraliaCanadaEnglandIndiaIrelandItalyNamibiaNepalNetherlandsOmanPakistanScotlandSouth AfricaSri LankaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited States of AmericaWest IndiesZimbabwe
Schedule & Time Table	T20 Cricket World Cup Schedule 2026

T20 World Cup Schedule 2026 (Confirmed Dates)

The ICC T20 World Cup Schedule 2026 has been announced for all 55 T20 matcheswith the tournament set to take place in February–March 2026 across India and Sri Lanka. The T20 World Cup 2026 begins on Saturday7 February 2026 and runs until the Final on Sunday8 March 2026. A total of 55 matches will be played during the tournamentstarting with Group Stage (Groups ABC & D) followed by the Super 8 stage. The knockout phase will include two Semi-Finals in early Marchculminating in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final. The ICC has finalized multiple venues across India and Sri Lanka for the eventincluding stadiums in MumbaiDelhiKolkataChennaiAhmedabadColomboPallekeleand other host cities.

The schedule is divided into two main phases: the Group Stage followed by the Super 8 roundwhere the top teams progress toward the knockouts. Belowyou can find the complete ICC T20 World Cup 2026 schedule team-wisecovering all group matchesSuper 8 fixturesSemi-Finalsand the Final. Each team plays the other teams in its group at least once before advancing stages. The final schedule has been officially confirmed by the ICC with full details of venuesmatch datesand start times. For user convenienceT20 World Cup 2026 match timings are provided in IST (India Standard Time)PKT (Pakistan Standard Time)GMTand ESTand you can use the filters below to search matches by teamvenueor timing.

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Players / Squad for T20 World Cup (All Teams) Full List

Afghanistan Squad for T20 World Cup

Rashid Khan (Captain)Sediqullah AtalDarwish RasooliIbrahim ZadranShahidullah KamalGulbadin NaibMohammad NabiAzmatullah OmarzaiRahmanullah GurbazMohammad IshaqNoor AhmadAbdullah AhmadzaiFazalhaq FarooqiMujeeb Ur RahmanZiaur Rahman Sharifi

Australia Squad for T20 World Cup

Mitchell Marsh (Captain)Tim DavidTravis HeadMatt RenshawCooper ConnollyCameron GreenGlenn MaxwellMarcus StoinisJosh InglisXavier BartlettNathan EllisJosh HazlewoodMatthew KuhnemannAdam ZampaBen Dwarshuis

Canada Squad for T20 World Cup

Dilpreet Bajwa (Captain)Ravinderpal SinghYuvraj SamraKanwarpal TathgurNavneet DhaliwalNicholas KirtonHarsh ThakerAjayveer HundalSaad Bin ZafarAnsh PatelShreyas MovvaShivam SharmaDilon HeyligerKaleem SanaJaskaran Singh

England Squad for T20 World Cup

Harry Brook (Captain)Ben DuckettJacob BethellWill JacksRehan AhmedSam CurranLiam DawsonJamie OvertonTom BantonJos ButtlerPhilip SaltJofra ArcherAdil RashidJosh TongueLuke Wood

India Squad for T20 World Cup

Suryakumar Yadav (Captain)Tilak VarmaRinku SinghAbhishek SharmaHardik PandyaShivam DubeAxar PatelWashington SundarSanju SamsonIshan KishanHarshit RanaJasprit BumrahVarun ChakaravarthyKuldeep YadavArshdeep Singh

Ireland Squad for T20 World Cup

Paul Stirling (Captain)Ross AdairBenjamin CalitzHarry TectorTim TectorGareth DelanyCurtis CampherGeorge DockrellMatthew HumphreysLorcan TuckerMark AdairJoshua LittleBarry McCarthyCraig YoungBenjamin White

Italy Squad for T20 World Cup

Wayne Madsen (Captain)Anthony MoscaJustin MoscaHarry ManentiJaspreet SinghJJ SmutsZain AliSyed NaqviMarcus CampopianoGian MeadeAli HasanBen ManentiGrant StewartThomas DracaCrishan Kalugamage

Namibia Squad for T20 World Cup

Gerhard Erasmus (Captain)Malan KrugerJan FrylinckLouren SteenkampJan BaltDylan LeicherJJ SmitZane GreenJan Nicol Loftie-EatonBernard ScholtzRuben TrumpelmannJack BrassellBen ShikongoWillem MyburghMax Heingo

Nepal Squad for T20 World Cup

Rohit Paudel (Captain)Kushal BhurtelSundeep JoraDipendra Singh AireeAarif SheikhSompal KamiKaran KCNandan YadavAasif SheikhLokesh BamSandeep LamichhaneBasir AhamadGulsan JhaLalit RajbanshiSher Malla

Netherlands Squad for T20 World Cup

Scott Edwards (Captain)Max O’DowdZach Lion CachetColin AckermannBas de LeedeMichael LevittTimm van der GugtenSaqib ZulfiqarNoah CroesLogan van BeekAryan DuttFred KlaassenKyle KleinPaul van MeekerenRoelof van der Merwe

New Zealand Squad for T20 World Cup

Mitchell Santner (Captain)Finn AllenMark ChapmanMichael BracewellDaryl MitchellJames NeeshamGlenn PhillipsRachin RavindraDevon ConwayTim SeifertJacob DuffyLockie FergusonMatt HenryIsh SodhiKyle Jamieson

Oman Squad for T20 World Cup

Jatinder Singh (Captain)Ashish OdedaraKaran SonavaleWasim AliAamir KaleemJay OdedraMohammad NadeemJiten RamanandiShafiq JanHammad MirzaVinayak ShuklaNadeem KhanShah FaisalShakeel AhmedSufyan Mehmood

Pakistan Squad for T20 World Cup

Salman Agha (Captain)Babar AzamFakhar ZamanSaim AyubFaheem AshrafMohammad NawazShadab KhanKhawaja NafaySahibzada FarhanUsman KhanAbrar AhmedNaseem ShahShaheen AfridiUsman TariqSalman Mirza

Scotland Squad for T20 World Cup

Richie Berrington (Captain)Michael JonesGeorge MunseyTom BruceMichael LeaskBrandon McMullenFinlay McCreathMatthew CrossBrad CurrieOliver DavidsonChris GreavesSafyaan SharifMark WattBrad WhealZainullah Ihsan

South Africa Squad for T20 World Cup

Aiden Markram (Captain)Dewald BrevisDavid MillerJason SmithGeorge LindeMarco JansenCorbin BoschQuinton de KockTristan StubbsRyan RickeltonKeshav MaharajKagiso RabadaKwena MaphakaLungi NgidiAnrich Nortje

Sri Lanka Squad for T20 World Cup

Dasun Shanaka (Captain)Pathum NissankaPavan RathnayakeKamindu MendisCharith AsalankaJanith LiyanageWanindu HasarangaDunith WellalageKamil MisharaKusal MendisKusal PereraMaheesh TheekshanaDushmantha ChameeraMatheesha PathiranaEshan Malinga

UAE Squad for T20 World Cup

Muhammad Waseem (Captain)Sohaib KhanMuhammad ZohaibMayank KumarDhruv ParasharAlishan SharafuHarshit KaushikAryansh SharmaSimranjeet SinghMuhammad Rohid KhanMuhammad JawadullahMuhammad FarooqMuhammad ArfanJunaid SiddiqueHaider Ali

US Squad for T20 World Cup

Monank Patel (Captain)Saiteja MukkamallaShehan JayasuriyaMilind KumarShubham RanjaneSanjay KrishnamurthiHarmeet SinghShadley van SchalkwykMohammad MohsinAndries GousShayan JahangirJasdeep SinghNosthush KenjigeSaurabh NetravalkarAli Khan

West Indies Squad for T20 World Cup

Shai Hope (Captain)Shimron HetmyerBrandon KingRovman PowellSherfane RutherfordQuentin SampsonJason HolderRoston ChaseGudakesh MotieRomario ShepherdJohnson CharlesMatthew FordeAkeal HoseinShamar JosephJayden Seales

Zimbabwe Squad for T20 World Cup

Sikandar Raza (Captain)Tashinga MusekiwaDion MyersBrian BennettRyan BurlTinotenda MaposaBrad EvansTony MunyongaClive MadandeTadiwanashe MarumaniBrendan TaylorGraeme CremerWellington MasakadzaBlessing MuzarabaniRichard Ngarava

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 – India / Sri Lanka

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be the tenth edition of the biennial Twenty20 International (T20I) tournament and will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 82026. This marks the first time India and Sri Lanka are jointly hosting an ICC Men’s T20 World Cupbringing the tournament back to the Asian subcontinent after more than a decade. The event will feature matches across multiple iconic venues in both countrieswith India entering the tournament as the defending championshaving won the previous edition.

A total of 20 teams will participate in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026continuing the expanded format introduced in the previous edition. The lineup includes the two host nationsteams qualified based on ICC rankingsand sides that progressed through global and regional qualification tournaments. The competition will begin with a Group Stage (Groups ABC & D)followed by the Super 8 roundleading into the Semi-Finals and the Final. The format ensures a highly competitive structure where teams must perform consistently across multiple stages to reach the knockouts.

T20 World Cup 2026 Venues

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is set to be a major cricketing spectaclewith matches scheduled across India and Sri Lanka at world-class stadiums known for their passionate crowds and rich cricketing history. The ICC has finalized a diverse mix of venues in major cricketing hubsensuring wide regional coverage and fan engagement throughout the tournament. Host cities in India include MumbaiDelhiKolkataChennaiAhmedabadand other key centerswhile Sri Lanka will host matches in ColomboPallekeleand additional venuesoffering a blend of high-capacity stadiums and spin-friendly conditions.

Cities/Stadiums Hosting T20 World Cup 2026 Matches

India Venues:

• Mumbai
• Delhi
• Kolkata
• Chennai
• Ahmedabad

Sri Lanka Venues:

• Colombo
• Pallekele

The India–Sri Lanka co-hosting arrangement ensures a balanced distribution of matchesdiverse playing conditionsand convenient travel for teams and fansmaking the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 one of the most anticipated global cricket events in recent years.

Teams Participating in the World T20 Event

A total of 20 teams will compete in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Ten teams are permanent participants based on their T20I status and performance in the previous edition of the T20 World Cuphaving secured automatic qualification. These teams are joined by additional sides that qualified through ICC rankings and regional qualification tournamentscompleting the 20-team lineup for the 2026 edition.

Here is the list of teams automatically qualified for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 based on their T20I statushost nation slotsand performance in the previous edition:

1. United States
2. Canada
3. West Indies
4. Namibia
5. Oman
6. Sri Lanka
7. South Africa
8. Afghanistan
9. Uganda
10. England
11. Scotland
12. Netherlands
13. Nepal
14. India
15. Ireland
16. Pakistan
17. New Zealand
18. Bangladesh
19. Australia

T20 World Cup 2026 Format & Groups

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will follow a four-group formatwith 20 teams divided into Groups ABCand Deach consisting of five teams. During the Group Stageevery team will play the other teams in its group once. The top teams from each group will advance to the Super 8 stagefollowed by the Semi-Finals and the Final. This format ensures a competitive league- opening round before the knockout phase begins.

T20 World Cup 2026 Groups Table

Group	Teams
A	PakistanIndiaNetherlandsUnited StatesNamibia
B	AustraliaSri LankaIrelandZimbabweOman
C	EnglandWest IndiesScotlandNepalItaly
D	New ZealandSouth AfricaAfghanistanCanadaUnited Arab Emirates

Finallythe top 2 teams from each group will proceed to Super 8 stage followed by semi-final and then final.

Note: The groups and schedule has been announced officially. Super 8 teams will be decided after completion of group stage matches.

T20 World Cup Team Records

The West Indies and India are the most successful teams in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup historywith two titles each. The West Indies lifted the trophy in 2012 and 2016while India won the inaugural 2007 edition and claimed their second title by winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

WT20 Champions (year-wise)

Year	Champion
2026	–
2024	India
2022	England
2021	Australia
2016	West Indies
2014	Sri Lanka
2012	West Indies
2010	England
2009	Pakistan
2007	India

T20 World Cup 2026 Latest Updates

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be the tenth edition of the tournament and will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka in February–March 2026. This edition continues the ICC’s run of back-to-back global eventsfollowing the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Follow detailed info through following quick links:

T20 World Cup 2026	T20 World Cup Schedule
T20 World Cup Live Score	T20 World Cup Points Table
T20 World Cup Squads	T20 World Cup News
T20 World Cup Videos	T20 World Cup Stats

2026 T20 World Cup FAQ

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