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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Full Schedule: The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the 10th edition of the tournament, will be held from February 7 to March 8, 2026, and will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. A total of 20 teams will compete in the month-long event. The month-long tournament will feature 20 teams, divided into four groups of five teams each. The opening day will feature three matches. Pakistan will face the Netherlands in Colombo in the first match, followed by West Indies against Scotland in Kolkata. Defending champions India will take on the United States in the final match of the day at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.FormatEach team will play four matches in the group stage. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 8 stage.The Super 8s will be divided into two groups of four teams. Each side will play three matches in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each Super 8 group will advance to the semifinals.GroupsGroup A: India, Pakistan, United States, Netherlands, NamibiaGroup B: Australia, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Zimbabwe, OmanGroup C: England, West Indies, Nepal, Italy, ScotlandGroup D: New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, Canada, United Arab EmiratesVenuesMatches will be played across five venues in India and three in Sri Lanka.India venues:Arun Jaitley Stadium (New Delhi), Eden Gardens (Kolkata), MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai), Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad), Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai)Sri Lanka venues:R Premadasa Stadium (Colombo), Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (Kandy), Sinhalese Sports Club (Colombo)The ICC said one semifinal and the final venues will depend on team qualification. If India reach the semifinals, their match will be played in Mumbai. If Pakistan qualify, their semifinal will be held in Colombo.Squads and Players ListGroup AIndia: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku SinghUSA: Monank Patel (c), Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham RanjaneNamibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, JC Balt, Dylan Leicher, WP Myburgh, Max HeingoReserve: Alexander VolschenkNetherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Colin Ackermann, Noah Croes, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Michael Levitt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Max O'Dowd, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Saqib ZulfiqarPakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman TariqGroup BAustralia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Adam ZampaSri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Janith Perera, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan MalingaZimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Brendan TaylorIreland: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig YoungOman: Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi, Aamir KaleemGroup CEngland: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke WoodWest Indies: Shai Hope (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Jayden Seales, Romario ShepherdItaly: Wayne Madsen (c), Marcus Campopiano, Gian Piero Meade, Zain Ali, Ali Hasan, Crishan Jorge Kalugamage, Harry Manenti, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, Benjamin Manenti, Jaspreet Singh, JJ Smuts, Grant Stewart, Thomas DracaNepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sundeep Jora, Aarif Sheikh, Basir Ahamad, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Gulshan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sher Malla, Lokesh BamScotland: Richie Berrington (c), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Oliver Davidson, Chris Greaves, Zainullah Ihsan, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Finlay McCreath, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Bradley WhealTravelling reserves: Jasper Davidson, Jack JarvisNon-travelling reserves: Mackenzie Jones, Chris McBride, Charlie TearGroup DSouth Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tristan StubbsNew Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish SodhiAfghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Ishaq Rahimi, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran, Zia Ur Rahman SharifiReserves: AM Ghazanfar, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Farid Ahmad MalikCanada: Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Ajayveer Hundal, Ansh Patel, Dilon Heyliger, Harsh Thaker, Jaskarandeep Singh, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Ravinderpal Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Shreyas Movva, Yuvraj SamraUAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan, Simranjeet SinghICC T20 World Cup 2026 ScheduleDateMatchTime (Local / GMT)StadiumFeb 7Netherlands vs Pakistan11:00 / 05:30SSC, ColomboFeb 7Scotland vs West Indies15:00 / 09:30Eden Gardens, KolkataFeb 7India vs USA19:00 / 13:30Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiFeb 8Afghanistan vs New Zealand11:00 / 05:30MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiFeb 8England vs Nepal15:00 / 09:30Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiFeb 8Sri Lanka vs Ireland19:00 / 13:30R Premadasa Stadium, ColomboFeb 9Scotland vs Italy11:00 / 05:30Eden Gardens, KolkataFeb 9Oman vs Zimbabwe15:00 / 09:30SSC, ColomboFeb 9Canada vs South Africa19:00 / 13:30Narendra Modi Stadium, AhmedabadFeb 10Namibia vs Netherlands11:00 / 05:30Arun Jaitley Stadium, DelhiFeb 10New Zealand vs UAE15:00 / 09:30MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiFeb 10Pakistan vs USA19:00 / 13:30SSC, ColomboFeb 11Afghanistan vs South Africa11:00 / 05:30Narendra Modi Stadium, AhmedabadFeb 11Australia vs Ireland15:00 / 09:30R Premadasa Stadium, ColomboFeb 11England vs West Indies19:00 / 13:30Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiFeb 12Sri Lanka vs Oman11:00 / 05:30Pallekele Stadium, KandyFeb 12Italy vs Nepal15:00 / 09:30Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiFeb 12India vs Namibia19:00 / 13:30Arun Jaitley Stadium, DelhiFeb 13Australia vs Zimbabwe11:00 / 05:30R Premadasa Stadium, ColomboFeb 13Canada vs UAE15:00 / 09:30Arun Jaitley Stadium, DelhiFeb 13Netherlands vs USA19:00 / 13:30MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiFeb 14Ireland vs Oman11:00 / 05:30SSC, ColomboFeb 14Scotland vs England15:00 / 09:30Eden Gardens, KolkataFeb 14New Zealand vs South Africa19:00 / 13:30Narendra Modi Stadium, AhmedabadFeb 15Nepal vs West Indies11:00 / 05:30Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiFeb 15Namibia vs USA15:00 / 09:30MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiFeb 15India vs Pakistan19:00 / 13:30R Premadasa Stadium, ColomboFeb 16Afghanistan vs UAE11:00 / 05:30Arun Jaitley Stadium, DelhiFeb 16England vs Italy15:00 / 09:30Eden Gardens, KolkataFeb 16Australia vs Sri Lanka19:00 / 13:30Pallekele Stadium, KandyFeb 17Canada vs New Zealand11:00 / 05:30MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiFeb 17Ireland vs Zimbabwe15:00 / 09:30Pallekele Stadium, KandyFeb 17Scotland vs Nepal19:00 / 13:30Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiFeb 18South Africa vs UAE11:00 / 05:30Arun Jaitley Stadium, DelhiFeb 18Namibia vs Pakistan15:00 / 09:30SSC, ColomboFeb 18India vs Netherlands19:00 / 13:30Narendra Modi Stadium, AhmedabadFeb 19Italy vs West Indies11:00 / 05:30Eden Gardens, KolkataFeb 19Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe15:00 / 09:30R Premadasa Stadium, ColomboFeb 19Afghanistan vs Canada19:00 / 13:30MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiFeb 20Australia vs Oman19:00 / 13:30Pallekele Stadium, KandyFeb 21TBD vs TBD19:00 / 13:30R Premadasa Stadium, ColomboFeb 22TBD vs TBD15:00 / 09:30Pallekele Stadium, KandyFeb 22TBD vs TBD19:00 / 13:30Narendra Modi Stadium, AhmedabadFeb 23TBD vs TBD19:00 / 13:30Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiFeb 24TBD vs TBD19:00 / 13:30Pallekele Stadium, KandyFeb 25TBD vs TBD19:00 / 13:30R Premadasa Stadium, ColomboFeb 26TBD vs TBD15:00 / 09:30Narendra Modi Stadium, AhmedabadFeb 26TBD vs TBD19:00 / 13:30MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiFeb 27TBD vs TBD19:00 / 13:30R Premadasa Stadium, ColomboFeb 28TBD vs TBD19:00 / 13:30Pallekele Stadium, KandyMar 1TBD vs TBD15:00 / 09:30Arun Jaitley Stadium, DelhiMar 1TBD vs TBD19:00 / 13:30Eden Gardens, KolkataMar 4Semi-final 119:00 / 13:30Eden Gardens, Kolkata / ColomboMar 5Semi-final 219:00 / 13:30Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiMar 8Final19:00 / 13:30Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad / ColomboBroadcast DetailsThe ICC T20 World Cup 2026 will be broadcast live on Star Sports channels. Matches will also be live-streamed on Jio Hotstar in India.

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