Global Cricket News • ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule: Match List, Dates and Venues
• Ahmedabad has been chosen to host the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, with the Narendra Modi
Stadium final set to be the showpiece of the tournament. Kolkata and Mumbai will stage the two semifinals,
confirming the T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final venues, while Colombo remains the alternative venue should
contingency plans be triggered.
• The announcement came during the ICC tournament schedule announcement, formally unveiled at the ICC
schedule reveal event Mumbai, attended by senior officials including Jay Shah, ICC Chairman. Adding further
gravitas, T20 World Cup–winning captain Rohit Sharma was named in the ICC Brand Ambassador appointment,
reinforcing the scale of this ICC Men’s global cricket event.
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Teams and Groups Announced
| Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
| 🇮🇳 India |
🇦🇺 Australia |
🏴 England |
🇿🇦 South Africa |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
🌴 West Indies |
🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
🇮🇪 Ireland |
🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
🇦🇫 Afghanistan |
| 🇺🇸 USA |
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
🇳🇵 Nepal |
🇨🇦 Canada |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia |
🇴🇲 Oman |
🇮🇹 Italy |
🇦🇪 UAE |
• The teams and groups for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 have been announced. The T20 World Cup 2026 groups
introduce clear logistical narratives. All Group B fixtures will be played entirely in Sri Lanka, ensuring
that Pakistan matches in Sri Lanka remain consistent throughout the group stage, regardless of opposition.
• Knockout plans include deliberate flexibility. If Pakistan reaches the semifinals, Colombo’s R. Premadasa
Stadium will replace Kolkata, impacting the Eden Gardens semi-final slot. The same rule applies to the
final—Pakistan’s qualification would shift the summit clash from Ahmedabad to Colombo, defining the India
Pakistan T20 World Cup match venue well in advance.
• Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium T20 World Cup fixture is locked in as Semi-Final 2, provided India does not face
Pakistan. Otherwise, Colombo will host the high-voltage clash.
T20 World Cup 2026 matches
| Date |
Match |
Stage |
Time (IST / SLST)
|
Venue |
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["7 Feb 2026","Pakistan vs Netherlands","Group A","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["7 Feb 2026","West Indies vs Bangladesh","Group C","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Kolkata"],
["7 Feb 2026","India vs USA","Group A","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Mumbai"],
["8 Feb 2026","New Zealand vs Afghanistan","Group D","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Chennai"],
["8 Feb 2026","England vs Nepal","Group C","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Mumbai"],
["8 Feb 2026","Sri Lanka vs Ireland","Group B","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["9 Feb 2026","Bangladesh vs Italy","Group C","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Kolkata"],
["9 Feb 2026","Zimbabwe vs Oman","Group B","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["9 Feb 2026","South Africa vs Canada","Group D","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Ahmedabad"],
["10 Feb 2026","Netherlands vs Namibia","Group A","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Delhi"],
["10 Feb 2026","New Zealand vs UAE","Group D","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Chennai"],
["10 Feb 2026","Pakistan vs USA","Group A","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["11 Feb 2026","South Africa vs Afghanistan","Group D","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Ahmedabad"],
["11 Feb 2026","Australia vs Ireland","Group B","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["11 Feb 2026","England vs West Indies","Group C","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Mumbai"],
["12 Feb 2026","Sri Lanka vs Oman","Group B","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Kandy"],
["12 Feb 2026","Nepal vs Italy","Group C","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Mumbai"],
["12 Feb 2026","India vs Namibia","Group A","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Delhi"],
["13 Feb 2026","Australia vs Zimbabwe","Group B","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["13 Feb 2026","Canada vs UAE","Group D","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Delhi"],
["13 Feb 2026","USA vs Netherlands","Group A","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Chennai"],
["14 Feb 2026","Ireland vs Oman","Group B","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["14 Feb 2026","England vs Bangladesh","Group C","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Kolkata"],
["14 Feb 2026","New Zealand vs South Africa","Group D","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Ahmedabad"],
["15 Feb 2026","West Indies vs Nepal","Group C","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Mumbai"],
["15 Feb 2026","USA vs Namibia","Group A","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Chennai"],
["15 Feb 2026","India vs Pakistan","Group A","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["16 Feb 2026","Afghanistan vs UAE","Group D","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Delhi"],
["16 Feb 2026","England vs Italy","Group C","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Kolkata"],
["16 Feb 2026","Australia vs Sri Lanka","Group B","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Kandy"],
["17 Feb 2026","New Zealand vs Canada","Group D","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Chennai"],
["17 Feb 2026","Ireland vs Zimbabwe","Group B","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Kandy"],
["17 Feb 2026","Bangladesh vs Nepal","Group C","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Mumbai"],
["18 Feb 2026","South Africa vs UAE","Group D","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Delhi"],
["18 Feb 2026","Pakistan vs Namibia","Group A","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["18 Feb 2026","India vs Netherlands","Group A","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Ahmedabad"],
["19 Feb 2026","West Indies vs Italy","Group C","11:00 AM IST / SLST","Kolkata"],
["19 Feb 2026","Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe","Group B","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["19 Feb 2026","Afghanistan vs Canada","Group D","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Chennai"],
["20 Feb 2026","Australia vs Oman","Group B","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Kandy"],
["21 Feb 2026","Super 8 – Match 1","Super Eight","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["22 Feb 2026","Super 8 – Match 2","Super Eight","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Kandy"],
["22 Feb 2026","Super 8 – Match 3","Super Eight","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Ahmedabad"],
["23 Feb 2026","Super 8 – Match 4","Super Eight","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Mumbai"],
["24 Feb 2026","Super 8 – Match 5","Super Eight","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Kandy"],
["25 Feb 2026","Super 8 – Match 6","Super Eight","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["26 Feb 2026","Super 8 – Match 7","Super Eight","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Ahmedabad"],
["26 Feb 2026","Super 8 – Match 8","Super Eight","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Chennai"],
["27 Feb 2026","Super 8 – Match 9","Super Eight","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Colombo"],
["28 Feb 2026","Super 8 – Match 10","Super Eight","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Kandy"],
["1 Mar 2026","Super 8 – Match 11","Super Eight","3:00 PM IST / SLST","Delhi"],
["1 Mar 2026","Super 8 – Match 12","Super Eight","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Kolkata"],
["4 Mar 2026","Semi-final 1","Semi-final","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Kolkata / Colombo"],
["5 Mar 2026","Semi-final 2","Semi-final","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Mumbai"],
["8 Mar 2026","Final","Final","7:00 PM IST / SLST","Ahmedabad / Colombo"],
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The T20 World Cup 2026 fixtures don’t feel distant anymore. Once the dates, venues, and match flow
dropped—especially the confirmation of the T20 World Cup 2026 opening match—the tournament stopped feeling
theoretical. Squads will shrink. Careers will pivot. Nights under lights will decide legacies.
This tournament, spread across India and Sri Lanka, reshapes everything—including India T20 World Cup
title defense plans. Conditions will fluctuate. Dew will interfere. Crowds will demand immediacy. The match
list reads less like a calendar and more like a pressure map.
The schedule doesn’t wait. Quick turnarounds. No grace periods. Teams won’t “grow into” form—they’ll either
arrive sharp or disappear early. That’s the modern T20 reality.
Venues amplify the uncertainty. One week rewards timing; the next punishes ambition. Rotation becomes
survival, not rest.
There will be headline clashes, inevitably. But the real tournament will unfold quietly—in afternoon
games, must-win group fixtures, and moments no one circles when the ICC tournament schedule announcement first drops.
