The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule has fans buzzing with excitement as the tournament draws near. It is set to commence on 7 February 2026 and conclude on 8 March 2026. The event will showcase the best cricketing talent from around the globe. With thrilling group stage clashes, intense knockout matches, and high-pressure finals, every game promises nail-biting finishes.
Advertisement
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule: Matches, Dates, Teams & Venues

From powerful sixes to deadly bowling spells, the T20 format ensures nonstop entertainment. Cricket enthusiasts can now plan to catch all the key fixtures and witness unforgettable moments as nations compete for the ultimate T20 crown.
T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule
The T20 World Cup 2026 is here, starting on 7 February 2026 and ending with the final on 8 March 2026. One of the best T20 cricket teams from around the world will play exciting T20 matches across India and Sri Lanka. Check out the full T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule to know when all the important matches will happen.
| Date | Match No. | Group | Venue | Matches | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 07 Feb '26 | 1 | A | Colombo (SSC) | Netherlands vs Pakistan | 11:00 AM |
| Sat, 07 Feb '26 | 2 | C | Eden Gardens | Bangladesh vs West Indies | 3:00 PM |
| Sat, 07 Feb '26 | 3 | A | Wankhede | India vs USA | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, 08 Feb '26 | 4 | D | Chennai | Afghanistan vs New Zealand | 11:00 AM |
| Sun, 08 Feb '26 | 5 | C | Wankhede | England vs Nepal | 3:00 PM |
| Sun, 08 Feb '26 | 6 | B | Colombo (RPS) | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, 09 Feb '26 | 7 | C | Eden Gardens | Bangladesh vs Italy | 11:00 AM |
| Mon, 09 Feb '26 | 8 | B | Colombo (SSC) | Oman vs Zimbabwe | 3:00 PM |
| Mon, 09 Feb '26 | 9 | D | Ahmedabad | Canada vs South Africa | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, 10 Feb '26 | 10 | A | Delhi | Namibia vs Netherlands | 11:00 AM |
| Tue, 10 Feb '26 | 11 | D | Chennai | New Zealand vs UAE | 3:00 PM |
| Tue, 10 Feb '26 | 12 | A | Colombo (SSC) | Pakistan vs USA | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, 11 Feb '26 | 13 | D | Ahmedabad | Afghanistan vs South Africa | 11:00 AM |
| Wed, 11 Feb '26 | 14 | B | Colombo (RPS) | Australia vs Ireland | 3:00 PM |
| Wed, 11 Feb '26 | 15 | C | Wankhede | England vs West Indies | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, 12 Feb '26 | 16 | B | Pallekele | Sri Lanka vs Oman | 11:00 AM |
| Thu, 12 Feb '26 | 17 | C | Wankhede | Italy vs Nepal | 3:00 PM |
| Thu, 12 Feb '26 | 18 | A | Delhi | India vs Namibia | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, 13 Feb '26 | 19 | B | Colombo (RPS) | Australia vs Zimbabwe | 11:00 AM |
| Fri, 13 Feb '26 | 20 | D | Delhi | Canada vs UAE | 3:00 PM |
| Fri, 13 Feb '26 | 21 | A | Chennai | Netherlands vs USA | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, 14 Feb '26 | 22 | B | Colombo (SSC) | Ireland vs Oman | 11:00 AM |
| Sat, 14 Feb '26 | 23 | C | Eden Gardens | Bangladesh vs England | 3:00 PM |
| Sat, 14 Feb '26 | 24 | D | Ahmedabad | New Zealand vs South Africa | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, 15 Feb '26 | 25 | C | Wankhede | Nepal vs West Indies | 11:00 AM |
| Sun, 15 Feb '26 | 26 | A | Chennai | Namibia vs USA | 3:00 PM |
| Sun, 15 Feb '26 | 27 | A | Colombo (RPS) | India vs Pakistan | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, 16 Feb '26 | 28 | D | Delhi | Afghanistan vs UAE | 11:00 AM |
| Mon, 16 Feb '26 | 29 | C | Eden Gardens | England vs Italy | 3:00 PM |
| Mon, 16 Feb '26 | 30 | B | Pallekele | Australia vs Sri Lanka | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, 17 Feb '26 | 31 | D | Chennai | Canada vs New Zealand | 11:00 AM |
| Tue, 17 Feb '26 | 32 | B | Pallekele | Ireland vs Zimbabwe | 3:00 PM |
| Tue, 17 Feb '26 | 33 | C | Wankhede | Bangladesh vs Nepal | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, 18 Feb '26 | 34 | D | Delhi | South Africa vs UAE | 11:00 AM |
| Wed, 18 Feb '26 | 35 | A | Colombo (SSC) | Namibia vs Pakistan | 3:00 PM |
| Wed, 18 Feb '26 | 36 | A | Ahmedabad | India vs Netherlands | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, 19 Feb '26 | 37 | C | Eden Gardens | Italy vs West Indies | 11:00 AM |
| Thu, 19 Feb '26 | 38 | B | Colombo (RPS) | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | 3:00 PM |
| Thu, 19 Feb '26 | 39 | D | Chennai | Afghanistan vs Canada | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, 20 Feb '26 | 40 | B | Pallekele | Australia vs Oman | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, 21 Feb '26 | 41 | Super 8, Group 2 | Colombo (RPS) | TBA | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, 22 Feb '26 | 42 | Super 8, Group 2 | Pallekele | TBA | 3:00 PM |
| Sun, 22 Feb '26 | 43 | Super 8, Group 1 | Ahmedabad | TBA | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, 23 Feb '26 | 44 | Super 8, Group 1 | Wankhede | TBA | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, 24 Feb '26 | 45 | Super 8, Group 2 | Pallekele | TBA | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, 25 Feb '26 | 46 | Super 8, Group 2 | Colombo (RPS) | TBA | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, 26 Feb '26 | 47 | Super 8, Group 1 | Ahmedabad | TBA | 3:00 PM |
| Thu, 26 Feb '26 | 48 | Super 8, Group 1 | Chennai | TBA | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, 27 Feb '26 | 49 | Super 8, Group 2 | Colombo (RPS) | TBA | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, 28 Feb '26 | 50 | Super 8, Group 2 | Pallekele | TBA | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, 01 Mar '26 | 51 | Super 8, Group 1 | Delhi | TBA | 3:00 PM |
| Sun, 01 Mar '26 | 52 | Super 8, Group 1 | Eden Gardens | TBA | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, 04 Mar '26 | SF1 | Semi-Final | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Thu, 05 Mar '26 | SF2 | Semi-Final | Wankhede | TBA | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, 08 Mar '26 | Final | Final | TBA | TBA | TBA |
T20 World Cup 2026 Squads
The T20 World Cup 2026 squads feature a mix of experienced players and young talent, carefully selected for balance and versatility. Each team includes some of the best T20 batters in the world, all-rounders, and bowlers to handle different match situations. The squads are designed to adapt to varying conditions and strategies, ensuring competitive and exciting cricket throughout the tournament.
- India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
- Afghanistan Squad: Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Ishaq, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Shahidullah, Abdollah Ahmadzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ziaur Rahman
- Australia Squad: Tim David, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Short, Mitchell Marsh, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa
- Bangladesh Squad: Litton Das, Nurul Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Saif Hassan, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed
- Canada Squad: Navneet Dhaliwal, Shreyas Movva, Ravinderpal Singh, Yuvraj Samra, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Dilpreet Bajwa, Ajayveer Hundal, Nicholas Kirton, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Harsh Thaker, Dilon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Ansh Patel, Manjot Buttar
- England Squad: Harry Brook, Tom Banton, Jos Buttler, Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood
- Ireland Squad: Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Paul Stirling, Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Ben White, Craig Young
- Namibia Squad: Jan Balt, Zane Green, Malan Kruger, Dylan Leicher, Louren Steenkamp, Gerhard Erasmus, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Willem Myburgh, JJ Smit, Jack Brassell, Max Heingo, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Ruben Trumpelmann
- Nepal Squad: Aarif Sheikh, Aasif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Basir Ahamad, Kushal Bhurtel, Sundeep Jora, Lokesh Bam, Rohit Paudel, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sher Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Nandan Yadav
- Netherlands Squad: Scott Edwards, Noah Croes, Michael Levitt, Max O'Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Zach Lion-Cachet, Saqib Zulfiqar, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Paul van Meekeren
- New Zealand Squad: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Tim Seifert, Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi
- Oman Squad: Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Jay Odedra, Mohammad Nadeem, Nadeem Khan, Karan Sonavale, Wasim Ali, Hassnain Shah, Jiten Ramanandi, Shafiq Jan, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed, Sufyan Mehmood, Ashish Odedara
- South Africa Squad: Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, David Miller, Jason Smith, Corbin Bosch, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, and Kagiso Rabada
- Zimbabwe Squad: Clive Madande, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Brendan Taylor, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Brad Evans, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Graeme Cremer, Tinotenda Maposa, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, and Richard Ngarava
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country will host T20 World Cup 2026?
+
Which country will host T20 World Cup 2026?
India and Sri Lanka will host the T20 World Cup 2026.
Conversation
(0 Comments)
Editor's Pick
Editor's Pick





-1770122632435.webp)

-1770118742478.webp)




