NEW DELHI: The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday launched the complete schedule for the upcoming 2026 T20 World Cup. The match will begin on February 7 in Colombo with Pakistan dealing with the Netherlands, adopted by West Indies taking part in Bangladesh.India will open their title defence later the identical day in opposition to the USA in Mumbai. The defending champions’ second match is in opposition to Namibia in Delhi on February 12. The India-Pakistan match is ready for February 15 in Colombo, and India will full their group-stage fixtures in opposition to the Netherlands in Ahmedabad on February 18.
The group stage will function three matches every day.Underneath an settlement finalised earlier this 12 months for multi-nation occasions hosted by India or Pakistan, the ICC has alternate venues in place for the knockout stage. If Pakistan attain the semifinals or the ultimate, these matches will likely be held in Colombo. If Pakistan don’t attain the ultimate, the title match will likely be staged on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 8. Mumbai will host one semifinal and Kolkata the opposite if Pakistan will not be within the knockout rounds.India and Sri Lanka will collectively host the 20-team occasion throughout 29 days at eight venues — 5 in India and three in Sri Lanka. The grounds are: Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad), MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai), Arun Jaitley Stadium (New Delhi), Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai), Eden Gardens (Kolkata), R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo), Sinhalese Sports activities Membership Cricket Floor (Colombo) and Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium (Kandy).A complete of 40 group matches will happen from February 7 to twenty, after which the highest two groups from every group will transfer to the Tremendous Eights beginning February 21.
Teams for the 2026 T20 World Cup:
Group A: India, USA, Namibia, Netherlands, PakistanGroup B: Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Eire, OmanGroup C: England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Italy, NepalGroup D: South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Canada, UAE