The International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed the schedule for the T20 World Cup 2026 on Tuesday. The tournament will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, much like the Women's World Cup earlier this year. The T20 WC will kick off on February 7, with the month long tournament spread out across 8 venues. 7 venues and 8 stadiums will host the competition, with 5 venues in India and 3 in Sri Lanka.
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Venues
1. Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
2. Eden Gardens, Kolkata
3. Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
4. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
5. MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
6. R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
7. Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
8. Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
The 2026 T20 World Cup will feature 20 teams divided into four groups of five. The top two from each group will move to the Super 8s, and the best four will advance to the semifinals.
India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, the USA, West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman, and the UAE have all qualified. Zimbabwe, Italy, and the UAE replace Papua New Guinea, Uganda, and Scotland from the 2024 lineup.
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule
February 7 (11:00 AM): Pakistan vs Netherlands (Colombo)
February 7 (3:00 PM): West Indies vs Bangladesh (Kolkata)
February 7 (7:00 PM): India vs USA (Mumbai)
February 8 (11:00 AM): New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Chennai)
February 8 (3:00 PM): England vs Nepal (Mumbai)
February 8 (7:00 PM): Sri Lanka vs Ireland (Colombo)
February 9 (11:00 AM): Bangladesh vs Italy (Kolkata)
February 9 (3:00 PM): Zimbabwe vs Oman (Colombo)
February 9 (7:00 PM): South Africa vs Canada (Ahmedabad)
February 10 (11:00 AM): Netherlands vs Namibia (Delhi)
February 10 (3:00 PM): New Zealand vs UAE (Chennai)
February 10 (7:00 PM): Pakistan vs USA (Colombo)
February 11 (11:00 AM): South Africa vs Afghanistan (Ahmedabad)
February 11 (3:00 PM): Australia vs Ireland (Colombo)
February 11 (7:00 PM): England vs West Indies (Mumbai)
February 12 (11:00 AM): Sri Lanka vs Oman (Kandy)
February 12 (3:00 PM): Nepal vs Italy (Mumbai)
February 12 (7:00 PM): India vs Namibia (Delhi)
February 13 (11:00 AM): Australia vs Zimbabwe (Colombo)
February 13 (3:00 PM): Canada vs UAE (Delhi)
February 13 (7:00 PM): USA vs Netherlands (Chennai)
February 14 (11:00 AM): Ireland vs Oman (Colombo)
February 14 (3:00 PM): England vs Bangladesh (Kolkata)
February 14 (7:00 PM): New Zealand vs South Africa (Ahmedabad)
February 15 (11:00 AM): West Indies vs Nepal (Mumbai)
February 15 (3:00 PM): USA vs Namibia (Chennai)
February 15 (7:00 PM): India vs Pakistan (Colombo)
February 16 (11:00 AM): Afghanistan vs UAE (Delhi)
February 16 (3:00 PM): England vs Italy (Kolkata)
February 16 (7:00 PM): Australia vs Sri Lanka (Kandy)
February 17 (11:00 AM): New Zealand vs Canada (Chennai)
February 17 (3:00 PM): Ireland vs Zimbabwe (Kandy)
February 17 (7:00 PM): Bangladesh vs Nepal (Mumbai)
February 18 (11:00 AM): South Africa vs UAE (Delhi)
February 18 (3:00 PM): Pakistan vs Namibia (Colombo)
February 18 (7:00 PM): India vs Netherlands (Ahmedabad)
February 19 (11:00 AM): West Indies vs Italy (Kolkata)
February 19 (3:00 PM): Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Colombo)
February 19 (7:00 PM): Afghanistan vs Canada (Chennai)
February 20 (7:00 PM): Australia vs Oman (Kandy)
