The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is set to begin on February 7 with India and Sri Lanka jointly hosting the global cricket event. A total of 20 teams will compete across 55 matches until the final on March 8.
Defending champions India will be led by Suryakumar Yadav after Rohit Sharma stepped away from T20 captaincy. Several top teams like England, Australia, Pakistan, and South Africa will aim to challenge India for the trophy.
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T20 World Cup 2026 Tournament Overview
This is the 10th edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and one of the biggest cricket events in recent years. Matches will be played across major venues in India and Sri Lanka, including Mumbai, Delhi, Colombo, and Pallekele.
The tournament follows a multi-stage format including group matches, Super 8 rounds, semifinals, and the final. Teams are divided into four groups of five based on ICC T20 rankings.
Defending champions India will be led by Suryakumar Yadav, who replaced Rohit Sharma as captain after he retired from the T20 format.
The cohosts, alongside England and the West Indies, will be aiming to become the first country to win three T20 World Cup trophies.
Groups of the T20 World Cup 2026
Group A includes India, Pakistan, the Netherlands, the USA, and Namibia. Group B features Australia, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Zimbabwe, and Oman.
Group C has England, the West Indies, Scotland, Nepal, and Italy. Group D consists of New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, Canada, and the UAE.
Tournament Format Explained
The group stage runs from February 7 to February 25, where each team plays four matches. The top two teams from each group qualify for the Super 8 round.
The Super 8 stage will run from late February to early March, followed by semifinals on March 6 and 7. The final match will be played on March 8.
T20 World Cup 2026 Complete Schedule
Checkout the complete schedule for the T20 World Cup 2026:
| Match No. | Date | Time (Local / GMT) | Match | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb-07 | 11:00 / 05:30 | Netherlands vs Pakistan | SSC, Colombo |
| 2 | Feb-07 | 15:00 / 09:30 | Scotland vs West Indies | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 3 | Feb-07 | 19:00 / 13:30 | India vs USA | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 4 | Feb-08 | 11:00 / 05:30 | Afghanistan vs New Zealand | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 5 | Feb-08 | 15:00 / 09:30 | England vs Nepal | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 6 | Feb-08 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 7 | Feb-09 | 11:00 / 05:30 | Scotland vs Italy | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 8 | Feb-09 | 15:00 / 09:30 | Oman vs Zimbabwe | SSC, Colombo |
| 9 | Feb-09 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Canada vs South Africa | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 10 | Feb-10 | 11:00 / 05:30 | Namibia vs Netherlands | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 11 | Feb-10 | 15:00 / 09:30 | New Zealand vs UAE | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 12 | Feb-10 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Pakistan vs USA | SSC, Colombo |
| 13 | Feb-11 | 11:00 / 05:30 | Afghanistan vs South Africa | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 14 | Feb-11 | 15:00 / 09:30 | Australia vs Ireland | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 15 | Feb-11 | 19:00 / 13:30 | England vs West Indies | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 16 | Feb-12 | 11:00 / 05:30 | Sri Lanka vs Oman | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| 17 | Feb-12 | 15:00 / 09:30 | Italy vs Nepal | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 18 | Feb-12 | 19:00 / 13:30 | India vs Namibia | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 19 | Feb-13 | 11:00 / 05:30 | Australia vs Zimbabwe | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 20 | Feb-13 | 15:00 / 09:30 | Canada vs UAE | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 21 | Feb-13 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Netherlands vs USA | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 22 | Feb-14 | 11:00 / 05:30 | Ireland vs Oman | SSC, Colombo |
| 23 | Feb-14 | 15:00 / 09:30 | Scotland vs England | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 24 | Feb-14 | 19:00 / 13:30 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 25 | Feb-15 | 11:00 / 05:30 | Nepal vs West Indies | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 26 | Feb-15 | 15:00 / 09:30 | Namibia vs USA | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 27 | Feb-15 | 19:00 / 13:30 | India vs Pakistan | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 28 | Feb-16 | 11:00 / 05:30 | Afghanistan vs UAE | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 29 | Feb-16 | 15:00 / 09:30 | England vs Italy | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 30 | Feb-16 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| 31 | Feb-17 | 11:00 / 05:30 | Canada vs New Zealand | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 32 | Feb-17 | 15:00 / 09:30 | Ireland vs Zimbabwe | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| 33 | Feb-17 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Scotland vs Nepal | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 34 | Feb-18 | 11:00 / 05:30 | South Africa vs UAE | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 35 | Feb-18 | 15:00 / 09:30 | Namibia vs Pakistan | SSC, Colombo |
| 36 | Feb-18 | 19:00 / 13:30 | India vs Netherlands | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 37 | Feb-19 | 11:00 / 05:30 | Italy vs West Indies | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 38 | Feb-19 | 15:00 / 09:30 | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 39 | Feb-19 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Afghanistan vs Canada | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 40 | Feb-20 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Australia vs Oman | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| 41 | Feb-21 | 19:00 / 13:30 | TBD vs TBD | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 42 | Feb-22 | 15:00 / 09:30 | TBD vs TBD | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| 43 | Feb-22 | 19:00 / 13:30 | TBD vs TBD | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 44 | Feb-23 | 19:00 / 13:30 | TBD vs TBD | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 45 | Feb-24 | 19:00 / 13:30 | TBD vs TBD | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| 46 | Feb-25 | 19:00 / 13:30 | TBD vs TBD | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 47 | Feb-26 | 15:00 / 09:30 | TBD vs TBD | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 48 | Feb-26 | 19:00 / 13:30 | TBD vs TBD | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 49 | Feb-27 | 19:00 / 13:30 | TBD vs TBD | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 50 | Feb-28 | 19:00 / 13:30 | TBD vs TBD | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| 51 | Mar-01 | 15:00 / 09:30 | TBD vs TBD | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 52 | Mar-01 | 19:00 / 13:30 | TBD vs TBD | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 53 | Mar-04 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Semi Final 1 | Eden Gardens Kolkata or Colombo |
| 54 | Mar-05 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Semi Final 2 | Wankhede Stadium Mumbai |
| 55 | Mar-08 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Final | Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad or Colombo |
T20 World Cup 2026 Full Squad List of All Teams
Here is the full squad list of all teams participating in the T20 World Cup 2026:
Afghanistan
Rashid Khan (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Ishaq (wicketkeeper), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdullah Ahmadzai
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Canada
Dilpreet Bajwa (captain), Navneet Dhaliwal, Shreyas Movva (wicketkeeper), Ravinderpal Singh, Yuvraj Samra, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Ajayveer Hundal, Nicholas Kirton, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Harsh Thaker, Dilon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Ansh Patel, Manjot Buttar
England
Harry Brook (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt (captain), Josh Tongue, Luke Wood
India
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper)
Ireland
Paul Stirling (captain), Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wicketkeeper), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Ben White, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young
Italy
Wayne Madsen (captain), Harry Manenti, Jon-Jon Trevor Smuts, Grant Stewart, Ben Manenti, Ali Hasan, Marcus Campopiano, Thomas Draca, Jaspreet Singh, Crishan Kalugamage, Gian-Piero Meade, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, Zain Ali
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus (captain), Jan Balt, Zane Green (wicketkeeper), Malan Kruger, Dylan Leicher, Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Willem Myburgh, Johannes Jonathan Smit, Jack Brassell, Max Heingo, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Ruben Trumpelmann
Nepal
Rohit Paudel (captain), Aarif Sheikh, Aasif Sheikh (wicketkeeper), Dipendra Singh Airee, Basir Ahamad, Kushal Bhurtel, Sundeep Jora, Lokesh Bam, Gulshan Jha, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sher Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Nandan Yadav
Netherlands
Scott Edwards (captain, wicketkeeper), 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, Tim van der Gugten, Paul van Meekeren
New Zealand
Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Ish Sodhi
Oman
Jatinder Singh (captain), Hammad Mirza (wicketkeeper), Vinayak Shukla (wicketkeeper), Jay Odedra, Mohammad Nadeem, Nadeem Khan, Karan Sonavale, Wasim Ali, Hassnain Shah, Jiten Ramanandi, Shafiq Jan, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed, Sufyan Mehmood, Ashish Odedara
Pakistan
Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Tariq
Scotland
Richie Berrington (captain), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross (wicketkeeper), Michael Jones, Finlay McCreath, George Munsey, Michael Leask, Brendon McCullen, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal, Oliver Davidson, Zainullah Ihsan
South Africa
Aiden Markram (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Jason Smith
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Kusal Janith Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga
UAE
Muhammad Waseem (captain), 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 Singh
USA
Monank Patel (captain), Jessy Singh, Andries Gous (wicketkeeper), Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane
West Indies
Shai Hope (captain), 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 Shepherd
Zimbabwe
Sikandar Raza (captain), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Brendan Taylor (wicketkeeper), Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande (wicketkeeper), Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava
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Venues and Host Nations
Matches in India will take place in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, and Mumbai. Sri Lanka will host games in Colombo and Pallekele, among other venues.
The dual hosting arrangement ensures wider fan engagement across South Asia. It also provides varied playing conditions for teams.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Winners List (All Editions)
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Host Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | India | Pakistan | South Africa |
| 2009 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | England |
| 2010 | England | Australia | West Indies |
| 2012 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | India | Bangladesh |
| 2016 | West Indies | England | India |
| 2021 | Australia | New Zealand | UAE and Oman |
| 2022 | England | Pakistan | Australia |
| 2024 | India | South Africa | West Indies and USA |
Final Thoughts
The T20 World Cup 2026 promises thrilling cricket with 20 teams competing for the prestigious trophy. Strong squads, competitive groups, and exciting venues make this tournament highly anticipated.
Fans worldwide will closely follow every match as teams aim to create history. With experienced stars and emerging talent, the competition is expected to deliver unforgettable moments.