The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is set to begin from 7th February 2026. This will be the 10th edition of the competition. Over the years, the tournament has seen several young cricketers have their moment. From the likes of Yuvraj Singh’s 6 sixes against England to Suryakumar Yadav’s catch in the final.
Three matches have been scheduled for the first day. Reigning champions India will be facing the USA in the third and final match of the opening day. It will be an action-packed one month for all the fans across the globe.
ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2026 GROUPS
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| India | Australia | England | New Zealand |
| Pakistan | Sri Lanka | West Indies | South Africa |
| United States | Ireland | Nepal | Afghanistan |
| Netherlands | Zimbabwe | Italy | Canada |
| Namibia | Oman | Scotland | United Arab Emirates |
ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2026 Format Explained
The 20 teams have been divided into four groups with five teams in each group. It follows the same format as it did in the previous edition of the tournament. All the sides will be facing their teams once in their group, with each side playing four games in the group.
The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the Super 8s. It will also be divided into two groups of four, with eight sides divided as per the top 8 rankings. In the Super 8 stage, each team will play the other teams in their respective groups in a round-robin format, with the top two from each group progressing to the semifinals.
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Squads & Players List
SQUADS:
Group A
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh
USA: Monank Patel (c), Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, 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
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, JC Balt, Dylan Leicher, WP Myburgh, Max Heingo. Reserve: Alexander Volschenk
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Colin Ackermann, Noah Croes, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Michael Levitt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Max O’Dowd, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Saqib Zulfiqar
Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq
Group B
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Janith Perera, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga
Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Brendan Taylor
Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young
Oman: Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi, Aamir Kaleem
Group C
England: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood
West Indies: Shai Hope (c), 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
Italy: Wayne Madsen (c), Marcus Campopiano, Gian Piero Meade, Zain Ali, Ali Hasan, Crishan Jorge Kalugamage, Harry Manenti, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, Benjamin Manenti, Jaspreet Singh, JJ Smuts, Grant Stewart, Thomas Draca
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sundeep Jora, Aarif Sheikh, Basir Ahamad, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Gulshan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sher Malla, Lokesh Bam
Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Oliver Davidson, Chris Greaves, Zainullah Ihsan, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Finlay McCreath, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Bradley Wheal. Travelling reserves: Jasper Davidson, Jack Jarvis. Non-travelling reserves: Mackenzie Jones, Chris McBride, Charlie Tear
Group D
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Ishaq Rahimi, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi Reserves: AM Ghazanfar, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Farid Ahmad Malik
Canada: Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Ajayveer Hundal, Ansh Patel, Dilon Heyliger, Harsh Thaker, Jaskarandeep Singh, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Ravinderpal Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Shreyas Movva, Yuvraj Samra
UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), 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
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Venues & Host Cities
The competition will take place at five stadiums in India and three in Sri Lanka. The ICC has confirmed the stadiums for all the fixtures, except for the one semifinal and the final.
If India advances to the semifinals, they will play in the second round at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, and if Pakistan makes it to the last four, their match will be played on March 4 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Here’s a list of venues:
India:
Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Sri Lanka:
R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, and Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo.
ICC T20 World Cup Schedule And Match Timings 2026
The 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup begins on February 7 at 11 AM IST, with Pakistan against the Netherlands in Colombo. It is one of three games on the opening day, with the West Indies facing Scotland at 3 PM and India facing the United States at 7 PM.
| Date | Match | Time (Local / GMT) | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7 | Netherlands vs Pakistan | 11:00 / 05:30 | SSC, Colombo |
| Feb 7 | Scotland vs West Indies | 15:00 / 09:30 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Feb 7 | India vs USA | 19:00 / 13:30 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 8 | Afghanistan vs New Zealand | 11:00 / 05:30 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Feb 8 | England vs Nepal | 15:00 / 09:30 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 8 | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | 19:00 / 13:30 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Feb 9 | Scotland vs Italy | 11:00 / 05:30 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Feb 9 | Oman vs Zimbabwe | 15:00 / 09:30 | SSC, Colombo |
| Feb 9 | Canada vs South Africa | 19:00 / 13:30 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Feb 10 | Namibia vs Netherlands | 11:00 / 05:30 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Feb 10 | New Zealand vs UAE | 15:00 / 09:30 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Feb 10 | Pakistan vs USA | 19:00 / 13:30 | SSC, Colombo |
| Feb 11 | Afghanistan vs South Africa | 11:00 / 05:30 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Feb 11 | Australia vs Ireland | 15:00 / 09:30 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Feb 11 | England vs West Indies | 19:00 / 13:30 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 12 | Sri Lanka vs Oman | 11:00 / 05:30 | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| Feb 12 | Italy vs Nepal | 15:00 / 09:30 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 12 | India vs Namibia | 19:00 / 13:30 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Feb 13 | Australia vs Zimbabwe | 11:00 / 05:30 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Feb 13 | Canada vs UAE | 15:00 / 09:30 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Feb 13 | Netherlands vs USA | 19:00 / 13:30 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Feb 14 | Ireland vs Oman | 11:00 / 05:30 | SSC, Colombo |
| Feb 14 | Scotland vs England | 15:00 / 09:30 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Feb 14 | New Zealand vs South Africa | 19:00 / 13:30 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Feb 15 | Nepal vs West Indies | 11:00 / 05:30 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 15 | Namibia vs USA | 15:00 / 09:30 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Feb 15 | India vs Pakistan | 19:00 / 13:30 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Feb 16 | Afghanistan vs UAE | 11:00 / 05:30 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Feb 16 | England vs Italy | 15:00 / 09:30 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Feb 16 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | 19:00 / 13:30 | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| Feb 17 | Canada vs New Zealand | 11:00 / 05:30 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Feb 17 | Ireland vs Zimbabwe | 15:00 / 09:30 | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| Feb 17 | Scotland vs Nepal | 19:00 / 13:30 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 18 | South Africa vs UAE | 11:00 / 05:30 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Feb 18 | Namibia vs Pakistan | 15:00 / 09:30 | SSC, Colombo |
| Feb 18 | India vs Netherlands | 19:00 / 13:30 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Feb 19 | Italy vs West Indies | 11:00 / 05:30 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Feb 19 | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | 15:00 / 09:30 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Feb 19 | Afghanistan vs Canada | 19:00 / 13:30 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Feb 20 | Australia vs Oman | 19:00 / 13:30 | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| Feb 21 | TBD vs TBD | 19:00 / 13:30 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Feb 22 | TBD vs TBD | 15:00 / 09:30 | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| Feb 22 | TBD vs TBD | 19:00 / 13:30 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Feb 23 | TBD vs TBD | 19:00 / 13:30 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 24 | TBD vs TBD | 19:00 / 13:30 | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| Feb 25 | TBD vs TBD | 19:00 / 13:30 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Feb 26 | TBD vs TBD | 15:00 / 09:30 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Feb 26 | TBD vs TBD | 19:00 / 13:30 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Feb 27 | TBD vs TBD | 19:00 / 13:30 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Feb 28 | TBD vs TBD | 19:00 / 13:30 | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy |
| Mar 1 | TBD vs TBD | 15:00 / 09:30 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Mar 1 | TBD vs TBD | 19:00 / 13:30 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Mar 4 | Semi-final 1 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata / Colombo |
| Mar 5 | Semi-final 2 | 19:00 / 13:30 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Mar 8 | Final | 19:00 / 13:30 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad / Colombo |
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Ticket Booking Details
The Phase I ticket sales for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup began on December 11, with prices starting at INR 100 in India (about $1.11) and LKR 1000 in Sri Lanka (roughly $3.26).
The first phase saw almost 2 million tickets go on sale. The second phase went live on January 14th 2026.
The low and reasonable pricing for Phase I has been implemented to provide cricket fans with a fair and equal opportunity to acquire tickets for the historic 10th edition of the tournament, which will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8. The tickets are available on ICC’s official website, and also in India, the tickets are live on BookMyShow.
Past T20 World Cup Winners List
The ICC T20 World Cup will be entering its 10th edition. The tournament started back in 2007 when India won the inaugural World Cup, and they are the defending champions of it as well. Having won it twice, only two other nations have successfully done it: England and the West Indies. Below we have listed the teams that have lifted the coveted trophy from 2007 to 2024.
| Year | Host Nation(s) | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | South Africa | India |
| 2009 | England | Pakistan |
| 2010 | West Indies | England |
| 2012 | Sri Lanka | West Indies |
| 2014 | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka |
| 2016 | India | West Indies |
| 2021 | UAE & Oman | Australia |
| 2022 | Australia | England |
| 2024 | West Indies & USA | India |
ICC T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament Winners
The ICC T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament has been one of the most prestigious individual awards in a tournament like the World Cup. Over the years, there have been some amazing cricketerswho have won this award in the shortest format of the game. Below we have added the list of the cricketers who have been excellent throughout the tournament, and some have led their side to title glory.
| Year | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan |
| 2009 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka |
| 2010 | Kevin Pietersen | England |
| 2012 | Shane Watson | Australia |
| 2014 | Virat Kohli | India |
| 2016 | Virat Kohli | India |
| 2021 | David Warner | Australia |
| 2022 | Sam Curran | England |
| 2024 | Jasprit Bumrah | India |
Where to Watch ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Live?
ICC T20 World Cup will be live on Star Sports channels and Jio Hotstar on OTTs. Jio Hotstar will also live-stream the matches in India.
Conclusion:
As we gear up for the ICC T20 World Cup, the 2026 edition will bring in more action-packed games and last-ball thrillers for the fans to celebrate and also showcase the best brand of T20 cricket, providing unforgettable moments.
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