NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday released the full schedule for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. The tournament will begin on February 7 in Colombo, where Pakistan will face the Netherlands, followed by West Indies against Bangladesh.India will begin their title defense later in the day against USA in Mumbai. The defending champions’ second match is against Namibia in Delhi on February 12. The India-Pakistan match is scheduled for February 15 in Colombo and India will complete their group stage matches against the Netherlands in Ahmedabad on February 18.
India vs. Pakistan again at ICC event; T20 World Cup Schedule is out!
Three matches will be played each day in the group stage.Under an agreement reached earlier this year for multi-nation events hosted by India or Pakistan, the ICC has alternative venues for the knockout stage. If Pakistan reach the semi-finals or final, those matches will be held in Colombo. If Pakistan do not reach the final, the title match will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 8. Mumbai will host one semi-final and Kolkata the other if Pakistan are not in the knockout rounds.India and Sri Lanka will jointly host the 20-team event over 29 days at eight venues – five 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 Club Cricket Ground (Colombo) and Pallekele Internationaland Cricket Stadium).A total of 40 group matches will be played from 7 to 20 February, after which the top two teams from each group will advance to the Super Eights from 21 February.
Groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup T20:
Group A: India, USA, Namibia, Netherlands, PakistanGroup B: Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Ireland, OmanGroup C: England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Italy, NepalGroup D: South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Canada, United Arab Emirates
