T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule: Full List of Fixtures, Dates, Venues - All You Need To Know

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the upcoming T20 World Cup, set to start from February 7. The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

Twenty teams will fight for the supreme crown, as the T20 World Cup returns after a gap of two years. India are the defending champions after winning their 2nd title in West Indies.

T20 World Cup 2026 Teams and Groups

Group A: India, Pakistan, Netherlands, Namibia, USA

Group B: Sri Lanka, Australia, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Oman

Group C: England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Nepal, Italy

Group D: South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, UAE, Canada

T20 World Cup 2026 Venues

There will be 8 venues across India and Sri Lanka that will be hosting the T20 World Cup 2026. The venues are-

• Eden Gardens, Kolkata
• Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
• Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
• MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
• Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
• R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
• Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
• Pallekele Stadium, Kandy

T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule: Full List of Fixtures, Dates

Group Stage Fixtures

7 February (Saturday)

Pakistan vs Netherlands - SSC, Colombo

West Indies vs Bangladesh - Kolkata

India vs USA - Mumbai

8 February (Sunday)

New Zealand vs Afghanistan - Chennai

England vs Nepal - Mumbai

Sri Lanka vs Ireland - Premadasa, Colombo

9 February (Monday)

Bangladesh vs Italy - Kolkata

Oman vs Zimbabwe - Colombo

South Africa vs Canada - Ahmedabad

10 February (Tuesday)

Netherlands vs Namibia - Delhi

New Zealand vs UAE - Chennai

Pakistan vs USA - SSC, Colombo

11 February (Wednesday)

South Africa vs Afghanistan - Ahmedabad

Australia vs Ireland - Premadasa, Colombo

England vs West Indies - Mumbai

12 February (Thursday)

Sri Lanka vs Oman - Kandy

Nepal vs Italy - Mumbai

India vs Namibia - Delhi

13 February (Friday)

Australia vs Zimbabwe - Premadasa, Colombo

Canada vs UAE - Delhi

USA vs Netherlands - Chennai

14 February (Saturday)

Ireland vs Oman - SSC, Colombo

England vs Bangladesh - Kolkata

South Africa vs New Zealand - Ahmedabad

15 February (Sunday)

West Indies vs Nepal - Mumbai

USA vs Namibia - Chennai

India vs Pakistan - Premadasa, Colombo

16 February (Monday)

Afghanistan vs UAE - Delhi

England vs Italy - Kolkata

Australia vs Sri Lanka - Kandy

17 February (Tuesday)

New Zealand vs Canada - Chennai

Ireland vs Zimbabwe - Kandy

Bangladesh vs Nepal - Mumbai

18 February (Wednesday)

South Africa vs UAE - Delhi

Pakistan vs Namibia - SSC, Colombo

India vs Netherlands - Ahmedabad

19 February (Thursday)

West Indies vs Italy - Kolkata

Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - Premadasa, Colombo

Afghanistan vs Canada - Chennai

20 February (Friday)

Australia vs Oman - Kandy

Super Eight Fixtures

The eight teams will be divided into two groups and the groups will be named as X and Y. There will be four teams in each group.

Y2 vs Y3 - Feb 21, Premadasa (Colombo)

Y1 vs Y4 - Feb 22, Kandy

X1 vs X4 - Feb 22, Ahmedabad

X2 vs X3 - Feb 23, Mumbai

Y1 vs Y3 - Feb 24, Kandy

Y2 vs Y4 - Feb 25, Premadasa (Colombo)

X3 vs X4 - Feb 26, Ahmedabad

X1 vs X2 - Feb 26, Chennai

Y1 vs Y2 - Feb 27, Premadasa (Colombo)

Y3 vs Y4 - Feb 28, Kandy

X2 vs X4 - Mar 1, Delhi

X1 vs X3 - Mar 1, Kolkata

T20 World Cup 2026 Semifinals and Final

Semi-Final 1: Wednesday, 4 March - Kolkata/Colombo

Semi-Final 2: Thursday, 5 March - Mumbai

Final: Sunday, 8 March - Ahmedabad/Colombo