Schedule for the 2026 T20 World Cup

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
USA	Ireland	Bangladesh	Afghanistan
Netherlands	Zimbabwe	Nepal	Canada
Namibia	Oman	Italy	UAE

T20 World Cup 2026 Event Dates

Cricket Event	ICC T20 World Cup 2026
Council Name	International Cricket Council (ICC)
Hosting Country Names	India and Sri Lanka
Total Participating Teams	20 Teams
Total Matches	55 Matches
Participating Teams	India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, USA, West Indies, New Zealand, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman and UAE
T20 World Cup 2026 Start Date	7 February 2026
T20 World Cup 2026 Final Match Date	8 March 2026

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Full Fixture

Dates	Matches
February 7	Pakistan vs Netherlands in Colombo at 11:00 AM
February 7	West Indies vs Bangladesh in Kolkata at 3:00 PM
February 7	India vs USA in Mumbai at 7:00 PM
February 8	New Zealand vs Afghanistan in Chennai at 3:00 PM
February 8	England vs Nepal in Mumbai at 7:00 PM
February 8	Sri Lanka vs Ireland in Colombo at 7:00 PM
February 9	Bangladesh vs Italy in Kolkata at 11:00 AM
February 9	Zimbabwe vs Oman in Colombo at 3:00 PM
February 9	South Africa vs Canada in Ahmedabad at 7:00 PM
February 10	Netherlands vs Namibia in Ahmedabad at 11:00 AM
February 10	New Zealand vs UAE in Chennai at 3:00 PM
February 10	Pakistan vs UAE in Colombo at 7:00 PM
February 11	South Africa vs Afghanistan in Ahmedabad at 3:00 PM
February 11	Australia vs Ireland in Colombo at 7:00 PM
February 11	England vs West Indies in Mumbai at 7:00 PM
February 12	Sri Lanka vs Oman in Kandy at 3:00 PM
February 12	Nepal vs Italy in Mumbai at 7:00 PM
February 12	India vs Namibia in Delhi at 7:00 PM
February 13	Australia vs Zimbabwe in Colombo at 3:00 PM
February 13	Canada vs Namibia in Colombo at 7:00 PM
February 13	USA vs Netherlands in Chennai at 7:00 PM
February 14	Ireland vs Oman in Colombo at 11:00 AM
February 14	England vs Bangladesh in Kolkata at 3:00 PM
February 14	New Zealand vs South Africa in Ahmedabad at 7:00 PM
February 15	West Indies vs Nepal in Mumbai at 11:00 AM
February 15	USA vs Namibia in Chennai at 3:00 PM
February 15	India vs Pakistan in Colombo at 7:00 PM
February 16	Afghanistan vs UAE in Delhi at 11:00 AM
February 16	England vs Italy in Kolkata at 3:00 PM
February 16	Australia vs Sri Lanka in Kandy at 7:00 PM
February 17	New Zealand vs Canada in Chennai at 3:00 PM
February 17	Ireland vs Zimbabwe in Kandy at 7:00 PM
February 18	Bangladesh vs Nepal in Mumbai at 11:00 AM
February 18	South Africa vs UAE in Delhi at 3:00 PM
February 18	Pakistan vs Namibia in Colombo at 3:00 PM
February 18	India vs Netherlands in Ahmedabad at 7:00 PM
February 19	Italy vs West Indies in Kolkata at 3:00 PM
February 19	Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe in Colombo at 7:00 PM
February 20	Afghanistan vs Canada in Chennai at 3:00 PM
February 20	Australia vs Oman in Kandy at 7:00 PM
February 22	Y1 vs Y4 in Kandy at 3:00 PM
February 23	X2 vs X3 in Ahmedabad at 7:00 PM
February 24	Y2 vs Y3 in Mumbai at 7:00 PM
February 25	X1 vs X4 in Colombo at 7:00 PM
February 26	Y3 vs Y4 in Ahmedabad at 3:00 PM
February 27	X2 vs X4 in Chennai at 7:00 PM
February 28	Y1 vs Y2 in Colombo at 3:00 PM
March 1	X1 vs X3 in Kolkata at 7:00 PM
March 4	Semi Final 1 in Kolkata/Colombo (Time TBC)
March 5	Semi Final 2 in Mumbai (Time TBC)
March 8	Final in Ahmedabad/Colombo (Time TBC)