T20 Men’s world cup 2026 will be held jointly in India & Sri Lanka from 7th February to 8th March 2026. Here we’ll see all the details like venues, dates, schedules, ticket information and booking etc. in this post.
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- All Group B matches, featuring co-hosts Sri Lanka, will take place exclusively across Sri Lankan venues. All of Pakistan’s matches will also be played in Sri Lanka.
- If Pakistan qualifies for the semi-finals, Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium will replace Kolkata as the host of Semi-Final 1. Should Pakistan reach the final, that venue will also shift from Ahmedabad to Colombo.
- If India and Pakistan meet in the semi-finals, that match will be staged in Colombo, while Mumbai will host Semi-Final 2 involving India if they face any team other than Pakistan.
Fixtures of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 – India & Sri Lanka:
Tickets booking of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026- India & Sri Lanka:
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ICC T20 Men’s world cup 2026 India & Sri Lanka schedule:
The schedule of ICC T20 Men’s world cup 2026 to be played in India & Sri Lanka have been finalized by ICC. Total 57 matches will be played, in which 40 matches will be played at group stage. The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for super-eight league, which will start from 21st February 2026. 12 matches will be played in super-8 stage. After that, 4 teams will advance to stage for semi-final and then ultimately to final on 8th March 2026 at Ahmedabad.
India matches schedule at ICC T20 Men’s world cup 2026:
Teams playing in the T20 Men’s world cup 2026 India & Sri Lanka:
Total 20 teams will play in the T20 Men’s world cup 2026 to be held in India & Sri Lanka. These 20 teams will be divided in 4 groups having 5 countries each. The top 2 team from each group will advance to Super-8 group, then to Semi-final and Final match.
Group A of ICC T20 Men’s world cup 2026: India, USA, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan
Group B of ICC T20 Men’s world cup 2026: Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Oman
Group C of ICC T20 Men’s world cup 2026: England, West Indies, Scotland, Italy, Nepal
Group D of ICC T20 Men’s world cup 2026: South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Canada, UAE
Group-wise Teams playing in the T20 Men’s world cup 2026:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| India | Australia | England | South Africa |
| USA | Sri Lanka | West Indies | New Zealand |
| Pakistan | Zimbabwe | Scotland | Afghanistan |
| Namibia | Ireland | Italy | Canada |
| Netherlands | Oman | Nepal | UAE |
Venues of T20 Men’s world cup 2026 India & Sri Lanka:
T20 Men’s world cup 2026 India & Sri Lanka Venues are below:
| Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad (India) | Eden Gardens – Kolkata (India) | R. Premadasa Stadium -Colombo (Sri Lanka) |
| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium – Chennai (India) | Wankhede Stadium – Mumbai (India) | SSC Cricket Ground in Colombo (Sri Lanka) |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium – Delhi (India) | Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy (Sri Lanka) |
Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 of all countries:
source: ICC
India Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
India Squad: 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
Afghanistan Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Afghanistan squad: 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
Australia Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Australia squad:Â Mitchell Marsh (C), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Canada Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Canada squad: 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
England Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
England squad: 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
Ireland Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Ireland squad: 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
Italy Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Italy squad: 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
Namibia Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Namibia Squads: 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. TR: Alexander Volschenk.
Nepal Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Nepal Squads: 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
Netherlands Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Netherlands Squads: 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
New Zealand Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi Reserve: Kyle Jamieson
Oman Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Oman Squads: 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, Hasnain Ali Shah.
Pakistan Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Pakistan Squads:Â 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
Scotland Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Scotland squad: 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
South Africa Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
South Africa squad: 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
Sri Lanka Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Sri Lanka Squads: 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
UAE Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
UAE squads: 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
United States America (USA) Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
United States America (USA) Squads: 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
West Indies Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
West Indies Squads: 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
Zimbabwe Squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Zimbabwe Squads: 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
T20 Men’s world cup 2026 will have same last-time format:
In the T20 Men’s world cup 2026 in India & Sri Lanka, there will be same last-time format:
- In this T20 world cup 2026 format, 20 teams will be divided in 4 groups having 5 teams in each group.
- The top 2 teams from each group will play super-eight phase, in 2 groups each of having 4 team.
- From super-eight, 4 will qualify for semi-final and then final.
TV channels or OTT for Live streaming of ICC T20 world cup 2026 in different countries:
This list of channels is tentative and it may change in 2026 world cup. So stay tuned for latest updates.
Notes:
• Multi-language commentary (e.g., Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali) is available in several regions (notably India/JioHotstar).
• Exact channel names may vary by sub-region within larger markets (e.g., Africa, MENA).
• ICC.tv and ICC YouTube coverage applies where no local broadcast partner exists.
| Country / Region | TV Channels | Apps / Online Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| India | Star Sports (all regional channels) | JioHotstar |
| Sri Lanka | Dialog TV, TV Supreme (Free-to-Air) | Dialog Play, ThePapare.com |
| Pakistan | PTV Home, Myco | Tamasha, ARY Zapp, Tapmad |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event | NOW |
| Ireland | Sky Sports | NOW |
| USA | Willow TV | Willow TV App, YouTube (selected matches) |
| Canada | Willow TV | Willow TV App |
| Australia | — | Prime Video |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | Sky Sport App |
| South Africa & Africa | SuperSport | SuperSport App |
| Middle East (UAE, MENA) | CricLife Max | StarzPlay |
| Bangladesh | T Sports, Nagorik TV | Broadcasters’ digital platforms |
| Nepal | Kantipur TV | Kantipur TV digital |
| Caribbean | ESPN | ESPN App |
| Latin America | — | Disney+ |
| Singapore | Hub Sports 4 | Hub Sports App |
| Netherlands | NOS | NOS App |
| Other Countries | — | ICC.tv (free streaming), ICC YouTube (selected matches) |
Highest Run scorers in Men’s T20 World Cup history:
| T20 Edition | Year | Highest Run-scorers | Runs |
| 10th T20 World Cup | 2026 | ||
| 9th T20 World Cup | 2024 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 281 |
| 8th T20 World Cup | 2022 | Virat Kohli | 296 |
| 7th T20 World Cup | 2021 | Babar Azam | 303 |
| 6th T20 World Cup | 2016 | Tamim Iqbal | 295 |
| 5th T20 World Cup | 2014 | Virat Kohli | 319 |
| 4th T20 World Cup | 2012 | Shane Watson | 249 |
| 3rd T20 World Cup | 2010 | Mahela Jayawardena | 302 |
| 2nd T20 World Cup | 2009 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 317 |
| 1st T20 World Cup | 2007 | Matthew Hayden | 265 |
Top wicket takers in Men’s T20 World Cup history:
| T20 Edition | Year | Highest Wicket-takers | Wickets |
| 10th T20 World Cup | 2026 | ||
| 9th T20 World Cup | 2024 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | 17 |
| 8th T20 World Cup | 2022 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 15 |
| 7th T20 World Cup | 2021 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 16 |
| 6th T20 World Cup | 2016 | Mohammad Nabi | 12 |
| 5th T20 World Cup | 2014 | Imran Tahir and Ahsan Malik | 12 |
| 4th T20 World Cup | 2012 | Ajantha Mendis | 15 |
| 3rd T20 World Cup | 2010 | Dirk Nannes | 14 |
| 2nd T20 World Cup | 2009 | Umar Gul | 13 |
| 1st T20 World Cup | 2007 | Umar Gul | 13 |
Winners of Men’s T20 World Cup history:
| T20 Edition | Year | Host Country | Winner | Won by | Runner up |
| 10th T20 World Cup | 2026 | India & Sri Lanka | |||
| 9th T20 World Cup | 2024 | USA & West Indies | India | won by 7 runs | South Africa |
| 8th T20 World Cup | 2022 | Australia | England | won by 5 wickets | Pakistan |
| 7th T20 World Cup | 2021 | UAE & Oman | Australia | won by 8 wickets | New Zealand |
| 6th T20 World Cup | 2016 | India | West Indies | won by 4 wickets | England |
| 5th T20 World Cup | 2014 | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | won by 6 wickets | India |
| 4th T20 World Cup | 2012 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | won by 36 runs | Sri Lanka |
| 3rd T20 World Cup | 2010 | West Indies | England | won by 7 wickets | Australia |
| 2nd T20 World Cup | 2009 | England | Pakistan | won by 8 wickets | Sri Lanka |
| 1st T20 World Cup | 2007 | South Africa | India | won by 5 runs | Pakistan |
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