T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement highlight: Complete fixture revealed; check when Men in Blue will face Pakistan

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 tournament format includes the Group Stage from 7 February to 20 February, followed by the Super 8 round from 21 February to 1 March.

The first semi-final will be held on 4 March in either Kolkata or Colombo (if Pakistan play). The second semi-final will take place on 5 March in Mumbai. The final is scheduled for 8 March and will be played in either Ahmedabad or Colombo (if Pakistan play).

Social media users are now calling Group D the Group of Death:

GROUP D

NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH AFRICA

AFGHANISTAN

CANADA

UAE

Surya answered a hypothetical question of which team he would like to face in the final.

‘Narendra Modi Stadium. Ahmedabad. Australia,’ Surya said.

Harmanpreet Kaur and Rohit Sharma also gave the same answer. Sharma, however, added that any team against India would do.

‘I don’t care about the opposition," Rohit said.

India will play the USA on 7 February 2026 in Mumbai, followed by a match against Namibia on 12 February 2026 in New Delhi. On 15 February 2026, India will face Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The final group match will be on 18 February 2026 against the Netherlands in Ahmedabad.

India and Pakistan are in the same group in the upcoming World Cup. Here are all 4 groups, each comprising 5 teams:

GROUP A

• INDIA

• PAKISTAN

• USA

• NETHERLANDS

• NAMIBIA

GROUP B

• AUSTRALIA

• SRI LANKA

• IRELAND

• ZIMBABWE

• OMAN

GROUP C

• ENGLAND

• WEST INDIES

• BANGLADESH

• NEPAL

• ITALY

GROUP D

• NEW ZEALAND

• SOUTH AFRICA

• AFGHANISTAN

• CANADA

• UAE

‘It's a lot of challenge going into the T20 World Cup. I’m very excited to be leading this team at the same time. It's going to be a lot of fun," Suryakumar Yadav said during the launch event.

Rohit Sharma, the brand ambassador of the upcoming tournament, reveals that he is the first playing cricketer to be honoured in such a manner.

“Getting used to sitting at home and watching them play,” Sharma quipped.

Jay Shah revealed that India would host the tournament in Delhi (North Zone), Ahmedabad and Mumbai (West Zone), Chennai (South Zone) and Kolkata (East Zone).

Sri Lanka will host the tournament in three venues: R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (Colombo), Singhalese Sports Club (Colombo) and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (Kandy)

The global trophy tour for the T20 World Cup 2026 will start on 1 December, ICC Chief Executive Sanjog Gupta said.

The T20 World Cup 2026 is scheduled to start on 7 February. It was further confirmed when the date was displayed on the venue's screen.

Here are the teams that will take part in the upcoming tournament

🇮🇳 India

🇳🇦 Namibia

🇳🇱 Netherlands

🇵🇰 Pakistan

🇺🇸 USA

🇦🇺 Australia

🇮🇪 Ireland

🇴🇲 Oman

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

🇧🇩 Bangladesh

🇮🇹 Italy

🏴 England

🇳🇵 Nepal

🇻🇨 West Indies

🇦🇫 Afghanistan

🇨🇦 Canada

🇳🇿 New Zealand

🇿🇦 South Africa

🇦🇪 UAE

The T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement LIVE streaming has started on JioHotstar. it has been revealed that the schedule will be announced at 7 PM.

The schedule for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be announced in an event featuring former India captain Rohit Sharma and current T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav. India women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Sri Lankan legend Angelo Mathews will also be present.

Sri Lanka and India were announced as co-hosts of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka was originally meant to host alone. The plan changed due to limited stadium capacity and tournament expansion.

A BCCI–PCB agreement states that India–Pakistan matches at ICC events hosted by either country must be played at neutral venues. So, Pakistan’s fixtures in 2026 will be held only in Sri Lanka.

5 groups of 4 teams each

Top 2 teams from each group advance to Super 8 stage

2 groups of 4 teams each in Super 8 stage

2 teams from each group enter semifinals

Hosts: India and Sri Lanka

Top 7 teams from T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, United States and West Indies

On T20I rankings: New Zealand, Pakistan and Ireland

Global Qualifiers: Canada, Italy (maiden appearance), Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman and UAE

Will Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Harmanpreet Kaur announce the fixtures? Stay tuned to this space for all live updates.

According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, India and Pakistan are set to be clubbed in same group along with the likes of USA, Netherlands, and Namibia. The all-important India vs Pakistan clash is set to be hosted by R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 15. The report also states that India will play their opening clash against USA in Mumbai, followed by games against Namibia in Delhi and Pakistan in Colombo. India will finish off their group assignments against Netherlands in Ahmedabad.

In case of India and Pakistan in the same group, the high-octane clash will be played in Sri Lanka. This is due to an agreement between PCB and BCCI that both teams will play at neutral venues in all ICC events till 2027. In case Pakistan reach T20 World Cup 2026 final, the summit clash will be played on Lankan soil.

A total of 20 teams will be divided into four groups of five teams each. All eyes will be on India and Pakistan and whether they will be placed in the same group.

Known for the likes of footballing greats like Paolo Maldini, Gianluigi Buffon, Franco Baresi, Alessandro Del Piero, and others, Italy will be making their debut in the T20 World Cup next year. This will be Italy's first-ever ICC World Cup event.

India are the defending champions of the T20 World Cup, having defeated South Africa in the final in 2024 in Barbados.

India and Sri Lanka jointly hosting the 2026 T20 World Cup, mostly in February and March next year. Notably, Pakistan will play all their matches on Lankan soil.

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