T20 World Cup 2026 updated schedule: Full list of matches, venues, complete squads, timings, live streaming information

Bangladesh have been replaced by Scotland in the T20 World Cup 2026, starting on February 7, after the former refused to travel to India. Pakistan will play all their matches in Sri Lanka. 8 venues in India and Sri Lanka will host the mega event with the final on March 8. 

Koushik Paul
Updated18 Feb 2026, 05:49 PM IST
Italy came from behind to register a morale boosting win over Canada in a T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up fixture.
Italy came from behind to register a morale boosting win over Canada in a T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up fixture.

The final squads of the T20 World Cup 2026 have started settling in as the global cricketing spectacle gears up for next month's start. Defending champions India were the first team to announce their squad for the T20 World Cup 2026, with the likes of former champions Australia and England naming their provincial squads at the moment.

The 10th edition of the T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. While the majority of the tournament will be held on Indian soil, Pakistan will play all their matches in Sri Lanka, including the knockouts, if qualified. The T20 World Cup 2026 starts on February 7.

It must be noted that Bangladesh have been replaced by Scotland after the former refused to travel to India due to security reasons. Scotland, by the virtue of the highest-ranked team in the Qualifiers among the non-qualified teams, got a last-minute entry.

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As many as three matches will be played on the opening day, including hosts India taking on USA. The final is scheduled for March 8. Twenty teams have been divided of four groups of five teams each. Each team will play four matches in the group stage with the top two sides qualifying for the Super 8 stage where eight teams will be divided into two groups.

The top two teams in the Super 8 stage from each group will make it to the semifinals. It must be noted that the International Cricket Council (ICC) had announced eight seeded teams prior to the tournament. According to the ICC, the seeding have been applied for logistical reasons.

The seedings will come into play in the Super 8 stage. The eight seeded teams will take their predetermined positions in Super 8 stage irrespective of their positions in the group stage. If an unseeded team qualify for the Super 8 stage, it would take the position of the seeded team that failed to make it to the next round.

For example, India and Pakistan have been seeded as A1 and A2 regardless of their final positions in Group A. India's former captain Rohit Sharma has been named as a brand ambassador of T20 World Cup. Rohit was the Indian captain when the Men in Blue lifted the title in 2024.

Full schedule of T20 World Cup 2026

DateMatchVenueTime (IST)
February 7Pakistan vs Netherlands (Group A)SSC, Colombo11:00 AM
February 7West Indies vs Scotland (Group C)Kolkata3:00 PM
February 7India vs USA (Group A)Mumbai7:00 PM
February 8New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Group D)Chennai11:00 AM
February 8England vs Nepal (Group C)Mumbai3:00 PM
February 8Sri Lanka vs Ireland (Group B)RPS, Colombo7:00 PM
February 9Scotland vs Italy (Group C)Kolkata11:00 AM
February 9Zimbabwe vs Oman (Group B)SSC, Colombo3:00 PM
February 9South Africa vs Canada (Group D)Ahmedabad7:00 PM
February 10Netherlands vs Namibia (Group A)Delhi11:00 AM
February 10New Zealand vs UAE (Group D)Chennai3:00 PM
February 10Pakistan vs USA (Group A)SSC, Colombo7:00 PM
February 11South Africa vs Afghanistan (Group D)Ahmedabad11:00 AM
February 11Australia vs Ireland (Group B)RPS, Colombo3:00 PM
February 11England vs West Indies (Group C)Mumbai7:00 PM
February 12Sri Lanka vs Oman (Group B)Kandy11:00 AM
February 12Nepal vs Italy (Group C)Mumbai3:00 PM
February 12India vs Namibia (Group A)Delhi7:00 PM
February 13Australia vs Zimbabwe (Group B)RPS, Colombo11:00 AM
February 13Canada vs UAE (Group D)Delhi3:00 PM
February 13USA vs Netherlands (Group A)Chennai7:00 PM
February 14Ireland vs Oman (Group B)SSC, Colombo11:00 AM
February 14England vs Scotland (Group C)Kolkata3:00 PM
February 14New Zealand vs South Africa (Group D)Ahmedabad7:00 PM
February 15West Indies vs Nepal (Group C)Mumbai11:00 AM
February 15USA vs Namibia (Group A)Chennai3:00 PM
February 15India vs Pakistan (Group A)RPS, Colombo7:00 PM
February 16Afghanistan vs UAE (Group D)Delhi11:00 AM
February 16England vs Italy (Group C)Kolkata3:00 PM
February 16Australia vs Sri Lanka (Group B)Kandy7:00 PM
February 17New Zealand vs Canada (Group D)Chennai11:00 AM
February 17Ireland vs Zimbabwe (Group B)Kandy3:00 PM
February 17Scotland vs Nepal (Group C)Mumbai7:00 PM
February 18South Africa vs UAE (Group D)Delhi11:00 AM
February 18Pakistan vs Namibia (Group A)SSC, Colombo3:00 PM
February 18India vs Netherlands (Group A)Ahmedabad7:00 PM
February 19West Indies vs Italy (Group C)Kolkata11:00 AM
February 19Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Group B)RPS, Colombo3:00 PM
February 19Afghanistan vs Canada (Group D)Chennai7:00 PM
February 20Australia vs Oman (Group B)Kandy7:00 PM
February 21New Zealand vs PakistanRPS, Colombo7:00 PM
February 22England vs Sri LankaKandy3:00 PM
February 22India vs South AfricaAhmedabad7:00 PM
February 23West Indies vs ZimbabweMumbai7:00 PM
February 24England vs PakistanKandy7:00 PM
February 25New Zealand vs Sri LankaRPS, Colombo7:00 PM
February 26West Indies vs South AfricaAhmedabad3:00 PM
February 26India vs ZimbabweChennai7:00 PM
February 27England vs New ZealandRPS, Colombo7:00 PM
February 28Sri Lanka vs PakistanKandy7:00 PM
March 1South Africa vs ZimbabweDelhi3:00 PM
March 1India vs west IndiesKolkata7:00 PM
Semifinal 1 (March 4)TBDKolkata/Colombo7:00 PM
Semifinal 2 (March 5)TBDMumbai7:00 PM
Final (March 8)TBDAhmedabad/Colombo7:00 PM

Note: X and Y denote groups in Super 8 stage.

T20 World Cup 2026 venues

A total of eight venues have been shortlisted in India and Sri Lanka to host the T20 World Cup 2026. The finalised venues of the T20 World Cup 2026 are Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Eden Gardens in Kolkata and Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Among the Sri Lankan venues are R Premadasa Stadium and Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo and Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy.

T20 World Cup 2026 live streaming info

Star Sports is the official broadcaster of the T20 World Cup 2026 in India. All the matches will be telecast live on Star Sports channels on their respective scheduled time. Live streaming of T20 World Cup 2026 will be available on JioStar app and website.

T20 World Cup 2026 full squads

Group A

India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.

USA: 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

Namibia: Namibia: 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. Reserve: Alexander Volschenk.

Netherlands: 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

Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (C), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay (WK), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (WK), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (WK), Usman Tariq.

Group B

Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa

Sri Lanka: 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

Zimbabwe: 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

Ireland: 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

Oman: 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, Aamir Kaleem

Group C

England (Provisional 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

West Indies: 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

Scotland: Richie Berrington, 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.

Italy: Wayne Madsen (c), Marcus Campopiano, Gian Piero Meade, Zain Ali, Ali Hasan, Crishan Jorge, Harry Manenti, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, Benjamin Manenti, Jaspreet Singh, JJ Smuts, Grant Stewart, Thomas Draca.

Nepal: 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

Group D

South Africa: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Jason Smith, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi.

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (C), Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen Ul Haq, Mohammad Ishaq, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran; Reserves: AM Ghazanfar, Ijaz Ahmadzai and Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi.

Canada: Dilpreet Bajwa (C), Ajayveer Hundal, Ansh Patel, Dilon Heyliger, Harsh Thaker, Jaskarandeep Buttar, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Ravinderpal Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Shreyas Movva, Yuvraj Samra.

UAE: 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.

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