
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It must be noted that Bangladesh have been replaced by Scotland after the former refused to travel to India due to security reasons.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.
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.
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
| February 7 | Pakistan vs Netherlands (Group A) | SSC, Colombo | 11:00 AM |
| February 7 | West Indies vs Scotland (Group C) | Kolkata | 3:00 PM |
| February 7 | India vs USA (Group A) | Mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| February 8 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Group D) | Chennai | 11:00 AM |
| February 8 | England vs Nepal (Group C) | Mumbai | 3:00 PM |
| February 8 | Sri Lanka vs Ireland (Group B) | RPS, Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| February 9 | Scotland vs Italy (Group C) | Kolkata | 11:00 AM |
| February 9 | Zimbabwe vs Oman (Group B) | SSC, Colombo | 3:00 PM |
| February 9 | South Africa vs Canada (Group D) | Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
| February 10 | Netherlands vs Namibia (Group A) | Delhi | 11:00 AM |
| February 10 | New Zealand vs UAE (Group D) | Chennai | 3:00 PM |
| February 10 | Pakistan vs USA (Group A) | SSC, Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| February 11 | South Africa vs Afghanistan (Group D) | Ahmedabad | 11:00 AM |
| February 11 | Australia vs Ireland (Group B) | RPS, Colombo | 3:00 PM |
| February 11 | England vs West Indies (Group C) | Mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| February 12 | Sri Lanka vs Oman (Group B) | Kandy | 11:00 AM |
| February 12 | Nepal vs Italy (Group C) | Mumbai | 3:00 PM |
| February 12 | India vs Namibia (Group A) | Delhi | 7:00 PM |
| February 13 | Australia vs Zimbabwe (Group B) | RPS, Colombo | 11:00 AM |
| February 13 | Canada vs UAE (Group D) | Delhi | 3:00 PM |
| February 13 | USA vs Netherlands (Group A) | Chennai | 7:00 PM |
| February 14 | Ireland vs Oman (Group B) | SSC, Colombo | 11:00 AM |
| February 14 | England vs Scotland (Group C) | Kolkata | 3:00 PM |
| February 14 | New Zealand vs South Africa (Group D) | Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
| February 15 | West Indies vs Nepal (Group C) | Mumbai | 11:00 AM |
| February 15 | USA vs Namibia (Group A) | Chennai | 3:00 PM |
| February 15 | India vs Pakistan (Group A) | RPS, Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| February 16 | Afghanistan vs UAE (Group D) | Delhi | 11:00 AM |
| February 16 | England vs Italy (Group C) | Kolkata | 3:00 PM |
| February 16 | Australia vs Sri Lanka (Group B) | Kandy | 7:00 PM |
| February 17 | New Zealand vs Canada (Group D) | Chennai | 11:00 AM |
| February 17 | Ireland vs Zimbabwe (Group B) | Kandy | 3:00 PM |
| February 17 | Scotland vs Nepal (Group C) | Mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| February 18 | South Africa vs UAE (Group D) | Delhi | 11:00 AM |
| February 18 | Pakistan vs Namibia (Group A) | SSC, Colombo | 3:00 PM |
| February 18 | India vs Netherlands (Group A) | Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
| February 19 | West Indies vs Italy (Group C) | Kolkata | 11:00 AM |
| February 19 | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Group B) | RPS, Colombo | 3:00 PM |
| February 19 | Afghanistan vs Canada (Group D) | Chennai | 7:00 PM |
| February 20 | Australia vs Oman (Group B) | Kandy | 7:00 PM |
| February 21 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | RPS, Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| February 22 | England vs Sri Lanka | Kandy | 3:00 PM |
| February 22 | India vs South Africa | Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
| February 23 | West Indies vs Zimbabwe | Mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| February 24 | England vs Pakistan | Kandy | 7:00 PM |
| February 25 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | RPS, Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| February 26 | West Indies vs South Africa | Ahmedabad | 3:00 PM |
| February 26 | India vs Zimbabwe | Chennai | 7:00 PM |
| February 27 | England vs New Zealand | RPS, Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| February 28 | Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | Kandy | 7:00 PM |
| March 1 | South Africa vs Zimbabwe | Delhi | 3:00 PM |
| March 1 | India vs west Indies | Kolkata | 7:00 PM |
| Semifinal 1 (March 4) | TBD | Kolkata/Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| Semifinal 2 (March 5) | TBD | Mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| Final (March 8) | TBD | Ahmedabad/Colombo | 7:00 PM |
Note: X and Y denote groups in Super 8 stage.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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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