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T20 World Cup 2026 schedule announced; India to face Pakistan on February 15 in Colombo



T20 World Cup 2026 trophy - (Source: AFP)T20 World Cup 2026 trophy - (Source: AFP)

On Tuesday, November 25, the ICC officially revealed the schedule for 10th edition of T20 World Cup 2026. For the first time in history, 20 teams will take part in the prestigious twenty-over tournament. India and Sri Lanka will co-host the upcoming edition starting from February 7- March 8, 2026.

Rohit Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur and India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav attended the event and unveiled the fixtures for the upcoming edition.

India, Pakistan placed in Group A

Here are the official groups for T20 World Cup 2026 as there are four groups with India and Pakistan placed in Group A.

Group
Teams
Group AIndia, Pakistan, Netherlands, Namibia, USA
Group BAustralia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Oman
Group CEngland, West Indies, Bangladesh, Nepal, Italy
Group DSouth Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Canada

Full Schedule for T20 World Cup 2026

Pakistan and Netherlands will kickstart the event and lock horns on February 7 in Colombo. Eden Gardens will host the first semi-finals and Colombo to host the 2nd semi-final. Meanwhile, Narendra Modi Stadium will host the final and the venue will be shifted to Colombo in case Pakistan qualifies for final.

Notably, there are eight venues, five in India and three in Sri Lanka. Talking about India, Delhi from North, Wankhede Stadium and Narendra Modi Stadium from West and Eden Gardens from East. Chepauk Stadium from south. Here is the complete schedule.

Date

Time

Team 1

Team 2

Venue

07 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

Pakistan

Netherlands

SSC, Colombo

07 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

West Indies

Bangladesh

Kolkata

07 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

India

USA

Mumbai

08 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

New Zealand

Afghanistan

Chennai

08 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

England

Nepal

Mumbai

08 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

Sri Lanka

Ireland

Premadasa, Colombo

09 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

Bangladesh

Italy

Kolkata

09 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

Zimbabwe

Oman

SSC, Colombo

09 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

South Africa

Canada

Ahmedabad

10 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

Netherlands

Namibia

Delhi

10 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

New Zealand

UAE

Chennai

10 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

Pakistan

USA

SSC, Colombo

11 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

South Africa

Afghanistan

Ahmedabad

11 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

Australia

Ireland

Premadasa, Colombo

11 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

England

West Indies

Mumbai

12 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

Sri Lanka

Oman

Kandy

12 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

Nepal

Italy

Mumbai

12 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

India

Namibia

Delhi

13 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

Australia

Zimbabwe

Premadasa, Colombo

13 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

Canada

UAE

Delhi

13 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

USA

Netherlands

Chennai

14 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

Ireland

Oman

SSC, Colombo

14 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

England

Bangladesh

Kolkata

14 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

New Zealand

South Africa

Ahmedabad

15 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

West Indies

Nepal

Mumbai

15 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

USA

Namibia

Chennai

15 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

India

Pakistan

Premadasa, Colombo

16 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

Afghanistan

UAE

Delhi

16 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

England

Italy

Kolkata

16 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

Australia

Sri Lanka

Kandy

17 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

New Zealand

Canada

Chennai

17 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

Ireland

Zimbabwe

Kandy

17 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

Bangladesh

Nepal

Mumbai

18 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

South Africa

UAE

Delhi

18 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

Pakistan

Namibia

SSC, Colombo

18 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

India

Netherlands

Ahmedabad

19 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

West Indies

Italy

Kolkata

19 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

SL

ZIM

Premadasa, Colombo

19 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

Afghanistan

Canada

Chennai

20 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

 

 

 

20 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

 

 

 

20 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

Australia

Oman

Kandy

21 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

 

 

 

21 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

 

 

 

21 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

Y2

Y3

Premadasa, Colombo

22 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

 

 

 

22 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

Y1

Y4

Kandy

22 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

X1

X4

Ahmedabad

23 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

 

 

 

23 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

 

 

 

23 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

X2

X3

Mumbai

24 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

 

 

 

24 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

 

 

 

24 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

Y1

Y3

Kandy

25 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

 

 

 

25 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

 

 

 

25 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

Y2

Y4

Premadasa, Colombo

26 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

 

 

 

26 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

X3

X4

Ahmedabad

26 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

X1

X2

Chennai

27 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

 

 

 

27 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

 

 

 

27 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

Y1

Y2

Premadasa, Colombo

28 Feb 2026

11:00 AM

 

 

 

28 Feb 2026

3:00 PM

 

 

 

28 Feb 2026

7:00 PM

Y3

Y4

Kandy

01 Mar 2026

11:00 AM

 

 

 

01 Mar 2026

3:00 PM

X2

X4

Delhi

01 Mar 2026

7:00 PM

X1

X3

Kolkata

02 Mar 2026

3:00 PM

 

 

 

02 Mar 2026

7:00 PM

 

 

 

03 Mar 2026

3:00 PM

 

 

 

03 Mar 2026

7:00 PM

 

 

 

04 Mar 2026

7:00 PM

SF1

KO

Kolkata

04 Mar 2026

7:00 PM

SF1

KO

Premadasa, Colombo

05 Mar 2026

3:00 PM

 

 

 

05 Mar 2026

7:00 PM

SF2

KO

Mumbai

06 Mar 2026

3:00 PM

 

 

 

06 Mar 2026

7:00 PM

 

 

 

07 Mar 2026

3:00 PM

 

 

 

07 Mar 2026

7:00 PM

 

 

 

08 Mar 2026

7:00 PM

FINAL

KO

Premadasa, Colombo

08 Mar 2026

7:00 PM

FINAL

KO

Ahmedabad

Notably, the tournament will kickstart with three matches in a single day. The timings for these matches will be as followed.

  • 11:00 am
  • 3:00 am
  • 7:00 pm

India's fixtures for T20 World Cup 2026

Date
Match
Venue
February 7
India vs USAWankhede, Mumbai
February 12
India vs Namibia
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
February 15
India vs Pakistan
R Premadasa, Colombo, Sri Lanka
February 18
India vs NetherlandsNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

India will kickstart their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against USA on February 7 in Mumbai and the caravan will head to Delhi for India's clash against Namibia. The all-important game between India and Pakistan will take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Men in Blue will end their group-stage campaign on February 18 against the Netherlands in Ahmedabad.