ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule – Match Dates, Timing, Venues & Format

The wait is finally over! The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is set to light up India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, 2026, featuring 20 teams, 55 matches, and nonstop action across some of the most iconic cricket venues in the world.

Fans can now plan their calendars as the official T20 World Cup 2026 schedule has been released, confirming dates, timings, and venues for every match — from the opening clash to the grand finale. Cricket lovers can expect thrilling contests, high-octane rivalries, and unforgettable moments at stadiums like Wankhede, Eden Gardens, R. Premadasa, and Narendra Modi Stadium.

T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule & Dates

Pakistan

1st Match, Group A

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

Netherlands

West Indies

2nd Match, Group C

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Bangladesh

India

3rd Match, Group A

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

United States of America

New Zealand

4th Match, Group D

Sun, Feb 8, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Afghanistan

England

5th Match, Group C

Sun, Feb 8, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Nepal

Sri Lanka

6th Match, Group B

Sun, Feb 8, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Ireland

Bangladesh

7th Match, Group C

Mon, Feb 9, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Italy

Zimbabwe

8th Match, Group B

Mon, Feb 9, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

Oman

South Africa

9th Match, Group D

Mon, Feb 9, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Canada

Netherlands

10th Match, Group A

Tue, Feb 10, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Namibia

New Zealand

11th Match, Group D

Tue, Feb 10, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

United Arab Emirates

Pakistan

12th Match, Group A

Tue, Feb 10, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

United States of America

South Africa

13th Match, Group D

Wed, Feb 11, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Afghanistan

Australia

14th Match, Group B

Wed, Feb 11, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Ireland

England

15th Match, Group C

Wed, Feb 11, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

West Indies

Sri Lanka

16th Match, Group B

Thu, Feb 12, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

Oman

Nepal

17th Match, Group C

Thu, Feb 12, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Italy

India

18th Match, Group A

Thu, Feb 12, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Namibia

Australia

19th Match, Group B

Fri, Feb 13, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Zimbabwe

Canada

20th Match, Group D

Fri, Feb 13, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

United Arab Emirates

United States of America

21st Match, Group A

Fri, Feb 13, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Netherlands

Ireland

22nd Match, Group B

Sat, Feb 14, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

Oman

England

23rd Match, Group C

Sat, Feb 14, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Bangladesh

New Zealand

24th Match, Group D

Sat, Feb 14, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

South Africa

West Indies

25th Match, Group C

Sun, Feb 15, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Nepal

United States of America

26th Match, Group A

Sun, Feb 15, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Namibia

India

27th Match, Group A

Sun, Feb 15, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Pakistan

Afghanistan

28th Match, Group D

Mon, Feb 16, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

United Arab Emirates

England

29th Match, Group C

Mon, Feb 16, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Italy

Australia

30th Match, Group B

Mon, Feb 16, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

Sri Lanka

New Zealand

31st Match, Group D

Tue, Feb 17, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Canada

Ireland

32nd Match, Group B

Tue, Feb 17, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

Zimbabwe

Bangladesh

33rd Match, Group C

Tue, Feb 17, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Nepal

South Africa

34th Match, Group D

Wed, Feb 18, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

United Arab Emirates

Pakistan

35th Match, Group A

Wed, Feb 18, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

Namibia

India

36th Match, Group A

Wed, Feb 18, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Netherlands

West Indies

37th Match, Group C

Thu, Feb 19, 2026

10:30 AM IST / 5:30 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Italy

Sri Lanka

38th Match, Group B

Thu, Feb 19, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Zimbabwe

Afghanistan

39th Match, Group D

Thu, Feb 19, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Canada

Australia

40th Match, Group B

Fri, Feb 20, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

Oman

TBC

41st Match, Super 8 Group 2

Sat, Feb 21, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

TBC

TBC

42nd Match, Super 8 Group 2

Sun, Feb 22, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

TBC

TBC

43rd Match, Super 8 Group 1

Sun, Feb 22, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

TBC

TBC

44th Match, Super 8 Group 1

Mon, Feb 23, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

TBC

TBC

45th Match, Super 8 Group 2

Tue, Feb 24, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

TBC

TBC

46th Match, Super 8 Group 2

Wed, Feb 25, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

TBC

TBC

47th Match, Super 8 Group 1

Thu, Feb 26, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

TBC

TBC

48th Match, Super 8 Group 1

Thu, Feb 26, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

TBC

TBC

49th Match, Super 8 Group 2

Fri, Feb 27, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

TBC

TBC

50th Match, Super 8 Group 2

Sat, Feb 28, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

TBC

TBC

51st Match, Super 8 Group 1

Sun, Mar 1, 2026

2:30 PM IST / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

TBC

TBC

52nd Match, Super 8 Group 1

Sun, Mar 1, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

TBC

TBC

1st Semi-Final

Wed, Mar 4, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

TBC

TBC

TBC

2nd Semi-Final

Thu, Mar 5, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

TBC

TBC

Final

Sun, Mar 8, 2026

6:30 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL

TBC

TBC

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T20 World Cup 2026 Venues

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be hosted across iconic stadiums in India and Sri Lanka. These venues have been carefully selected to accommodate large crowds and provide world-class facilities for players and fans alike.

🇮🇳 India (Primary Host)

Stadium	City	Capacity	Notable Matches
Narendra Modi Stadium	Ahmedabad	132,000	Opening Match & Final
Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai	33,000	Super 8 & Semi-final (2nd)
Eden Gardens	Kolkata	66,000	Super 8 Matches
MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai	38,000	Group Matches
Arun Jaitley Stadium	Delhi	41,000	Group Matches

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka (Co-Host)

Stadium	City	Capacity	Notable Matches
R. Premadasa Stadium	Colombo	35,000	Group Matches, India vs Pakistan (if knockout)
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	Kandy	35,000	Group Matches
Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC)	Colombo	10,000+	Group Matches

Note: Galle International Stadium is not part of the official hosting list.

T20 World Cup 2026 Format

• Group Stage: 20 teams divided into 4 groups × 5 teams
• Super 8: Top 2 teams from each group progress; divided into 2 groups of 4
• Knockouts: Top 4 teams battle through semi-finals and the final

Key Highlights

• Total Matches: 55
• Opening Match: Pakistan vs Netherlands, Sat, Feb 7, 2026, Colombo
• Grand Final: Sun, Mar 8, 2026, Venue TBC
• Host Countries: India & Sri Lanka
• Iconic Venues Confirmed: Narendra Modi Stadium (Opening & Final), Wankhede, Eden Gardens, R. Premadasa, SSC, and Pallekele

Conclusion

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark tournament in cricket history. With 20 teams, multiple iconic venues, and a packed schedule of 55 thrilling matches, fans across the world can expect unforgettable moments.