KEY POINTS
- Tournament runs from Feb 7 to Mar 8 across eight venues in India and Sri Lanka.
- Pakistan will not play its match against India on Feb 15 in Colombo.
- Pakistan’s advancement to the semi-finals or final would move those matches to Colombo.
- Super Eights stage features pre-assigned groups hosted separately in India and Sri Lanka.
ISLAMABAD: The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, will unfold across eight stadiums between February 7 and March 8. Below is the complete schedule across all venues.
The initial phase divides the twenty teams into four groups of five.
Each team will play every other in its group in a round-robin format between February 7 and 20.
The top two finishers from each group will progress to the Super Eights stage.
Groups are as follows
Group A: India, Pakistan, Namibia, Netherlands, USA
Group B: Sri Lanka, Australia, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Oman
Group C: England, West Indies, Scotland, Nepal, Italy
Group D: South Africa, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Canada, UAE
Understanding Super Eights and knockout structure
The Super Eights stage will take place from February 22 to March 1. Teams are pre-assigned to two groups:
Group 1 (X): Features seeds X1 (India), X2 (Australia), X3 (West Indies), and X4 (South Africa). All matches will be hosted in India.
Group 2 (Y): Features seeds Y1 (England), Y2 (Sri Lanka), Y3 (Pakistan), and Y4 (New Zealand). All matches will be hosted in Sri Lanka.
If a pre-seeded team fails to qualify from the group stage, the team that replaces them will inherit their seed and position.
The semi-finals are scheduled for March 4 and 5, with the final on March 8.
A notable contingency plan is in place: if Pakistan’s team advances to the semi-finals or final, those specific matches will be relocated to the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The updated fixtures list for the Men’s #T20WorldCup 2026 📋
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— ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2026
Complete venue-by-venue fixture list
Here is the full schedule of matches for each host stadium according to Pakistan Standard Time (PST).
Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
Feb 10: Netherlands vs Namibia (11:00 AM)
Feb 12: India vs Namibia (7:00 PM)
Feb 13: Canada vs UAE (3:00 PM)
Feb 16: Afghanistan vs UAE (11:00 AM)
Feb 18: South Africa vs UAE (11:00 AM)
Mar 1: Super Eights: X2 vs X4 (3:00 PM)
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Feb 7: West Indies vs Scotland (3:00 PM)
Feb 9: Scotland vs Italy (11:00 AM)
Feb 14: England vs Scotland (3:00 PM)
Feb 16: England vs Italy (3:00 PM)
Feb 19: West Indies vs Italy (11:00 AM)
Mar 1: Super Eights: X1 vs X3 (7:00 PM)
Mar 4: Semi-Final 1 (7:00 PM)*
***Only if Pakistan is not a participant.
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Feb 8: New Zealand vs Afghanistan (11:00 AM)
Feb 10: New Zealand vs UAE (3:00 PM)
Feb 13: USA vs Netherlands (7:00 PM)
Feb 15: USA vs Namibia (3:00 PM)
Feb 17: New Zealand vs Canada (11:00 AM)
Feb 19: Afghanistan vs Canada (7:00 PM)
Feb 26: Super Eights: X1 vs X2 (7:00 PM)
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Feb 9: South Africa vs Canada (7:00 PM)
Feb 11: South Africa vs Afghanistan (11:00 AM)
Feb 14: New Zealand vs South Africa (7:00 PM)
Feb 18: India vs Netherlands (7:00 PM)
Feb 22: Super Eights: X1 vs X4 (7:00 PM)
Feb 26: Super Eights: X3 vs X4 (3:00 PM)
Mar 8: Tournament Final (7:00 PM)*
***Only if Pakistan is not a participant.
Pallekele International Stadium, Pallekele
Feb 12: Sri Lanka vs Oman (11:00 AM)
Feb 16: Australia vs Sri Lanka (7:00 PM)
Feb 17: Ireland vs Zimbabwe (3:00 PM)
Feb 20: Australia vs Oman (7:00 PM)
Feb 22: Super Eights: Y1 vs Y4 (3:00 PM)
Feb 24: Super Eights: Y1 vs Y3 (7:00 PM)
Feb 28: Super Eights: Y3 vs Y4 (7:00 PM)
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Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Feb 8: Sri Lanka vs Ireland (7:00 PM)
Feb 11: Australia vs Ireland (3:00 PM)
Feb 13: Australia vs Zimbabwe (11:00 AM)
Feb 15: India vs Pakistan (7:00 PM)*
Feb 19: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (3:00 PM)
Feb 21: Super Eights: Y2 vs Y3 (7:00 PM)
Feb 25: Super Eights: Y2 vs Y4 (7:00 PM)
Feb 27: Super Eights: Y1 vs Y2 (7:00 PM)
Mar 4: Semi-Final 1 (7:00 PM)*
Mar 8: Tournament Final (7:00 PM)*
***Only if Pakistan is a participant.
Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC), Colombo
Feb 7: Pakistan vs Netherlands (11:00 AM)
Feb 9: Zimbabwe vs Oman (3:00 PM)
Feb 10: Pakistan vs USA (7:00 PM)
Feb 14: Ireland vs Oman (11:00 AM)
Feb 18: Pakistan vs Namibia (3:00 PM)
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Feb 7: India vs USA (7:00 PM)
Feb 8: England vs Nepal (3:00 PM)
Feb 11: England vs West Indies (7:00 PM)
Feb 12: Nepal vs Italy (3:00 PM)
Feb 15: West Indies vs Nepal (11:00 AM)
Feb 17: Scotland vs Nepal (7:00 PM)
Mar 1: Super Eights: X2 vs X3 (7:00 PM)
Mar 5: Semi-Final 2 (7:00 PM)
