2026 Men's T20 World Cup

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2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup logo.svg
Dates7 February – 8 March 2026
Administrator International Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Group stage, Super 8s and Knockout stage
Hosts
  • India
  • Sri Lanka
Participants20
Matches55
Official website icc-cricket.com
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The 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be the tenth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, co-hosted by Board of Control for Cricket in India and Sri Lanka Cricket from 7 February to 8 March 2026. Sri Lanka had previously hosted the competition in 2012 and India in 2016. A total of twenty teams will compete in 55 matches across five venues in India, and three in Sri Lanka.

Contents

The number of participants remained as twenty teams, which included teams from the two hosts, the top seven teams from the 2024 edition, the three highest-ranked teams in the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings not already qualified, and eight other teams determined through regional qualifiers. Italy qualified for the men's T20 World Cup for the first time.

India are the defending champions having won the previous edition.

Background

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was first played in 2007 in South Africa, and the 2026 tournament marked its tenth edition. [1] The ninth edition, held in 2024 in West Indies and United States, was contested by 20 teams, and was won by India who defeated South Africa in the final. [2]

Host selection

In November 2021, as part of the 2024–2031 ICC men's hosts cycle, the ICC announced that the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup would be played in India and Sri Lanka. [3] Initially only Sri Lanka Cricket was proposed to host the entire tournament but due to expansion of the tournament and lack of stadiums in Sri Lanka it was decided to be co-hosted with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). [4] Sri Lanka had previously hosted the competition in 2012 and India in 2016. [5]

Following an agreement between the BCCI and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in December 2024, the ICC confirmed that matches involving India and Pakistan at ICC events hosted by India or Pakistan in the 2024–2027 ICC Events cycle would be played at a neutral venue. [6] As a result, any matches involving Pakistan in the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup will be played only in Sri Lanka. [7]

Format

The tournament's format will remain the same as the previous edition. The 20 qualifying teams were divided into four groups of five each. In the group stage, each team will play four matches against one another in a round-robin; the top two teams in each group will advance to the Super 8 stage, where they will be placed into two groups of four teams each, and will play three matches against one another. The top two teams in each group will advance to the knockout stage. [8]

Prior to the tournament, the ICC announced the eight seeded teams for the Super 8 stage based on their T20I rankings ahead of the tournament. After advancing from the group stage, the teams would be placed in predetermined positions in the Super 8 stage, irrespective of their position in the group stage. If an unseeded team qualified at the expense of a seeded team, it would take the position of the corresponding seeded team that failed to qualify from their group. [8]

Schedule

February to March 2026 was allocated to the tournament on the 2023–2027 ICC Men's Future Tours Programme. [9] The finalized schedule was announced on 25 November 2025, with the tournament scheduled to take place from 7 February to 8 March. The teams will play 55 matches with three venues in Sri Lanka hosting at least 20 matches and the rest of the matches hosted at five venues in India. [5] [10] There were no official warm-up fixtures played. [11]

Prize money

The ICC announced that prize pool for the 2026 tournament is valued at approximately US$13.5 million, representing an increase of nearly 20 per cent from the US$11.25 million allocated for the 2024 tournament. [12] [ better source needed ] The champions will receive US$3 million, an increase from the US$2.45 million awarded to the winners of the 2024 edition, the runners-up will earn US$1.6 million.

The ICC also confirmed a tiered distribution of prize money for all participating teams in the tournament:

Marketing

In November 2025, former title-winning captain Rohit Sharma was named as an ambassador of the tournament. [13] In January 2026, it was announced that the official theme song for the tournament would be composed by Anirudh Ravichander. [14]

Qualification

The hosts, Sri Lanka and India, along with the top seven teams from the 2024 tournament, automatically qualified for the 2026 tournament. The remaining three automatic qualification places were taken by the best-ranked teams in the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings, based on the rankings on 30 June 2024. The eight remaining places were filled via the ICC's regional qualifiers, consisting of two teams each from Africa and Europe, three teams combine from Asia and East Asia-Pacific and one team from the Americas groups. [15] [16] [17] In June 2025, Canada qualified from the Americas final, [18] followed by Italy and Netherlands from the Europe final in July. [19] In October 2025, Namibia and Zimbabwe qualified from the Africa final, [20] followed by Nepal, Oman and United Arab Emirates from the combined Asia-EAP final. [21] Italy qualified for the men's T20 World Cup for the first time. [22]

Countries that participated in the 2026 T20 World Cup qualification pathway. 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Participating nations.svg
Countries that participated in the 2026 T20 World Cup qualification pathway.
Teams qualified for the tournament [23]
Method of qualificationNo. of teamsTeams T20I ranking [a]
Hosts2Flag of India.svg  India 1
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 8
2024 Men's T20 World Cup
(Top teams from the previous tournament, excluding hosts.)		6 (7)Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [b] 9
Flag of England.svg  England 3
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 6
ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings 4 (3)Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 11
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 7
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland [b] 14
Americas Qualifier 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19
Europe Qualifier 2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 28
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13
Africa Qualifier 2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 15
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 12
Asia–EAP Qualifier 3Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 17
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 20
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 16
Total20
  1. ↑ The ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings of the respective team in November 2025.
  2. 1 2 Following the Bangladesh Cricket Board's refusal to play in India, Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland, the next highest ranked T20I team. [24]

Withdrawal of Bangladesh

On 3 January 2026, following the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) excluding Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman from the 2026 Indian Premier League, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) requested for their matches at the T20 World Cup to be moved from India, [25] citing a desire for "safety and well-being" of their players. [26] [27] On 6 January, ESPNcricinfo reported that the ICC rejected the BCB's request and Bangladesh will forfeit points if they refused to play. [28] A day later, the BCB denied this, stating, "the ICC has conveyed its willingness to work closely with the BCB to address [our] concerns". [29]

On 11 January, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) expressed its willingness to host Bangladeshi matches in Pakistan if Sri Lankan venues are unavailable for the tournament. [30] The following day, the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and Kerala Cricket Association stated Bangladeshi matches could be hosted at both the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium and Greenfield International Stadium instead of Eden Gardens and Wankhede Stadium in India. [31] On 12 January, the ICC refused Bangladesh's security assessment, stating that "there was no overall threat to the [team]" and that there was "low to moderate risks [to the team] in some venues and low to nil in others". [32] A day later, the BCB reiterated its request to move Bangladesh's matches outside of India citing security concerns. [33]

On 17 January, the BCB requested to swap groups with Ireland (who are scheduled to play their matches in Sri Lanka), but this was rejected by the ICC, despite the PCB expressing its support for this. [34] It was then reported that, if the BCB decided not to travel to India for the tournament, they would be replaced by the next-best ranked team in the T20I Rankings (which would be Scotland). Any final decision was to be made on 21 January. [35]

Following an ICC board meeting on 21 January, [36] it was announced that the ICC's deadline to the BCB would be extended by one day. [37] [38] The next day, Bangladesh reiterated their refusal to play in India. [39] On 24 January, the ICC officially replaced Bangladesh with Scotland. [40] [41]

Venues

On 6 November 2025, the ICC announced the finalised venues for the T20 World Cup, five in India: Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Eden Gardens in Kolkata and Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai; and three in Sri Lanka: R. Premadasa Stadium and Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo and Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy. [42] [5]

Squads

Each team is allotted a squad of 15 players and were required submit their provisional squad to the ICC by 8 January 2026. The teams are allowed to make changes to their squads until 31 January 2026. [44]

Match officials

Warm-up matches

A total of 16 warm-up matches will be played from 2 to 6 February.[ citation needed ]

Group stage

The ICC announced the groups and fixtures on 25 November 2025, with group stage being played from 7 to 20 February. [5] [10] The 20 teams were divided into four groups of five with each team facing the other teams in the group. The group stage will feature a total of 40 matches. [8] The opening match will be played between Netherlands and Pakistan at the SSC Cricket Ground on 7 February. [45] The following table lists teams in order of their initial group-stage seedings. [46]

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D

Group A

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of India.svg  India (H)00000—Advance to the Super 8 stage
2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 00000—
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 00000—
4Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 00000—
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 7 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo [47]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings
(H) Hosts

Match 1
7 February 2026 (2026-02-07)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
v
Match 3
7 February 2026 (2026-02-07)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v
Match 10
10 February 2026 (2026-02-10)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
v
Match 12
10 February 2026 (2026-02-10)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 18
12 February 2026 (2026-02-12)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v
Match 21
13 February 2026 (2026-02-13)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 26
15 February 2026 (2026-02-15)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match 27
15 February 2026 (2026-02-15)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v
Match 35
18 February 2026 (2026-02-18)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match 36
18 February 2026 (2026-02-18)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v

Group B

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 00000—Advance to the Super 8 stage
2Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 00000—
3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 00000—
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka (H)00000—
5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 8 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo [47]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings
(H) Hosts

Match 6
8 February 2026 (2026-02-08)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 8
9 February 2026 (2026-02-09)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
v
Match 14
11 February 2026 (2026-02-11)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match 16
12 February 2026 (2026-02-12)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Match 19
13 February 2026 (2026-02-13)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
v
Match 22
14 February 2026 (2026-02-14)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Match 30
16 February 2026 (2026-02-16)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 32
17 February 2026 (2026-02-17)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match 38
19 February 2026 (2026-02-19)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match 40
20 February 2026 (2026-02-20)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman

Group C

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of England.svg  England 00000—Advance to the Super 8 stage
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 00000—
3Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 00000—
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 00000—
5WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 7 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo [47]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings

Match 2
7 February 2026 (2026-02-07)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match 5
8 February 2026 (2026-02-08)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Match 7
9 February 2026 (2026-02-09)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg
v
Match 15
11 February 2026 (2026-02-11)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 17
12 February 2026 (2026-02-12)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Match 23
14 February 2026 (2026-02-14)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match 25
15 February 2026 (2026-02-15)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
v
Match 29
16 February 2026 (2026-02-16)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Match 33
17 February 2026 (2026-02-17)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
v
Match 37
19 February 2026 (2026-02-19)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg
v

Group D

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 00000—Advance to the Super 8 stage
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 00000—
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 00000—
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 00000—
5Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 8 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo [47]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings

Match 4
8 February 2026 (2026-02-08)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
v
Match 9
9 February 2026 (2026-02-09)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
v
Match 11
10 February 2026 (2026-02-10)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match 13
11 February 2026 (2026-02-11)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
v
Match 20
13 February 2026 (2026-02-13)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
v
Match 24
14 February 2026 (2026-02-14)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 28
16 February 2026 (2026-02-16)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
v
Match 31
17 February 2026 (2026-02-17)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
v
Match 34
18 February 2026 (2026-02-18)
11:00  UTC+5:30
Scorecard
v
Match 39
19 February 2026 (2026-02-19)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Super 8

The top two teams from groups A to D will advance to the Super 8 stage, where they will be divided into two groups of four teams each. In the Super 8 stage, each team will play the others in their group in a round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage. [8] No points will be carried over from the group stage to the Super 8 stage. Prior to the tournament, eight teams had been seeded for the Super 8 stage based on their T20I rankings at that time: Australia, India, South Africa, and the West Indies in Group 1; England, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in Group 2. [5] [10]

QualificationSuper 8 stage
Group 1Group 2
Advanced from the group stage
(Top 2 teams from each group)
A
X1Y3
B
X2Y4
C
X3Y1
D
X4Y2

Group 1

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1X100000—Advance to the knockout stage
2X200000—
3X300000—
4X400000—
First match(es) will be played: 22 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo [47]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) T20I Rankings ahead of the tournament

Match 43
22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
X1
v
X4
Match 44
23 February 2026 (2026-02-23)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
X2
v
X3
Match 47
26 February 2026 (2026-02-26)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
X3
v
X4
Match 48
26 February 2026 (2026-02-26)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
X1
v
X2
Match 51
1 March 2026 (2026-03-01)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
X2
v
X4
Match 52
1 March 2026 (2026-03-01)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
X1
v
X3

Group 2

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Y100000—Advance to the knockout stage
2Y200000—
3Y300000—
4Y400000—
First match(es) will be played: 21 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo [47]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) T20I Rankings ahead of the tournament

Match 41
21 February 2026 (2026-02-21)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
Y2
v
Y3
Match 42
22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Y1
v
Y4
Match 45
24 February 2026 (2026-02-24)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
Y1
v
Y3
Match 46
25 February 2026 (2026-02-25)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
Y2
v
Y4
Match 49
27 February 2026 (2026-02-27)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
Y1
v
Y2
Match 50
28 February 2026 (2026-02-28)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
Y3
v
Y4

Knockout stage

The knockout stage consists of two semi-finals on 4 and 5 March, and the final on 8 March. [8] The first semi-final and the final are scheduled to be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad respectively, but either will be moved to the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo if the match features Pakistan. [43] The second semi-final will be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
 
 
SF1W  
SF2W  
 
 

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1
4 March 2026 (2026-03-04)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
TBA
v
TBA
Semi-final 2
5 March 2026 (2026-03-05)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
TBA
v
TBA

Final

Final
8 March 2026 (2026-03-08)
19:00  UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard
Winner of SF1
v
Winner of SF2

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