2026 Men's T20 World Cup final

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2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final
Event 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
New Zealand TBD
Flag of New Zealand.svg TBD
TBDTBD
TBD20 overs
TBD
Date8 March 2026 19:00  UTC+5:30
Venue Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Player of the match TBD
Umpires TBD
AttendanceTBD
2024
2028

The 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final will be a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket match to be played at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India on 8 March 2026 to determine the winner of the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It will be played between New Zealand and winner of Semi Final 2.

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Background

The 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is the tenth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). [1] In November 2021 as part of the 2024-2031 ICC men's hosts cycle, the ICC announced that the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup would be played in India and Sri Lanka. [2]

On 6 November 2025, the ICC announced the finalised venues for the tournament, [3] with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India named as the venue for the final; but would have been moved to R. Premadasa Stadium in Sri Lanka if Pakistan had qualified. [4] The final is scheduled for 8 March 2026. [5]

Road to the final

Overview

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvsFlag.svg  TBA
OpponentDateResultPointsMatchOpponentDateResultPoints
Group Group stage Group
Flag placeholder.svg [[ national cricket team|]] February 2026 1Flag placeholder.svg [[ national cricket team|]] February 2026
Flag placeholder.svg [[ national cricket team|]] February 2026 2Flag placeholder.svg [[ national cricket team|]] February 2026
Flag placeholder.svg [[ national cricket team|]] February 2026 3Flag placeholder.svg [[ national cricket team|]] February 2026
Flag placeholder.svg [[ national cricket team|]] February 2026 4Flag placeholder.svg [[ national cricket team|]] February 2026
Group Super 8 stage Group
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan February 2026 No Result5Flag placeholder.svg [[ national cricket team|]] February 2026
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka February 2026 Won by 61 runs6Flag placeholder.svg [[ national cricket team|]] February 2026
Flag of England.svg  England February 2026 Lost by 4 wkts7Flag placeholder.svg [[ national cricket team|]] February 2026
Semi-final 1 Knockout stage Semi-final 2
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 March 2026 Won by 9 wkts SF Flag placeholder.svg [[ national cricket team|]] 5 March 2026
2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final

New Zealand

Team 2


Aftermath

Post-match

Reaction

Celebrations

Broadcasting

References

  1. "T20 World Cup winners: India, West Indies and England tied on two titles each – full list of champions". Olympics.com . 29 June 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  2. "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024–2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". International Cricket Council. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  3. "ICC shortlists venues for 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. 6 November 2025. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. "Narendra Modi Stadium to host T20 World Cup final, R Premadasa Stadium announced as alternative for Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. 9 September 2025. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  5. "Fixtures, groups released for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026". International Cricket Council. 25 November 2025. Archived from the original on 13 December 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  6. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Cricket Schedule & Results". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 7 March 2026.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)