The final squads of the T20 World Cup 2026 have started settling in as the global cricketing spectacle gears up for next month’s start. Defending champions India were the first team to announce their squad for the T20 World Cup 2026, with the likes of former champions Australia and England naming their provincial squads at the moment.
The 10th edition of the T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. While the majority of the tournament will be held on Indian soil, Pakistan will play all their matches in Sri Lanka, including the knockouts, if qualified. The T20 World Cup 2026 starts on February 7.
As many as three matches will be played on the opening day, including hosts India taking on USA. The final is scheduled for March 8. Twenty teams have been divided of four groups of five teams each. Each team will play four matches in the group stage with the top two sides qualifying for the Super 8 stage where eight teams will be divided into two groups.
The top two teams in the Super 8 stage from each group will make it to the semifinals. It must be noted that the International Cricket Council (ICC) had announced eight seeded teams prior to the tournament. According to the ICC, the seeding has been applied for logistical reasons.
The seeds will come into play in the Super 8 stage. The eight seeded teams will take their predetermined positions in Super 8 stage irrespective of their positions in the group stage. If an unseeded team qualifies for the Super 8 stage, it would take the position of the seeded team that failed to make it to the next round.
For example, India and Pakistan have been seeded as A1 and A2 regardless of their final positions in Group A.
Full schedule of T20 World Cup 2026
| date | matches | Venue | Time (IST) |
| February 7th | Pakistan vs Netherlands (Group A) | SSC, Colombo | 11:00 AM |
| February 7th | West Indies vs Bangladesh (Group C) | Kolkata | 3:00 PM |
| February 7th | India vs USA (Group A) | mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| February 8th | New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Group D) | Chennai | 11:00 AM |
| February 8th | England vs Nepal (Group C) | mumbai | 3:00 PM |
| February 8th | Sri Lanka vs Ireland (Group B) | RPS, Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| February 9 | Bangladesh vs Italy (Group C) | Kolkata | 11:00 AM |
| February 9 | Zimbabwe vs Oman (Group B) | SSC, Colombo | 3:00 PM |
| February 9 | South Africa vs Canada (Group D) | Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
| February 10th | Netherlands vs Namibia (Group A) | Delhi | 11:00 AM |
| February 10th | New Zealand vs UAE (Group D) | Chennai | 3:00 PM |
| February 10th | Pakistan vs USA (Group A) | SSC, Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| February 11th | South Africa vs Afghanistan (Group D) | Ahmedabad | 11:00 AM |
| February 11th | Australia vs Ireland (Group B) | RPS, Colombo | 3:00 PM |
| February 11th | England vs West Indies (Group C) | mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 12 | Sri Lanka vs Oman (Group B) | kandy | 11:00 AM |
| Feb 12 | Nepal vs Italy (Group C) | mumbai | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 12 | India vs Namibia (Group A) | Delhi | 7:00 PM |
| February 13 | Australia vs Zimbabwe (Group B) | RPS, Colombo | 11:00 AM |
| February 13 | Canada vs UAE (Group D) | Delhi | 3:00 PM |
| February 13 | USA vs Netherlands (Group A) | Chennai | 7:00 PM |
| February 14th | Ireland vs Oman (Group B) | SSC, Colombo | 11:00 AM |
| February 14th | England vs Bangladesh (Group C) | Kolkata | 3:00 PM |
| February 14th | New Zealand vs South Africa (Group D) | Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
| February 15th | West Indies vs Nepal (Group C) | mumbai | 11:00 AM |
| February 15th | USA vs Namibia (Group A) | Chennai | 3:00 PM |
| February 15th | India vs Pakistan (Group A) | RPS, Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| February 16 | Afghanistan vs UAE (Group D) | Delhi | 11:00 AM |
| February 16 | England vs Italy (Group C) | Kolkata | 3:00 PM |
| February 16 | Australia vs Sri Lanka (Group B) | kandy | 7:00 PM |
| February 17th | New Zealand vs Canada (Group D) | Chennai | 11:00 AM |
| February 17th | Ireland vs Zimbabwe (Group B) | kandy | 3:00 PM |
| February 17th | Bangladesh vs Nepal (Group C) | mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| February 18th | South Africa vs UAE (Group D) | Delhi | 11:00 AM |
| February 18th | Pakistan vs Namibia (Group A) | SSC, Colombo | 3:00 PM |
| February 18th | India vs Netherlands (Group A) | Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
| February 19th | West Indies vs Italy (Group C) | Kolkata | 11:00 AM |
| February 19th | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Group B) | RPS, Colombo | 3:00 PM |
| February 19th | Afghanistan vs Canada (Group D) | Chennai | 7:00 PM |
| February 20th | Australia vs Oman (Group B) | kandy | 7:00 PM |
| February 21 | Y2 vs Y3 | RPS, Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| February 22 | Y1 vs Y4 | kandy | 3:00 PM |
| February 22 | X1 vs X4 | Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
| February 23 | X2 vs X3 | mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| February 24 | Y1 vs Y3 | kandy | 7:00 PM |
| February 25th | Y2 vs Y4 | RPS, Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| February 26 | X3 vs X4 | Ahmedabad | 3:00 PM |
| February 26 | X1 vs X2 | Chennai | 7:00 PM |
| February 27th | Y1 vs Y2 | RPS, Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| February 28th | Y3 vs Y4 | kandy | 7:00 PM |
| March 1st | X2 vs X4 | Delhi | 3:00 PM |
| March 1st | X1 vs X3 | Kolkata | 7:00 PM |
| Semifinal 1 (March 4) | TBD | Kolkata/Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| Semifinal 2 (March 5) | TBD | mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| Final (March 8) | TBD | Ahmedabad/Colombo | 7:00 PM |
Note:
T20 World Cup 2026 venues
A total of eight venues have been shortlisted in India and Sri Lanka to host the T20 World Cup 2026. The finalized venues of the T20 World Cup 2026 are Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Eden Gardens in Kolkata and Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Among the Sri Lankan venues are R Premadasa Stadium and Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo and Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy.
T20 World Cup 2026 live streaming info
Star Sports is the official broadcaster of the T20 World Cup 2026 in India. All the matches will be telecast live on Star Sports channels on their respective scheduled time. Live streaming of T20 World Cup 2026 will be available on JioStar app and website.
T20 World Cup 2026 full squads
Group A
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
Group B
Australia (provisional squad): Mitchell Marsh (C), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Sri Lanka (preliminary squad): Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Janith Liyanage, Charith Asalanka, Kamindu Mendis, Pavan Rathnayake, Sahan Arachchige, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Milan Rathnayake, Nuwan Thushara, Eshan Malinga, Dushmantha Chameera, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushan Hemantha, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Traveen Mathew
Oman: Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi, Hasnain Ali Shah.
Group C
England (Provisional Squad): Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (C), Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen Ul Haq, Mohammad Ishaq, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran; Reserves: AM Ghazanfar, Ijaz Ahmadzai and Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi.
