Full fixtures of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
Archrivals India and Pakistan will clash in a politically-charged Twenty20 World Cup match in Colombo on February 15, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said as it announced the draw on Tuesday.
The 20-team tournament will be played across eight venues -- five in India and three in Sri Lanka -- between February 7 and March 8, the ICC said in a statement.
Pakistan will play all their games in Sri Lanka because of their soured political relations with India.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The March 8 final is scheduled for the western Indian city of Ahmedabad but would be moved to Colombo if Pakistan reach it.
Groups:
Group A: India, USA, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan
Group B: Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Oman
Group C: England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Italy, Nepal
Group D: South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Canada, UAE
A total of 40 group matches will be played between February 7-20, with the top two sides from each group then progressing to the Super Eights phase of the tournament that commences on February 21.
The top four sides at the completion of the Super Eights qualify for the knockout stages of the event, with semi-finals to be held in Kolkata/Colombo and Mumbai ahead of the title decider on March 8 in Ahmedabad/Colombo.
FULL FIXTURES
DATE TIME (BST) TEAM 1 TEAM 2 VENUE
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07 Feb 11:30 AM Pakistan Netherlands Colombo (SSC)
07 Feb 3:30 PM West Indies Bangladesh Kolkata
07 Feb 7:30 PM India USA Mumbai
08 Feb 11:30 AM New Zealand Afghanistan Chennai
08 Feb 3:30 PM England Nepal Mumbai
08 Feb 7:30 PM Sri Lanka Ireland Colombo (Premadasa)
09 Feb 11:30 AM Bangladesh Italy Kolkata
09 Feb 3:30 PM Zimbabwe Oman Colombo (SSC)
09 Feb 7:30 PM South Africa Canada Ahmedabad
10 Feb 11:30 AM Netherlands Namibia Delhi
10 Feb 3:30 PM New Zealand UAE Chennai
10 Feb 7:30 PM Pakistan USA Colombo (SSC)
11 Feb 11:30 AM South Africa Afghanistan Ahmedabad
11 Feb 3:30 PM Australia Ireland Colombo (Premadasa)
11 Feb 7:30 PM England West Indies Mumbai
12 Feb 11:30 AM Sri Lanka Oman Kandy
12 Feb 3:30 PM Nepal Italy Mumbai
12 Feb 7:30 PM India Namibia Delhi
13 Feb 11:30 AM Australia Zimbabwe Colombo (Premadasa)
13 Feb 3:30 PM Canada UAE Delhi
13 Feb 7:30 PM USA Netherlands Chennai
14 Feb 11:30 AM Ireland Oman Colombo (SSC)
14 Feb 3:30 PM England Bangladesh Kolkata
14 Feb 7:30 PM New Zealand South Africa Ahmedabad
15 Feb 11:30 AM West Indies Nepal Mumbai
15 Feb 3:30 PM USA Namibia Chennai
15 Feb 7:30 PM India Pakistan Colombo (Premadasa)
16 Feb 11:30 AM Afghanistan UAE Delhi
16 Feb 3:30 PM England Italy Kolkata
16 Feb 7:30 PM Australia Sri Lanka Kandy
17 Feb 11:30 AM New Zealand Canada Chennai
17 Feb 3:30 PM Ireland Zimbabwe Kandy
17 Feb 7:30 PM Bangladesh Nepal Mumbai
18 Feb 11:30 AM South Africa UAE Delhi
18 Feb 3:30 PM Pakistan Namibia Colombo (SSC)
18 Feb 7:30 PM India Netherlands Ahmedabad
19 Feb 11:30 AM West Indies Italy Kolkata
19 Feb 3:30 PM Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Colombo (Premadasa)
19 Feb 7:30 PM Afghanistan Canada Chennai
20 Feb 7:30 PM Australia Oman Kandy
SUPER-EIGHTS
21 Feb 7:30 PM TBA Colombo (Premadasa)
22 Feb 3:30 PM TBA Kandy
22 Feb 7:30 PM TBA Ahmedabad
23 Feb 7:30 PM TBA Mumbai
24 Feb 7:30 PM TBA Kandy
25 Feb 7:30 PM TBA Colombo (Premadasa)
26 Feb 3:30 PM TBA Ahmedabad
26 Feb 7:30 PM TBA Chennai
27 Feb 7:30 PM TBA Colombo (Premadasa)
28 Feb 7:30 PM TBA Kandy
01 Mar 3:30 PM TBA Delhi
01 Mar 7:30 PM TBA Kolkata
SEMIFINALS
03 Mar: First semifinal
05: Second semifinal
FINAL
08 Mar: TBA
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