The 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (10th edition) explodes across India & Sri Lanka from Feb 7 to Mar 8, 2026.
20 teams clash in 55 high-energy matches at 8 iconic venues: 5 in India (Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai) and 3 in Sri Lanka (Colombo x2, Kandy).
Co-hosting in two cricket-mad nations promises electric crowds and pure T20 thrill.
Group stage
The ICC announced the groups and fixtures on 25 November 2025, with group stage being played from 7 to 20 February.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.[6] The opening match was be played between Netherlands and Pakistan at the SSC Cricket Ground on 7 February.[78] The following table lists teams in order of their initial group-stage seedings.[7]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India (H) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.450 | Advance to the Super 8 stage |
| 2 |  Pakistan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.240 | |
| 3 |  Namibia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.240 | |
| 5 |  United States |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −1.450 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo[79]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[80]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[80]
(H) Hosts
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Pakistan won by 3 wickets
SSC Cricket Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Pak) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
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India won by 29 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) |
- United States won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Mohsin and Shubham Ranjane (USA) both made their T20I debuts.[81]
- Saurabh Netravalkar (USA) surpassed Sanath Jayasuriya‘s record for conceding the most runs in a T20 World Cup innings (0-65).[82]
- This was India’s ninth consecutive win in the T20 World Cup, having won all eight matches in the previous edition, the longest winning streak in the T20 World Cup history.[83]
- Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) surpassed Virat Kohli‘s record for the most Player of the Match awards by an Indian in T20Is (17).[84]
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Australia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the Super 8 stage |
| 2 |  Ireland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 |  Oman |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 |  Zimbabwe |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 8 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo[79]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[80]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[80]
(H) Hosts
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 |  West Indies |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.750 | Advance to the Super 8 stage |
| 2 |  England |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.200 | |
| 3 |  Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 |  Nepal |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.200 | |
| 5 |  Scotland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −1.750 |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo[79]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[80]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[80]
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West Indies won by 35 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Sam Nogajski (Aus) Player of the match: Shimron Hetmyer (WI) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- Oliver Davidson (Sco) made his T20I debut.[85]
- Tom Bruce played his first T20I for Scotland after having previously played 17 T20Is for New Zealand, becoming the 24th cricketer to represent two international teams in men’s T20Is.[86]
- Shimron Hetmyer (WI) broke Chris Gayle‘s record of the fastest half-century by a West Indies batter in the T20 World Cup history.[87]
- Jason Holder (WI) became the first player for West Indies to take 100 wickets in T20Is.[88]
- Romario Shepherd (WI) took his second hat-trick and maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is. This was the first hat-trick in this edition and overall the tenth in the history of the T20 World Cup.[89]
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England won by 4 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Will Jacks (Eng) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- This is the first time England and Nepal faced each other in T20Is.[90]
- Sher Malla (Nep) made his T20I debut. He became the second Nepali player and the 29th player overall to take a wicket with his first ball in T20Is.[91]
- Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep) became the first-ever Nepali cricketer to score 2,000 runs in T20Is.
- This is Nepal’s highest-ever innings total in T20 World Cup history (180).
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 |  New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.162 | Advance to the Super 8 stage |
| 2 |  Canada |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 |  South Africa |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 |  Afghanistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −1.162 |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo[79]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[80]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[80]
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New Zealand won by 5 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Langton Rusere (Zim) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Tim Seifert (NZ) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gulbadin Naib (Afg) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[92]
- Tim Seifert (NZ) scored his 2,000th run in T20Is.[93]
- This was New Zealand’s highest total chase in the T20 World Cup history.[94]
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Super 8 stage
The top two teams from the four groups advance to the Super 8 stage, where they are divided into two groups of four teams each. In the Super 8 stage, each team will play the others in the respective group in a round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals.[6] No points will be carried over from the group stage to the Super 8 stage. Prior to the tournament, eight teams–Australia, India, South Africa, and the West Indies in Group 1; England, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in Group 2, were seeded for the Super 8 stage based on the T20I rankings at the time.[5][10]
| Qualification | Super 8 stage | ||
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| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
| Advanced from the group stage (Top 2 teams from each group) |
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X1 | Y3 |
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X2 | Y4 | |
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X3 | Y1 | |
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X4 | Y2 | |
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | X1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | X2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | X3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | X4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 22 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo[79]
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[80]
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[80]
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Y2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Y3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Y4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 21 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo[79]
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[80]
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[80]
