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2026 The T20 World Cup will start tomorrow i.e. Saturday, 7th February. Fans are eagerly waiting for the start of this global tournament. You will be surprised to know that there are three matches on the very first day of the T20 World Cup. The interesting thing is that both India and Pakistan will be seen in action on the first day. Here you will get all the important details of the three matches of the first day.
First match between Pakistan and Netherlands
The first match of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be played between Pakistan and Netherlands. This match will be played in Colombo, Sri Lanka. According to Indian time, this match will start at 11 am. You will be able to watch this match live on TV on the channels of Star Sports Network. Whereas on mobile the match will come live on Jiostar.
Netherlands team- Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Zach Lyon Cachet, Colin Ackerman, Scott Edwards (w/c), Noah Cross, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Paul van Meekeren, Tim van der Gugten, Saqib Zulfikar, Fred Klaasen.
Pakistan team- Fakhar Zaman, Sam Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Aga (captain), Khawaja Nafe (wicketkeeper), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Mirza and Usman Tariq.
Second match between West Indies and Scotland
Scotland, who came into the tournament in place of Bangladesh, will face West Indies on Saturday. This match will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The match will start at 3 pm. You will be able to watch this match live on TV on the channels of Star Sports Network. Whereas on mobile the match will come live on Jiostar.
Scotland team- Michael Jones, Mark Watt, Brandon McMullan, Richie Berrington (captain), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross (wicketkeeper), Oliver Davidson, Brad Currie, Zainullah Ihsan, Brad Wheel, Safyaan Sharif, Michael Leask, George Munsey, Finlay McCreath and Chris Greaves.
West Indies team- Brandon King, Shai Hope (wicketkeeper/captain), Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Matthew Ford, Shamar Joseph, Shimron Hetmyer, Gudakesh Moti, Romario Shepherd and Jayden Seales.
Third match between India and USA
The third match of the first day of the T20 World Cup will be played between India and USA. This match will be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This match will start at 7 pm. You will be able to watch this match live on TV on the channels of Star Sports Network. Whereas on mobile the match will come live on Jiostar.
Indian team- Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar.
USA i.e. America’s team: Monank Patel (captain), Andries Goss (wicketkeeper), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shayan Jahangir, Milind Kumar, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Ali Khan, Nostush Kenjige, Saurabh Netrawalkar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Shehan Jayasuriya, Jasdeep Singh, Sanjay Krishnamurthy.