The matches of 2026 T20 World Cup will be played in India and Sri Lanka. While matches will be played in five cities of India, matches will be played at three venues in Sri Lanka. In such a situation, people want to know who is the host nation of the 2026 T20 World Cup., Is the 2026 T20 World Cup being played in hybrid model?, Will only Pakistan’s matches be held in Sri Lanka?, Here you will get answers to all such questions.

The 2026 T20 World Cup will start from 7 February. The final match of this global tournament will be played on March 8. Both India and Sri Lanka are joint host countries of the 2026 T20 World Cup. All the matches of this Mahakumbh of cricket will be played in Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Colombo and Kandy. This time a total of 20 teams will participate in this tournament, which have been divided into four groups.

2026 In the T20 World Cup, 3 matches will be played on the first day i.e. on 7th February. Pakistan’s match will be with Netherlands. India will face USA and West Indies will face Bangladesh. At present a new controversy is arising regarding Bangladesh. Bangladesh has demanded to play its matches outside India. ICC has not yet responded on this.

20 teams divided into 4 groups

Group A- India, Pakistan, USA, Netherlands and Namibia

Group B- Australia, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Zimbabwe and Oman

Group C- England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Nepal and Italy

Group D- New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, Canada and UAE

Not only Pakistan’s matches but in Sri Lanka

Many people thought that only Pakistan team would play its matches in Sri Lanka. Here let us tell you that this is not the case at all. Australia vs Zimbabwe match, Sri Lanka vs Oman match, USA vs Netherlands match, Ireland vs Oman match, England vs Bangladesh match, India vs Pakistan match, Australia vs Sri Lanka match, Ireland vs Zimbabwe match, Pakistan vs Namibia match, Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe match and Australia vs Oman match will be played in Sri Lanka. All these matches are of league stage. After this, many Super-8 matches will also be held in Sri Lanka.

The venue of the semi-finals and finals is a matter of concern.

If Pakistan team qualifies in the semi-finals and final, then the semi-finals and title match will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. If Pakistan is not in the semi-finals then both the semi-finals will be played in Kolkata and Mumbai. The final will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. If Pakistan enters the final then the final will be played in Sri Lanka only.