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.

T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan Provisional Squad: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has submitted a 15-member probable team for the T20 World Cup 2026 to the International Cricket Council (ICC). The probable team has not been made public by the Pakistan Board. According to media reports, a reliable source of the board gave information about this. This is not the first time, but this has been done earlier also by Pakistan.

Many questions arose in the minds of fans due to the team not being made public. First of all, people want to know which players have got a place in the possible 15-member team. Has Babar Azam been cut? Has Shaheen Afridi also not got a chance? So let us know who has been kept in the probable squad.

Which players got the chance?

If media reports are to be believed, former captain Babar Azam has been kept in the team. Apart from this, fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has also got a chance. However, Shaheen is struggling with injury these days. Rest all-rounder Shadab Khan is also a part of the team, but Shadab has not been able to play international cricket since May last year due to shoulder injury. However, he made a comeback through BBL 2025-26. Apart from this, Shadab has also been included in the T20 series against Sri Lanka starting in January.

The reports further said that the selectors have included mostly those players in the probable World Cup team who have been selected for the T20 series against Sri Lanka. Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Usman Khan, Mohammad Wasim Junior and Salman Ali Aga have been included in the list of players. However, it is worth noting that the name of Haris Rauf has not been included.

Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced a 15-member team for the 2026 T20 World Cup to be played in India. The 2026 T20 World Cup will be played in India and Sri Lanka. Actually, Pakistan team will play its matches in Sri Lanka. Afghanistan has chosen charismatic leg spinner Rashid Khan as the captain for the T20 World Cup. The team that Afghanistan has selected for the World Cup, the same team will also play a series of 3 T20 matches against West Indies to be held in UAE.

Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO Naseeb Khan said, “The performance of the Afghanistan team in the last edition of the T20 World Cup was very good. We cherish the past wonderful memories and hope for even better results this year, which will be played in Asian conditions. Hosting the West Indies team will give us a great opportunity to improve the balance in our team and prepare properly for the World Cup.”

Left-handed middle order batsman Shahidullah Kamal and wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Ishaq have managed to retain their places in the Afghanistan team. Young fast bowler Abdullah Ahmadzai has also made it to the World Cup team. Fazalhaq Farooqui, who was out of the Bangladesh series and played his last T20 match against Zimbabwe, is also in the team. Mystery spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman has also been included in the team.

Chief selector Ahmed Shah Sulaimankhil said, “Gulbadin Naib is a big-match player, and his return will strengthen our team. We are also happy with the return of Naveen Ul Haq, who will improve our fast bowling.” he adds, “The decision to leave Allah Ghazanfar out of the team was a difficult one. We have replaced him with Mujeeb. Shahidullah Kamal has performed well in the recent events and gives us a valuable left-arm option, which is much needed in big tournaments.”

Afghanistan team for 2026 T20 World Cup- Rashid Khan (captain), Ibrahim Zadran (vice-captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Ishaq (wicketkeeper), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Umarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Naveen Ul Haq, Fazal Haq Farooqui and Abdullah. Ahmedzai.

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced its team for the 2026 T20 World Cup to be held in India. Surprisingly, England has not selected explosive players like Liam Livingstone and Jamie Smith for the T20 World Cup. Livingstone will play in IPL 2026 and he has been sold for a huge amount. Let us tell you that England has just announced the provisional squad. Provisional means that England can still make changes in its team.

According to ICC rules, every team has to announce its team 30 days before the start of the tournament. Before the end of the deadline, teams can make changes to their squad on their own. After the deadline, teams have to take permission from the ICC for changes. England has just announced the provisional squad. In such a situation, she can make changes in her team anytime.

Harry Brook captain, Josh Tong included in the team for the first time

Fast bowler Josh Tong, who bowled lethally whenever he got a chance in the Ashes series, has been selected by England for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Harry Brook will be the captain of the England team in this ICC tournament. There is a mix of young and senior players in the team. However, the surprising thing is that England has not included an experienced all-rounder like Liam Livingstone in the World Cup squad. Livingstone will be seen playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026.

England has selected six fast bowlers in the form of Brayden Carse, Josh Tongue, Jamie Overton, Joffra Archer, Sam Curran and Luke Wood. There are three spinners in the form of Rehan Ahmed, Liam Dawson and Adil Rashid. Apart from this, power packed batsmen have been selected in the form of Harry Brook, Phil Salt, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethel, Ben Duckett, Will Jacques and Jos Buttler.

England team for the 2026 T20 World Cup – Harry Brook (captain), Joffra Archer, Will Jacques, Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Tom Banton, Jacob Bithell, Jos Buttler, Braydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue and Luke Wood.

BCCI on Saturday announced the 15-member Indian team for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Vice-captain Shubman Gill did not get a place in this team. Ishan Kishan got a chance in his place. Along with this, Sanju Samson’s opening was also approved. After the announcement of the team, a report came out which will surprise everyone.

Shubman Gill’s future was not actually decided on Saturday, when BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia announced the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup, as his future was decided only on Wednesday when the fourth T20 International against South Africa was abandoned due to dense fog, news agency PTI reported. According to a BCCI source, the decision was taken on the same day that Gill will not be selected in the T20 World Cup team. However, till Saturday morning neither the chairman of the selection committee had informed him about this nor captain Suryakumar Yadav or head coach Gautam Gambhir had talked to him about it.

Captain Suryakumar’s record in the last one year has been very bad, while he got relief, Gill’s ouster in this manner may naturally seem disappointing. As soon as the news spread that Gill had injured his toe while batting, it was clear that something was not right, Gambhir and the Suryakumar-led team management had moved ahead with Gill’s replacement.

If BCCI sources are to be believed, the team management had already decided to drop the vice-captain while Gill wanted to play the Ahmedabad match because the injury was not so serious. This was the first signal for the Indian vice-captain to be dropped from the team, as he had scored a total of 32 runs in three matches against South Africa. Initially the medical team suspected a ‘hairline fracture’, but later the scan revealed that it was just an injury and he could play the Ahmedabad match with the help of painkillers.

If we pay attention to the words of selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar, then he also did not seem completely confident about this decision because for a long time he had considered this Punjab batsman as the potential captain of India in every format. If we take a cursory look at the records of Gill and Suryakumar, this stylish batsman from Mohali has every reason to feel cheated.

Gill has scored 291 runs in 15 innings in 2025, his strike rate has been more than 137 while Suryakumar has scored 218 runs in 19 innings at a strike rate of 123.2, which is his worst performance after debut in international cricket. Apart from this, there is also discussion in the corridors of the Indian team that the captain’s right wrist is not completely fine. Two players were in poor form and the national selection committee had to drop one of them. In such cases the captain is often kept away from it.

For this reason, being the captain, Suryakumar was successful in saving his place while Gill had to pay the price because his impact was not that strong while opening the innings with Abhishek Sharma. It should also not be forgotten that Gill is currently the captain of India in two other formats and this decision can create an atmosphere of distrust in the Indian dressing room. Will the chemistry between Gill and Gambhir continue after such a sudden and humiliating ouster? If Suryakumar could not score runs, he would not only lose his place in the dressing room but ultimately also his place in the team, because those who know Gambhir know that for him, winning is not everything, but winning is everything.

Once again Pakistan has been publicly insulted in world cricket. Because of this, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is also angry with the International Cricket Council (ICC). Actually, PCB is unhappy with ICC over the absence of the picture of its captain Salman Ali Aga in the promotional poster released for the sale of tickets for next year’s T20 World Cup.

There is no photo of 5 captains in the promotional poster released for the sale of T20 World Cup tickets.

News agency PTI in its report quoted a reliable source of PCB as saying that the matter has been taken up with the ICC because the promotional poster has pictures of only five captains. This includes Suryakumar Yadav (India), Aiden Markram (South Africa), Mitchell Marsh (Australia), Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka) and Harry Brook (England).

The source further said in the report, “We had to face a similar problem during the Asia Cup a few months ago. At that time the broadcasters had started the promotional campaign without the picture of our captain.” He told that the situation changed only after PCB talked to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

‘Even if Pakistan is not among the top five teams in the ICC T20 rankings, but…’

He said that this time too we are facing a similar situation, because ICC has not included the picture of our captain in the promotional poster released for the sale of tickets. Pakistan may not be among the top five teams in the ICC T20 rankings, but they have a rich history and are one of the most attention-grabbing teams in the World Cup. PCB is confident that ICC will definitely include the Pakistani captain in the promotional posters and campaigns.

For the past several days, news of action against Sri Lankan captain Charith Asalanka has been in the news. It is being claimed in many reports that due to the cancellation of the Tri-series in Pakistan, Sri Lanka Cricket Board may take action against him and his captaincy may be snatched away. Meanwhile, Chief Selector of Sri Lanka Cricket Team Upul Tharanga has made everything clear.

According to Upul Tharanga, despite Charith Asalanka’s poor performance and his early withdrawal from the ongoing tri-series in Pakistan, no such decision has been taken, due to which rumors are flying about his future. Tharanga said that after Asalanka’s return during the tri-series against Pakistan last week, the discussion regarding the new captain has not started. He told that former Sri Lankan white-ball captain Dasun Shanaka was deliberately appointed as the vice-captain of the tour, so that the team could get another option.

Upul Tharanga told ESPNcricinfo, “We have to think about our best option after this series. With the World Cup being so close, we cannot make big changes. The selectors will have to decide after talking to the coach what is best for the team.”

He further said, “Charith is a very talented cricketer who has a lot of experience. I am sure he will be an important player for Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup. We have seen what he can do in the middle order, where at times he has single-handedly won matches. He is in our World Cup plans.”

The Chief Selector further said, “Charith is still our captain. Due to Charith’s illness, we have made Dasun our stand-in captain. Charith is still the captain in our plans. We have not taken any decision to replace him. We have planned from the beginning to make Charith the captain in this World Cup. Let’s see what happens next. We have not taken any decision in this regard yet. Charith has not been able to score runs in T20 and unfortunately Due to illness he had to return home.”

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule of the 2026 T20 World Cup. This mega event will start from 7th February. The title match will be played on March 8. A total of 20 teams will participate in the 2026 T20 World Cup, which are divided into 4 groups. T20 World Cup matches will be played at a total of five venues in India. The tournament matches will also be held at 3 venues in Sri Lanka. Here you will get A to Z details of 2026 T20 World Cup.

In the 2026 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. Let us tell you that the final match of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be played on March 8 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. If Pakistan team qualifies for the finals then the title match will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Similarly, the semi-final matches are to be played in Kolkata and Mumbai, but if Pakistan team goes to the semi-finals then it will play the semi-finals in Colombo.

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

India-Pak match on 15th February

There will be a big match between India and Pakistan on 15th February in the 2026 T20 World Cup. Both the teams will clash at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The first match of the tournament will be played between Pakistan and Netherlands. Team India will play its first match against USA on 7th February.

Matches will be held at 5 venues in India and 3 in Sri Lanka.

The 2026 T20 World Cup will start from 7 February. The final match of the tournament will be played on March 8. Defending champions India will play their first match against USA (USA) in Mumbai on February 7, which will be followed by league matches against Namibia, Pakistan and Netherlands.

The 2026 T20 World Cup matches will be played at a total of five venues in India, which include Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. The tournament matches will be held at R Premadasa and S Sports Club of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Pallekele International Stadium of Kandy.

Team India’s schedule in 2026 T20 World Cup

India vs America, 7 February, Mumbai
India vs Namibia, 12 February, Delhi
India vs Pakistan, 15 February, Colombo
India vs Netherlands, 18 February, Ahmedabad

Rohit Sharma becomes brand ambassador

ICC Chairman Jay Shah has declared Rohit Sharma as the brand ambassador of the 2026 T20 World Cup. It was under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma that India won the 2024 T20 World Cup title, after which he retired from this format. Jai Shah said that there could not have been a better person than Rohit Sharma for the responsibility of ambassador. Being the brand ambassador, Rohit Sharma will make an important contribution in promoting the T20 World Cup at the global level.

The schedule for ICC Men’s @T20WorldCup 2026 is here!

The matches and groups were unveiled at a gala event in Mumbai led by ICC Chairman @JayShahand with new tournament ambassador @ImRo45 and Indian team captains @surya_14kumar and Harmanpreet Kaur in attendance.

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— ICC (@ICC) November 25, 2025

The International Cricket Council has announced the schedule of the 2026 T20 World Cup. Defending champion Team India will play its first match against USA on 7 February. In the same tournament, the match between India and Pakistan will be played in Colombo on 15 February.

The 2026 T20 World Cup will start from 7 February. The final match of the tournament will be played on March 8. Defending champions India will play their first match against USA (USA) in Mumbai on February 7, which will be followed by league matches against Namibia, Pakistan and Netherlands.

The final match of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be played on March 8 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. If Pakistan team qualifies for the finals then the title match will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Similarly, the semi-final match is to be played in Mumbai, but if Pakistan team goes to the semi-finals then it will play the semi-finals in Colombo.

20 teams will participate, matches will be played at 8 venues

A total of 20 teams will participate in the 2026 T20 World Cup. For the first time, Italy has also qualified for this mega event. ICC President Jay Shah said after the release of the tournament schedule that the matches of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be played at a total of eight venues. The matches of the tournament will be held at five venues in India, while matches will be held at three venues in Sri Lanka. In India, tournament matches will be played in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. Whereas 2026 T20 World Cup matches will be held in Colombo and Kandy in Sri Lanka.

Team India’s schedule in 2026 T20 World Cup

India vs America, 7 February, Mumbai
India vs Namibia, 12 February, Delhi
India vs Pakistan, 15 February, Colombo
India vs Netherlands, 18 February, Ahmedabad

India has won T20 World Cup twice

Let us tell you that Team India has won the T20 World Cup title twice. The Indian team first won the first T20 World Cup in 2007. Then under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, Team India defeated Pakistan in the final. After this, in 2024, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India won the T20 World Cup title for the second time.

Before the 2025 Asia Cup, former selector Krishnamachari Srikanth has given a controversial statement regarding the Indian cricket team. This statement of Srikanth can boil the blood of Indian fans. Srikanth says that India’s current T20 team can win the Asia Cup, but this team will not win the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Chris Srikanth raised questions on team selection

Former Indian selector Krishnamachari Srikanth said on his YouTube channel, “We can win the Asia Cup with this team, but there is no chance of the World Cup. Do you want to take this team in the World Cup? Where is the preparation for the World Cup, while the tournament is just six months away.”

Srikanth further said that the selection of the team for the Asia Cup has been done not on the current performance, but by looking at the old data of the players. I do not know how Rinku Singh, Shivam Dubey and Harshit Rana have been selected in the team. Earlier the performance of IPL was seen, but this time it has not happened.

Srikanth asked- Who will bat at number 5?

Srikanth also questioned who would bat at number 5. He said that Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh or someone else, who will come at number 5. I do not understand why and how Shivam Dubey has been selected. He also expressed displeasure at Yashasvi Jaiswal’s non -element. He said that Jaiswal did well in the IPL along with international cricket, yet he was not selected. This is beyond understanding.

Indian team for 2025 Asia Cup- Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Akshar Patel, Jaspreet Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty.