T20 World Cup 2026 will be organized from 7th February. On the very first day, 6 teams including Team India and Pakistan will be in the field, ICC has released the full schedule of the tournament. As expected, Pakistan cricket team will not come to India for the tournament, they will play all their matches in Sri Lanka. Although Pakistan is in the same group with India, it means that one match of both is confirmed.

Why will Pakistan team not come to India?

The last ICC tournament was held in India in 2023. That was the ODI World Cup, in which Australia defeated India in the final. Pakistan team came to India for this tournament. The India vs Pakistan match was played at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. But this year Team India did not go to Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy, India played all its matches in Dubai. Only after this it was decided that Pakistan would also not come to India.

India and Pakistan in the same group

The World Cup schedule was released at an event organized in Mumbai on Tuesday. After this it became clear that India and Pakistan are in the same group and the match between the two will be played in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Let us tell you that a total of 20 teams will play in this tournament, which have been placed in 4 groups (5 teams in each group). After the group stage, the top 2 teams of each group will go to the next round.

• Group A: India, Pakistan, Namibia, USA, Netherlands
• Group B: Australia, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Oman
• Group C: England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Nepal, Italy
• Group D: New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, Canada, UAE

When and where will India vs Pakistan match be played?

Current champion India’s first match in the T20 World Cup 2026 is on February 7, which will be against USA. The India vs Pakistan match will take place on 15 February 2026 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

If Pakistan cricket team reaches the semi-finals, then the first semi-final will be played in Colombo on March 4, otherwise it will be played in Kolkata. If Pakistan reaches the final then the title match will also be played in Colombo, otherwise the final will be played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad.

India and Pakistan cricket teams will face face to face once again in the 2025 Asia Cup. This tournament will be played in T20 format. In such a situation, fans are trying to know when the last time there was a clash between Indo-Pak in T20 format. Here we will tell you about that match.

First of all, let us tell you that 3 matches can be played between India and Pakistan in the 2025 Asia Cup. Both teams will clash for the first time on 14 September in the tournament. This will be a league stage match. After this, on September 21, both teams can hit the Super-4 round. On the other hand, if both teams enter the finals, then on September 28, the final of the 2025 Asia Cup will be played between India and Pakistan.

Indo-Pak clashed in 2024 T20 World Cup, Team India won

Let us know that for the last time in T20 format, the match between India and Pakistan was played in the 2024 T20 World Cup. In this match, Team India scored only 119 runs after playing first. In response, Pakistan had scored 72 runs in 12 overs losing just two wickets at one time. That is, Pakistan had to score only 48 runs to win in the last 48 balls and they had 8 wickets left. Star batsmen like Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman were at the crease. Despite this, India won this match by 6 runs. For Pakistan, Rizwan scored 31 runs in 44 balls. Babar Azam scored 13 in 10 balls, Usman Khan 13 in 15 balls, Fakhar Zaman 13 in 8 balls and Shadab Khan scored four runs in seven balls. At the same time, Imad Wasim scored only 15 runs in 23 balls.

After 14 overs, Pakistan’s team also struggled to take single. The Indian bowlers kept the culinary batsmen tied. As a result, Pakistan’s team could score only 113 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. For India, Jasprit Bumrah took the highest 3 wickets for just 14 runs in 4 overs. Siraj conceded 19 runs in 4 overs. At the same time, Hardik Pandya took 2 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs.

There is good news for cricket fans. Soon a cricket match will be seen between India and Pakistan. However, this match will not be between the men’s teams, but between the women’s cricket team, that too in the T20 World Cup. Actually, the host England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the schedule of 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup. The first match of the tournament will be played between England and Sri Lanka. At the same time, Team India will play 5 matches in the league stage of the tournament.

Indo-Pak match on 14 June

The 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup will start from June 12. A total of 33 matches will be played in the tournament. At the same time, the final match of the tournament will be played on 12 June. This time a total of 12 teams will participate in the T20 World Cup. These 12 teams will be divided into two groups of 6-6 teams. The first match of the Indian team will be with the arch -rivals Pakistan on 14 June.

In the top-2 of each group, the finish team will get entry in the semi-finals. 2 other qualifying teams including India, Pakistan, South Africa, Australia are reported to be kept in Group-A. At the same time, England, West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and two other qualifying teams will get a place in Group-B.

A total of 6 grounds have been selected for the 2026 World Cup tournament. Their names are Lords, The Oval, Edgebaceton, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Bristol County Ground and Hampshire Ball Maidan. The matches will start at 3 pm, 7 pm and 11 pm Indian time.

Team India schedule in T20 World Cup

India’s first match in the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup will be with arch -rivals Pakistan on 14 June. On June 17, he will have to face the team qualifying in Group-A, while on June 21, he is to match South Africa and on June 25, he will match the second qualifier team. Team India’s last group match will be held on June 28 with Australia.