Team India Super 8 Schedule For ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Team India has reached Super 8 after scoring a hat-trick of wins in the group stage matches of ICC T20 World Cup 2026. India defeated Pakistan by 61 runs in its third match and entered the next round of the tournament. Although, till now only 5 teams have reached the Super 8 of T20 World Cup 2026, but we are telling you in advance about the matches of this round of India. Even before the start of the tournament, ICC had made two possible groups of Super 8. In this, the teams playing against India are almost the same, which currently seem to be progressing in the tournament.

India reached Super 8 after defeating Pakistan

India on Sunday i.e. 15th February in Colombo’s R. By defeating Pakistan in the Group ‘A’ match at Premadasa Stadium, they have easily made their place in the Super 8 of T20 World Cup 2026. There will be eight teams in Super 8, which will be divided into two groups, each group will have four teams. With its third consecutive win, India has confirmed its place in Group 1, while there is still one league match left against Netherlands.

Status of Group 1 of Super 8 of T20 World Cup 2026

Group 1 of Super 8 of T20 World Cup 2026 will include West Indies, South Africa and Australia/Zimbabwe. West Indies and South Africa have won all their three matches so far and have made it to the next round, while the fourth team in this group is yet to be decided. The groups were pre-decided by the ICC, that is, whether the team ranks first or second in the table, it will go to the pre-decided group only. Both Australia and Zimbabwe are in Group ‘B’ and are in the race to qualify, but after Australia’s defeat to Sri Lanka, it now seems impossible for Australia to go to the next round. Australia has won one match and lost two, while Zimbabwe has won both the matches so far.

India’s Super 8 schedule and venue

• India vs South Africa – 22 February – Ahmedabad
• India vs Australia/Zimbabwe – 26 February – Chennai
• India vs West Indies – March 1 – Kolkata

Gautam Gambhir Given Statement Regarding The Captaincy Of Suryakumar Yadav: India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir praised Suryakumar Yadav’s ‘restrained leadership abilities’ and said that as a captain in the T20 format, he passes all the tests and this makes his stressful job a little easier. In a short video shared by Star Sports, Gambhir said that it is a privilege for India to have an aggressive batsman like Suryakumar as the captain in the ongoing T20 World Cup. It is not known in this video when Gambhir has given this statement.

Suryakumar has made my work easier in T20 International – Gautam

Gambhir said, ‘Suryakumar has made my work very easy in this format. He is a great captain for people, not just because of what he does on the field, or how he is as a batsman, or how his shots are in this format. He said, ‘As a coach, sometimes there are many things going on in your mind, but when you know that Suryakumar will keep the atmosphere calm, which is the dream of any coach, then a lot becomes easier.’

Suryakumar batted brilliantly against America

India defeated America in its opening match of the T20 World Cup on Saturday, February 7, due to the brilliant batting of Suryakumar. The Indian captain managed the innings with an unbeaten 84 runs in 49 balls amidst the fall of wickets from one end. The Indian team will now play against Namibia on Thursday i.e. 12th February at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Suryakumar Yadav has passed every test as captain – Gambhir

Gambhir said, ‘For me, player Suryakumar can be kept aside, but as captain Suryakumar, he has made my life very easy by meeting every test. He is truly a wonderful leader. He said, it is very good that the leadership of the country is in the hands of a player like him, because his heart is in the right place and he takes the right decisions under pressure. 35-year-old Suryakumar Yadav was part of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma two years ago. After Rohit’s retirement from this format, he was given the command of the team.

India Became The Team With The Most Wins In ICC Tournaments: Team India has started its campaign in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 with a win. In the first match of this tournament, India made many records by winning against USA by 29 runs. India has become the second country to register 100 wins in the ICC World Cup, while if we talk about the overall ICC tournament, Team India has created history. Including ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup, Champions Trophy and WTC final, Team India has become the team that has won the most matches in ICC tournaments. In this matter, India has broken Australia’s record.

India becomes the team that has won the most matches in ICC tournaments

In the history of cricket, Australia holds the world record of winning the maximum number of 10 ICC trophies. So far, he has won 6 ODI World Cups, 1 T20 World Cup, 2 Champions Trophy and 1 World Test Championship (WTC) title. They have won these 10 trophies by winning a total of 122 matches in ICC tournaments, whereas Team India, which has won 7 ICC trophies, has now become the team that has won the most 123 matches in ICC tournaments. India has achieved the feat of winning 2 ODI World Cups, 2 T20 World Cups and 3 Champions Trophies.

Teams that have won the most matches in ICC tournaments

(ODIWC + CT + T20WC + WTC Final)

India – 123 wins

Australia – 122 wins

New Zealand – 101 wins

England – 95 wins

South Africa – 92 wins

Pakistan – 91 wins

Sri Lanka – 87 wins

West Indies – 82 wins

Bangladesh – 30 wins

Zimbabwe – 19 wins

Afghanistan – 18 wins

Team India’s next match against Namibia

Team India’s next match in the T20 World Cup 2026 will be against Namibia on 12 February. The most high voltage match of this tournament, India vs Pakistan, will be played on 15 February. However, there are still dark clouds over this match, because Pakistan has refused to play the match against India in the T20 World Cup 2026. However, till now Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not officially given any written communication to ICC. Therefore, it is expected that Pakistan will reverse its decision in the coming days.

ICC T20 World Cup 2026: The ICC T20 World Cup 2026, jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, started from Saturday i.e. 7th February. Everyone’s eyes are on Team India in this tournament. There is an interesting Indian addition to this T20 World Cup 2026. Many associate teams are captained by players of Indian origin. Associate teams like Netherlands, America, Nepal, Namibia, Oman, UAE and Canada are entering the field with strong intentions. These teams have made their place in the tournament through tough regional qualifiers.

Three players of Indian origin who captained foreign teams

1. Monank Patel (America)

Monank Patel was born on 1 May 1993 in Anand, Gujarat. Monank has represented Gujarat at the India Under-16 and Under-19 level. Jasprit has also played with Bumrah during his junior cricket days. After getting a green card in 2010, Monank moved to America in 2013. After settling in America, Monank again started his cricket career and made his ODI and T20 International debut in the year 2019. He has scored 920 runs for America in T20 International at an average of 27.87, which includes one century and 6 half-centuries. He has scored the only century in T20 International against Bahamas. After becoming the captain in the year 2021, Monank led a historic victory against Pakistan in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

2. Dilpreet Singh Bajwa (Canada)

Dilpreet Singh Bajwa, who captained Canada in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, was born on 26 January 2003 in Gurdaspur, Punjab. He laid his cricketing foundation in India, where he trained with coach Rakesh Marshall at the Government College Grounds and studied at Guru Arjun Dev School, Dhariwal. Before leaving India, Bajwa played a brilliant inning of 130 runs in the Under-19 match against Patiala. When he did not get much chance to play in India. His father Harpreet Singh and mother Harleen Kaur settled in Canada with their family in the year 2020. Bajwa made his T20 International debut against Bermuda in September 2023.

3. Jatinder Singh (Oman)

Jatinder Singh, born on March 5, 1989 in Ludhiana, Punjab, moved to Oman at an early age and started his cricket career there. Jatinder performed consistently well in Oman’s domestic cricket. Right-handed top order batsman Jatinder made his T20 International debut in 2015 and ODI debut in 2019. After becoming the captain in the year 2025, he took Oman to the Asia Cup for the first time, which is a historic achievement for him and the country.

Shimron Hetmyer Not Yet Reached India For T20 World Cup 2026: ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is going to start from 7th February. This tournament is to be played jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. There will be a tough competition between 20 teams to become world champion. Before the start of the T20 World Cup, shocking news has come out from a team. One player of this team has not reached India yet, whereas it has to play the match on the opening day of the tournament and this star player is stuck in South Africa.

Shimron Hetmyer has not reached India yet

Before the start of T20 World Cup 2026, the West Indies team has suffered a big setback. His team’s star batsman Shimron Hetmyer is stuck in South Africa due to visa related problem and is not able to join his team in India. Let us tell you, West Indies has to play its first match against Scotland on 7th February, but Hetmyer is still stuck in Johannesburg. Cricket West Indies (CWI) has also issued a statement saying that ‘this matter will be resolved soon.’

West Indies lost in the warm up match

Let us tell you, the West Indies team is already in match mood for the T20 World Cup. After facing defeat in the warm-up match against Afghanistan on Wednesday i.e. February 4, the Caribbean team is now preparing for the next match, while Hetmyer’s absence is a big loss for the team. Hetmyer recently performed brilliantly in the three-match T20 series against South Africa. He scored the maximum of 171 runs in the series, in which his best score was 75 runs.

Were excluded from the 2022 T20 World Cup

Shimron Hetmyer remained in the news even in the year 2022 due to such an incident. He missed his scheduled flight to Australia for the T20 World Cup, after which Shimron Hetmyer was dropped from the T20 World Cup team. Later, Shamrah Brooks was included in the team in place of Hetmyer.

Ben Stokes Injury After Being Hit Ball On The Face: England cricket team’s star all-rounder and Test captain Ben Stokes has suffered a serious injury during a practice session. The cricket ball hit Stokes’ face so hard that his right eye swelled badly and his nose started bleeding. Stokes himself has shared the picture of his injury on the social media platform Instagram, in which the injury on his face can be clearly seen.

How did this tragic accident happen?

This painful accident happened with Ben Stokes when he was not batting. According to reports, Stokes was standing on the field with his friends when suddenly a ball came from his blind side and hit him straight on the right side of his face. However, despite being in pain, Stokes jokingly wrote on Instagram, ‘You should see the condition of the cricket ball that I hit.’

Out of T20 World Cup and waiting to return to the team

Test captain Ben Stokes is not currently part of England’s plans for the white ball format and he will not participate in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Stokes was already recovering from an injury suffered during the Ashes series and now this new accident has added to his problems. It is expected that Stokes will return to the field during the home Test series against New Zealand to be held in June and will take command of the red-ball team.

Questions raised on captaincy after defeat in Ashes

Stokes’ captaincy and his statements are being criticized after England’s 4-1 defeat to Australia in the Ashes series 2025-26. Great England fast bowler James Anderson raised questions on Stokes’ statement in which he praised the hard work of the players despite the defeat in the Ashes. Anderson said that it is the players’ job to run and put in efforts all day long for their team, there should be no praise in it.

Team India T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule: The Indian cricket team is ready to enter the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. This tournament is starting from 7th February. Team India will play in the tournament as the defending champion. India won the title of the 2024 T20 World Cup jointly hosted by West Indies and America by defeating South Africa by 7 runs. However, in the history of this tournament, no team has been able to win the T20 World Cup title twice in a row.

Team India will face America on 7th February

Team India has been placed in Group A of the tournament. Apart from India, teams from Pakistan, America, Namibia and Netherlands are present in this group. India’s first match is against America on 7 February at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After this the team will face Namibia on 12th February at Arun Jaitley Stadium. The match between India and Pakistan is to be held in Colombo on 15 February. The match between India and Netherlands will be played on 18 February at Narendra Modi Stadium. There are 4 groups in the T20 World Cup 2026 and the top 2 teams of each group will get a place in the Super-8.

Schedule of Indian team in T20 World Cup

date	competition	Field	Time (IST)
7 February 2026	India vs America	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	7:00 PM
12 February 2026	india vs namibia	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi	7:00 PM
15 February 2026	india vs pakistan	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	7:00 PM
18 February 2026	India vs Netherlands	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	7:00 PM

Team India will field under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav

Team India will field in the T20 World Cup 2026 under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. The Indian team has not lost a single series since the last T20 World Cup. The team includes world number one T20 batsman Abhishek Sharma as well as number one bowler Varun Chakraborty. There are 8 players in the squad who were part of the 2024 T20 World Cup winning team, while 7 new players have got a place.

Indian team for T20 World Cup 2026:

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Akshar Patel (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.

Tilak Varma Returns To Team India: India’s all-rounder Tilak Verma has recently returned to the national team after recovering from injury. He thanked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Center of Excellence. Tilak said that with the help of these two, he was able to return to the field sooner than expected. Inspired by the aggressive batting happening around him, he said that the atmosphere of the team was very good. He also said that he and the entire Indian team are feeling fully prepared for the World Cup. Tilak said that the packed crowd at the DY Patil Stadium and the slogans in his name were a confidence boost, even though it was a warm-up match. India defeated South Africa by 30 runs in the high-scoring warm-up match played in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday, February 4 and completed the preparations for the T20 World Cup in a brilliant manner.

Tilak Verma gave statement on returning to Team India

Tilak Verma said, ‘To be honest, I did not expect that I would be able to return to the field so soon. For this I wholeheartedly thank the Center of Excellence and BCCI. Playing the World Cup has always been my biggest dream. When I came on the field and people were shouting slogans of ‘Tilak-Tilak’, I was not expecting this at all. This made me feel very good and my enthusiasm increased further while going inside. He further said that seeing the aggressive batting of Ishaan, Abhishek and other players, he too got excited to play. Tilak said that he did not expect such a big crowd and that the DY Patil Stadium was completely full even though it was just a warm-up match. He thanked all the fans and said that the atmosphere was great and he and the entire Indian team are ready for the World Cup.

Team India performed brilliantly in the warm up

Team India performed brilliantly by deciding to bat first. Ishan Kishan played an explosive inning of 53 runs in just 20 balls. Kishan and Abhishek Sharma gave a great start to India and within 6 overs the team’s score reached 80/1. After this, both the openers retired to give the remaining players a chance to bat. Tilak scored 45 runs in 19 balls and made a quick partnership of 66 runs with captain Suryakumar Yadav. After this, thanks to the short but effective innings played by Akshar Patel, Rinku Singh in the last overs and Hardik Pandya’s stormy batting of 30 runs in 10 balls, India scored a big score of 240 runs for 5 wickets.

India beat South Africa by 30 runs

In reply, South Africa’s innings got off to a bad start when Arshdeep Singh dismissed George Linde for a duck. After this, Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton tried to support the team by making a partnership of 65 runs. But, after Markram retired, the wickets of Dewald Brewis, Rickelton and David Miller fell quickly. Due to this, the momentum of the match completely went in favor of India. Despite struggling contributions from Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs and Marco Janssen, South Africa fell 30 runs short of the target. Now India’s focus is on the first match of the World Cup to be held against America on Saturday.

Abhishek Sharma Retired Out In Warm Up Match: Team India played against South Africa last night i.e. on 4 February in its only warm-up match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. In this match, Ishan Kishan started the Indian innings with Abhishek Sharma. Against South Africa, Abhishek Sharma scored only 24 runs in 18 balls and then he left the field and returned to the pavilion. India won the toss and batted first and scored 240 runs for 5 wickets and restricted the Proteas team to 210 runs.

Why was Ishan Kishan retired?

In the warm-up match of the T20 World Cup 2026 played between India and South Africa, Ishan Kishan scored a explosive half-century and after that he retired out and returned to the pavilion. Ishaan decided to go out in 5.4 overs. During this period, he scored 53 runs in just 20 balls with the help of 2 fours and 7 skyscraper sixes. This is a common practice in warm-up matches so that more players can get a chance to bat or bowl and other players of the team can also get match practice.

Why did Abhishek Sharma retire out?

Abhishek Sharma was not in his rhythm during the practice match against South Africa. It is very rare to see that the teammate opening the innings with him scores a half-century and he is not able to score even 25 runs. However, this was seen in the warm-up match against South Africa. Ishaan scored a brilliant half-century in 20 balls, while Abhishek scored only 24 runs in 18 balls. After hitting 3 fours and 1 six in this innings, Abhishek decided to return from the field to the pavilion, because Abhishek was not able to time the ball. Therefore, he thought it right to give other batsmen a chance to practice.

Suryakumar Yadav Given Special Gift To The Players & Entire Team Members: Team India is ready for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, starting from 7th February. Team India has shown the trailer of its preparations for the 5-match home T20 series against New Zealand. Before this tournament, all the players of the Indian team, even the support staff members, were seen thanking captain Suryakumar Yadav the previous day.

Why did all the fellow players thank Suryakumar Yadav?

Actually, captain Suryakumar Yadav has given a special gift to the players and members of the entire team. That is why every player and member of the team has thanked Captain Suryakumar. The players have thanked Suryakumar Yadav in their Instagram story.

Suryakumar Yadav started a new venture

In T20 International, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has gifted a perfume to all his teammates. It is clear from the players’ Instagram stories that Suryakumar Yadav is preparing to enter the Indian market through that perfume brand. This is the reason why all the players have thanked him as well as congratulated him.

The whole country will also say thanks after winning the T20 World Cup.

You have learned why Team India players thanked Suryakumar Yadav, but the country will thank him only when he wins the title of T20 World Cup 2026. It has been a special thing for Team India in the last few days that captain Suryakumar Yadav has returned to his old form in the T20 series against New Zealand. With his bat, some of the same fast-paced innings were seen in this domestic match, for which Suryakumar Yadav is known.