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.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be held in India and Sri Lanka from 7 February to 8 March. For this, BCCI has announced the Indian team. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the places of 15 players have been confirmed, but the board can still make changes in it. Know as per ICC rules, when do all the teams have to announce their squad and what is the last date for changes in it?

A total of 20 teams will participate in the T20 World Cup 2026, among which there will be 55 matches. 14 matches including India vs Pakistan match will be held in Sri Lanka. If Pakistan reaches the semi-finals then this match will also be held in Sri Lanka, and if it reaches the finals then the title match will also be held in Sri Lanka.

Team of 7 countries announced for T20 World Cup

There is only Indian cricket team in Group A, whose T20 World Cup squad has been announced. Apart from this, the squads of Australia, Sri Lanka, Oman, England, South Africa and Afghanistan have been announced.

The squads of America, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Ireland, West Indies, Bangladesh, Italy, Nepal, UAE, Canada and New Zealand are yet to be announced.

Last date for squad announcement of T20 World Cup 2026?

All the countries participating in the T20 World Cup 2026 have to submit the list of 15 players included in their provisional squad to the ICC by January 8.

When can change happen?

The organization of T20 World Cup 2026 will start from 7 February. All countries can make changes in their World Cup team till a week before this. ICC has fixed the last date as 31 January.

However, there can be a change in the squad even in the middle of T20 World Cup 2026, but only if a player gets injured. Then changes can happen only after the permission of ICC.

t20 world cup 2026 format

20 teams are divided into groups of 5 each, there are total 4 groups. India and Pakistan are in Group A. First there will be a group stage, after which the top 2 teams of each group will advance to the next round (Super 8). After this there will be a knockout stage.

The Indian team has been announced for the T20 World Cup 2026, in which Ishan Kishan has been included as the second wicketkeeper. Ishaan has been selected in the T20 team after 2 years, meanwhile there is a whole story of a struggle. He also had to be released from the central contract of BCCI. Now Ishaan’s first reaction has come on his name being selected in the team.

Ishan Kishan’s first reaction

Ishan Kishan looked very happy after being selected in the T20 World Cup squad. Speaking to news agency ANI, Ishaan said, “I am very happy. Excited to join the team.” Kishan further said that the team is playing very well.

#WATCH Patna, Bihar , On his comeback to India’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, Indian cricketer Ishan Kishan says, “I am very happy…” pic.twitter.com/R2oKsCd9U2

— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2025

Ishan Kishan also shared an Instagram story and wrote in the caption, “Back, better” i.e. return in a better way. Let us tell you that considering Ishaan’s recent form, he has been selected in the T20 World Cup squad, whereas due to his form, Shubman Gill was left out of the team.

Before the T20 World Cup, Ishan Kishan will return in the T20 series against New Zealand. Actually, the team announced on Saturday is also for the 5-match T20 series against New Zealand along with the World Cup. The first match of the T20 series will be played on 21 January, the last match of which will be played on 31 January.

Ishan Kishan’s performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was excellent, Jharkhand won its first title under his captaincy. Ishaan created history by playing a century in the final. He became the first captain to score a century in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He was the only batsman to score more than 500 runs in the tournament. He scored a total of 517 runs in 10 innings.

Indian team for T20 World Cup 2026

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

India’s schedule in T20 World Cup 2026

• 07 February- vs America (Mumbai)
• 12 February- vs Namibia (Delhi)
• 15 February- vs Pakistan (Colombo)
• 18 February- vs Netherlands (Ahmedabad)

t20 world cup 2026 teams

Group A- India, Pakistan, America, Netherlands, Namibia

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

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

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