The full schedule of T20 World Cup 2026 is going to be released today. ICC has intensified its preparations. The tournament will be hosted by Sri Lanka along with defending champions India, which will be played in February. ICC will announce the schedule of the World Cup today, which will be live. Let us tell you at what time and on which channel the live telecast of the schedule will take place. There will also be live streaming.

The 10th edition of T20 World Cup is in 2026. In the previous edition (2024), India won its second T20 World Cup title by defeating South Africa. In that match, Suryakumar Yadav took a brilliant catch at the boundary in the last over, which no Indian fan can forget.

When will the T20 World Cup 2026 schedule be announced?

The schedule of T20 World Cup 2026 will be announced today (Tuesday, November 25). It will be broadcast live from 6:30 pm. Its broadcast program will feature former India captain Rohit Sharma, women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, current T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews. Star Sports announced this through a social media post.

On which channel and app to watch live T20 World Cup 2026 schedule?

The T20 World Cup 2026 schedule will be announced today at 6:30 pm on Star Sports channels (Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 2 Hindi, Star Sports 2 and 3). Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.

A schedule revealed like never before!

Join us with @ImRo45, @Angelo69Mathews, @surya_14kumar, @ImHarmanpreet
for the grand unveiling of the ICC #T20WorldCup 2026 fixtures! pic.twitter.com/1uDUiGAuMV

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) November 24, 2025

At which venue will the T20 World Cup 2026 matches be held?

Its official announcement will be made today, but the news is that all the matches of the tournament will be played at a total of 8 venues. Of these, 5 stadiums can be in India and 3 in Sri Lanka. The title match can be held at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, but if Pakistan reaches the final then the title match is likely to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Teams qualifying for T20 World Cup 2026

India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, USA, West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman, UAE.

India and Sri Lanka are going to host the T20 World Cup to be held in 2026. A big update has come out regarding the semi-finals, finals and opening matches of the World Cup. According to The Indian Express, the first match and the last i.e. final match of the World Cup will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. One semi-final match will be hosted by Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. It is being told that the T20 World Cup will be played from 7 February to 8 March.

Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad had earlier hosted the first and final matches of the 2023 ODI World Cup. According to The Indian Express, if the semi-final match is played between India and Pakistan, it will be played in Colombo, while the other semi-final match will be played in Mumbai.

Sri Lanka is the co-host of the World Cup and World Cup matches will be played in a total of 7 grounds of both the countries. Matches to be held in India can be played in Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. At the same time, three grounds can be approved for the matches to be held in Sri Lanka. According to the report, any one ground can be chosen from Premadasa Stadium, Pallekele, Dambulla and Hambantota.

Nothing is clear yet regarding the venue of the warm-up matches. There are possibilities that Bengaluru may be given the opportunity to host some warm-up matches. Indian team’s matches can be held in big cities, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai. ICC may announce the World Cup schedule in the next few days.

According to the same report, a meeting was held between some top officials of BCCI, in which it was decided that this time the World Cup matches should be organized in fewer cities as compared to the 2023 ODI World Cup. Each ground is expected to get 6 matches in the T20 World Cup.

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T20 World Cup 2026 Top 20 Team: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is going to be organized in India and Sri Lanka. For this, the names of all the teams have been revealed. At the last moment, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) team has secured the ticket for the T20 World Cup. Mohammad Wasim’s team has secured a place in the World Cup by winning against Japan.

Top 20 teams included in T20 World Cup

The teams qualifying for the T20 World Cup have been selected after several qualification rounds. India and Sri Lanka are hosts, their places are confirmed for this. There are 7 teams which had made it to the top 7 in the T20 World Cup 2024, with this they got entry in the T20 World Cup 2026. These countries are Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, USA and West Indies.

The three teams that have qualified for the World Cup 2026 are those that have managed to make it to the ICC Men’s T20 Team Rankings. These include the names of Ireland, New Zealand and Pakistan. Whereas Canada’s name has come from America Qualifier. Italy and Netherlands have made it to the Europe Qualifier. Whereas Namibia and Zimbabwe have joined this list from Africa Qualifier. Nepal, Oman and UAE have been successful in making places from Asia/EAP qualifiers.

Countries qualifying for T20 World Cup

India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, USA, West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman and UAE.

UAE lock in their place at next year’s #T20WorldCup in India & Sri Lanka

To know more https://t.co/RJPYa5d6ZZ pic.twitter.com/crHGViYy3O

— ICC (@ICC) October 16, 2025

T20 World Cup 2026

T20 World Cup 2026 can start from 7th February. The final of this tournament can be played on March 8. But the official timetable of the T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka has not been revealed yet. But today on October 16, with UAE qualifying, all 20 teams have qualified for this tournament.

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Ross Taylor is a big name in the cricket world, who played for New Zealand for many years and retired from international cricket some time ago. But he returned to international cricket taking a U-turn from the retirement decision. 41 -year -old Taylor is not playing for New Zealand but for Samoa country and representing this team in the T20 World Cup 2026 qualifier, but his return was not good.

Prior to the T20 World Cup 2026 qualifier, Ross Taylor played 2 matches in warm-up matches and both flopped. Hardly anyone has heard the name of Samoa country before in India, but people have started to know it by going to this team like Taylor. Although the big name of Taylor is expected to return to his heart, but it was not seen yet.

He scored just 11 runs in a warm-up match against Japan, that too in 10 balls. At the same time, his bat remained silent against Malaysia, Ross Taylor scored just 4 runs in 8 balls against this team.

Of course, Ross Taylor is a big name in the cricket world, good bowlers used to sweat in dismissing them, but at the age of 41, it seems difficult for him to return to international cricket and perform the same. Taylor is a big player, because of this, fans also hope that he will perform well in the main matches of the qualifier.

Samoa’s first match in group stage is with Oman. This match will start at 11:30 am according to India. After this, the next match of the team is against PNG (Papua New Guinea) on 9 October.

Ross Taylor’s International Career

Ross Taylor, 41, played international cricket for 16 years for New Zealand. He played 112 Tests, 236 ODIs and 102 T20 matches for New Zealand. In this, he scored 7683, 8607 and 1909 runs respectively. He scored 40 centuries (19 Tests and 21 ODIs) in international cricket.

The Asia Cup has just started, but another good news has come out for cricket fans. Media reports have revealed that the 2026 T20 World Cup can be played from 7 February to 8 March. India and Sri Lanka are going to co-maintain the next T20 World Cup. A report by ESPN Cricinfo has revealed the dates as well as a big revelation on the final venue.

According to ESPN Cricinfo, the first match of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be played on 7 February, while the final can be held on 8 March. The final match of the World Cup can be played in Ahmedabad or Colombo. It will depend on or not reaching the finals of India and Pakistan, which place will be played from Ahmedabad and Colombo.

How many teams will take part

Like the 2024 T20 World Cup, 20 teams will participate in the next World Cup, which will be divided into 4 groups of five teams. The report has revealed that the schedule has not yet been prepared, but the ICC has informed all the countries taking part in the tournament and the final date.

India will land as the defending champion in the T20 World Cup 2026. He won the trophy by defeating South Africa by 7 runs in a thrilling match in the final last year. Like last time, teams will qualify for the first Super-8 phase, after which the semi-finals and finals will be played.

15 teams have qualified

So far, 15 teams have qualified for the 2026 T20 World Cup, five slots are still vacant. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Usa, West Indies, Ireland, Canada, Netherlands and Italy have made it to the World Cup so far.

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2026 T20 World Cup Qualified Teams List: At this time the thrill of the Indo-England Test series has started, but 8 months after that the T20 World Cup 2026 is going to start. The next year is to host the T20 World Cup to India and Sri Lanka, in which a total of 20 teams are going to participate. So far, a total of 13 teams have qualified for the World Cup, of which the newest entry is from Canada. The Canadian team has qualified for the World Cup by winning the Americas Regional Final. This will be the second time when 20 teams will be participating in the T20 World Cup.

13 teams have qualified

India and Sri Lanka, being hosts, have entered the Direct World Cup tournament. In the top-8 of the 2024 T20 World Cup, the teams who finished finished directly got entry into the 2026 World Cup. Apart from India, Australia, England, USA, Afghanistan, West Indies, Bangladesh and South Africa reached the Super-8 stage in the previous edition. After them, the next three teams in rankings will qualify for the World Cup.

The remaining 8 teams will get qualification based on regional qualifiers. Based on regional qualifiers, 2 teams from Africa, 3 teams Asia and East Asia-Pacific region, 2 teams will qualify from Europe and one team from the American sector.

Teams who have qualified so far: India, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, West Indies, United States, Ireland and Canada.

At present, 7 more teams are going to qualify for the World Cup. Currently, 2 teams will qualify from Europe, 2 teams will be able to enter the World Cup through Africa qualifier tournament. At the same time, 3 teams will qualify for the World Cup from Asia-Pacific sector. The 2024 T20 World Cup was organized by the West Indies and the USA, in which India created history by defeating South Africa.

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Womens T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule: England will be hosting the T20 Women’s World Cup to be held in the year 2026. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has released the World Cup schedule, according to which the first match of the tournament will be played between hosts England and Sri Lanka. The T20 World Cup will run till June 12-5. The first match of the Indian team will be with the arch -rivals Pakistan on 14 June. Let us tell you that a total of 12 teams will be participating in the World Cup, which will be divided into two groups of 6-6 teams.

12 teams will be divided into two groups of 6-6 teams. 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 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.

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Fixtures Have Been Announced Just Under a Year out of the Tournament Getting underway

12 World-Class Teams Battling It Out Across Seven ICONIC Home Venues Between Friday 12 June and Sunday 5 July 2026.

Find out more details and ryi here

– England and Wales Cricket Board (@ECB_CRICKET) June 18, 2025

India’s schedule for 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.

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