T20 World Cup 2026 is starting from today. On the first day, 6 teams including India and Pakistan will be on the field. It will start with Pakistan vs Netherlands match, today India faces USA. This match will be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. There is also an inauguration ceremony today, in which artists like dancer Nora Fatehi, singer Badshah etc. will perform.

The first match of T20 World Cup 2026 will be Pakistan vs Netherlands in Colombo. The second match will be West Indies vs Scotland in Kolkata from 3 pm. The third match India vs USA will be held at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai from 7 pm onwards. There will be an opening ceremony before this match, for which the same tickets as for the match will be valid.

Who will perform in the T20 World Cup 2026 opening ceremony?

Sitar player Rishabh Sharma will also perform at the T20 World Cup opening ceremony. Sivamani will also perform. After this, famous singer Badshah will also enthrall the audience with his songs. Dancer Nora Fatehi will also perform. ICC officially gave information about the performers.

What time will the T20 World Cup 2026 opening ceremony start?

The opening ceremony of T20 World Cup 2026 will start one hour before the India vs USA match. The match will start at 7 o’clock, the opening ceremony will start at 6 o’clock.

Where to watch T20 World Cup 2026 opening ceremony live?

The matches of T20 World Cup 2026 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website. The inauguration ceremony will also be live on these platforms.

ICC Chairman Jay Shah and former Indian captain Rohit Sharma will welcome the T20 World Cup trophy, along with 20 youth ambassadors representing each participating country, who will officially launch the tournament.

A total of 20 teams are playing in the T20 World Cup 2026, which have been placed in 4 groups of 5 each. 4 teams of Group A will be on the field today. Today there is a match between Pakistan and Netherlands, who are included in Group A. India and USA are also in this group. The other match is West Indies vs Scotland, who are in Group C.

T20 World Cup 2026 will start from 07 February, Saturday. A total of three matches will be played in the tournament on the first day, in which the first match will be played between Pakistan and Netherlands at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The third match of the day will be played between India and USA at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, from which the opening ceremony of the first tournament can be seen.

At present, no official statement has come from the ICC regarding the opening ceremony, but according to the report of Hindustan Times, the opening ceremony may not be held in the first match, but before the third i.e. India match, in which Bollywood flavor can be seen.

Who will perform?

It was reported in the report that rapper Badshah, actress Nora Fatehi, Shivmani and Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma can be seen in the opening ceremony. However, it is worth noting that there has been no official statement regarding those who will perform in the opening ceremony.

Where can you watch live?

It was told that this opening ceremony will be telecast live on TV in India through Star Sports Network. Apart from this, live streaming will be through JioHotstar.

How long will the T20 World Cup last?

It is noteworthy that the final match of the T20 World Cup, starting from 07 February, will be played on 08 March. A total of 55 matches will be played in the tournament, of which 52 matches will be in the league stage including the Super-8 stage. The remaining three matches will be in the knockout stage. A total of 20 teams will take the field for the trophy. Earlier, Team India had won the title in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Now it will be interesting to see which team among the 20 teams takes home the trophy this time. Let us tell you that the Indian team has won the T20 World Cup title twice so far. Till now no team has won the T20 World Cup thrice. Now it will be interesting to see whether history is created this time or not.