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Tenth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Cricket tournament

The 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is the tenth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, co-hosted by Board of Control for Cricket in India and Sri Lanka Cricket from 7 February to 8 March 2026. Sri Lanka had previously hosted the competition in 2012 and India in 2016. A total of twenty teams are competing in 55 matches across five venues in India and three in Sri Lanka.

Twenty teams compete in the tournament, which includes the teams from the two hosts, six of the top seven teams from the previous edition, the four highest-ranked teams in the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings not already qualified, and eight other teams determined through regional qualifiers. Italy qualified for the Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time.

India are the defending champions having won the previous edition.

Background

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was first played in 2007 in South Africa, and the 2026 tournament marked its tenth edition.[1] The ninth edition, held in 2024 in the West Indies and the United States, was contested by 20 teams, and was won by India, who defeated South Africa in the final.[2]

Host selection

In November 2021, as part of the 2024–2031 ICC men’s hosts cycle, the ICC announced that the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup would be played in India and Sri Lanka.[3] Initially Sri Lanka Cricket proposed to host the entire tournament, however, due to expansion of the tournament to 20 teams from the previous edition and lack of cricket stadiums in Sri Lanka, it was decided to be co-hosted with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[4] Sri Lanka had previously hosted the competition in 2012 and India in 2016.[5]

Format

The tournament’s format will remain the same as the previous edition. The 20 qualifying teams were divided into four groups of five each. In the group stage, each team will play each of the other teams in the group once in a round-robin format, and the top two teams in each group will advance to the Super 8 stage, where the teams would be placed into two groups of four teams each. Prior to the tournament, the ICC announced the eight seeded teams based on the ICC T20I rankings, who would be placed in predetermined positions in the Super 8 stage, irrespective of their position in the group stage. If an unseeded team qualified at the expense of a seeded team, it would take the position of the corresponding seeded team that failed to qualify from their group. In the Super 8 stage, each team will play against each of the other teams in the group once. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage, which consists of two semi-finals, the winners of which face off in the final.[6][7][8]

Schedule

In the 2023–2027 ICC Men’s Future Tours Programme, the tournament was scheduled to be held in February – March 2026.[9] ICC announced the final schedule on 25 November 2025, with the tournament scheduled to take place from 7 February to 8 March 2026. The teams will play 55 matches across five venues in India and three venues in Sri Lanka.[5][10] On 26 January 2026, the ICC announced that warm-up matches would be held from 2 to 6 February.[11][12][13]

Prize money

The ICC has not revealed the prize money for the 2026 tournament.[14][15]

Marketing

In November 2025, former Indian captain Rohit Sharma was named as an ambassador for the tournament.[16] The official theme song for the tournament, “Feel The Thrill”, produced and performed by Anirudh Ravichander with lyrics by Heisenberg and Raqueeb Alam, was released on 30 January 2026.[17][18] A promotional event featuring the team captains was held on 5 February.[19]

Qualification

The hosts, India and Sri Lanka, along with the top seven teams from the 2024 tournament, automatically qualified for the 2026 tournament. The remaining three automatic qualification places were allocated to the next best-ranked teams in the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings as on 30 June 2024, that had not finished in the top seven. The eight remaining places were filled through the ICC’s regional qualifiers, consisting of two teams each from Africa and Europe regions, three teams combined from Asia and East Asia-Pacific and one team from the Americas.[20][21][22] In June 2025, Canada qualified from the World Cup from the Americas region,[23] followed by Italy and Netherlands from the Europe region in July.[24] In October 2025, Namibia and Zimbabwe qualified from the Africa region,[25] followed by Nepal, Oman and United Arab Emirates from the combined Asia-EAP qualifier.[26] Italy qualified for the men’s T20 World Cup for the first time.[27]

Map highlighting the countries at the 2026 T20 World Cup qualification pathway
Countries that participated in the 2026 T20 World Cup qualification pathway.

Withdrawal of Bangladesh

After the Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders from the 2026 Indian Premier League squad, on 3 January 2026, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) requested for Bangladesh’s matches at the World Cup to be moved from India, citing security reasons.[30][31] Officials from the ICC met with members of the BCB to try and find a solution to the issue.[32] On 6 January, ESPNcricinfo reported that the ICC rejected the BCB’s request and Bangladesh would forfeit points if they refused to play.[33] A day later, the BCB denied this, stating, “the ICC has conveyed its willingness to work closely with the BCB to address [our] concerns”.[34]

On 11 January, the PCB reportedly expressed its willingness to host Bangladesh’s matches in Pakistan if Sri Lankan venues are unavailable for the tournament.[35] The following day, media reported that the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and the Kerala Cricket Association offered to host the matches at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium and Greenfield International Stadium respectively instead of Eden Gardens and Wankhede Stadium in India.[36] On 12 January, the ICC refused Bangladesh’s security assessment, stating that “there was no overall threat to the [team]” and that there was “low to moderate risks [to the team] in some venues and low to nil in others”.[37] A day later, the BCB reiterated its request to move Bangladesh’s matches outside of India citing security concerns.[38] On 17 January, the BCB requested to swap groups with Ireland (who were scheduled to play their matches in Sri Lanka), which was rejected by the ICC.[39]

On 18 January, the ICC announced that the final decision on the matter would be taken after the board meeting scheduled on 21 January.[40] Following the meeting on 21 January, the ICC refused to shift Bangladesh’s matches, and offered a revised deadline of one day for the BCB to decide on the participation.[41][42] The next day, the BCB reiterated their refusal to play in India.[43] On 24 January, the ICC officially announced that Bangladesh would be replaced by Scotland, the next highest ranked team in the ICC T20 rankings, who had not qualified for the tournament.[44][45] On 1 February 2026, the Government of Pakistan announced that the Pakistan team would boycott its scheduled Group A match against India to be held on 15 February. While the PCB did not officially communicate the decision to the ICC, it was reportedly taken in protest against the ICC’s refusal to relocate Bangladesh’s matches out of India.[46][47]

Venues

On 6 November 2025, the ICC announced the finalised venues for the World Cup, five in India: Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Eden Gardens in Kolkata and Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai; and three in Sri Lanka: R. Premadasa Stadium and Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo and Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy.[48][5]

Squads

Each team was allowed a maximum squad size of 15 players and was required to submit the provisional squad to the ICC by 8 January 2026. The teams were allowed to make changes to the squads until 31 January 2026.[50]

Match officials

On 30 January 2026, the ICC released the list of match referees and umpires for the tournament.[51]

Match referees
Umpires

Warm-up matches

A total of 16 warm-up matches were played from 2 to 6 February, involving 18 teams participating in the World Cup in addition to the India A and Sri Lanka A teams.[11][12] The warm-up matches were played at four venues in India–BCCI Centre of Excellence Grounds 1 & 2 in Bengaluru, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai; and three in Sri Lanka–Colombo Cricket Club Ground, R. Premadasa Stadium and SSC Cricket Ground in Colombo.[13] Sri Lanka and England played a three-match T20I series from 30 January to 3 February at the Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy as preparation for the World Cup.[52]

Opening ceremony

On 6 February, the ICC announced that an opening ceremony will be held at Wankhede Stadium ahead of the third match of the day.[53][54] Badshah, Nora Fatehi, Rishab Sharma and Shivamani will perform at the opening ceremony.[55][56]

Group stage

The ICC announced the groups and fixtures on 25 November 2025, with group stage being played from 7 to 20 February.[5][10] The 20 teams were divided into four groups of five with each team facing the other teams in the group. The group stage will feature a total of 40 matches.[6] The opening match will be played between Netherlands and Pakistan at the SSC Cricket Ground on 7 February.[57] The following table lists teams in order of their initial group-stage seedings.[7]

Group A

Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings
(H) Hosts
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

Group B

First match(es) will be played: 8 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings
(H) Hosts

Group C

First match(es) will be played: 7 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings

Group D

First match(es) will be played: 8 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings

Super 8

The top two teams from the four groups advance to the Super 8 stage, where they are divided into two groups of four teams each. In the Super 8 stage, each team will play the others in the respective group in a round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals.[6] No points will be carried over from the group stage to the Super 8 stage. Prior to the tournament, eight teams–Australia, India, South Africa, and the West Indies in Group 1; England, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in Group 2, were seeded for the Super 8 stage based on the T20I rankings at the time.[5][10]

Qualification Super 8 stage
Group 1 Group 2
Advanced from the group stage
(Top 2 teams from each group)

A

 X1 Y3

B

 X2 Y4

C

 X3 Y1

D

 X4 Y2

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 X1 0 0 0 0 0 — Advance to the knockout stage
2 X2 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 X3 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 X4 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 22 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) T20I Rankings ahead of the tournament

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 Y1 0 0 0 0 0 — Advance to the knockout stage
2 Y2 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Y3 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Y4 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 21 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) T20I Rankings ahead of the tournament

Knockout stage

The knockout stage consists of two semi-finals to be played on 4 and 5 March, and the final on 8 March.[6] The first semi-final and the final are scheduled to be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad respectively, but either will be moved to the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo if the match features Pakistan. The second semi-final will be held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.[49]

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Winner of SF1

v

Winner of SF2

Statistics

As of 7 February 2026.

Most runs

Most wickets

Player of the Match

Broadcasting

Broadcasters for the tournament were confirmed by the ICC on 5 February 2026.[61]

Commentators for the tournament were announced on 6 February 2026.[63]

Concerns and controversies

Bangladesh’s security concerns and subsequent withdrawal

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has expressed significant concerns about the safety of its players and officials while participating in the T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, 2026. The BCB has repeatedly requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to relocate their matches from India to Sri Lanka, citing ongoing political tensions and security issues as the primary reasons for their stance.[64] Despite these requests, the ICC has indicated that the tournament schedule is already finalized, urging the BCB to reconsider its position. Bangladesh withdrew from the competition and its berth was given to Scotland.[65]

India-Pakistan tensions

The Pakistan government allowed its cricket team to participate in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 but directed the team not to play against India on February 15, citing political tensions and in solidarity with Bangladesh, which faced exclusion after refusing to travel to India for security concerns. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has largely remained silent officially, while the team, led by captain Salman Ali Agha, is following government directives and planning to compete in other group matches. The ICC has warned Pakistan of possible sanctions for a potential boycott of the India-Pakistan game in Colombo.[66]

Ali Khan, a cricketer from the USA team, reported being denied an Indian visa, and several other cricketers of Pakistani origin in the other cricket teams had difficulty in obtaining Indian visas.[67]

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