India, Australia, England, South Africa and Pakistan.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement Live Updates: Top-5 teams
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement Live Updates: The countdown to the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup officially kicks off today, with the ICC set to reveal the full fixture list for what promises to be one of the most anticipated tournaments in recent years. Big names like Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Angelo Mathews and Harmanpreet Kaur will be in attendance for the announcement, which will confirm the dates and venues for the 20-team event to be played across India and Sri Lanka from early February to early March.
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India enter the tournament as defending champions, having finally ended their long ICC trophy drought with the 2024 T20 World Cup win in the USA and West Indies. With the schedule drop, the focus now shifts to how the hosts will navigate their home title defence and which cities get to stage the biggest moments.
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The schedule for ICC Men’s @T20WorldCup 2026 is here! 📅
— ICC (@ICC) November 25, 2025
The matches and groups were unveiled at a gala event in Mumbai led by ICC Chairman @JayShah, and with new tournament ambassador @ImRo45 and Indian team captains @surya_14kumar and Harmanpreet Kaur in attendance.
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T20 World Cup 2026 – Team India Full Schedule:
India have been placed in a relatively manageable group, featuring a mix of established and emerging cricketing nations. The group consist of India, Pakistan, Netherlands, Namibia and USA
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India are expected to kick off their campaign on February 7 against the USA in Mumbai, followed by their second group match against Namibia on February 12 in Delhi. The Men in Blue will wrap up the group stage against Netherlands on February 18 in Ahmedabad.
T20 World Cup 2026 – Venue
The BCCI has shortlisted five Indian venues for the event: Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad, while Sri Lanka set to host matches across three locations, including Colombo. India set to play against Pakistan in Colombo.
Once the ICC releases the full schedule, fans will finally know where every marquee game lands, from India vs Pakistan to potential heavyweight clashes in the Super Eight. The pieces are set; now it’s about pencilling in the dates and mapping out the journey to what could be another historic month for world cricket.
The stage is nearly set for T20 cricket’s biggest spectacle and the world is ready for the first ball.
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement Live Updates: Change in TIME!
Fans can watch the schedule for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 live at 7 PM on the Star Sports Network and on JioHotstar.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement Live Updates: How many T20Is will India play before hosting the T20 World Cup?
With the tournament now less than three months away, India have 10 T20Is left to fine-tune their playing XI. Once the ODI series against South Africa wraps up on December 6, the team will jump straight into a five-match T20I series against the same opponents starting December 9.
After that, India will take on New Zealand in another five-match T20I series beginning January 21.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement Live Updates: Timing of schedule announcement
With the official announcement set for 6:30 PM IST, the countdown is almost over. Fans are eagerly waiting to see who defending champions India will face in the group stage.
Once the full schedule is out, the tournament brackets will also become clear opening up all kinds of possibilities for major clashes, whether early in the group phase or later in the knockout rounds.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement Live Updates: IND vs PAK - Head to Head Battles
In T20 World Cups, Pakistan trail significantly behind India in their head-to-head record.
The two rivals have faced each other eight times in the tournament’s history, most recently in the 2024 edition, where India defended a low total and won by six runs after being bowled out for just 119 in 19 overs.
Overall, India lead the World Cup rivalry 7-1, with Pakistan’s only victory coming in 2021, when they won by 10 wickets in the Super 12 stage.
Their recent clashes in the 2025 Asia Cup also went India’s way, with Rohit Sharma’s side completing a 3-0 clean sweep winning in the group stage, the Super Fours, and then again in the final.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement Live Updates: India would be eyeing for title defense
India will aim to ease the burden of being defending champions when they host the 2026 T20 World Cup.
It’s a rare position for the men’s team, the last time India entered a home World Cup as title holders was back in 1987, when Kapil Dev’s side tried to defend their ODI crown but fell short in the semi-finals.
With Sri Lanka co-hosting this edition, the challenge for Rohit Sharma and his team will be to avoid the well-known “champions’ curse” that has troubled so many sides across sports.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement Live Updates: India to lock horns with Pakistan!
India and Pakistan are set to face off in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup next year on February 15 in Colombo, according to the tournament schedule that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will officially announce in Mumbai on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement Live Updates: All eyes on THIS Moment!
The build-up to the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup begins in full swing today as the ICC prepares to unveil the complete tournament schedule. Star names including Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Angelo Mathews and Harmanpreet Kaur will be present for the announcement, which will lock in the dates and venues for the 20-team event set to run from early February to early March across India and Sri Lanka.
