India and Sri Lanka are set to host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup from 7 February 2026 to 8 March 2026. The marquee tournament consists of 20 teams from across the globe competing for the ultimate prize.

Venue and Timings:

The matches will be played across five venues in India (Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Ahmedabad) and three in Sri Lanka (SSC Colombo, Kandy and Premadasa Colombo) across three time slots, 11 AM lST, 3 PM lST and 7 PM IST.

Participating Nations:

India and Sri Lanka made it through being the host, while Afghanistan, Australia, England, South Africa, USA and West Indies made it through their performance in the last World Cup. Bangladesh was qualified as well, however, in late January citing security concerns, pulled out of the tournament.

Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan were handed their place with automatic qualification through their ICC Men’s T20I rankings. Scotland became the fourth team to qualify through ranking replacing Bangladesh due to venue disagreements and security concerns with the ICC.

The European Qualifiers saw the Netherlands top the group and a historical campaign by Italy to secure their maiden qualification.

The other regional qualifications saw:

Canada qualifed from the Americas

UAE, Oman and Nepal progressed through Asian and East-Asia Pacific region Qualifiers.

From the African Qualifiers, Namibia and Zimbabwe made it through.

Format:

The format remains the same as the 2024 edition with 20 teams split into four groups with five teams each, with the top two from each group progressing to the Super 8, which are two groups of four, the top two of Group A and B in the Super 8 stage will qualify for the semi final, followed by the finale.

Where to watch:

Fans in the United Kingdom and Ireland can follow the action on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event, with digital streaming available on NOW.

With Italy participating in their first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Sky Italia will be covering all Italy matches, the semi-finals and the final live on their platforms.

Dutch broadcaster NOS will stream all Netherlands matches live for cricket fans in the country.

Radio coverage in the United Kingdom and Ireland will be provided by the BBC

Ireland Fixtures: 

8 February 2026 - Sri Lanka vs Ireland, Colombo (RPS) 2:30pm CET (7 pm IST)

11 February 2026 - Australia vs Ireland, Colombo (RPS) 10:30 am CET (3 pm IST) 

14 February 2026 - Ireland vs Oman, Colombo (SSC) 6:30am CET (11 am IST)

17 February 2026 - Ireland vs Zimbabwe, Kandy 10:30 am CET (3 pm IST) 

Ireland Squad for T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka 

⁠Paul Stirling (C), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young 

Scotland Fixtures:

7 February 2026 - Scotland vs West Indies, Kolkata, 10:30 am CET (3 pm IST) 

9 February 2026 -  Italy vs Scotland, Kolkata, 6:30am CET (11 am IST)

14 February 2026 - England vs Scotland, Kolkata, 10:30 am CET (3 pm IST) 

17 February 2026 - Scotland vs Nepal, Kolkata, 2:30pm CET (7 pm IST)

Scotland 15-Player Squad for the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka 

Richie Berrington (C), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Oliver Davidson, Chris Greaves, Zainullah Ihsan, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Finlay McCreath, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal

Netherlands Fixtures:

7 February 2026 -  Pakistan vs Netherlands, Colombo (SSC), 6:30am CET (11 am IST)

10 February 2026 - Netherlands vs Namibia, New Delhi, 6:30 am CET (11 am IST) 

13 February 2026 - USA vs Netherlands, Chennai, 2:30 pm CET (7 pm IST)

18 February 2026 - India vs Netherlands, Ahmedabad, 2:30 pm CET (7 pm IST)

The Netherlands Squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka 

Scott Edwards (C), Max O'Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Noah Croes, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Michael Levitt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Saqib Zulfiqar

Italy Fixtures:

9 February 2026 -  Italy vs Scotland, Kolkata, 6:30am CET (11 am IST)

12 February 2026 - Nepal vs Italy, Mumbai, 10:30 am CET (3 pm IST) 

16 February 2026 - England vs Italy, Kolkata, 10:30 am CET (3 pm IST) 

19 February 2026 - West Indies vs Italy, Kolkata, 6:30am CET (11 am IST)

Italy 15-Player Squad for the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka 

Wayne Madsen (C), Harry Manenti, Ben Manenti, Marcus Campopiano, Zain Ali, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, JJ Smuts, Grant Stewart, Thomas Draca, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan, Gian-Piero Meade, Jaspreet Singh