England will begin their 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup campaign against Nepal in Mumbai on Sunday February 8 as fixtures were announced for the 10th edition, to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8.
England, champions in 2010 and 2022 and semi-finalists in 2024, are in Group C with debutants Italy, two-time winners West Indies and Bangladesh. They play West Indies in Mumbai (February 11) and face Bangladesh (February 14) and Italy (February 16) in Kolkata. The tournament will mark Harry Brook’s first global event as England captain.
Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 pools
Group A: India, Pakistan, Namibia, Netherlands, USA
Group B: Australia, Ireland, Oman, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe
Group C: Bangladesh, England, Italy, Nepal, West Indies
Group D: Afghanistan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, UAE
Defending champions India are grouped with Pakistan; the sides meet in Colombo on February 15. India and Pakistan currently play each other only in global events and Asia Cups on neutral territory. Pakistan play Netherlands in the tournament opener in Colombo on Saturday February 7 (5.30am UK).
There will be three matches a day across the first round — at 5.30am, 9.30am and 1.30pm UK time — until the group phase concludes on Friday February 20, after which the Super 8s begin. The first semi-final (March 4) will be in Colombo if Pakistan reach the knockouts or Kolkata if not; the second semi-final is set for Mumbai (March 5). The final (March 8) will be at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad unless Pakistan qualify, in which case it will be held in Colombo.
Venues
India: Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai
Sri Lanka: Colombo (R. Premadasa Stadium), Colombo (Sinhalese Sports Club), Kandy
2026 Men’s T20 World Cup — full fixtures (all times UK and Ireland)
Group stage
Saturday February 7
– Pakistan vs Netherlands (Colombo, 5.30am) – Group A
– West Indies vs Bangladesh (Kolkata, 9.30am) – Group C
– India vs USA (Mumbai, 1.30pm) – Group A
Sunday February 8
– New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Chennai, 5.30am) – Group D
– England vs Nepal (Mumbai, 9.30am) – Group C
– Sri Lanka vs Ireland (Colombo, 1.30pm) – Group B
Monday February 9
– Bangladesh vs Italy (Kolkata, 5.30am) – Group C
– Zimbabwe vs Oman (Colombo, 9.30am) – Group B
– South Africa vs Canada (Ahmedabad, 1.30pm) – Group D
Tuesday February 10
– Netherlands vs Namibia (Delhi, 5.30am) – Group A
– New Zealand vs UAE (Chennai, 9.30am) – Group D
– Pakistan vs USA (Colombo, 1.30pm) – Group A
Wednesday February 11
– South Africa vs Afghanistan (Ahmedabad, 5.30am) – Group D
– Australia vs Ireland (Colombo, 9.30am) – Group B
– England vs West Indies (Mumbai, 1.30pm) – Group C
Thursday February 12
– Sri Lanka vs Oman (Kandy, 5.30am) – Group B
– Nepal vs Italy (Mumbai, 9.30am) – Group C
– India vs Namibia (Delhi, 1.30pm) – Group A
Friday February 13
– Australia vs Zimbabwe (Colombo, 5.30am) – Group B
– Canada vs UAE (Delhi, 9.30am) – Group D
– USA vs Netherlands (Chennai, 1.30pm) – Group A
Saturday February 14
– Ireland vs Oman (Colombo, 5.30am) – Group B
– England vs Bangladesh (Kolkata, 9.30am) – Group C
– New Zealand vs South Africa (Ahmedabad, 1.30pm) – Group D
Sunday February 15
– West Indies vs Nepal (Mumbai, 5.30am) – Group C
– USA vs Namibia (Chennai, 9.30am) – Group A
– India vs Pakistan (Colombo, 1.30pm) – Group A
Monday February 16
– Afghanistan vs UAE (Delhi, 5.30am) – Group D
– England vs Italy (Kolkata, 9.30am) – Group C
– Australia vs Sri Lanka (Kandy, 1.30pm) – Group B
Tuesday February 17
– New Zealand vs Canada (Chennai, 5.30am) – Group D
– Ireland vs Zimbabwe (Kandy, 9.30am) – Group B
– Bangladesh vs Nepal (Mumbai, 1.30pm) – Group C
Wednesday February 18
– South Africa vs UAE (Delhi, 5.30am) – Group D
– Pakistan vs Namibia (Colombo, 9.30am) – Group A
– India vs Netherlands (Ahmedabad, 1.30pm) – Group A
Thursday February 19
– West Indies vs Italy (Kolkata, 5.30am) – Group C
– Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Colombo, 1.30pm) – Group B
– Afghanistan vs Canada (Chennai, 1.30pm) – Group D
Friday February 20
– Australia vs Oman (Kandy, 1.30pm) – Group B
Super 8s
Saturday February 21
– Y2 vs Y3 (Colombo, 1.30pm)
Sunday February 22
– Y1 vs Y4 (Kandy, 9.30am)
– X1 vs X4 (Ahmedabad, 1.30pm)
Monday February 23
– X2 vs X3 (Mumbai, 1.30pm)
Tuesday February 24
– Y1 vs Y3 (Kandy, 1.30pm)
Wednesday February 25
– Y2 vs Y4 (Colombo, 1.30pm)
Thursday February 26
– X3 vs X4 (Ahmedabad, 9.30am)
– X1 vs X2 (Chennai, 1.30pm)
Friday February 27
– Y1 vs Y2 (Colombo, 1.30pm)
Saturday February 28
– Y3 vs Y4 (Kandy, 1.30pm)
Sunday March 1
– X2 vs X4 (Delhi, 9.30am)
– X1 vs X3 (Kolkata, 1.30pm)
Knockout rounds
Wednesday March 4
– Semi-final 1 (Kolkata or Colombo, 1.30pm)
Thursday March 5
– Semi-final 2 (Mumbai, 1.30pm)
Sunday March 8
– Final (Ahmedabad or Colombo, 1.30pm)
How teams qualified for T20 World Cup
– India (hosts)
– Sri Lanka (hosts)
– England (performance in last T20 World Cup)
– Afghanistan (performance in last T20 World Cup)
– Australia (performance in last T20 World Cup)
– Bangladesh (performance in last T20 World Cup)
– South Africa (performance in last T20 World Cup)
– USA (performance in last T20 World Cup)
– West Indies (performance in last T20 World Cup)
– Ireland (via T20I rankings)
– New Zealand (via T20I rankings)
– Pakistan (via T20I rankings)
– Italy* (Europe Qualifier)
– Netherlands (Europe Qualifier)
– Canada (Americas Qualifier)
– Namibia (Africa Qualifier)
– Zimbabwe (Africa Qualifier)
– Nepal (Asia-Pacific Regional Final)
– Oman (Asia-Pacific Regional Final)
– United Arab Emirates (Asia-Pacific Regional Final)
*Italy are the only debutants in this edition.
Men’s T20 World Cup winners
– 2007: India
– 2009: Pakistan
– 2010: England
– 2012: West Indies
– 2014: Sri Lanka
– 2016: West Indies
– 2021: Australia
– 2022: England
– 2024: India
How the tournament works
Teams play each other once in their group; the top two progress to the Super 8s. The Super 8s are two pools of four, with the top two from each pool advancing to the semi-finals. The knockout venues are conditional on Pakistan’s progression as noted above.
