Full Schedule, 55 Matches from February 7 to March 8

The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is set to get underway on Saturday, February 7 with a triple-header. A total of 55 matches will be played with the final set to take place on March 8.

The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is set to get underway on Saturday (February 7) with a triple-header across three cities. Co-hosts and defending champions Team India will open their campaign against 2024 edition co-hosts USA in a Group A fixture at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from 7pm IST onwards.

India’s arch-rivals Pakistan will be featuring in match No. 1 of the tournament against Netherlands in another Group A fixture at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo on Saturday. The third fixture of the day will feature two-time world champions West Indies taking on Scotland in a Group C match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Scotland are last-minute entrants into the tournament after replacing Bangladesh. The Asian side were thrown out of the tournament by the ICC after refusing to play their Group C fixture in India at Kolkata and Mumbai.

A total of 55 matches are schedule to take place in the tournament featuring 20 teams who have been divided into 4 groups. The final is scheduled to take place at either Ahmedabad or Colombo. If Pakistan or Sri Lanka qualify for the final, it will take place at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on March 8.

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However, if any other team qualifies for the final then it will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The only fixture which has been thrown into doubt is the Group A fixture between India and Pakistan on February 15.

The Pakistan Government has said that the national team will not be taking field against India in protest against ICC decision to throw out Bangladesh.

Here are the four groups for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026…

Group A: India, Pakistan, USA, Netherlands, Namibia

Group B: Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Oman

Group C: West Indies, England, Italy, Nepal, Scotland

Group D: South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Canada, UAE

Here is the full 55-match schedule for T20 World Cup 2026…

Date	Match	Venue	Time (IST)
February 7	Pakistan vs Netherlands (Group A)	SSC, Colombo	11 AM
February 7	West Indies vs Scotland (Group C)	Kolkata	3 PM
February 7	India vs USA (Group A)	Mumbai	7 PM
February 8	New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Group D)	Chennai	11 AM
February 8	England vs Nepal (Group C)	Mumbai	3 PM
February 8	Sri Lanka vs Ireland (Group B)	RPS, Colombo	7 PM
February 9	Scotland vs Italy (Group C)	Kolkata	11 AM
February 9	Zimbabwe vs Oman (Group B)	SSC, Colombo	3 PM
February 9	South Africa vs Canada (Group D)	Ahmedabad	7 PM
February 10	Netherlands vs Namibia (Group A)	Delhi	11 AM
February 10	New Zealand vs UAE (Group D)	Chennai	3 PM
February 10	Pakistan vs USA (Group A)	SSC, Colombo	7 PM
February 11	South Africa vs Afghanistan (Group D)	Ahmedabad	11 AM
February 11	Australia vs Ireland (Group B)	RPS, Colombo	3 PM
February 11	England vs West Indies (Group C)	Mumbai	7 PM
February 12	Sri Lanka vs Oman (Group B)	Kandy	11 AM
February 12	Nepal vs Italy (Group C)	Mumbai	3 PM
February 12	India vs Namibia (Group A)	Delhi	7 PM
February 13	Australia vs Zimbabwe (Group B)	RPS, Colombo	11 AM
February 13	Canada vs UAE (Group D)	Delhi	3 PM
February 13	USA vs Netherlands (Group A)	Chennai	7 PM
February 14	Ireland vs Oman (Group B)	SSC, Colombo	11 AM
February 14	England vs Scotland (Group C)	Kolkata	3 PM
February 14	New Zealand vs South Africa (Group D)	Ahmedabad	7 PM
February 15	West Indies vs Nepal (Group C)	Mumbai	11 AM
February 15	USA vs Namibia (Group A)	Chennai	3 PM
February 15	India vs Pakistan (Group A)	RPS, Colombo	7 PM
February 16	Afghanistan vs UAE (Group D)	Delhi	11 AM
February 16	England vs Italy (Group C)	Kolkata	3 PM
February 16	Australia vs Sri Lanka (Group B)	Kandy	7 PM
February 17	New Zealand vs Canada (Group D)	Chennai	11 AM
February 17	Ireland vs Zimbabwe (Group B)	Kandy	3 PM
February 17	Scotland vs Nepal (Group C)	Mumbai	7 PM
February 18	South Africa vs UAE (Group D)	Delhi	11 AM
February 18	Pakistan vs Namibia (Group A)	SSC, Colombo	3 PM
February 18	India vs Netherlands (Group A)	Ahmedabad	7 PM
February 19	West Indies vs Italy (Group C)	Kolkata	11 AM
February 19	Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Group B)	RPS, Colombo	3 PM
February 19	Afghanistan vs Canada (Group D)	Chennai	7 PM
February 20	Australia vs Oman (Group B)	Kandy	7 PM
February 21	Y2 vs Y3	RPS, Colombo	7 PM
February 22	Y1 vs Y4	Kandy	3 PM
February 22	X1 vs X4	Ahmedabad	7 PM
February 23	X2 vs X3	Mumbai	7 PM
February 24	Y1 vs Y3	Kandy	7 PM
February 25	Y2 vs Y4	RPS, Colombo	7 PM
February 26	X3 vs X4	Ahmedabad	3 PM
February 26	X1 vs X2	Chennai	7 PM
February 27	Y1 vs Y2	RPS, Colombo	7 PM
February 28	Y3 vs Y4	Kandy	7 PM
March 1	X2 vs X4	Delhi	3 PM
March 1	X1 vs X3	Kolkata	7 PM
Semifinal 1 (March 4)	TBD	Kolkata/Colombo	7 PM
Semifinal 2 (March 5)	TBD	Mumbai	7 PM
Final (March 8)	TBD	Ahmedabad/Colombo	7 PM